Bleaggles vs belay specs-- any recomendations?
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I just saw somebody using those Kraut belay specs-- CUs?-- and was then told that there are cheaper versions, the Belaggles and Belay Specs. |
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Belay Specs work well over most glasses. I wear them with chunky, square framed sunglasses and more sporty wrap around sunglasses regularly. Lots of our customers wear them with glasses as well. I haven't used or handled Belaggles but the amount of material around the nose might make it hard to fit another pair of glasses under there. Belay Specs has a 30 day money back guarantee so if they don't work with your glasses, you can return them for a full refund. |
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Can't comment on the Belay Specs, but I have the CUs (which are almost identical) and this weekend played around quite a bit with the belaggles. I don't think you can go wrong with either. |
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+1 belay specs |
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I have used all three versions of the belay glasses, CU's, Belay Specs and the new Belaggales. Of the three, the Belay Specs stand out a bit from the rest. Nothing earth shattering, but they are just the most comfortable (and best bang for the $). |
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Haven't used them but my girlfriend wants a pair. |
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Cool to see everyone looking at the options in the belay glasses market! |
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John, quick question for you: the site mentions numerous times that there's a patent pending on the Belaggles. What features of the glasses are actually covered by the patent? The frame design? |
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Ian, glad you asked about the pending patents. Belaggles do have patents pending for the ornamental design of both the frames and lenses. We've spent a good amount of time and resources to design a unique product with a novel blend of form and function. |
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HEY KIDZ! |
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harihari wrote: I just got my belay specs and while I havn't used 'em belaying yet, I LOVE them for...wait for it...road riding! You can be head down in the drops cranking like a mo-fo with these babies.I wonder how long it'll take before it's banned by the UCI... |
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I've used both the belay specs and the CU, I can't comment on the belaggles. |
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harihari wrote:HEY KIDZ! I just got my belay specs and while I havn't used 'em belaying yet, I LOVE them for...wait for it...road riding! You can be head down in the drops cranking like a mo-fo with these babies. I don't use 'em in city traffic but when blasting out on rural roads they rule. Now I just need to take 'em climbing...Aaaaawwww shit, I've mentioned this to a few people and got some laughs in return. My main issue one the road bike (and not so much while belaying) is cranking my neck up from the drop bars which leads to sore neck/shoulders. I feel like the specs would be perfect. How do you deal with the magnification issue? I guess riding around empty road would give you time to get used to it... We need Phil to make lower angle prisms and start a sister company! |
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Boissal wrote: Aaaaawwww shit, I've mentioned this to a few people and got some laughs in return. My main issue one the road bike (and not so much while belaying) is cranking my neck up from the drop bars which leads to sore neck/shoulders. I feel like the specs would be perfect. How do you deal with the magnification issue? I guess riding around empty road would give you time to get used to it... We need Phil to make lower angle prisms and start a sister company!I had the same thought last summer when I was showing some prototype Specs to a triathlete buddy of mine. I could see the system being super helpful but think the liability would be huge. I plan on tinkering with the idea at some point in the future. It'd need to be a different design but I've got some ideas for it. |
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the field of view is slightly off-- it feels like things are closer than they appear-- but for highway etc riding they are great. Was out on a bike with a watt meter, and I figure that a bdropped head with specs gets me 4-5 km/h more at samenoutput. |
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ebay.com/itm/190833443830?s…
14.99 free ship I just flip them upside down unscrew the ear pieces and flip them and its a cheap alternative. |