MTB eyewear recommendations:

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years ago I had some amazing Bolle' titanium/tr90 plastic cycling sunglasses with clear and mirror tint lenses. I would use the clear at night or even foggy overcast days

They worked great, fit and function just perfect.
I have bushy eyebrows and sweat is a problem on many subnglasses due to eyebrow/singles frame contact.

What are your favorite MTB glasses you can recommend?
 
dustyyoungblood said:
years ago I had some amazing Bolle' titanium/tr90 plastic cycling sunglasses with clear and mirror tint lenses. I would use the clear at night or even foggy overcast days

They worked great, fit and function just perfect.
I have bushy eyebrows and sweat is a problem on many subnglasses due to eyebrow/singles frame contact.

What are your favorite MTB glasses you can recommend?
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You are probably gonna get 100 different answers here.

Personally, I ride with Oakley Flak Jacket XLJ. Have been using them for years. Like the availability of different lenses.

They do fog up from time to time. They fit into the back of my helmet when it starts to get dark.

They do not slip on my nose or ears.

I like that they don't have frames on the bottom of the lenses. However this is also a negative. During a crash you can have the lens cut into your cheek. I had 9 stitches from a crash where my lens sliced open just below my eye, even though the lens wasn't broken.
 
1st the most important thing to me is protection which is good frame and fit.

I know the "rimless" style is popular. Well I have up close experience with them acting like a blade (Their First Name) slicing a friend'd face open like a knife when she took a fall. That may sound dramatic but its not really, we could barely stop the bleeding. It required stitches inside and out. The only good thing is it was such a clean cut that it healed well I think a frame around the whole lens is paramount.

Native is one of my favorite brands, good fit, lifetime guarantee, polarized, replaceable lenses, good fit, venting, soft nose and temples etc.
 
Trim your eye bushes with clippers if it's an issue.

As far as eye protection, I wear some cheapo roadie shades that have 3 lenses in the kit; clear, rose, grey. I think they were under $50 and they've been great. Tifosi is the brand.

As some have already stated, fit is very important. Go out and try some.
 
Since eyebrows themselves don't actually sweat much, I recommend using some version of a skullcap.

I have to wear prescription lenses if I want to survive a dirt ride. I like wraparound to keep dust and FOD out of my eyes, so I have Oakleys. I forget the model. They work. They're expensive.

But the skullcap - I'm sure there's a specific term - keeps the sweat mostly manageable.
 
I do wear a hand band/ear cover under my helmet to keep the sweat from getting into my eyes and to keep my ears warm in cool weather. It flips over depending on whether or not I want to cover my ears.
 
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I wear these, nothing but the best.
 
I was wearing pretty cheap jimarti brand sunglasses from amazon. I recently tried a pair of the oakley prizm lenses and I haven't gone back. I ended up with an Oakley M2 Prizm Road (pitch lens shape) and a set of Oakley Radar EV Prizm Trail (Path Lens shape). The M2 are my full sun glasses and I have an aftermarket clear lens that I use for night riding. The Radar glasses are my go-to every day mtb glasses. I love the rose (prizm road) and the amber (prizm trail) tints that both of these glasses have. Maybe it's just mental, but it seems like it makes a difference in optical clarity and trail obstacle definition.

It had been a long time since I spent any real money on mtb eyewear. Now that I've got the good stuff again, I unfortunately won't be going back.
 
On the bike I use Smith and Tifosi.
I like to keep my eyewear inexpensive, and get new ones every 6-9 months,


Off the Bike I like Kaenon.
 
I got prescription polarized medium brown, similar to serengeti driver tint, in a Nike wraparound frame. About$400, good for everything, biking, skiing, beach. I have moderate correction -2.25, so lens is a bit thick at the edge. I like them better than using contacts and non prescription suns.
 
I have a couple pairs of the Oakley Jawbone/Racing Jackets. I've got a few different lenses that cover pretty much all types of light that's out there. Recently picked up a pair of the Jawbreakers. Not too terribly fond of the looks...but man...they are light and comfortable. The Prizm (road and trail) lenses are real nice.
 
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