I often run along the beach and have had enough of squinting out the glare from the water. Can anyone give advice on sunglasses? I'm on a budget so keep recommendations cheap!
I paid £5 or £6 for my Tchibo wrap-around ones, with 3 sets of interchangeable lenses, UV whatever, own case, string for dangling round neck. Excellent, use them on every run - not just to keep the sun out, but keep dust out of my contact lenses. Only trouble is, is that Tchibo only have them in stock for a couple of weeks at a time maybe twice a year, unless they're available from the website.
Another who highly recommends Sunwise - Not necessarily the interchangeable ones though. I actually preferred them to my Oakley half jackets, although now currently run in Sun Dogs, which I got on a special. Of all three the Sunwise were the best at not steaming up...
I've got the DHB Triples and they haven't let me down yet. Use them for road cycling and MTBing. Not on par with my Oakleys, but great for putting on and forgetting - if they get trashed, not a huge outlay to get another pair.
We're certainly good at finding bargains here on the forum.
I actually pushed the boat out last week and bought some from Style Eyes online. They are Birdz make with 4 sets of interchangable lenses,pouch and strap for holding them on all for £15. The main reasons for going for these was that they'll be good for cycling too, and they're polycarbonate lenses and so indestructable (well, we'll see!)
ditto for the Aldi ones... same stuff comes with them and they're polycarbonate so Han Solo couldn't escape! I bought 5 pairs last year cos I didn't know the offer would come back again. Lost 1 pair and gave 1 to a mate... glad to still have 3 - I leave one pair in the car and the others get thrown from kit bag to bedroom shelf etc...
I don't know about the cycling gear - but I don't think the glasses sell out as quick cos there's usually so many of them and all the one size compared to a lesser amount per volume of storage space of equipment/clothing. That being said, I never take for granted that anything will be left in Aldi - I've seen it with queues outside before it has opened at times!
Half Jackets IMHO easily the best but if on a budget they would be a no go. Some of the ALdi/Lidl stuff is chaep but cheerful and a heck of a lot more technical than some of the stuff that was being used a few years ago.
I had some rudy project glssses with red lenses. These were great for running & biking as they really picked out the contrast.
They were about £60 & did their job in protecting my eyes when I face planted skiing last year. I scratched both lenses to bits & snapped the frame but the lenses didn't shatter to thankfully no shards of plastic in my eyes.
For running I don't think you really need oakleys / rudy project / or the expensive glasses but if you want to use your glasses for cycling / snow sports where you are likely to crash at speed then I think it's worth spending the extra for glasses that should protect your eyes.
Personally I think adidas does the best stuff - the lenses are great & the frames are designed to snap apart on impact so you can easily put them back together. They are hugely expensive though at well over £100 which is more than I can justify but if you can get them cheap...
Rubber Ducky, I've got some Bolle Swisher 800. I needed them as my contact lenses get very dry when I'm running. I look like Elvis Costello but I don't care as they are great for protecting against sun, wind and insects. They also work in 'dusk' conditions. Hope this helps
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Constantly on my face in summer.
Of all three the Sunwise were the best at not steaming up...
And OH so comfy, and cooooooooooool.
Come in Rubberducky!, we've got a convoy! lol
there's shades with interchangeable lenses ni Aldi on Thurs... €3.99 here so prob £2.50 over in the UK?
I got them last year - well worth it. And if you personally don't like em, what's 2.50 ?!
We're certainly good at finding bargains here on the forum.
I actually pushed the boat out last week and bought some from Style Eyes online. They are Birdz make with 4 sets of interchangable lenses,pouch and strap for holding them on all for £15. The main reasons for going for these was that they'll be good for cycling too, and they're polycarbonate lenses and so indestructable (well, we'll see!)
That's a big 10-4 Rubberducky :-)
Over and out.
That being said, I never take for granted that anything will be left in Aldi - I've seen it with queues outside before it has opened at times!
They were about £60 & did their job in protecting my eyes when I face planted skiing last year. I scratched both lenses to bits & snapped the frame but the lenses didn't shatter to thankfully no shards of plastic in my eyes.
For running I don't think you really need oakleys / rudy project / or the expensive glasses but if you want to use your glasses for cycling / snow sports where you are likely to crash at speed then I think it's worth spending the extra for glasses that should protect your eyes.
Personally I think adidas does the best stuff - the lenses are great & the frames are designed to snap apart on impact so you can easily put them back together. They are hugely expensive though at well over £100 which is more than I can justify but if you can get them cheap...
Off to have a look in Lidl, see if anything left...