I used to run to and from work alongside the river Taff when I was living in Cardiff. When I switched to cycling my optician noticed changes to my eyes and recommended that I start wearing glasses to protect them from dust, insects and drying. Sure, I used to wear glasses all the time when training, but I hadn’t bothered just for my daily commute.
I had a look around for suitable glasses that wouldn’t fog up (lots of rain in Wales), had different coloured lenses for different light conditions, and that looked pretty good and weren’t daftly expensive. I tried a couple of brands but they weren’t great. I tripped over a pair of Sunwise Twisters in a sale online, and ended up using them everyday for years.
I use my Twisters for running, cycling, racing (triathlon), driving and anything else. I’ve replaced the original lenses (reflective dark, brown, and yellow) with new ones, bought others (clear for night riding), and replaced the ear socks and the nose bits. I must be very attached to them. They’re great for racing. Before the race you can always pick the right lens colour for the conditions. I’ve ripped them off my head with my helmet in transition and had to pick the bits up after the race. The bits always go back together, and scratched lenses are cheap to replace (but they’re usually fine). There’s no stress here.
So Sunwise were in the first group of companies I approached to ask for sponsorship for my 2012 race season. I already wear their glasses (I had 3 pairs) and recommend them to all that ask. Sunwise is a British company, something that I feel is particularly important to support right now. Happily they agreed, and Sunwise will provide me with sunglasses for training and racing for the next season. Good, eh?
So I get to try out lots of new Sunwise sunglasses, which you’ll get to see & hear about. I’m loving the light reactive, polarised chromafusion lenses, something I haven’t tried before. Cracking contrast. Some glasses make the world look better.
Go and visit the Sunwise website and see what they do.
