Sunglasses for cycling

Graeme said:

So does anyone have any suggestion for suitable sunglasses? I've looked=

at=20

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some Rudy Project Rydons and I like them, but I don't like the price ta=

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As with most things you wear, it generally pays to try them on first if=20 you can. Every face is a
different shape and so are different makes and =

models of glasses.

You can get fairly sensibly priced cycling shades with interchangeable=20 lenses these days, and if
the fit/comfort thing isn't a problem I'd only =

bother with the more expensive ones if you need a prescription insert (I =

use Bolle Vigilantes for that reason). For example, Edinburgh Bike=20 Co-op's Revolution Blades have
3 sets of interchangeable lenses and are=20 =A320. Shop around and buy for comfort, rather than what
someone else gets on wi= th.

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Yeah, I know it's a bit weird to ask about these in the middle of winter, but as I've said a few
times recently, I'm a bit further south than most

of

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you guys :o)

I have an old pair of Cebe Athlon sunglasses which I've found are great

for

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cycling- interchangeable lenses, they don't slip, plus they look pretty good. However they are
showing signs of age, the nose pads are disintegrating in the heat and the lenses are scratched to
hell. I would have just replaced the failing bits (I have in the past) but they're getting harder
to obtain.

So does anyone have any suggestion for suitable sunglasses? I've looked at some Rudy Project
Rydons and I like them, but I don't like the price tag

B-

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Cheers,

Graeme

Rudy Projects are expensive but superb IMHO. I used a pair of Tayos for about 5 years, all year
round, and have no complaints. I've just bought a pair of Rydons after breaking the Tayos and
find that they have a better all round view as the lens has no frame all round. Plenty of choice
in lenses as well for all conditions.

Graham

Graeme said:

Yeah, I know it's a bit weird to ask about these in the middle of winter, but as I've said a few
times recently, I'm a bit further south than most of you guys :o)

I have an old pair of Cebe Athlon sunglasses which I've found are great for cycling-
interchangeable lenses, they don't slip, plus they look pretty good. However they are showing
signs of age, the nose pads are disintegrating in the heat and the lenses are scratched to
hell. I would have just replaced the failing bits (I have in the past) but they're getting
harder to obtain.

Get a _loved one_ to buy you a pair of Oakleys. Yes, I know they're ridiculously expensive. But
they're also very nice, very well made, very good looking and allegedly have very good customer
service (I say allegedly as I've never had cause to use it - mine are still perfect after much use).

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Graeme said:

Yeah, I know it's a bit weird to ask about these in the middle of winter, but as I've said a few
times recently, I'm a bit further south than most of you guys :o)

I have an old pair of Cebe Athlon sunglasses which I've found are great for cycling-
interchangeable lenses, they don't slip, plus they look pretty good. However they are showing
signs of age, the nose pads are disintegrating in the heat and the lenses are scratched to
hell. I would have just replaced the failing bits (I have in the past) but they're getting
harder to obtain.

So does anyone have any suggestion for suitable sunglasses? I've looked at some Rudy Project
Rydons and I like them, but I don't like the price tag B- (

Cheers,

Graeme

Colin Lewis has some RP Kerosenes for 32.00pds if you don't mind yellow frames ( smoke lenses ).
they're normally 54.99 I'm impressed with the RP's

Pearsons have some RP Noosa's for 29.99 but I've never used them. Give'em a call .

davep

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Shop around and buy for comfort, rather than what someone else gets on with.

That's pretty much what I'm doing at the moment, but half the time the problem is knowing what to
look for and where to look e.g. I'd never heard of the Rudy Project ones until someone pointed them
out to me. I'd seen the stand but had immediately discounted them as being from the "trendy but not
really functional" section whereas they seem to be pretty good.

Graeme

Well, I wear my sunglasses even in winter - protect me from any incoming debris (i.e. flies, dirt
from trucks and large vehicles, etc.) and they make me look cool of course!

They also stop my contact lenses drying out (to be serious).

If you want to buy Oakleys get them from the USA - the dollar is not so good to understate matters -
I know Oakley will not ship international but many USA outdoor shops will - try and persuade them to
mark it as a gift to avoid taxes.

I know a lot of ebay.com sellers will ship under gift status.

neil

Simon Brooke said:

Get a _loved one_ to buy you a pair of Oakleys. Yes, I know they're ridiculously expensive.
But they're also very nice, very well made, very good looking and allegedly have very good
customer service (I say allegedly as I've never had cause to use it - mine are still perfect
after much use).

But again it's fit, fit, fit. Was in Livigno a couple of years ago,=20 which is a tax free zone in
Italy next to Switzerland, and also a ski=20 resort, so *lots* of trendy sunglasses merely for lots
of money rather=20 than insane quantities. Couple of friends bought some Oakleys which=20 were far
more expensive than my old Bolle glacier glasses, but when I=20 tried them on I found them hideously
uncomfortable. Glasses are the=20 shape they are, and if that doesn't comform to your particular
face then =

its pointless, and spending =A3200 won't change that.

Pete. --=20 Peter Clinch University of Dundee Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Medical Physics,
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Get a _loved one_ to buy you a pair of Oakleys.

Hmmm... tried that one, she obviously doesn't love me enough :o) I'm not sure I'm keen on Oakleys
though, I tend to get put off by the fact that some of them look downright silly and are obviously
driven my form over function.

Graeme

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For example, Edinburgh Bike Co-op's Revolution Blades have 3 sets of interchangeable lenses and
are œ20.

I've just realised that this is what my wife wears for cycling (a rare event at the moment). I've
tried them myself and they come under the category you warn against, they don't fit comfortably :-(

Graeme

Graeme said:

Yeah, I know it's a bit weird to ask about these in the middle of winter, but as I've said a few
times recently, I'm a bit further south than most of you guys :o)

I have an old pair of Cebe Athlon sunglasses which I've found are great for cycling-
interchangeable lenses, they don't slip, plus they look pretty good. However they are showing
signs of age, the nose pads are disintegrating in the heat and the lenses are scratched to
hell. I would have just replaced the failing bits (I have in the past) but they're getting
harder to obtain.

So does anyone have any suggestion for suitable sunglasses? I've looked at some Rudy Project
Rydons and I like them, but I don't like the price tag B- (

Cheers,

Graeme

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Graeme said:

I've just realised that this is what my wife wears for cycling (a rare event at the moment).
I've tried them myself and they come under the category you warn against, they don't fit
comfortably :-(

That's don't fit *you* comfortably. You can't really extend that to anyone else if they have a
different face. The only way to be sure is try them on. The expensive ones don't magically change
shape to fit you.

Pete.
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Different frames made by the same company will also by dramatically different. Both myself and my brother use Oakleys (and both love them) His ones are just waay to big for my face and slip and fall everywhere. Mine fit me beutifully but are too narrow and shallow for him.

The main thing that puts most people off oakleys is the price tag. Personally I think they are worth every penny. The build quality is superb and the lenses are very scratch resistant. Also I have had friends send sunglasses back to oakley with scratched lenses and these have been replaced free of charge. (provided you whinge and moan enough etc)

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That's don't fit *you* comfortably. You can't really extend that to anyone else if they have a
different face.

Peter, you're getting a little silly now trying to hammer home your point, one which I totally agree
with anyway. The only person my statement related to was *me*, I would not be so arrogant to think
that it could be otherwise. You'll notice that I said they are my wife's sunnies, they fit *her*
very comfortably. How do I know? She told me.

The original post was not asking "What are the most comfortable sunglasses?" Comfort was not
mentioned. I was asking about suitability. Many people have different views on what constitutes
suitability, but that is one of the joys of posting here - getting many different opinions on
different bits of kit.

I don't care two hoots if someone has a pair of sunglasses that gives them multiple orgasms every
time they put them on. If they don't fit me comfortably I wouldn't buy them. Although if anyone does
have any such glasses, I'll certainly give them a try :-)

Graeme

Graeme said:

Peter, you're getting a little silly now trying to hammer home your point, one which I totally
agree with anyway. The only person my statement related to was *me*

It was the phrase "warn against"? That's what I was picking up on, as I thought there was a possible
implication against those particular glasses.

Pete
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I thought there was a possible implication against those particular glasses.

Nope, just the implication that they are in the category of "won't fit on Graeme's huge head
properly" :o)

Graeme