If you are looking for cycling sunglasses you might have noticed a trend, they can be expensive. We do our best to include a wide range of options and price points when we put together a buyers guide like our list of the best cycling sunglasses. There’s no magic though, good cycling sunglasses are expensive. What if they weren’t though?
There’s always been an undercurrent of discussion about the potential price inflation of sunglasses. Sunglasses, of all kinds, fall under the fashion pricing model where the value has little to do with the cost. It’s why we’ve written a separate guide to the best cheap cycling sunglasses, which cover many of the main requirements, but without the bells and whistles. It’s also why in 2015 Goodr founders Stephen Lease and Ben Abell decided they could offer something better to runners. The pair put together a company that priced sunglasses closer to the cost and they emphasised a fun brand story.
By all metrics, the formula has been a winner but it’s taken until this year for there to be a cycling-specific offering. We’ve had a pair of the Goodr Wrap G sunglasses, in the “I do my own stunts” colour option for four months and now it’s time to talk about them. If you are looking for a pair of riding sunglasses for a lot less money, keep reading to see whether we think this recent offering from Goodr goes against everything we said when we compared cheap vs expensive cycling sunglasses.
Design and aesthetics
Goodr is all about aesthetics and everything the brand does builds a story of fun and fashion. There are six colour options for the Wrap G but the names aren’t descriptive. As a point of comparison, the brand 100%, which we’ve seen our fair share of, tends to be a little more out there than others in their naming conventions. From them, you’ll find things like the Hypercraft frames sporting the Matte Copper Chromium name but even that pales in comparison to Goodr. The Wrap G has choices for colours with names such as “Look Ma, No Hands” or the option we have is the “I do my own stunts.” Go ahead and guess what colours those names actually refer to, we can wait.
In the case of “I do my own stunts”, what you get is a black frame with pink highlights. Where it’s black it’s a soft touch plastic that for now, feels incredibly high-end. Then, for the pink, look for the high grip…
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