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Old 08-02-12 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by dynikus
I'm not sure if this should be here or somewhere else, but anyways
I'm trying to pick a new pair of cycling shades. Sadly my last model got lost somehow, and they're now long since out of production. (Got them 2-3 years ago)
So I'm trying to decide between a few different glasses. Main purpose of them being Road riding, a bit of mountain riding, hiking, and running.
The glasses I'm trying to decide between are -

Oakley flak jackets
Oakley straight jackets
Rudy Project swifty (w/ clear impactx lenses)
Rudy project rydon/rydon 2s (w/ clear impactx lenses as well)

I haven't heard much about the rudy project glasses, and I don't know anywhere locally I can try them on. so I'm kind of iffy on those. But as far as the oakleys, I'm leaning more toward the flak jackets for 1. changeable lenses (go from black for road riding/running to brown for hiking/dirt riding) and 2. semi-frameless design. Less frame = more air flow = less fogging?

I've tried on both pairs of oakleys and the fit was great for both. I still have to go back in with my helmet though and see how they are again.

Anyways, what I'm mainly looking for - Does anyone have any comments on if the above glasses worked well, didn't work well, etc.? Or perhaps other recommendations?

edit: I forgot to mention I've tried out the tifosi tyrants, they were too small for my head and gave me a wicked headache after 2-3 hours of riding. And my last glasses I don't remember the exact model they were, but I know they were a pair of scattante glasses with a pair of photochromic lenses, and a pair of yellow lenses. I wanna say they were the 2010 team glasses, but I honestly don't remember. They were incredibly similar to these http://www.performancebike.com/bikes...chTerm=40-4772
I would buy those, but I'm interested in getting a pair of polarized glasses now, which they sadly aren't.


tl;dr: I'm looking for good polarized cycling shades. any suggestions?
Look for ANSI Z87.1 certification in the lens and frame.

Oakley has some. As do some Rudy's. My Giro glasses came with a slip about having the certification.

Oakley M-Frames are my preference. My Oakley's are polarized, my Giro's are. Doesn't seem to effect me either way.
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