Red Star worldwear

[7rider]

Is anyone familiar with this company? We received gift certificates in the goody bag we were given at an organized ride. It looks like a premium sunglasses company that caters to athletic organizations to promote their eyewear. The gift certificates were quite large and I'm just wondering what the catch is.

I once gave in to an ad for super-cheap "premium" sunglasses in the back of a cycling magazine. They claimed to be uber-high end, and to get into the market were practically giving them away at fire-sale prices.

The optics were crap. They were awful. Now I know - they were so bad, they couldn't give them away.

Lessons learned: If it seems too good to be true, it usually is. Also...glasses should (generally) be tried on at a store where you can look around in daylight and see how the optics are and how they fit on your face. (I make an exception to Oakley optics...if I can score a deal on Bonktown, I'll leap).