Description of Native Eyewear Attack Sunglasses - Polarized:
Protect your eyes from the sun's intense glare with the Native Eyewear Attack Polarized Sunglasses. Comfortable wrap-around frames give you plenty of coverage and interchangeable polarized lenses let you match these shades to the lighting condition. Maintain superior visual clarity in dim conditions with the low-light and Sportflex lenses. To keep your Attack Sunglasses fog-free, Native built a ram-air venting system on the brow of the sunglass frame to circulate air between your sunglass and your face. When the going gets bumpy, expect the Attacks to stay in place thanks to the grippy rubber Mastoid temples and self-adjusting nose pads.
Bottom Line: Treat your eyes to the quality polarized optics of the Native Attacks.
Reviews (6):
Average Rating:
Good full frame glasses can be improved upon. 11-13-07
Fit is quite wide. I measured the inside width at the hinge joint at 5". Behind that the templates spread out even further to a mx of 5.5" before tapering back down over the ears. The profile isn't as round as the throttle lending itself to wider or flatter faces. The nose bridge is also slightly narrower pulling the lenses away from your face slightly. I have a 58cm head and they are almost too wide, but work fine. Lenses go in easily, and slightly harder to get out. This indicates the lenses are held in pretty securely. Haven't had any problems with them popping out. Quality overall is good. The throttles seem to be slightly better as far as lens fit in the templates and overall quality. The rims are very thin and the templates flex a bit if you try to bend them. This causes the lenses to "squeek" as they move around every so slightly which occurs when you clean them. The throttles are stiffer and don't suffer from this nearly as much. The rubber brow area is glued on and made of high density rubber. They are ok, but I like the molded in ones better...they are less bulky. Theses are made in Italy while the throttles are made in Mauritius. I purchased the asphalt, and the finish is slightly different than the throttles in asphalt. The attacks are a flatter black and slightly gray with a almost a soft finish while the throttles are darker black with a smooth hard finish with slightly more luster. The rubber pads all around are grippy and work well. The cam action hinges were already worn out new out of the box. Maybe due to the softer plastic? I like the finish and lens fit of the throttles better, but need a wide template for high intesnsity activities, so these fit the bill.
I purchased these as I've been needing new sunglasses and my wife and I are fairly active and spend quite a bit of time hiking. Imagine my dismay when we arrived back at the car and I found that one of the temple boots (the rubber boot on the end of the frame) had fallen off during the hike! The frames do not have any sort of texture or grip built into the frames - the temple portion is just a straight smooth piece of plastic.
I have been trying to get Native to send me a replacement set of boots (they sell them at $7 a pair, but I'm not about to spend more money on something that's brand new) and I am so far very disappointed with their customer support. Multiple emails have gone unanswered and the one person I am dealing with now is very rude and unhelpful.
While I really like my sunglasses (although they are too small for my head and get uncomfortable after a while, especially without temple boots!) Native's customer service and warranty process (you have to pay $30 to take advantage of the warranty - I'd say just put that money towards different glasses) has turned me off this product.
Missed these on the SandC site, but read the reviews and bought them here. I've always had problems with sunglasses being too narrow. These glasses are for people with wider heads. Fit and form are great. Wore them to the beach and they kept out the wind/sand well. Very lightweight. Trying to carve up some time to ride my bike with these on to test the vents and to see if they hug my head when I sweat. The Polarized lenses are nice.
