I have tempted the forces of the universe. I got some Vuarnets way cheap (for Vuarnets) at Nordstrom Rack. I love them. Glass lenses are a treat.
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I also have prescription Oakleys (for day-to-day wear, as well as a pair of the same frames with transitions lenses to serve as sunglasses). The frames are titanium, so on the few occasions I’ve fallen asleep with them on and woken up with them on the floor or, yikes, under me, they’ve held up fine. Generally, when they are not on my face, they live in their case (mostly so the cat doesn’t confuse them with something to be played with). But, one does have to get in a habit to put them in their case regularly.
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When I was a youth and racing bikes, I had Oakley SubZeros. They disappeared for years but have been brought back due to popular demand. IMO the greatest athletic wear shades of all time, despite being plastic.
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I used to work for Sunglass Hut and had to be up on the brands and their bells and whistles. I always got a kick out of the fact they call the grippy rubber ear socks and nose piece unobtainium.
My current pair is not quite as impressive as yours! But, they get the job done!
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Very cool. Sadly I cleaned the sweats off my Subs frequently enough that eventually I wore through them enough, right above where the nosepiece was inserted, that one day after a ride I was cleaning them and they just snapped. Sigh. They were so light, so brilliantly designed. Plus they made you look a bit like a frog.
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