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GI_Drewsifer
GI_Drewsifer Reader
7/13/10 11:23 p.m.

I love Oakley Half Jackets. They fit my face well, aren't too dark, and durable (which is important cause I'm good at breaking things )

mtn
mtn SuperDork
7/13/10 11:35 p.m.
GI_Drewsifer wrote: I love Oakley Half Jackets. They fit my face well, aren't too dark, and durable (which is important cause I'm good at breaking things )

agreed. Although my next pair will be Maui Jim's, the lenses are soooo nice

rebelgtp
rebelgtp Dork
7/13/10 11:52 p.m.

Didn't we just have a thread on this?

thatsnowinnebago
thatsnowinnebago GRM+ Memberand Dork
7/14/10 12:02 a.m.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/what-sunglasses/22658/page1/

Yup.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
7/14/10 6:40 a.m.

Mirrored aviators...

If you spent more than 10 bucks or got them somewhere besides the gas station or a convenience store, youve spent too much. I prefer to use mine while driving my car from the 90s, listening to Beastie Boys - Liscensed to ill on my cassette deck and operating the pedals with my pumas on...the way God intended us to drive.

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
7/14/10 6:44 a.m.

+1 for aviators. With the shaved head and gotee, I look like bad cop.

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
7/14/10 7:11 a.m.

Dark brown tinted prescriptions, cuts glare better than any other color I've tried.

Bobzilla
Bobzilla Dork
7/14/10 7:19 a.m.

comfortable ones.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
7/14/10 7:22 a.m.

the more I think about it, the more this smells like fish and belongs on a river

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
7/14/10 7:51 a.m.

My Spy Hielos

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
7/14/10 7:54 a.m.

Anything with decent polarized lens is fine in a pinch. I'm not much of a slave to fashion but I avoid the mirrored / chrome look in lieu of a dark lens & frame combo when I'm picking a pair to pay real money for. I've had a tendency to try on a bunch and then end up in Ray Ban Wayfarers again. Now if I could just stop crushing them I'd be all set.

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
7/14/10 8:03 a.m.

I find sunglasses to be essential when I'm paddling my canoe.

Duke
Duke SuperDork
7/14/10 8:03 a.m.

[ZZ Top] Cheap sunglasses. [/ZZ Top]

I break, scratch, or lose sunglasses on far too regular a basis to pay more than $10 a pair.

I prefer larger aviators with a black frame and dark grey or grey-green lenses. Full coverage is the key - no leaks at the top or sides.

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy Reader
7/14/10 8:14 a.m.

I just squint.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
7/14/10 8:57 a.m.

as somebody who's eyes are VERY light sensitive, I tend to wear older Oakly Mframes. Not very trendy, but the wrap around protects my eyes nicely.

And I have yet to break them in 5+ years of wearing them.. just scratched up the lenses a couple of times. Now that lenses are getting harder to find.. I may have to look into the flakjacket or the half jacket.

Karl La Follette
Karl La Follette HalfDork
7/14/10 9:02 a.m.

Ray ban blues brothers/dirty harry style

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess SuperDork
7/14/10 9:18 a.m.

Polarized clip ons. Especially in the Esprit where the windshield is a huge almost flat piece of glass. The reflections and glare off it get greatly reduced with the polarized lenses.

NYG95GA
NYG95GA SuperDork
7/14/10 9:35 a.m.

If you wear sunglasses while driving into the setting sun, you are smart, and should use RayBans.

If you wear sunglasses all the time, you have something to hide, and can't be trusted.

If you wear sunglasses indoors, you are a happy person with a polished finish.

All the sunglass makers are owned by the same company anyway, so at the end of the day, it really doesn't matter.

GI_Drewsifer
GI_Drewsifer Reader
7/14/10 9:53 a.m.
mad_machine wrote: as somebody who's eyes are VERY light sensitive, I tend to wear older Oakly Mframes. Not very trendy, but the wrap around protects my eyes nicely. And I have yet to break them in 5+ years of wearing them.. just scratched up the lenses a couple of times. Now that lenses are getting harder to find.. I may have to look into the flakjacket or the half jacket.

Might wanna checked out the new Oakley M Frame Hybrid. It's basically an M frame with a lense more like the size of a half jacket.

mndsm
mndsm HalfDork
7/14/10 10:28 a.m.
DukeOfUndersteer wrote: My Spy Hielos

I need to get a pair of those. I love me some spys, and I can't wear my tourings anymore (they're apparently REALLY rare) and I need some backups for my MC's.

P71
P71 GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
7/14/10 10:30 a.m.

Ones from the non-English speaker selling them for 5/$20 at the local County fair.

DaveEstey
DaveEstey Reader
7/14/10 10:57 a.m.

None. Take that retinas!

HiTempguy
HiTempguy HalfDork
7/14/10 10:58 a.m.
4cylndrfury wrote: If you spent more than 10 bucks or got them somewhere besides the gas station or a convenience store, youve spent too much.

So you mean the $400 on prescription Ray-Bans were a waste of money? Even if I didn't have to pay for them?

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
7/14/10 11:42 a.m.
HiTempguy wrote:
4cylndrfury wrote: If you spent more than 10 bucks or got them somewhere besides the gas station or a convenience store, youve spent too much.
So you mean the $400 on prescription Ray-Bans were a waste of money? Even if I didn't have to pay for them?
4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
7/14/10 11:43 a.m.
HiTempguy wrote:
4cylndrfury wrote: If you spent more than 10 bucks or got them somewhere besides the gas station or a convenience store, youve spent too much.
So you mean the $400 on prescription Ray-Bans were a waste of money? Even if I didn't have to pay for them?

Absolutely not...

Anything Free > sub $10 aviators > everything else

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