Rudy Project sunglasses?

[Squirrel 2]

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.

[CyclChyk]

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??

[GLC1968]

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.

[aicabsolut]

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?

[Mimosa]

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.

[kiwi girl]

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.

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

[freshsushi]

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.

[Miranda]

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?

In general, to the posted question, my answer is...

Rudy's *R*O*C*K*

OK, when buying my gear, I had the same issues that aicabsolut did. All my freinds were "Oakley peeps" cuz, they were ya know... "ooo, Oakleys" (aka brand name).

I did not really know what RP were at the time even. Then when I saw the price tag I started to get it. All I knew is that I was sick and tired of not having the glasses fit.

My head size is a small Giro helmet, 54cm. I can just about wear a youth size sunglasses to fit the temple, but the lens are not enough coverage for wind.

My Rudy's are "Rudy Girls". They are killer. If we posted a thread on TE of gear we absolutely love, my glasses would be on it.

I bought my Ekynox SX from this link below, E-Rudy.com. Hopefully the link will work, but scroll all the way down to the bottom and look at all the options they glasses have...

The temple piece is totally adjustable coated wire to wrap around your ear to fit, no falling off. The nose piece to totally adjustable (and replaceable) to deal with the eyelash thing. They come RX. All sorts of lens. Plus, I think this is still true... a *lifetime* scratch policy that you can get another set for $10 replacement.

Now, if I had to say one bad thing about my pair now, is that I don't like them so well for the trail, vs my love on the road (or other sports xc ski, etc.). That is simply my frame design. The lens having a frame at the bottom bothers me looking down on drops. I just don't like the least bit of obstruction. So, with that, I'm shopping for some trail glasses.

Oh, fwiw, I think their customer service at e-rudy is good. I really thought I wanted the SportGirl mask (came out after my purchase). The rep could have easily $cha $chinged me. But, he said that the side temples didn't adjust, and with my sizing issues what I already owned was probably better for me. Go figure. Honesty in corporate America. Gotta love that.

Good luck, here's the link....

http://www.e-rudy.com/index_inner_de...m_id=SN767124D