Bolle Sport Recoil Sunglasses

These sunglasses exceeded my expectations. I used Bolle ski goggles as a kid-- and they were great --and these sunglasses are no exception. I initially ordered the King sunglasses since they are intended for people with large heads...and I have a large cranium. The King sunglasses fit my head well, but I think they would do better for someone with an XL head. I got the Recoil sunglasses with the matte black frame and green mirror lenses on a whim, and I am very glad that I did. They fit my head perfectly, wrap around very well, do not fall off when doing crossfit (outside in Texas heat, sometimes in shade, sometimes in the sun) or jogging at sunset, and are light but strong. I prefer brown and red tinted lenses, and these are brown. They really make subtle terrain contours and colors ( especially red, orange and green) pop out. I also pick up on movement faster with the tinting of these lenses (as in, picking up on a grackle fluttering its wings momentarily while sitting on the fence at the other end of the track, out of the corner of my eye).Some people may care that Bolle may not be owned by Luxottica (the parent company that owns the rights to Ray Ban, Versace, Costa, Oakley, Maui Jim, etc.) I think this is good: Bolle can continue to manufacture great sunglasses and provide a better price relative to its peers because Bolle is not part of the Luxottica monopoly. Oakley refused the first several attempts at takeover by Luxottica, but eventually Luxottica won out. Bolle remains its own company, and is more economically efficient relative to its peers.Note: The anti-fog coating used on the inside of the lenses, is textured. There are no special care instructions or recommendations apart from the common-sense care instructions offered in the literature that comes with the sunglasses. I have found that the textured inside of the lenses is easy to clean with a very soft cotton cloth (like an all-cotton handkerchief). Some people may find this to be annoying or inconvenient, but I don't mind. I'm willing to spend the extra 45 seconds needed to grab a different cleaning cloth to make these sunglasses last. I don't beat up my gear (ever since I was little, I never have), so I have no doubt that these sunglasses will last a long time.

Love them. Very light weight but a nice big robust hinge so they should be sturdy. I imagine they will last a long time.They wrap around well and thus don't let peripheral light in, without looking too-too sporty.Good optics, no distortion. Polarized lenses works as it they do, cuts glare, some things appear different. They are medium dark, good for typical days.I don't see any sticky film like others have complained of on the inner side.I just did a survey of my favorite offerings from some big names after my old favorite cheapies finally cracked after about 5 years. Checked out Oakley Gas Cans (those are cool but too much like my old ones), got some Revo StraighShots (great glasses too, but darker lenses as if for use on your schooner or the slopes).But then I saw these in a store and kinda had to have them.These are my favorite all around pair of all of those.

These are my favorite sunglasses. I'm on my 4th pair. They fit great and lenses are high quality. Warning: After a while, the soft nose pieces fall off. They can be glued back on using any type of cyanoacrylate glue (e.g. super glue). I've had good results using a delay setup gel formula. Now there's a couple of problems with these glasses.1. As stated, the nose pieces fall off at the most inopportune times. The glasses don't have to be very old or used much for this to happen. Over the last 8 years, the manufacturer (Bausch & Lomb) still hasn't corrected the problem.2. Knowing this is a design flaw, B&L should include 2 pairs of spare nose pieces with each pair of glasses but they don't. They expect you to pay $8.00 for 1 pair of replacement pieces. Really, how much can these parts cost B&L to manufacture? $0.05 per pair sounds about right.

About a week ago I lost my Bolle Polarized Anaconda's. I had them for about 5 years, and I LOVED THEM!!!I thought about getting the same ones, but wanted a (slight) change in style. So, I got these.I love these even more than my Anaconda's. The look is more modern with the tapered sides and the curved arms. They are just as light and fit just as great (if not better) than the Anaconda's.My headline mentions the wrong picture. The ones in the picture (at the time I write this review) are the same model year as my old Bolle's. The word "Polarized" is printed on the left lens and the Bolle logo is very large, almost near the center of the top of the left lens.(This was the ONLY thing I didn't like about my old Bolle's. You could see the large logo and writing while wearing them. I constantly thought I saw a bug or something."The Bolle "B" has been updated since the ones in the picture. And, the model in the picture has the old hinges.The model I received has a small version of the new logo in the corner. No "Polarized" on the lens. (It is on the inside of the right arm - to let you know you got the right ones.) The new "B" is in the silver square on each side of the arms. And they use the new "pinless" hinges... which are supposed to last even longer than the old hinges.You can't go wrong with these!

These have a sportier look. They are a wide fit on the head, which gives good peripheral views. They have very good and comfortable grips on the temple and nose. The grip is rubber coated and soft. Very good quality. My husband was very pleased with this product. they also came in a softshell case that offers superior protection. It closes with a velcro flap. Inside was a cloth for cleaning the lenses. These are very good quality glasses and i would reommend them to anyone!