lefty
Captains Club Member
NC Kayak Angler
Registered: November 2005
Location: Cary
Posts: 2813
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Review Date: 4/5/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $10.00
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Built-in strap (removable)
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Cons:
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April 5, 2008: I've worn them for about a month now. They're comfortable - nothing to write home about, but for the closeout price I got, very much worth it. The optics seem good, better than the anonymous glasses I had before. These are brown/amber tint, which seems to allow more light than the gray lenses I had before, but they've proven adequate even in bright daylight.
They come with a foam gasket, making them semi-goggles (funny, I wanted to put two o's into that word...) At first I removed them, then reinserted them after I realized a tendency for the lenses to sit a little close to my eyes.
May 30, 2008: Downgraded my rating - I bought two pairs of these glasses at this bargain price; lately I've been using one, with the strap, on my kayak, and the other without the strap for daily use. So far both of them have developed a problem that the rubber cover at the end of the temple tends to come off the harder-plastic temple frame, when I remove the glasses. (My ears aren't THAT BIG to grab the glasses and hold THAT tight...)
I sent an email to Wiley-X's support, they suggested using "a glue for plastics" to secure the loose pieces. My first home-repair attempt used a general-purpose (including plastics) adhesive, that didn't work too well. For my second attempt i used an epoxy specifically marketed for repairing plastics -- that's held so far, but I haven't used the repaired pair long enough to tell for sure.
Especially at that price, they're still worthwhile. But I sure can't put myself into the "thrilled" category.
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