go with the gopher, racing jackets, you can see through the vents too… I never have problems with M-Frames either though and the new Zeros have no top frame. Zeros are a little funky looking but work well. The new Oakley Dartboards have great vision as well although they aren’t particularly billed for sports. I just find they are a little flimsy under the helmet straps and I’m scared to be rough with them as they look more like fashion glasses.
They are cheaper at Lowes 
Great for ever day job use to. The shit just flyes out of them saws and nail guns. I got some great scarage and yet two working eyes. safety rules
Thom
The trouble with sports is athlets !
Ok guys, I know these solutions don’t have the pizazz of the fashionable brands. but you can buy about a dozen pairs of these for the price of a pair of Oakleys. Perfect for team TSR!
Home depot and many hardwares sell this pair of AO glasses and they’re tough as nails,comfortable enough to wear all day and give a perfect undistorted view. This is the link to AOSafety. They have many other models:
http://www.aosafety.com/diy/eye_detail.cfm?con_prod_num=90952&con_family_id=19&con_platform_id=7
Check these out they have tons of frameless glasses that would be great for aero position riding:
http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/
Nashbar makes a frameless pair. I have these and they’re great for aero position:
Yep, I’ve been using safety glasses for a few years. I generally use my oakley half jackets during the day, but early morning/late evening, my clear safety’s are the thing.
When I used to bike commute in the raid I started using my workshop safety glasses, then bought a more ‘aero’ pair and have been doing so for years.
Cheap too.
J.
Adidas is making a completely rimless line of sunglasses. They are probably the best cycling eyewear out right now, for just that reason. I tested them a year ago, and they were fantastic.
I forget the name of them, but Pez did a review a while back.
(no longer sponsored by Adidas…)
Ok guys, I know these solutions don’t have the pizazz of the fashionable brands.
You got that right. Plus, they don’t look like they have UV protection(??). Do they fog on you Bro?
On the other hand the Crews CK2 Banana are pretty hot: http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/crck2bayemil.html
But again, I didn’t see any UV protection.
The new Oakley Dartboards have great vision as well although they aren’t particularly billed for sports.
Thanks. I checked 'em out. They look great, but the nose piece is not rubber–it is “fashion”, as you say, and I wonder about slippage as the pedals grind and the sweat builds.
I may be drummed out of the tri union for this but …
You damned betcha!!
Get a pair of the new Oakley I-pod glasses. They’re chic, musical, and only about $500…
Can anybody here tell me what the difference is between the Oakley Zero and the Oakley Zero L??
“Who wants to ride looking like a nerd. How do you expect to get any lose women after the race is over.”
I hate to be a nit-picker, but that would be “loose” women. Lose(r) women is exactly what you’ll get with dork glasses that look like the jive loaners the opthalmologist give to the grannies after putting drops in their eyes…
jive loaners the opthalmologist give to the grannies after putting drops in their eyes…
Heh, I went to the eye doctor the other day and forgot my sunglasses for afterwards, they gave me these – http://www.rollens.com/ . Don’t have to worry about the frame interfering with helmet straps, wraparound, fits very close to your face to keep out dirt (and aero!!!), maybe the perfect cycling glasses??? Oh, and as you meantioned, damn sexy. Although they did pop off on my ride home, and I was then blinded by the UV light pouring into my dialated pupils.
I haven’t had any problems yet with fogging on the Xfactors or the Nashbar lenses. I checked their website, and the AO optical site and the Xfactors have uv protection. I also checked and even the Crews checkmate glasses, at safetyglasses.com, which sell for under $3.00 have 99.9% uv protection. If you do a search there it brings up a list of uv protection glasses.
Richard
Hello All,
I have been using the Oakley Zero and Zero L for several months now. They both rock. The vision is the best and there is no fame on the top, so the view is so clear. The Zero L is larger than the zero and gives you more protection. Both Zeros are so light you will not know they are on.
The Dart Board is more of a lifestyle frame…
How is youre peripheral vision with the clunky side pieces?