Tifosi Lore Light Night Fototec riding glasses

SO GOOD

Tifosi's Light Night Fototec lenses are beautifully crisp and clear. They also react subtly to changes in light, though not quite as quickly as the lenses on the Enduras.

The large single vent in the corner of each lens ensures fogging is limited and disappears quickly. The flexible arm tips and easy to mould nose piece make getting the fit right easy and add to overall comfort.

NO GOOD

With less arm curvature than the other glasses here, the fit of the Tifosis isn't quite as snug on smaller heads. The lenses are also quite shallow so they don't offer quite as much in the way of coverage as others on test.

PRICE 105$

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