mustang1

What sunglasses do you guys use OFF the bike? I read a few threads which mentioned Oakley Flak Jacket was a good pair for both on and off bike use.

But I find them to be too curved so when they're folder, they dont fit in the pocket too snugly. Any of you guys use sunglasses that fold a little flatter?

cyclezealot

It's unusual. I most often ride about in my cheaper sunglasses from Performance. My prime sunglasses, by Rudy, have such round ridges, I can't put my "Take a look,' style mirrors' over the frames.. I find that my Performance glasses fold flatter and accommodate my favorite mirror.. I do wear my Rudy's for club rides.

RacerJRP

Oakley Five off the bike. Oakley Pro M on the bike.

Miller2

Tifosi on and off the bike. I believe this brand to be an excellent overall value.

Brian Ratliff

$30 something-a'rother from REI. Polarized.

I ride Native Nano2's or Rudy Project Kerosene's on the bike.

Val23708

Rudys.

wristwister

I picked up a pair with interchangeable lenses at Costco a few years back. They've been collecting dust, till recently I got back into bicycling. They're PERFECT for the bike commute. I snap in clear lenses for the dark-ish morning commute, grey shaded lenses for the afternoon commute, and if I do any foggy or dusk riding the amber works well. Love 'em, but sorry I don't recall the brand (and I'm too lazy to walk downstairs and look in my bike pack).

For non-bike uses I LOVE my Ray Bans. Don't recall the model, but they're the best non-polarized lenses I've found, and the semi-nerdy looking plastic frame is tough and fits me well. Why non-polorized you ask? Because I also ride a motorcycle, and vertically polorized lenses coupled with a helmet face shield curved about a vertical axis results in psycodelic colors I haven't experienced since the "experimental" 70's!

jesspal

Off the bike i love Costa Del Mar's, because I do a lot of fishing and they have one of the best polarized lenses on the market.

On the bike I use a couple pairs of sunglasses from liberty optical, my dad does some work for them and occasionally gets me free pairs. They are not Oakley radars, but the price is right.

keisatsu

Off bike- Bolle


Link

On bike- Weps


Link

Jynx

Arnette Frenzy

ggg300

on

off

island rider

Off Bike - anything by Maui Jim. By far the best optics I have ever seen. I can wear them all day and no eye strain. My eyes vision feels as if it gets better when I put them on.

Manwich

Giro Convert. And cheap aviators off the bike. But these Giros look great in or out of lycra.

G_C

Off:
Smith Undertow (Gray Polarized) and Smith Shelter (Brown Polarchromic)

On:
Road
Bolle Edge Amber Photochromic. Just got these. They are a shield that has no frame at all and is very light weight. They quickly change from from a faint amber to gray depending on the light. Perfect when in the drops.
MTN
Smith interchange. I use Gold Light lens 90% or Yellow lens 10%

bravo106

elayman

ray bans aviators for an old school look.. not much while riding though as they tend to fall off :-/

TheStott

I've got the Oakley Half Jackets, but I have the XLJ lenses. They end up looking very similar to the Flak Jackets, which didn't fit my face well. Here's a pic (on a ride, but I also wear them around every day). Ignore the fact that I have a HammerGel hanging out of my mouth...the point of the pic was to humorously prove a point to my wife.

SlimAgainSoon

Costa del Mar, both on and off the bike.

Next time, I'm going for Ray-Bans. Had a pair before, and best ever. Indestructable.

whitemax

Oakley Radar for on the bike and off as well.

Carbon Unit

I like Maui Jim Gray lens sunglasses. They have very good optics and are the darkest polarized lenses I could find.

avmanansala

I usually go with Maui Jim Sandy Beach sunglasses on and off the bike, also in grey.

Monument Man

i have some crappy shades for riding....need to get some better ones.

off the bike i wear smith aviators or some smith wraps. both are ok, but i need to get some better ones.

CrimsonKarter21

+1, we sell them at the shop I work at. Usually people try them on, look at the tag and scoff, but I like to show them some comparable glasses and their prices. Real glasses' starting prices should be around $60. People have been brainwashed to think that glasses should cost $5.
You should see how cheap these glasses are at employee pricing. I could have a whole closet full of them.

Tifosi Dolomite with Fototec lenses on the bike, Tifosi Dolomites off the bike. I like the full frame, and the Fototec lenses are handy for group rides that start when it's light out and end at twilight.

cricket1116

Oakley M Frame on bike (double as golf sunglasses)
Oakley Monster Dogs and Monster Pups off bike.

Avalanche325

M-frames on the bike.

Revo off the bike.