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    Quote Originally Posted by aicabsolut View Post
    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
    Last edited by Miranda; 11-12-2008 at 04:03 PM.

 

 

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