Hi everyone, here's a quick comparison of the Flak 2.0 Asian Fit with Jade Polarized lenses and Flak 2.0 XL Deep Water H2O Polarized lenses. I bought these sunglasses for outdoor road running on bright and sunny days.
Starting with the fit, the Flak 2.0 Asian fit does not touch my brow, and the lenses have a good amount of space between themselves and my cheekbones. Both come with large and small nose pads, however the small on the Asian fit resulted in the frame touching my brow, and the large on the Flak 2.0 XL was not quite enough to make sure the lens would not touch my cheek and rubbed against my brow a bit.
In store I also compared these with the Radar EV Path in Asian fit (not pictured), which slightly touched my brow even with the bigger nose pad. It's a great choice for triathletes and cyclists, and certainly worth trying to see if it'll fit your brow shape.
The XL has noticeably wider and taller lens coverage, but on a 1.5 hour test run on a sunny day I didn't find the smaller coverage of the Flak 2.0 to be an issue.
Picture above shows the Flak 2.0 XL on the left and Flak 2.0 Asian fit on the right. I believe the Flak 2.0 Asian fit's frame is slightly less curved, so the lenses are not compatible between the two.
No slippage at all with the grippy nose pads. There was a tendency for the sunglasses to bounce if they weren't seated correctly, but once they're put on correctly they stayed in place really well throughout the run even as my nose got sweaty.
The PRIZM Jade Polarized lenses are rose tinted in the center and slightly green tinted in the periphery. From the outside, they're a semi transparent emerald green in the center and slightly purple in the edges. The Oakley logomark is green to match, which as a minor note may not pair as well with other lenses as other colors. I slightly prefer the Deep Water lens on the Flak 2.0 XL.
I plan on buying some prescription lenses for these glasses for days where I'll be running without contacts and also for dimmer lighting environments, e.g. trail running and early evening runs.
If anyone is comparing these sunglasses or trying to find good Asian fit running sunglasses, happy to answer any questions!
Starting with the fit, the Flak 2.0 Asian fit does not touch my brow, and the lenses have a good amount of space between themselves and my cheekbones. Both come with large and small nose pads, however the small on the Asian fit resulted in the frame touching my brow, and the large on the Flak 2.0 XL was not quite enough to make sure the lens would not touch my cheek and rubbed against my brow a bit.
In store I also compared these with the Radar EV Path in Asian fit (not pictured), which slightly touched my brow even with the bigger nose pad. It's a great choice for triathletes and cyclists, and certainly worth trying to see if it'll fit your brow shape.
The XL has noticeably wider and taller lens coverage, but on a 1.5 hour test run on a sunny day I didn't find the smaller coverage of the Flak 2.0 to be an issue.
Picture above shows the Flak 2.0 XL on the left and Flak 2.0 Asian fit on the right. I believe the Flak 2.0 Asian fit's frame is slightly less curved, so the lenses are not compatible between the two.
No slippage at all with the grippy nose pads. There was a tendency for the sunglasses to bounce if they weren't seated correctly, but once they're put on correctly they stayed in place really well throughout the run even as my nose got sweaty.
The PRIZM Jade Polarized lenses are rose tinted in the center and slightly green tinted in the periphery. From the outside, they're a semi transparent emerald green in the center and slightly purple in the edges. The Oakley logomark is green to match, which as a minor note may not pair as well with other lenses as other colors. I slightly prefer the Deep Water lens on the Flak 2.0 XL.
I plan on buying some prescription lenses for these glasses for days where I'll be running without contacts and also for dimmer lighting environments, e.g. trail running and early evening runs.
If anyone is comparing these sunglasses or trying to find good Asian fit running sunglasses, happy to answer any questions!
