“Great style and ease of use when changing lenses. The exterior hydrophobic coating works great but my sweat sticks to the inside of the lens. Great lens clarity when that does not occur. Tried a number of alternatives (Tempo, Reverb, and Oakley Sutro) and these were the best.”
“Overall great glasses that I can use for exotic style and professional use. The glass clarity is very good. Changing out lenses is easy.
On my way down from Mount Rainier I ran into a blizzard and the Wildcats protected my eyes from the extreme winds and snow.”
“Overall, I’m quite happy with my Wildcat purchase, but...there are negatives. The first is the frame and the “solidity” of the lens to frame. Frankly, the Wildcat creaks, squeaks, and feels......cheap. By contrast, my Oakley Flight Jacket is as solid as a rock. No creaks. No squeaks. Everything feels much more solid. To be fair, the Wildcat feels much lighter, so....perhaps that’s the reason for the less solid feel. The second point is the lens. I don’t like the lens nearly as much as the Oakley Prizm. Ironically, I think the Oakley Road Prizm “pops” much more than your Chromapop. For me, the Chromampop sort of dulls everything.
On the upside.....the Wildcat is incredibly comfortable, as it’s featherlight. Amazing. Also....the Wildcats just look great. Absolutely great. I was afraid they would be ridiculously large, but....they’re not. By comparison, my Oakley Sutro pair are larger and not nearly elegant.
Overall, I think you have a hit on your hands, but......I think the creaking, squeaking issue is unacceptable. These are not cheap sunglasses, but...the creakiness of them makes them seem like cheap $10 sunglasses. Both my Oakleys are rock solid by comparison.
This is my first pair of Smith road sunglasses. I’m glad to have them. If you can address the “creakiness”/solidity issue.....you’ll have what I regard to be the best road sunglasses out there.
cheers,
Anthony Tyser”
