Oakley Sutro Sunglasses review
Glasses for style conscious roadies
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Oakley has a multitude of designs that dominate the peloton, but these new Sutro’s are the brand’s new take on the modern-retro styling made popular by 100% and Mr Peter Sagan’s antics.
Oakley says the Sutro is aimed at the urban cyclist, but I can see plenty of style conscious roadies opting for these over the tech-laden Radar’s or Flight Jackets.
The Sutro’s Prizm lens is simply wonderful, its even tint and absolute clarity is brilliant on the bike and at 58mm deep they offer massive coverage.
The full frame intrusion is minimal and the arms are well sprung and hold the glass in place even without the usual Oakley rubber tips.
The chunky square-section frame keeps the lens away from your face, so these didn’t fog like I’d have expected with just a little intrusion on the edges.
The package however is uninspiring, with just a soft cleaning bag included in the price.
Authors
Warren Rossiter is BikeRadar and Cycling Plus magazine’s senior technical editor for road and gravel. Having been testing bikes for more than 20 years, Warren has an encyclopedic knowledge of road cycling and has been the mastermind behind our Road Bike of the Year test for more than a decade. He’s also a regular presenter on the BikeRadar Podcast and on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel. In his time as a cycling journalist, Warren has written for Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cyclingnews, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike and T3. Over the years, Warren has written about thousands of bikes and tested more than 2,500 – from budget road bikes to five-figure superbikes. He has covered all the major innovations in cycling this century, and reported from launches, trade shows and industry events in Europe, Asia, Australia, North American and Africa. While Warren loves fast road bikes and the latest gravel bikes, he also believes electric bikes are the future of transport. You’ll regularly find him commuting on an ebike and he longs for the day when everyone else follows suit. You will find snaps of Warren’s daily rides on the Instagram account of our sister publication, Cycling Plus (@cyclingplus).
