sunglasses in the pro peleton

chainer
chainer Posts: 7
edited August 2008 in Workshop
I have suddenly had a refund for something I never expected to get back, so I have a hundred and something quid which I want to spend on some new shades.

I saw some lovely looking bling in the TdF this year. Especially ones with nice orangey metalic looking lenses.

Does anyone know what the stars are wearing these days, that I might shamelessly indulge in some retail?

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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    do you know what riders were wearing em?
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  • CheeseyJoe
    CheeseyJoe Posts: 95
    Oakley Radars?
  • MegaCycle
    MegaCycle Posts: 236
    Cav had some snazzy ones. So did Millar. Did you mean those?

    I just got some Oakley Radar Path Infrareds which are quite sexy.
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    Cavendish_Radars-480-70.jpg

    them ones?
    cartoon.jpg
  • MegaCycle
    MegaCycle Posts: 236
    Yep. those are the Radar Path, but I got mine in red frames with photochromic lenses (which actually don't really go dark enough grr...)
  • Adieu
    Adieu Posts: 83
    Doobz wrote:
    Cavendish_Radars-480-70.jpg

    them ones?

    Wow, they are cool. :twisted:
  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    Go for Oaklley Radar atomic orange!! As used by Fabian C


    The orangey metallic lens is probably Fire Iridium
    You live and learn. At any rate, you live
  • chainer
    chainer Posts: 7
    oh yes! very nice... but could I carry them off as well as he can?
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    who cares? I can pretend!
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I dont like the spray-fade radars that Cav had - I orefer my Silver Radars - they go with anything !
  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    Just make sure that orange doesn't clash with your kit. :wink:
  • El Nino 9
    El Nino 9 Posts: 22
    MegaCycle wrote:
    Yep. those are the Radar Path, but I got mine in red frames with photochromic lenses (which actually don't really go dark enough grr...)

    Just bought the photochromatic one's myself....... Should I exchange them for a normal black iridium?!
  • Beardy10
    Beardy10 Posts: 115
    Jez mon wrote:
    Go for Oaklley Radar atomic orange!! As used by Fabian C


    The orangey metallic lens is probably Fire Iridium

    Pretty sure that's not Fire Iridium...I have Fire Iridium lenses in my Ski Goggles...they have a blue/yellow tint.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Yeah - they say Fire iridium.

    https://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/C ... CT.ID=5155
  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    edited August 2008
    Beardy10 wrote:
    Jez mon wrote:
    Go for Oaklley Radar atomic orange!! As used by Fabian C


    The orangey metallic lens is probably Fire Iridium

    Pretty sure that's not Fire Iridium...I have Fire Iridium lenses in my Ski Goggles...they have a blue/yellow tint.

    The Fire Iridium in my Retina Burn Radars (the bright yellow ones Millar had last year :shock: ) is a Red/Orange/Yellow colour. Occasionally it does look abit blue/green though.

    The really intense plain yellow reflective lens the pros sometimes wear is 24k Iridium which apparently isn't available to the public.
    You live and learn. At any rate, you live
  • Beardy10
    Beardy10 Posts: 115
    I stand corrected!!!

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