Love my Roka’s
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I’m a Tifosi Ambassador, I enjoy their fototec range big time. They really do adjust for any situation. The only time I don’t wear them is in the rain, I’ll go for a clear lens if there is full cloud cover and it’s wet out. They’re also a reasonable price. 80 bucks is palatable for something I’ll evenutally break, 250+ is not.
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For me it no doubt the Julbo Fury
They have a reactive (i.e. photochromic) lense. They say 12%-87% of light makes ith through the lense, depending on the conditions.
Compared to other models I tried they are amazing, especially in the dark and I really love to use them.
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These are cheaper if you buy them directly from Aliexpress
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I’ve been happy with the Smith Ruckus and their replaceable lenses. The lenses cost $80-100, they have so many different colors for all conditions. So it’s easy to swap lenses on cloudy days vs sunny days or lenses for dark areas on singletrack trails.
The lenses are kind of expensive but I have a curse with sunglasses. Meaning I always break sunglasses no matter how careful I am. So the replacement lenses are awesome for me to stick with Smith. Plus I like their gear for snow sports ever since a kid, so a little nostalgia for their brand.
I was an Oakley guy for a long time, but switched to Tifosi for a while (attractive pricing). I forgot my glasses one time on a ride starting from a friend’s house, and I borrowed his Okaley Radar’s. I was reminded about how much I preferred Oakley’s lens clarity and tints. Shortly after, I bought Radars and EVZeros for myself.
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I love my 100% S2. Good balance between sporty/casual and doesn’t have the overly large look to them.
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A few people on forums have mentioned how good the Julbo photochromic lenses are. The Fury’s have a nice size too.
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I have a narrow face as well and the Sutro S is my go to pair of cycling sunglasses. It’s tough to find glasses that fit for narrow faces in the genre. I also have Oakley flight jackets and without a helmet on they look ridiculous on me.
The best cycling (or really any sport) glasses are the ones you don’t even notice being on. I am old-school, I guess… My Oakley Radar and Flak Jackets are perfectly fine if not the latest trend. Anymore I need a prescription too, so the Flak Jackets are the go-to.
Hell my regular glasses are Oakleys so I guess I should be an ambassador.
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I’ve tried a number of brands over the years and always end up back with Oakley Sutros.
Goodr. Cheap, colorful, good field of view, fit decently well, ‘cycling specific’, and hands down the best named glasses out there… “Look Ma, No Hands!”
They are quite good, although I’ve seen a few of them being replaced due to some sort of delamination of the lens. The company promptly replaced them, but it’s a hassle. But you’re right, they have an excellent look and coverage. I myself have a pair of them in casual style, no problems with the lens.
I had this issue with two pairs of Tifosi.
Bolle shifters.
Phantom photochromic have anti fog coating works brilliantly. Use the Vermillion Gun that’s 47-11 VLT, lovely contrast rose lens. Also had the clear green that’s 67-9 VLT and very neutral, more versatile but not as hard wearing, the vermillion looks brand new after couple years the clear green scratched easily.
Have also had the Vermillion in prescription what a lense that was until I broke it.
And liked them so much I got some casual Bolle Score prescription sunglasses in the Vermillion. Boy are they a treat for the eyes.
Yes, there is a reason why cycling glasses tend to be large. Think of cycling glasses less of a fashion accessory and more of a purpose-built tool.
- Peripheral vision: if you want to check your rear for traffic or scan a trail, you need peripheral vision. With narrow glasses, you will have a harder time and need to move your head more.
- Drafts and dry eyes: On road bikes especially, big gaps between your face and the glasses means that you will likely have a draft going in between your face and your glasses. Your eyes will dry out. Not pleasant.
- Insects and debris: While rare, if the gap is very large, insects can get caught in the gap, which is very unpleasant. I really dislike it when an insect gets stuck in between my helmet and my head. Debris is more of an issue when you are riding in the wet or offroad. Riding in water and mud, your face might get sprayed.
I would also suggest that you look into getting photochromic lenses that change their tint with brightness. I can wear mine in the complete dark and during the day.
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I wore the Oakley back in the 80’s then the Briko in the 90’s. I think some of the larger shield type glasses of today suck. At least for me. Wind flow around the glasses makes my eyes water and they seem hot AF when it’s hot AF out. I’d be interested to see how the Brikos do today. I’m stuck on Oakley Jawbreakers these days.
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I wear jawbreakers, part of the reason I went for them was they offered the Low Light Prizm lens for them which I wear a lot. Currently the only other model that suits me that has the low light lens is the Sutro Lite Sweep but my next ‘just for looks’ upgrade will be white shoes and a white helmet, saving that purchase for when I break hit a FTP goal I set at the start of the 2023 season (4 more watts needed).
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I have SunGod. The ones without frame.
The field of vision is incredible and they also fit my face well. I had photochromatic Uvex ones before, they just didn’t sit as well and they were smaller and had frames and especially if you go a bit down with your head and look upwards that was annoying.
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