{"id":3380,"date":"2019-08-26T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/?p=3380"},"modified":"2019-08-26T10:08:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:08:49","slug":"summer-cycling-essentials-sunglasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/summer-cycling-essentials-sunglasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer cycling essentials: sunglasses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always had a love\/hate relationship with sunglasses. I want nice ones, but I&#8217;m very penchant for breaking or losing them.<\/p>\n<p>One brand I&#8217;ve been leaning towards lately is Tifosi. In the world of cycling, the <em>tifosi<\/em> is the italian word for their fans. It literally means <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tifosi\">those infected by typhus<\/a>, so you could consider them to be <em>rabid fans<\/em>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Expensive Sunglasses<\/h2>\n<p>At one point I decided I&#8217;d get a nice pair of sunglasses for cycling to the tune of $80. I got some Tifosi Dolomite specs that have vent holes in the lenses. I liked them so much I bought a second pair with polarized lenses.<\/p>\n<p>Then I lost them on trip to New York. The sun was setting, I took them off and left them somewhere, never to be seen again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3381\" class=\"wp-caption thumbnail alignnone\" style=\"width: 225px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"RIP polarized dolomites\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-dolomite-lenses.jpg\" rel=\"gallery-3380\" class=\"thickbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/summer-cycling-essentials-sunglasses\/tifosi-dolomite-lenses\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-dolomite-lenses.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"225,100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tifosi-dolomite-lenses\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;RIP polarized dolomites&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-dolomite-lenses.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3381 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-dolomite-lenses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">RIP polarized dolomites<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>Feeling despondent, I went back to crappy $10 sunglasses because I felt I didn&#8217;t deserve <em>nice<\/em> sunglasses.<\/p>\n<h2>Reasonably Nice Sunglasses<\/h2>\n<p>Then I was at the bike shop last month and they had some nice, casual looking Tifosi sunglasses on the rack in fun colors. I tried them on and thought they looked and fit great. I assumed they&#8217;d at least be $50. To my suprise, they were only $25 \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thickbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-smoove-363669-1.jpg\" rel=\"gallery-3380\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/summer-cycling-essentials-sunglasses\/tifosi-smoove-363669-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-smoove-363669-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tifosi-smoove-363669-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-smoove-363669-1-1024x427.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3386 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-smoove-363669-1-300x125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-smoove-363669-1-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-smoove-363669-1-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-smoove-363669-1-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2019\/08\/tifosi-smoove-363669-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I realized this is how I can have decent sunglasses without the guilt or shame that I&#8217;m burning Benjamins if they get lost or mistreated. I&#8217;d only be burning Jacksons <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/emoji.fileformat.info\/gemoji\/trollface.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re looking for a set of inexpensive, but well-designed sunglasses, head to your local bike shop and check out these lines from Tifosi:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tifosioptics.com\/product\/smoove-icicle-sky-blue-sky-blue\/\">Smoove<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tifosioptics.com\/product\/svago-crystal-vapor-smoke-yellow\/\">Svago<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tifosioptics.com\/product\/swank-crystal-sky-blue-smoke-bright-blue\/\">Swank<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tifosioptics.com\/product\/swank-sl-satin-electric-green-sky-blue\/\">Swank SL<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tifosioptics.com\/product\/swick-satin-black-crimson-smoke-red\/\">Swik<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re all $25. I found the best selection at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freewheelbike.com\/product-list\/accessories-1109\/eyewear-1120\/?rb_br=121&amp;sort=priceasc\">Freewheel Bike<\/a> where I live, but you can also find them at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/search.html?r=brand%3Atifosi&amp;sort=min-price\">REI<\/a> and many other local bike shops.<\/p>\n<div class='kindleWidget kindleLight' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-content\/plugins\/send-to-kindle\/media\/white-15.png\" \/><span>Send to Kindle<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always had a love\/hate relationship with sunglasses. I want nice ones, but I&#8217;m very penchant for breaking or losing them. One brand I&#8217;ve been leaning towards lately is Tifosi. In the world of cycling, the tifosi is the italian word for their fans. It literally means those infected by typhus, so you could consider&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/summer-cycling-essentials-sunglasses\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"A great pair of sunglasses for $25? 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