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the Magicshine Windbreaker cycling sunglasses.
A large part of Magicshine's success as a brand has been their ability to offer affordable and
high quality products. We've consistently seen that their bike lights are brighter and offer
more features than mainstream brands. In this review we're going to be looking at Magicshine's
newest Windbreaker sunglasses which are one of Magicshine's first cycling apparel products.
As you can see here we have all three versions faction wise it's very simple just a white box
Magicshine logo and a lot of the safety and specs printed directly on it. I'll go ahead and take it
out of the box and go over those specs. Retail price on this is very affordable and ranges from
$44.99 all the way up to $74.99 depending on which version you choose. These are frameless sunglasses
and they're offered in polarized, photochromic and standard lens options. They have a impact
resistant UV 400 protection keep you safe in the sun and lightweight TR-90 frame construction.
They also have a ventilated design with a very aggressive design language.
As you can see here we have three versions of them. We have the photochromic, classic
the standard version and the polarized. Each of them have pretty basic packaging.
You have this nice zippered box a little informational pamphlet inside and then
a lot of extra package material just to protect the sunglasses during transportation.
So here we can see one of them I believe this is the standard variation.
So with each of them you get the sunglasses you get a cleaning cloth
that actually I believe has Magicshine logo on there.
You can see the Magicshine on there then you also have a fabric carrying bag which
is really nice those are lighter weight something you can throw in your pocket
to prevent it from getting scratched and the hard case. The other variations are identical
each of them have the same box with the logo they just have the different lens options. Now let's
take a look at the weight of the sunglasses. We have all three variations The Standard Version
which comes in at 28 grams we have the polarized one which actually has a slightly taller lens
and as a result it's a little bit heavier at 30 grams and then we have the photochromic variation
which is again 28 so pretty light. Even the lightest pairs of sunglasses on the
market around 20 so you really won't feel 28 at all. Magicshine has chosen a frameless shield
design to give the windbreaker sunglasses a sporty appearance. You can see you have a highly curved
lens it's almost cylindrical and then frameless which means there's no frame connected to the
lens. Instead the temple arms are directly attached to the lens itself and there's no
structure between them the lens itself is the structure so you can see very flexible
and a lot of nice adjustability. So it can accommodate different face sizes there's
quite a few color scheme and lens options here. There's photochromic which will actually adjust to
the environment so you can see this will darken or line depending how much in light is around
you have polarized which is great for water sports or other type of cycling. You can
actually differentiate this with a slightly taller lens. This is the gold mirror finish
but they have various options and then you have the classic variation which is the most affordable
which just has a simple mirror style finish as well. All of them have these little vents in
the corner which are more of a style than actual functionality as they're so far in the corner and
then sharp aggressive lines unlike Poc which would be smoother this is more sporty and you can see
more aggressive. There's a lot of color schemes as well this is the light this is the matte gray
with the silver accent here and you can see that accent color actually matches the Magicshine logo.
We also have the all black and then they have tons of color options white and teal white and
orange so you can find the one that matches your personality or matches your bike color scheme.
You can see these are also very large frames so the gap from the nose pad to the top is very large
so that means it's very immersive. So when you're wearing this you can see it really encompasses
your entire view and it's really great for cycling running or any high intensity sports so definitely
a nice features. You can see the temple arms are adjustable so it's flexible rubber material
with this anti-flip rubber coating on the inside which is also color matched so you can see very
flexible and actually just moves around. You can just flex this Inward and outward
the notepad is also adjustable. There's a little wire on the inside so if you
just put pressure on it you can see I'll move and then hold its form so very easy
to adjust. There's no separate nose pads or separate pieces that are often easy to lose
instead you just move these around to match your face it's a pretty simple design. To be
honest this design you really could swap any logo on here you could put Oakley you could
put Smith and you wouldn't really know it's not a really polarizing instead it's kind of a somewhat
generic and common design but looks good and you can definitely wear this on or off the bike.
Overall we're really impressed with the Windbreaker sunglasses. Despite having
a budget price point the lenses are crisp and clear you don't have any distortions any
irregularity in the color coating. They also have that oversized style with the frameless
frame so you don't actually have anything blocking your view and it's very immersive which is great
for cycling. The only downside of the sunglasses the fact that the color rendering isn't quite as
high contrast or bright as you can find in Oakley Smith or other higher end brands. Otherwise they
use the same lightweight material and even the photochromic option can react pretty quickly to
the environment so if you're writing mixed conditions it goes from nearly transparent
to all the way up to Category 3 to block out the sun so pretty impressive for the price.
Now let's compare the Windbreaker with other sunglasses on the market. There's quite a few
to choose from honestly every design has pretty much been done at this point but there are some
more distinctive options like the Oakley Sutros. You can see it's very similar shield style but
a little more swoopy so it makes it more distinctive. This is the Sutro Sweep Vent
which has these vents here which I actually don't like they sort of block your vision
but they do look cool so you can see putting side by side the Oakley pops more with this
bright color scheme and obviously has more brand recognition than Magicshine. You can see with
the frameless design you don't have this crossbar or the top bar that sort of inhibit your vision.
The other Oakley that's really nice is the Oakley Sutro, its $300 so quadruple or more
in terms of price versus the Magicshine. It's definitely more of a fashion statement
it's a one-piece design with a swoopy nose that really makes it stand out.
Now this is where really you're paying a premium for the design language and
the brand of Oakley versus the Windbreaker which is much more affordable and functional.
The other sort of polarizing design is the Roka Matador and this is kind of similar gold mirror
finish but what's distinct about the Roka Matador is you have this swoopy design for the temple arms
versus the standard straight arm design of the Magicshine so it makes a little more distinctive.
Functionally very similar and obviously costs more than the Magicshine as all the Magicshine products
are usually undercut the competitors and have similar quality. The big difference between all
these sunglasses though obviously is the color enhancement. I think something like the Roka
and the Oakley I think have better and brighter punchier colors versus the Magicshine which are
really hard to capture on camera. Windbreaker does a good job at tinting but it doesn't really
enhance the color as much as some other brands like Bolle, Smith or other ones we've reviewed.
Now let's go over the pros and cons for the Windbreaker sunglasses. What we like about
them is that they have a very affordable price point so they even cost less than some Oakley
or Poc replacement lenses. They also have a frameless design which means you have a
very wide field of view and that's great for cycling where you really want that immersive
experience you don't want a frame block your view. Magicshine also offers them in a variety
of frame colors as well as lens options. You can get classic photochromic or polarized.
The main con for these sunglasses the fact that the color rendering just isn't as vivid or
bright as some other brands such as Oakley or Poc although there's no distortion it's just not quite
as bright. Taking everything into account would give the Windbreaker a 9.2 out of 10. These are
affordable and stylish cycling sunglasses. Thanks for watching this review don't forget to like and
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