Tifosi Glasses
07-01-20 | 04:14 PM
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Tifosi Glasses
Looking at getting a pair of Tifosi glasses. Trying to decide which style. I want the fototec. Do the styles with vents in top of lenses really help with fogging. I was looking at Podium but the humidity is horrendous here in Memphis and may need to reconsider a different style. Thoughts?
07-01-20 | 05:04 PM
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If you ride in places where you hit shade then sun in rapid succession you may not want phototec as it doesn't respond as quickly as light conditions change
I do like tifosi though, using the aether now, had some other model before and both were good
after a few years my first pair did crack the lens in the thin section above the nose piece but I figured I got my money worth out of them
I do like tifosi though, using the aether now, had some other model before and both were good
after a few years my first pair did crack the lens in the thin section above the nose piece but I figured I got my money worth out of them
07-01-20 | 07:12 PM
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From: Sacramento, CA
Bikes: Trek Emonda SL5 ; Felt Versa Speed 7
I have the Tifosi Gunmetal/Light Night Fototec glasses, the have never fogged up on me and the field of view is excellent (no rims obscuring view).
The lenses are not very dark (lighter than I expected in full sun), but even so I am never squinting even in the CA sun. I would recommend.
The lenses are not very dark (lighter than I expected in full sun), but even so I am never squinting even in the CA sun. I would recommend.
07-01-20 | 08:11 PM
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Bikes: MBK Super Mirage 1991, CAAD10, Yuba Mundo Lux, and a Cannondale Criterium Single Speed
I have a pair of fototec tyrant, and they do sometimes fog up, especially uphill when there’s less breeze blowing over them. And the transition isn’t very fast. Nice comfortable glasses though.
I love my new pair of Swanks. They don’t fog at all, and are multi purpose. They have replaced goodr as my affordable shades of choice.
I wear the Fototec for early morning rides before clouds have burnt off. Any ride starting later in the day, I wear the Swanks. I also wear the swanks for pretty much anything I do outdoors.
I love my new pair of Swanks. They don’t fog at all, and are multi purpose. They have replaced goodr as my affordable shades of choice.
I wear the Fototec for early morning rides before clouds have burnt off. Any ride starting later in the day, I wear the Swanks. I also wear the swanks for pretty much anything I do outdoors.
07-04-20 | 06:38 PM
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Bikes: 1984 Fuji Club, Suntour ARX; 2013 Lynskey Peloton, mostly 105 with Ultegra rear derailleur, Enve 2.0 fork; 2020 Masi Giramondo 700c, full Deore with TRP dual piston mech disk brakes
I use Tifosa Podiums glasses as well, they're ok, but for the price they're great. I've had a lot more expensive glasses, but they had plastic lenses and would get scratched, and replacement lenses were more money then just buying Tifosa glasses. I've also scratched the Tifosa lenses, but the replacement lenses are a lot cheaper than replacement lenses of other glasses. The Tifosa's I got came with Fototec lenses but I didn't like them because they didn't have enough change, they went from medium dark to a couple of shades darker but still medium and the couple of shades was barely noticeable, so when those got scratched up I didn't buy the Fototecs I got regular lenses they offer for my model.
