Bollé Chronoshield glasses review

Bollé bring back an old favourite to cater for today's 'bigger is better' eyewear appetite

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Cycling Weekly Verdict

No question Bollé's Phantom lens technology is one of the best performing for cycling to date and when combined with the comfort and retention of the design, the Chronoshield glasses are pretty special. But, the size and shape might just be a step too far for many riders and the extremely high price will put even more off.

Reasons to buy
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    Eye protection

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    Lens optics

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    Comfort

Reasons to avoid
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    Divisive style and size won't suit all

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    Price

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Bollé has resurrected one of its most iconic eyewear shapes and relaunched it for 2020. The original Chronoshield glasses can trace their history back to 1986 and had a design inspired by Bollé’s best selling Chrono ski goggle. As the trend for larger eyewear has increased over the last couple of years so it became ripe for Bollé to revamp one of the originators. The new Chronoshield glasses leave no doubt as to where their inspiration comes from but Bollé has given them a not so subtle revamp to bring them more up to date.

The best eyewear for cycling 2020

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