So far I love my Sutros, they have the 80s futuristic style design that I like. They protect my eyes very well, great vision too. Only complain is when shoulder checking the frame gets in the way a bit so you will have to get used to that.
Hahaha. They're called Oakley "SUTROS". LOL. I bought them the second they were available. Ran them all summer long. Recently grabbed a pair of 100% S2 and not a fan. Between the fit and the lens, just can't compare to the Oakley PRIZM technology.
Decades of Oakleys! I still have my OG M-frames and still use them for the clear lens (really hard to get Oakley lenses for those now). Jawbreakers are okay, EV Paths are my go-to. Oakey's deep-sea blue polarized lens is the one I trust on bright days. I just got some Roka CP-1X on a whim, and I just have to say that they are surprisingly good.
i've been using oakley m-frames for the last 14 or 15 years now. i have two identical frames, so i have no idea which one i'm ever using, and between the two i just swap the same four lenses back and forth. wear on the lenses are starting to show, with little scratches and marks here and there, but otherwise the frames are just totally fine and flawless. they're absolute bomb-proof, the lenses and frames. i've seen all these new offerings around and your review just solidified my choice of sticking with oakley, as i've been looking to retire these and find something new.
Peter Sagan wears snow ❄️ goggles when off the bike. That definitely makes him a unique snow flake - especially at the Tour Down Under when it’s 44 degrees and he’s got snow goggles around his neck.
I finally tried out the 100% Glendale, and even though they aren’t polarized, they were fantastic on the road. Everything was as crystal clear. And finally no issues with contacts drying out while riding. Highly recommended
Tifosi bifocals Performance - 3 Price - 5 Uniqueness - Who cares (Mirror mounted on the arms, who cares + 1) My old ass being able to see my Wahoo - infinity
I find it funny when you mention lens technology. It's a clear piece of plastic that has coatings applied to it. Its not that complicated or sophisticated. Most of this superior lens technology costs 15-20 cents more during the manufacturing process. Spending 200-250 for cycling shades is not about getting a superior product it's about the brand (many owned by one company, Luxottica) and what they chose to sell it for. Many people buy it at that price, thinking they are getting what they pay for when they really aren't. The company is laughing its way to the bank knowing you paid alot of money for a flimsy piece of plastic that gets made in China for almost nothing. People need to not feel the need to impress people.
I've got prescription glasses so I always struggled with sunglasses. When I first started riding, I was wearing contacts, but found that my eyes would be so bloodshot and dried out after a ride that it was unhealthy. That really limited my options on choices because I wanted prescription lenses. I ended up going with Oakly Flak Jacket 2.0, and I have been elated with them! One of the best purchases I've ever made.
I also have the same issue, and just purchased my first pair of non prescription sunglasses with the hopes of wearing contacts. Hoping my eyes will not get bloodshot. thanks for the info.
Same issue here, that's why I purchased/customized eyeglasses intended for cycling and outdoor activities/sports only but it can also be worn indoors, it's photochromic, have blue light lenses all that stuff.
But my first cycling shades have myopia frame in it. It can be installed with ur prescription lenses, but the struggle is there, the cleaning, ur eyelashes especially when they long & when they are sweaty they will have contact with ur lenses
I live in Paris, and every cyclism shades will pass as goofy out of the bike anyway. Personally I use the high end Van Rysel/ Decathlon glasses, with switchable lenses (one with slight yellow tint for low vis and a polychromic one for usual condition). They only cost 60 and are pretty good and ok looking.
No mention of how shit the Oakley lenses are as far as durability. Prism road lenses are renowned for the coating peeling. Had e pairs now all ended up peeling. Will never buy Oakleys again
I've always been a Oakley fan but the last two pair of jaw breakers I bought the film coating has peeled off one pair I had in the box for a year and when I googled it a lot of other people had the same problem since Oakley sold the company to luxotica Oakley manufacturers everything in China now not the US. I'm leaning more towards the 100% brand or Roka since I called Oakley and they offered me only $20 towards $100 replacement lens after all the years and glasses I bought from them.
This is why I lean towards mountain biking. When I roll up for a group ride no one gives a rip about who's wearing what sunglasses. Great content though!
Oakley hands down. You can literally get replacement parts for every single part of the sunglasses! I have had mine for 3 years and once in a while I visit my local oakley boutique and just replace everything but the frame. Total cost is always less than 80 :) . Just yesterday I did that :)
I’d watch this dude even if I didn’t ride... I feel like any sort of polarization distorts by vision and instead of making things better makes be feel weird. I got a pair of clear glasses just to keep wind outta my eyes for like $12.
I noticed this is an old video but I want to know why the Oakley outperforms the POC. Oakley has nice lenses but the lenses on POC Aspire are Carl Zeiss lenses. In photography which I dabble in, Zeiss lenses are up there with the best, if not the best. I have Canon, Sigma, Sony and Zeiss lenses for my cameras. I also have both the Oakley Sutro Poseidon Tour de France version and POC Aspire. POCs are Swedish but made in Italy. I heard that Oakleys are made in Asia and assembled only in the USA.
I bought Poc shades and the straight side frames hit both my Octal and Omne Air. Very disappointing. Just rock Oakley Frogskins now. Polarized, that's the only must-have feature for me, oh and that they fit with a helmet on lol
The differences in these sunglasses, special snowflakeness for example, are nuanced at best. As veganism is so important to your identity that it's the name of the channel, I'm wondering how you rationalize so much rampant consumerism in the rest of your life. Consuming an extra pair of plastic, mass produced sunglasses because you like the look is directly analogous to consuming resource intensive beef because you like the taste. The only distinction would be animal rights vs labour rights 🤔 Are we stewards or are we not stewards?
Your definitely thinking way to much about this for a sunglasses video. But I went vegan for health choices, not activism or animal rights. Since then, I would say animal cruelty has become more apart of it but let me ask you this. You are walking by a fence, some plastic is on the ground, do you pick it up? What if now there was a caff caught it the fence and it was thrashing about and needed help, would you pick up that plastic trash and walk away from the cow because basically you did something of equal effect? Like no way is the suffering of a conscious living animal equal too the production of a pair of sunglasses. You would help the caff in that situation and not give a fuck about the plastic. So if your saying since I like to have sunglasses, I might as well eat and torture animals, then your just a troll dude. Bottom line is that I attempt to reduce my intentional harm on living animals while keeping my diet clean and healthy. Why cant that be enough? Hey you ever smoke a cigarette? Well then you should just do heroin because its basically the same thing. Thats what your argument sounds like.
I’ve worn POC Aspire sunglasses for almost two years now, and I love them. Great lenses, super comfortable, and slick design. Don’t like the baroque look of Oakleys and while I love 100%, they’re a bit too big for my face. 😂
$6 construction grade sunglasses bought at your local hardware stores. When you loose, break, scratch them you won't care. Looks 4/5, performance 5/5, sun glass tech 2/5 price 5/5. I've had some that people have complimented me on when I wasn't riding with them. Have I ever cared what sun glasses the cyclist next to me is wearing? Never!. Small full coverage wrap around glasses not those huge gold goggles u used to where which I always thought were big goofy and the gold being so cheesy. Ps. reviewing sun glasses such a waste of time.
I find I use Ray Ban Wayfarers a lot. It is wide and big enough. And can be used for all occasions if you don't want to look like a hardcore cyclist. Ray Ban aviators also work. Just dress fitting to those glasses and you'll look fine. Oakley Jawbreakers are too "cyclist" looking. I use Oakley Pitbull or Pit boss.
ever consider that the POCs might be unique because people have already decided that they're actually POS? Also, the uniqueness of the oakleys is entirely up to you, you can customize like 30,000 styles with the different colors, just make sure you pick prism road lenses. they're unbelievable.
Great video and great review, especially because it shows what view you have with the various lenses. Really good, since with snowboard goggles I find myself uncomfortable would you recommend the Sutro as an alternative?. I follow you from Italy
Y dose it matter that your vegan I’m not saying that there is anything whiting with being vegan but unless it’s the main focal point it shouldn’t even have to be in name of your Chanel
First off, don't like your own comment. Its not cool. And I definitely regret naming my channel the vegan cyclist. In the beginning, I was gonna go way more on the vegan side. But so many vegans are annoying as fuk that I gravitated towards cycling. Too late now to change it.
Pretty sure Egan Bernal rocks the Oakley Sutro's. My friend got me a hook up so got a pair of EvZero Blades for like $55. They are SUPER lightweight and compared to my previous pair of sunglasses give me fantastic vision on the road.
Oakleys were a game changer. Once you invest in a good set of glasses you care for them, you stop abusing them and actually appreciate the optics. I've spent probably a couple thousand dollars on multiple glasses and lenses for cycling but I keep them forever and when I wear a lesser pair of glasses or lenses its immediately obvious. Not even cheap gas station glasses but somewhere in the $80-$100 range, they're just trash. I have compromised vision and am particularly light sensitive I love not having to squint on very bright day and seeing the beautiful landscape in almost HDR. Can you get a better value on the knock offs or cheaper options... yeah but performance and fit is no contest... you get what you pay for. With a smaller face I can't pull off the bigger frames I tried the jawbreaker which is great for colder days but they look absolutely ridiculous on me lol... radar, radarlock, fast jacket and flak 2.0s litter my sunglasses rack.
Nockoffs of ali express or amazon is the way to go. They are the exact same thing with no vin number. People say the lenses are "lower quality" or something, but that is not worth $200+. Also it's nice to be able to pitch them in a race, scratch them, or loose them, with out having to worry so much. My new "sutros" arrive in a few days and I'm stoked.
A few years back I bought a set of foakleys for $10. I was SO IMPRESSED with them. I did a video and RU-vid pulled it down. But they are NOT the same thing. Close, and a great value, but mine snapped in half after a few months. But like, for 10 bucks, who cares really.
Picked up a set of 100% S3 Sunglasses (Soft TACT Flume/HIPER RED Multilayer Mirror Lens) and they are as good as you said. Clear from edge-edge with great protection/performance. A good purchase, thanks for the review and recommendation.
So....I had actually talked about them and added them to the video. But since Competitive Cyclist doesn't sell them, and they supported this video, they asked me to take that segment out.
I am, every day, working on a video in some fashion. Either filming, planning, editing...but they take a while to actually publish. I see no slowing down in the near future, only full gas.
@@TheVCAdventures Man you are amazing, honestly, your original video on how much training do you need to race crits is what got me into crit racing, Btw bc I'm vegetarian the avocado toast saves my butt quite a lot
Windjacket 2.0 are actually snowboard/ski apres glasses/spring ski/snowboard glasses. That’s why they have the foam and come with straps in the bag. BUT for cycling I’ve found they don’t vent well and fog very quickly
You guys seriously need to live in Italy. They have lots of manufacturers that aren’t promoted internationally that set the styles that Oakley etc later copy and they cost 25 euro, and insane performance and elegant look. I live in Monaco and rode through Bordighera today and picked up two pairs of 25 euro glasses that looks even better than all of these on the video and will probably come out next year with Oakley.
I don't get it... I've worn Oakleys since the mid 90's, for everything from running, golf, cycling and MTB... and although stylish... the Sutro are by far the LEAST performance oriented design to date. Goes to show how everyone is all about trends and looks... not necessarily performance. Good job Egan... hope you're getting some royalties...
The thing I like about Oakley's is the protection and colors are made in the glass verses the other brands just coat the glasses. I used to always be a fan of Rudy Project but they got so cheapened it turned out to be a big waste of money. I'll stick with Oakley even though I think practically all cycling specific glasses are ugly as hell.
I would never support monopoly of Lucottica (Oakley and any other brand in US), especially if I know how much it costs to manufacture these (5 bucks is too much...)
nice vid as always mate.. Agree about POC, Oakley is alway good too, but recently my new fav's are ROKA without a doubt. They are super light, stay on your face with superb optics. Get them to send you a pair...they will. Let me know if you need a contact... Hope to see you on our camp this week in CA, Calabasas is our base with Grayson... Cheers Andrew
Snagged a set of 100% Speedcraft's a few months ago and have been very impressed with the optical quality and fit. BUT, the lens started to crack at the nose piece and outer holding tabs almost immediately and within 6-8 weeks had spidered more than half way through the lens towards the top. Not cool. After some back and forth with customer service they did agree to send me a replacement lens but of course they didn't have an exact replacement in stock so I had to settle for a lower tier lens. Haven't used them enough with the new lens to see if it happens again but it definitely has me questioning the purchase.
The first pair of sunglasses are made by Optic Nerve out of Colorado. They're called the Variants. Great glasses for everyday wear, but yes, not so great for higher speed/wind in the face or eyes conditions.
Hello I am the brand owner of kapvoe glasses (a company specializing in sports sunglasses) I saw a video of you riding Your video analysis is very professional and great Can I send you some kapvoe brand glasses for testing? Looking forward to your reply Thank you
Haha haha, I think you were still wearing diapers when the Montréal icon, Corey Heart, hit number one on the charts with Sunglasses at Night! Super sunglass review with soooo many meme worthy quotes🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻. 😎
I just go on wish or AliExpress and get look a-likes for like $20. College kids gotta do what they can to look cool out on the road without breaking the budget😂
It would help if they were nice looking for starters.....they all look horrible. Made for 20 something hipsters. What about us older people....you know in our 40's?? ........you seriously think I'd wear any of these 'clodhoppers'! .....give me the older style slim 'Oakley types' any day. They may no longer be 'fashionable' but they do their job and you don't feel like you're wearing ski goggles. The first pair you tried (and said were awful!) were the only pair I liked the look of. Don't care if all the fashionable sunglasses are huge - I don't like them, so won't wear them. If this makes me 'unfashionable' then so be it. Unlike many, I can live with that.
try Oakley Radar Pitch Tungsten prizm polarized, bronze like a rose lens. cuts all glare amazing clarity for driving, cycling, anything, even down to sunset and low light. reds look outstanding, red flowers look crazy in sunlight. i have two EVzero Paths one has the Deep water prizm polarized, blue as heck but a rose base, also outstanding for everyday or the beach. this and the tungsten polarized have the most realistic color and detail i think. the 24k polarized EVzeros have a gray base so greens are amazing, that's my offroad or hiking or anywhere green is dominant and for absolute sunlight since it has the lowest light transmission of the three and i dont like their black polarized. those are my 3 everyday/everything shades. oh and the best driving glasses ive found are the EVzero Path with the red Trail polarized lens. can drive at night, absolutely cuts the bright LEDs of BMWs and 4Runners with headlights right in your rear view mirror. amazing. no more squinting. 35% light transmission i think, oh but i got 35% ceramic tints on cars. actually, night driving becomes brighter with those, esp the traffic lights and taillights. amazing i leave em in my car. too bright for daytime unless youre in a forest with low light. ya prob a grand for these 4 with hard cases. got em all custom and chose everything.
Keep buying Oakley as they fit great etc ,,, BUT! Their “sport” glasses the lenses corrode through sweat even putting them on ur head ,, what a load of shite but yes I keep buying them ,,, Oakley step your game up and get your warranty to match your price
I think the emend jacket is marketed for snow sports ? For people who ya Me of their googles for their run down. Or just chillin slopes is E ? I do like the frame but I live in Florida now. Not something I would pick up as everyday piece. You mean.”A unique snowflake “?
Dude, I wouldn't wear any of those anywhere but on my bike, hiking, etc.Criminy, $200+ for no polarization? Speedcraft look like a Transformer. Oakleys = acid trip!
POC is NOT a snowboard brand. Literally one of the only companies that hasn’t dabbled into snowboarding. He did get one thing right though, POC sunglasses do make you look like a snowflake.
I really don't care as much if my glasses are unique. I care more about performance. I don't care if everyone is wearing what I have, as long as I love the performance. "I look unique, but I can't see anything as good."
as soon you need prescription lenses all of those in video are performance 0%... They are good for young people or the ones with good eyes, but that is just matter of time. Not one of those have option for diopter inserts. Time is ticking... Few more years and you will throw all of those in the garbage bin :)
Cheapo china glasses are the best value period. Honestly the wrap around type lense gives the most appreciable performance increase so your eyes are not watering. Aside from that glasses that cost more than twenty bucks are better but only marginally. Its like a carbon frame. They are cool but they are going to do nothing for 99 percent of people.
