ALLEYCAT(RX)

From: $290.00

  • Frame
  • Lens
  • Nose Rubber
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  • Frame : Black Matte
  • Lens : Violet Chrome (trail)
  • Nose Rubber : Neon Yellow
  • Icon : Black Gun Metal

1 x Alleycat Sunglasses
1 x Low-light lens (optional)
1 x Zeiss optical clip with your prescription
1 x Alleycat nosebridge optical adaptor
1 x Optical nose rubber
1 x Microfibre pouch

Once you've placed your order, you'll receive an email to get your prescription Zeiss inserts all sorted. We'll need a couple more details from you, which we'll send to the Zeiss lab and then have your glazed insert ready for you in around 7-10 working days.

Head size: Medium - Large
Gender: Unisex
Best For: Mountain Biking, Cycling, Running, Hiking
Measurements: 146mm (width) x 63mm (height) x 133mm (arm)

It's simple. If you break your eyewear due to a manufacturing defect, we will either repair or replace it, free of charge.

GET READY TO SEE BETTER

Designed with minimalism at its heart, the Alleycat optical clip allows you to enjoy the epic Zeiss experience that our best selling performance sunglasses lenses are renowned for, without the need for contact lenses.

Weighing just a few grams and fitted with two rubberised disks, for a secure lens connection, our optical insert is designed to go unnoticed and works across the whole Melon performance sunglasses range. Our prescription service in partnership with Zeiss, gives you the full Zeiss experience through both your optical and sunglasses lens, leaving you to experience the best view from your next adventure.

Available in prescriptions +6 to -6

Choose your perfect lens

Awesome Clarity meets wild style

How the Lens Tech Works

Using technology developed by one of the world’s top lens manufacturers, the Alleycat features lenses from ZEISS’s Performance lens range. Developed with trail and road riding clarity in mind the performance lens range filters light to give you the optimum view of the environment ahead.

If you’re a MTB or gravel rider, you’ll want to check out our trail lenses. These are perfect for when you’re riding trees, tracks, or around vegetation, where the environment has a predominance of green and orange light that can overwhelm the eye. The trail lens filter reduces green and orange light, giving you greater clarity of the environment, improved depth perception and view of the trail like no other lens can offer.

If road is your vice, you’ll want to check out our road lenses (no surprises there!). In these environments there is a lot of neutral light reflected from the tarmac and a predominance of blue light from artificial lights that can overwhelm the eye. Our road lens filters out some of the blue light, whilst providing an equal distribution of neutral light, improving the road definition, your ability to see potential hazards and levelling up your colour balance perception.

Alleycat Paintsplat with Smoke lens
Alleycat Turquoise with Silver Lens

ALLEYCAT features

ZEISS PERFORMANCE LENSES

increased contrast & improved clarity for the best view of the trail or road

INTERCHANGEABLE LENS SYSTEM

Switch up your lens to match weather conditions in a matter of seconds

HYPERFLEX TR90 FRAME

Strong, Flexible & lightweight for total confidence

SMART VENTING SYSTEM

Maximum airflow to keep your view fog-free

RUBBERISED NOSE PIECE AND ARMS

For comfort and stability

RIPEL COATING

Keeps dirt, dust and sweat off of your lenses

UV 400 PROTECTION

Keeps your eyes protected from nasty rays

ABOUT THE ALLEYCAT

The raddest and baddest pair of performance riding shades on planet earth! We combined the world’s best lens manufacturer, years of riding experience, and a heavy dose of pure radness to create a pair of glasses that are built to perform with the best whilst looking better than the rest!

The Alleycat uses Zeiss’s proven 100 years of lens manufacturing experience to offer riders a choice of interchangeable, shatterproof, environment-specific, lenses suitable for all conditions – come rain or shine, forest single track or open mountain side trail, gravel track or open road, we’ve got a lens that’s perfect for you.

Built from super flex, super tough TR90, and featuring a rubberised nose piece and arms for ultimate comfort.

The Alleycat includes a low light lens and microfibre bag, all packed into a premium carry case.

What are you waiting for? Go customise yours, then Go Ride Wild!

FAQ’S

Yes, you are buying a pair of Alleycat sunglasses including an optical clip + prescription from Zeiss

After you complete your purchase, you will receive an email from Melon with a no-hassle form, where you can add your prescription information. As soon as you complete the form, our team will be automatically notified and your prescription information will be submitted to Zeiss for production of your lenses.

Absolutely! If you’d prefer to do things with your regular optician rather than have Zeiss fit your lenses, you can buy the Alleycat optical clip only here and buy a pair of Alleycat sunglasses separately here

Whilst we can provide a refund or exchange for your Alleycat sunglasses if for instance if they do not fit you well, we are unable to offer returns for the prescription optical clip itself as the prescription is custom made for you

At this time we are able to offer prescriptions from +6 to -6

Current lead times are around 7-10 working days after you have submitted your prescription information to us.

The Alleycat has easily interchangeable lenses and comes with a Zeiss low light lens included. If you want to grab some extra lenses, you can do so here and if you need just an extra low light lens, you can grab it here. You can see how to change your Alleycat lens here

The Alleycat lens ratings are as follows:

Low-Light = S0 (86% VLT)
Amber = S2 (29% VLT)
Violet Chrome = S2 (25% VLT)
Red Chrome = S2 (28% VLT)
Silver Chrome = S3 (19% VLT)
Smoke = S3 (19% VLT)
Photochromic = S0 – S3 (85% – 18% VLT)

The higher the category (and lower the VLT %) the more light the lens blocks, so an S2 lens is often good for if you’re riding in varying light conditions, whilst an S3 lens will perform best if you’re mostly riding bright conditions. You can check out our in-depth video on the lenses further up this page or you can access it here.

Our photochromic lenses are not made by Zeiss, as Zeiss currently doesn’t make a photochromic lens in a shield option. However, they are from one of the worlds leading photochromic lens makers and the optical quality is also fantastic.

The main difference is in the lens technology. The Alleycat trail lens optimises for orange/green environments whereas the snow lens filters out more blue light, as there is a predominance of this in snowy environments. As a result, you’ll get much better definition, contrast and depth perception when in the snow. Also, the snow version doesn’t come with a low-light lens included, which the Alleycat Trail version does.

Reviews

Customer Reviews

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Ed
Amazing pair of cycling glasses

Really pleased with the pair of Alleycat (RX). I’ve worn them now on quite a few road and MTB rides ranging from 1 - 8hrs. They’re very light and comfortable and the photochromic lenses are great, reacting very fast to changing light. Can’t find fault at all in them, highly recommended.

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Zoë
Great service amazing glasses!

I need prescription glasses for distance and having looked at the options available decided to go with Melon due to quality of lenses and the ability to switch outer lenses and even glasses. I love the customisation options as well. You have to get the new nose piece for the glasses to sit the insert in and can take a little while to get used to them as the insert is closer to eyes and glasses a little bit away. super easy order process and arrived within the time scales given. This way if I damage the glasses or outer lenses I can easily swap out but still have the insert. The Alley cat s fits me well as I have a small head and with the inserts they do touch my cheeks but I don’t find it an issue. Super comfy and look awesome!

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Brennan peyton
Best glasses ever (especially if you need glasses!)

Great clear lenses with no distortion and fit well. Best thing is the optical clip allowing you to add a prescription- after years of point and hope I can finally see the best lines and its improved my confidence massively

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Mark Deighton
Nice glasses but not great customer service

The glasses are nice, decent build and look. The optical adaptor could be a better design, they stick out slightly beyond the front lense which doesn't look great.

But my main issue was the customer service or the ordering process. I placed my order and didn't get an official email saying it went through, just an automated PayPal message. I didn't receive any update on the progress i.e. prescription lenses created, ready for posting etc. I had to chase after 10 days with no glasses or communication. Some eventually replied with a date my glasses would arrive but they didn't. Had to email again to get an up to date answer. Eventually the glasses came I think after 15 days.

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Tom Matthew
Exceptional clarity

Took my new Alleycat Optical Clip + Zeiss Prescription for the first outing in my Alleycat S shades at Ae forest. The optical clarity was super-sharp and the purple lenses really enhanced the contrast in the woodland sections. Very happy with these

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