Comments on: X Loop P5 Polarized Sports Frame Sunglasses for Active Lifestyles (Black)

By: R. Mumma

R. Mumma — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:30:06 +0000

Review by R. Mumma for X Loop P5 Polarized Sports Frame Sunglasses for Active Lifestyles (Black) Rating: These hold up well, still using them after more than a year now. Polarized shades work well. Seller 1st sent non-polarized shades and then was somewhat rude in her response to me regarding my feedback - like it was my fault the wrong ones were sent. But she sent me 2 or 3 polarized sets to make up for the mistake - never apologized for her "smite-ness" but I'd probably buy more.

By: V. Sorochkin

V. Sorochkin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:47:15 +0000

Review by V. Sorochkin for X Loop P5 Polarized Sports Frame Sunglasses for Active Lifestyles (Black) Rating: I've owned them for a few months now. The polarized lenses definately reduce the glare. I keep these in the car and have not had the exprience of them breaking in the as others have described. The style is a little too sporty and I only keep them in the car only and don't really wear them on the street. They're great for driving and any kind of sports.

By: Daniel B. Thompson

Daniel B. Thompson — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:12:11 +0000

Review by Daniel B. Thompson for X Loop P5 Polarized Sports Frame Sunglasses for Active Lifestyles (Black) Rating: Firs thing I noticed was how lightweight they are. Description says it is for narrow faces, but they look wide on me, and I would say they would fit a wide face better. Other reviewers commented on an imperfection in the lens. I can see none. They lens themselves has very good clarity, but blocks less light than a fair number of glasses, and you might still squint under very heavy light conditions. I use them for driving, where I am concerned about indirect sunlight, and so they work very well for this application.

By: Michael Bilodeau

Michael Bilodeau — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:10:31 +0000

Review by Michael Bilodeau for X Loop P5 Polarized Sports Frame Sunglasses for Active Lifestyles (Black) Rating: Earpiece Lottery = You'll get the ugly color
I purchased the "Royal" with the disclaimer: earpiece color may vary... I got white. The white is not terrible, but it definitely doesn't look as good as the black does in the picture. I'm curious if anyone got black. They came in a clear plastic bag, so I don't see why they can't just have multiple items, unless.... nobody wants white, and they have to find a way to trick you into buying them.

Active Sport Grip = Uncomfortable
The pair I have are pretty tight on my head. Switching back to my old scratched up sunglasses is a tremendous relief. I believe that they made them this way to support "active" use when the pressure would keep them on your face.

Affordable = Cheap Materials
The plastic seems more rigid (maybe brittle/cheap) than my other shades, but seems to be holding up alright. The lenses are pretty standard for this price of shades, they do the trick. Mine came strongly mirrored blue, not very obvious in the picture on the site. The shape of these glasses didn't feel perfectly symmetrical, but with a little tweaking seemed to be alright. They don't fold up very small, and it feels like the folding might have been what tweaked them in the first place.

Conclusion...
Another edition of "You get what you pay for." here. These sunglasses are better quality than those cheap ones you see at street vendors, but they don't compete with a quality pair.

By: J. Mon

J. Mon — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:20:48 +0000

Review by J. Mon for X Loop P5 Polarized Sports Frame Sunglasses for Active Lifestyles (Black) Rating: Summary:
I agree with another reviewer that this is a great pair of biking glasses. I gave it a four star because of a slight distortion in the lens, makes it not feasible for me when wearing them for driving. Also, the frame fits smaller size heads. If you have medium and larger head, you'll get a headache wearing them for a long duration.

Pros:
1. Great value for this price
2. It is light in weight and yet well built.
3. 360 degree of eye protection keeping bright light, UV, and debris out of your eyes.
4. Lens provides very clear view.

Cons:
1. Slight optical distortion. You can only see this at a certain angle. I see the distortion when staring down a road on a bright sunny day. The distortion I see is images of small objects slightly shifted upward. For example, the lines separating the road from opposite traffic looked slight lifted off the road. I see a lot of this when I wore the glasses and drove 300 miles on a day trip. I didn't see the same distortion when I switch to my Oakley Square 2.0 glasses.

2. The tip of the handles are grey not black. This manufacture tend to pick the wrong colors for the rubber handles for all of its glasses. However, if you have enough hair around the ear the handle will be hidden.