bolléBolle Tracker II Safety Glasses

I bought a pair of these glasses for use with an open face helmet during our brief UK summer. I was impressed. The glasses fit comfortably, are well made (for something constructed almost entirely of plastic) with steel screws in the hinges for tightening, and a soft cloth bag included. They also come with a headstrap which I haven't tried and probably won't need unless I wanted to use them on my mountain bike, for example.The smoke lenses are a very good density for motorcycling in bright weather, being neither too dark (when you go through a tunnel and can't take them off) nor too light for bright sunshine. The lenses may have an anti-scratch coating on them, which you can feel when you drag your finger across the surface, and are easy to clean by immersing them in a washing up liquid solution for a couple of hours, if in my case you need to wash the beetlejuice off without harming the lenses. The glasses also look good on the wearer and in terms of quality of manufacture. I also use a lot of power tools, and have no doubt they would be good for their primary purpose too, although obviously with clear lenses, not the smoke ones.The most important features for me: 1. The ballistic grade plastic lenses will protect the rider from anything from insects to gravel hitting them at high speed; 2. tested up to 80mph they didn't let in the wind to any degree that would cause me to squint or feel uncomfortable. They also have straight(ish), flexible legs, so putting them on with a crash helmet is not a problem.I've read other reviews which speak of the lenses fogging up, and as I've only used these in warm weather so far, I can't comment on that issue. But I imagine anti-fog spray, which you can sometimes find very cheap in pound shops, would cure that problem.I also bought a pair of the yellow lens version for night or low-light riding. Again, impressive. The yellow lenses really do make everything look significantly brighter.Whilst they don't fold down flat like normal glasses (due to the contour of the visor part and the legs), once in their bag they can be easily stowed in your backpack or jacket pocket.In a market where anything to do with motorcycling is over-priced (in the same way that anything that says 'marine' on it tends to cost twice what it's worth!) these 'safety glasses' are a genuinely good buy and I would definitely recommend them. 5 stars.

I use these for cycling and walking. They are an excellent fit which keeps cold wind out of my eyes, and flys etc.They are great value and designed not to mist up.Comfortable to wear for long periods. Just one annoying design issue that others have pointed out. There is small etched writing at the top of the glasses which you can see. Kind of irritating as once seen the first time it can't be unseen even though it is very small font. Why put it there?!Despite this they still get five stars from me.

I bought these to try out when skiing as I'd read that yellow lenses were best for flat light, these were a cheap ish option for me to to test. They are sturdy and good quality and arrived very quickly from the seller. Excellent service there and I'd buy from again no problem.The Glasses themselves worked pretty well, they do indeed help with flat light although unfortunately they are not ideal for skiing in snowy conditions as although they do wrap around the eyes and have seals, a small amount of snow/rain does get in! (bear in mind they're not designed for skiing tho!).Poor light when it's not snowing they worked great and were well worth the trial and investment.They do have a safety serial number etched into the very top of the lenses and this is visible when using the glasses, most of the time you don't notice although it does look like a smudge and I found myself cleaning them before realising that it was the etching!For skiing, buy them if you want a cheap option which work fine 90% of the time although I'll be investing in a yellow lenses on a proper pair of ski goggles for next trip. - These will be in the bag for the cloudy days with little chance of snow tho and I'm glad I bought them.

I almost always wear some kind of eyewear when cycling, either due to the sun, or bugs, or rain, or just general dirt and grit thrown up from the road. I normally just use sunglasses, but particularly in the winter months and at night, those obviously aren't so useful... I was also getting the problem of really dry, itchy skin around the eyes in winter due to wind chill.These goggles solved all of that, as the amber tint is really good for contrast in low light and the lenses seal closely against the skin, keeping your eyes nice and warm (as weird as that sounds) and safely protected. As they're technically just general safety goggles, they're far cheaper than the specialised cycling goggles too.They will fog up a bit in particularly cold weather, but usually clear once you accelerate to a decent speed, as they ventilate through the small holes. You can also use them without the strap if you want to, you just won't get quite such a good seal against the eyes.The lenses are polycarbonate, so they're very tough, which is handy, as I've had several small stones fly up and hit them, but they also seem to be really scratch resistant, as the stones left no mark on them. I'm not sure if they're UV rated, but they're pretty good in bright sunlight too.The lenses can't be changed as far as I know though, and so if you want other colours, you'll unfortunately have to buy a new pair.The only downside is that my girlfriend calls me Ali G when I wear them, which is kind of understandable I guess... Sasha Baron Cohen ruined otherwise-useful yellow glasses for everyone!Finally, on a weirder note, they're also very good for cutting particularly tear-inducing onions.