Smith Attack

$290 You can’t help but figure out exactly how easy it is to change lenses on Smith’s innovative new Attack sunglasses – they come in a hard case and you have to attach the temples to the lens to put them on. The process is incredibly easy thanks to Smith’s MAG interchangeable technology – you just clip the temples on to one of the two included Chromopop lenses and you’re off. (Getting the lens off is just as easy – a simple push on the lever with the temple folded in slightly releases the magnet.) The whole process is much easier to do than to describe.

In addition to the ease of changing lenses you get all the high-end technology seen in Smith’s other highperformance glasses. The temples and nose piece are made with Megol, a material that sticks to your skin as you sweat. What’s truly a treat is looking through these sunglasses. The Chromopop lenses filter specific wavelengths so you see with greater definition and clarity and colours appear very natural. The Attack comes with two different tinted lenses – one for bright conditions and a contrast-tinted lens for low-light conditions.

Two different sizes of lens are available, too. The Attack Max is slightly deeper and offers a bit more coverage at the brow. Add to that the two-position adjustable nose pad and you can dial these glasses in for the perfect fit so you have all the coverage you need on the bike and for a run.—km