Today's ride reminded me that I really need to get some other eye protection -- my sunglasses are
extremely dark, so I'm continuously faced with the choice of no eye protection or no visibility.

Problem is, most eyewear I've seen for sale is built for big, manly faces. Then there are the
children's lines, which are too small for me.

Ideally, I'm looking for frames that allow me to swap out different lenses for different conditions,
but even a well-fitted frame with yellow or light orange lenses would be a huge help.

Anyone have any models they can recommend?

(As a sizing guideline, the giro nine.9 ski helmet fits me perfectly in size small.)
--
monique

"Monique Y. Herman" <spam@bounceswoosh.org> wrote in message
news:slrnbt83rm.dh3.spam@home.bounceswoosh.org...
> Today's ride reminded me that I really need to get some other eye protection -- my sunglasses are
> extremely dark, so I'm continuously faced with the choice of no eye protection or no visibility.
>
> Problem is, most eyewear I've seen for sale is built for big, manly faces. Then there are the
> children's lines, which are too small for me.
>
> Ideally, I'm looking for frames that allow me to swap out different lenses for different
> conditions, but even a well-fitted frame with yellow or light orange lenses would be a huge help.
>
> Anyone have any models they can recommend?
>
> (As a sizing guideline, the giro nine.9 ski helmet fits me perfectly in size small.)
> --
> monique

Smith Slider 01.

Jon "nuf said" Bond

"Monique Y. Herman" <spam@bounceswoosh.org> wrote in message
news:slrnbt83rm.dh3.spam@home.bounceswoosh.org...
> Today's ride reminded me that I really need to get some other eye protection -- my sunglasses are
> extremely dark, so I'm continuously faced with the choice of no eye protection or no visibility.
>
> Problem is, most eyewear I've seen for sale is built for big, manly faces. Then there are the
> children's lines, which are too small for me.
>
> Ideally, I'm looking for frames that allow me to swap out different lenses for different
> conditions, but even a well-fitted frame with yellow or light orange lenses would be a huge help.
>
> Anyone have any models they can recommend?
>
> (As a sizing guideline, the giro nine.9 ski helmet fits me perfectly in size small.)
> --
> monique

Performance has some models that are pretty small and come with interchangable lenses. they're
usually on sale for about 25 bucks give or take so it's a fairly economical option.

Michael

Try youth sizes.

MTB Ride hard die free.

On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 22:43:18 -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote:

> Today's ride reminded me that I really need to get some other eye protection -- my sunglasses are
> extremely dark, so I'm continuously faced with the choice of no eye protection or no visibility.
>
> Problem is, most eyewear I've seen for sale is built for big, manly faces. Then there are the
> children's lines, which are too small for me.
>
> Ideally, I'm looking for frames that allow me to swap out different lenses for different
> conditions, but even a well-fitted frame with yellow or light orange lenses would be a huge help.
>
> Anyone have any models they can recommend?

Smith glasses are great and have a range of fits. Have a look at their Slider range with
interchangeable lenses.

http://www.smithsport.com

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> Smith Slider 01.
>
> Jon "nuf said" Bond

Yeh that's nuf said if you like being out of style.

Smith Toaster or Sequel.

-John "yeh!" Morgan

"Monique Y. Herman" <spam@bounceswoosh.org> wrote in message
news:slrnbt83rm.dh3.spam@home.bounceswoosh.org...
> Today's ride reminded me that I really need to get some other eye protection -- my sunglasses are
> extremely dark, so I'm continuously faced with the choice of no eye protection or no visibility.
>
> Problem is, most eyewear I've seen for sale is built for big, manly faces. Then there are the
> children's lines, which are too small for me.
>
> Ideally, I'm looking for frames that allow me to swap out different lenses for different
> conditions, but even a well-fitted frame with yellow or light orange lenses would be a huge help.
>
> Anyone have any models they can recommend?

I am a smallish person, I use Rudy Project Graal SX, designed for smaller faces and comes with
inter-changeable lenses:

http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/produc...es/graalsx.htm

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

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<spam@bounceswoosh.org> wrote:
>Today's ride reminded me that I really need to get some other eye protection -- my sunglasses are
>extremely dark, so I'm continuously faced with the choice of no eye protection or no visibility.
>
>Problem is, most eyewear I've seen for sale is built for big, manly faces. Then there are the
>children's lines, which are too small for me.
>
>Ideally, I'm looking for frames that allow me to swap out different lenses for different
>conditions, but even a well-fitted frame with yellow or light orange lenses would be a huge help.
>
>Anyone have any models they can recommend?
>

- - Native eyewear is pretty nice and has different models for different "face sizes". They are
pricey though.

http://www.nativeyewear.com/home.htm

You can sometimes get them on sale at REI.

_ Check out the Dash.

_ Booker C. Bense

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Ask Steve Marriott.

JD

MEC (mountain equip co-op in Canada) has some great gogs called Chameleons. Interchangable lenses,
good fitting frames (my head is on the small side too), and *very reasonably* priced. Both my wife
and I have had them for probably ten years, and only replaced the clear lenses once from accumulated
scratches and nicks due to inelegant dismounts. I wear a Med helmet, my wife wears a Small.

Grap a couple of other items from their cycling inventory to justify the $7 or so shipping from
Canada, and enjoy the exchange rate.

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...3Eprd_id=6967-
75&bmUID=1070905448359

Cheers Gary

"Monique Y. Herman" <spam@bounceswoosh.org> wrote in message
news:slrnbt83rm.dh3.spam@home.bounceswoosh.org...
> Today's ride reminded me that I really need to get some other eye protection -- my sunglasses are
> extremely dark, so I'm continuously faced with the choice of no eye protection or no visibility.
>
> Problem is, most eyewear I've seen for sale is built for big, manly faces. Then there are the
> children's lines, which are too small for me.
>
> Ideally, I'm looking for frames that allow me to swap out different lenses for different
> conditions, but even a well-fitted frame with yellow or light orange lenses would be a huge help.
>
> Anyone have any models they can recommend?
>
> (As a sizing guideline, the giro nine.9 ski helmet fits me perfectly in size small.)
> --
> monique

"Gwood" <sorry@nothere.com> wrote in message news:br2dim$287c7s$1@ID-196047.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Grap a couple of other items from their cycling inventory to justify the
$7
> or so shipping from Canada, and enjoy the exchange rate.

There's not much to enjoy about it, the U.S. $ is dropping like a stone...

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 22:43:18 -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote:

> Today's ride reminded me that I really need to get some other eye protection -- my sunglasses are
> extremely dark, so I'm continuously faced with the choice of no eye protection or no visibility.
>
> Problem is, most eyewear I've seen for sale is built for big, manly faces. Then there are the
> children's lines, which are too small for me.
>
> Ideally, I'm looking for frames that allow me to swap out different lenses for different
> conditions, but even a well-fitted frame with yellow or light orange lenses would be a huge help.
>
> Anyone have any models they can recommend?
>
> (As a sizing guideline, the giro nine.9 ski helmet fits me perfectly in size small.)

Following a recent windfall in cash and a desire for a funky pair of goggles to wear, I got hold of
a pair of the WileyX SG-1 goggles. Interchangeable lenses, and look reasonable on my rather small
face. (I usually wear Oakley Square Wires, and even they are a bit wide for me).

Downside to the Wiley SG-1 is that the cost is quite high (>$100), and if you're outside of the US
you'll have a cow of a time getting hold of them. Customer response wasn't that great, either. (I
ordered from them, paid, and then was told that they wouldn't ship outside of the US for "security
reasons", which meant that I lost about £7 in currency exchange fees).

On the upside, they're cool and I love wearing them. Oh, and they can swap between being goggles and
being sunglasses if you fancy it. And they're military grade hardware, if you want to sound cool.

http://www.wileyx.com/sg1.php

Joss

Thanks, all, for your suggestions! With fit being such an issue, I'm not comfortable buying
anything I haven't first tried, which definitely limits my ability to try some stuff (the european
goggles, for example, which look pretty spiff). The Rudy's Graal SX feels about right, so I'm
leaning toward those.

--
monique

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 at 13:58 GMT, Carla A-G penned:
> I am a smallish person, I use Rudy Project Graal SX, designed for smaller faces and comes with
> inter-changeable lenses:
>
> http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/produc...es/graalsx.htm
>

Ahah! I found a store around here that stocks them. They're just what the doctor ordered! (Actually,
the owner of the store suggested that the standard Graal might be better for cycling, since it won't
obstruct my line of sight when I'm on a bike ... but it's just way too bugeyed!)

Which lenses do you have? I'm looking at the "Copper velvet" setup, which has a reflective orange, a
normal orange, and a clear lens, but if I did that I think I would have to order polarized brown
lenses for bright, exposed rides.

--
monique

"Michael Paul" <mfpaul nospam@san.rr.com> wrote in message news:93WAb.4663

>
> Performance has some models that are pretty small and come with interchangable lenses. they're
> usually on sale for about 25 bucks give or take so it's a fairly economical option.

I'll second Mike's suggestion. I use the Performance Fusion model which has 3 lenses (including
clear, which you really should have if you EVER do any night rides, but also even for late
day/dusk rides; even a high light transmission yellow blocks too much detail once it gets into
dusk timeframe.) I think this model would fit smaller heads reasonably well, it definitely
doesn't stick out as far from my head as did the Performance Flight, which I also used a couple
years or so. Of course, no one that I can recall has ever accused me of being small headed.
Afraid I've received the opposite comment a few times too often. :-) Sadly I just checked for
the Fusion at Performance.com and don't see it available. (Though sometimes a call to tech
support can get you something they still have but no longer list.) However, they do have some
other frames there that might fit the bill and are on sale at good prices, from $22.48 and up.
The Orion or Athena models might fit the bill. I have never paid full price for "name"
sunglasses. Couldn't care less about stylin' as long as _I_ like what I wear, which mainly is
determined by functionality. (Ok, I will not wear my "athletic" glasses from high school days in
the 70s, the old black frame with arms that you could twist around in a circle without breaking
them; they were the first to do this trick.) Only own a set of Oakleys because they were a
trail-find pair, which I did have to buy lenses for, and which I quickly decided were much too
easily scratched. I now have found Performance's offerings so affordable (especially when on
sale) and good quality, that I rarely look beyond them when I need a new pair.
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