Ride Specs

Six sunglasses for summer

Six sunglasses for performance, style or both

A The Shimano S-phyre Aurora ($ 200, bike.shimano.com) are rare indeed. Only a few hundred of these glasses, with their northern lights-inspired frames, are in North America. The temples are curved nicely and clear helmet straps easily.

B Updated earlier this year, the Oakley Frogskins Mix ($ 218, oakley.ca) are lifestyle glasses with performance features. The Prizm Jade lenses cut out bright light and maximize contrast when you’re out on the road. The O Matter frame, which is plastic with nylon, is comfortable and durable.

C The frame colour of these 100% S2 ($ 215, orangesportsupply.com) glasses is “soft tact banana,” giving these chunky specs a fun, Tonka-truck vibe. The temples tips are nicely grippy and keep the Cat. 3 grey/green lens (visible light transmission: 13 per cent) in place.

D The Smith Wildcat ($ 210, smithoptics. com) glasses look a bit like goggles missing parts of their frame. Around the temple hinges, the frame is just on the inside. Swap out the Chromapop Red Mirror lens – which filters out certain wavelengths of light to give you a sharper view – for the clear lens if clouds roll in.

E The Bollé Shifter ($ 300, bolle.com) are new glasses from the 131-yearold company. They take design cues from the Chrono Shield, worn by riders in the ’90s. The contemporary lenses feature Phantom, which adjusts the tint for different light conditions and adds contrast.

F The POC Crave Clarity ($ 290, poc sports.com) have lenses by premium lens maker Zeiss. Put them on for rides on cloudy days. Thirty-two per cent of visible light will pass through. The frame is made of the durable Grilamid polymer.