It has been a few weeks since I received the glasses and I have used them for long enough to get use to them...
My first impression was of the packaging, they came wrapped in a silk bag, and that was wrapped in bubble wrap all inside a small box, so I don’t see how anything can go wrong with the shipping, unless the postman steps on the box or something...
Looking at the actual glasses, I see that they seem to be made of excellent plastic with rubber around the arms and the nosepiece all of which is intended to stop the glasses from slipping up or down your nose and also for comfort. The frames look a little weird, but I am getting used to the way they look on my face.
When ordering, they only had one style of frame in three colors with three different tints on the UV resistant lenses.
The UV resistance on the glasses is excellent. I wear an $80 pair of Arnett shades regularly, and the SS glasses make the Arnett's like there isn’t any UV protection at all. My eyes seem to relax when I have them on.
There is a permanent strap that connects the two arms behind the head. It is sewn into place, so there is no removing it. That is either good or bad, depending on what you do with your shades when you aren’t wearing them I.e. put them on your hat, or wear them around you neck.
Attached to the strap in a simple yet effective one hand operated strap tightener (I don’t know the word,) essentially, you just reach around the back of your head with the right hand, and pull it to tighten the strap, then you do the opposite with your left hand to loosen it... while the strap is tight, the shades aren’t going anywhere, not up or down.
The only thing I don’t like about them is the arms and the strap get in the way of my hats. If the company would have designed the arms to curve down a little behind the ear, this wouldn’t be a problem...
These glasses do not interfere with my helmet in any way. I use the Protec Ace Wake helmet and I don’t have any problems...
This review is MHO, but all in all, the shades are worth it. I don’t know about using them for everyday use like cruising around the shopping mall, but I can see how if a kite loop goes bad while wearing these things, you would still have them when you when you recover, I think they float too, so that is a bonus if they do... I just don’t want to try it out.
Ian