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Hey, I'm looking at sunglasses.. maybe.
I have an issue where my eyes are sensitive to wind. They get all watery which makes going downhill fun. :)
So I've got some oakleys right now but am wondering if the bigger lenses of a rudy project might help? Are Rudys all that? The Oakleys I have are ok but I still have the wind issue.
If anyone has a suggestion, let me know.
The best wind-blocking sunglasses will be the ones that fit your face shape the most accurately. That might be the cheap $20 home depot safety glasses or it might be the $200+ shishi design.
I don't know if Rudy's are really All That And A Bag Of Chips, but when I was looking for sunglasses they fit the best so I bought a pair. They are pretty well made and stylish, but I kinda feel poser'ish wearing them.
I've got a pair of RP sunglasses too - not poseurish, practical! I got mine for $20 when the first incarnation of Lucy.com went out of business...
Ooh, awesome deal. I guess I just get a little annoyed when some pimp racer bikeboy suddenly respects me more because of the brand of my sunglasses. Appreciation for quality is one thing. But that sort of brand snobbery makes me want to go get some really ugly cheapass sunglasses and then drop him going up an 8% grade.Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
Meh. :rolleyes:
Yeah, brand snobbery is idiotic. I know a woman who won't speak to you if she thinks you're not dressed properly (matching kit, sox, etc)
The local shop where I buy my contact lenses was having a sales on sunglasses (since the new summerline was coming up). Up till then I was switching to my normal glasses when going out biking and I was bit scared of wearing my contacts also during training (I didn't have them long at that time). So I walked in and they had 2 rp sunglasses, one was the rp kerosene with 'racing red' glasses which is one of those full sunglasses. The shopowner recommended that one because they keep the wind well out of my eyes so my lenses to not dry out or get sand/dust in them. And indeed he was correct, I rode a whole year with them now and I have had no problems what so ever.
I ride with Rudy Project Kerosenes, too. They are awesome for keeping out wind & dirt with a good wrap-around, and they have little vents that you can open or close to let some air in or keep it all out. I have a small face, but the shape seems to work really well so they don't seem to big but give me a lot of protection.
I saw my first pair of Rudy Project glasses in Atlanta and have been in love with them ever since.
Now I just have to find a way to convince my DH that I really NEED a pair!
Any ideas?? ;) :p
I don't know how accurate this information is, but I was told that the guy who started Tifosi was formerly a rep for Rudy Project. He felt they were overpriced for what they were, so he went out on his own.
Anyway, I have two pair of Tifosi glasses and for a fraction of the RP price, they totally rock! Similar styles, great quality...great price.
Sort of O/T but I have a question:
Most of the cycling eyewear I see have straighter side pieces, rather than ones that curve around the ear. I can't wear my Oaklies on the bike, because the ends of the ear pieces have to stick under the helmet, which is uncomfortable. I'm not sure if it's the angle necessarily or the thickness, but a pair of Killer Loops that have normal around the ear wire pieces are fine, except that they slide down my nose too much.
Do any of you have temple discomfort from these cycling glasses or are they thin or don't stick up/out as far on top of the ear? Are the brands mentioned in this thread good for this problem?
I'm generally hard to fit for glasses anyway.. I have a problem with them being too close to my lashes and larger styles hit my cheeks. Anyone else deal with this?
With my kerosene I have no problem what so ever. The legs of the glasses are so thin that they can stick under my helmet.
I was wearing my almost brand new (I haven't even paid the credit card bill yet) pair of Rudy Projects on top of my head after it got dark on Friday night - they fell off as I got into the cab and got driven over and broke. :mad: :mad: :mad:
They were the first pair of expensive sunglasses I had ever bought. I really like them but it has confirmed for me that I break or lose sunglasses with such regularity that I should stick to the cheap ones :(
GLC1968 - I'm glad you wrote up that little tidbit about Tifosi.
When I bought my first pair of sunglasses, I bought it off of Ebay - Rudy Project Graal Sx. The lenses were way too small for my face, I have absolutely no nose bridge so it kept slipping, so it was basically a bit of money wasted. The lense quality was great though, never suffered a scratch. So I didn't learn my lesson and bought the Smith Toaster - this time it was WAY too small for my head, I couldn't see through them because my head was too huge, but again, the frames were of great quality. I never considered Tifosi because they were so much cheaper than Smiths or Rudy Project (based on MSRP comparison with the Toaster or the Graal or the Rydon). And I got the stupid impression that more expensive = much better.
I finally tried on the Tifosi Pave - finally! A good fitting pair of sunglasses. And much better priced, too! I don't know about durability yet, I've only had them for a week, but it echos what everyone else is saying - you need to go and try out the frames first or you'll end up really disappointed.
Love my Rydon Rudy Project glasses. What I like most is I dont even know I have them on. :)
... bring this thread up to date...
I'm considering getting a pair of Rudy Project, possibly the Exception frame with perscription. Does anyone have this pair in particular? I am wondering how heavy does it get with perscription? My eyesight is not very good -6 and -8. But the eyeglasses place said I can get Hi index and should be better. But since they have to order this frame, I want to know if it will fit a smaller face (I'm 5'1" and wear small helmets, sometimes I can even fit youth ones). I don't want the shop to order it if it doesn't fit neither.
If not Rudy, does anyone know something that would be similar (you can wear this frame 3 ways... stand alone RX, RX with clip on sunglasses or sunglasses alone). Here's a clip of what I mean...
http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/intros...tion_large.htm