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Best Bicycle Glasses with clip in prescription

Rinse Kijlstra

13 November 2025

Good cycling glasses have become basic equipment for every cyclist. But if you wear glasses, finding a good solution is often a lot more complex.

In this blog, we describe cycling glasses with a clip.

Sports glasses with optical clip

A number of cycling glasses from brands such as Julbo, Adidas and Rudy Project are quite large, offering extra protection. However, these so-called shield glasses are too large to be fitted with prescription lenses. Therefore, a clip can be placed on the back of the shield with prescription lenses inside.

This is an ideal option if you are looking for a slightly larger model of glasses or for those who also sometimes cycle with contact lenses. This is because the clip is easy to change, so you also have access to cycling glasses without prescription.

One disadvantage of a clip is that your field of vision may be slightly limited by the edges of the clip.

What should a good pair of prescription cycling glasses meet?

Good cycling glasses with clip on prescription must meet a number of requirements:

Fits well around the face
Protects against harmful UV rays
Has a smooth surface that is water, grease and dirt repellent

Most clip-on glasses are so-called shield glasses. They have a large one-piece lens and provide maximum protection from wind, dirt and water.

An advantage of glasses with clip is that you can easily change the clip between different glasses. Moreover, if the glasses are damaged, you can easily transfer the lenses to another pair of glasses.

That’s why we’ve highlighted a top cycling glasses with clip on prescription for you.

Julbo Rush

The Julbo RUSH is designed for maximum performance during cycling and mountain biking.

Combining endurance with speed, these sports glasses offer a wide field of vision, perfect ventilation and high wearing comfort even on long rides and in changing weather conditions.

Key features

Specially designed for cycling and mountain biking
Perfect ventilation to prevent fogging of glasses
Wide lateral and vertical field of view for unobstructed vision
Flex³ temples for optimal grip and comfort
Self-tinting gold mirrored lenses for use in sun and rain

photochromic lenses

Do you often cycle in changing weather conditions? Then cycling glasses with a prescription clip and photochromic lenses are ideal.

These smart lenses react to UV light: the more UV light there is, the darker the lenses become. This means you always maintain clear vision without having to change glasses, which is especially convenient during long rides or intense training sessions.

In the past, you often had to wait a while for the lenses to change from dark back to clear. With the current generation of photochromic lenses, this transition time has been significantly reduced.