Smith Wildcat review after 6 months

Probably the best sunglasses for mountain bike!

[@Mtbdrumrunner]

this is a great review, I have the Bobcats, but think the Wildcats are what I should have gone with....I think. I did try various brands that were cheaper, then Smith, and that changed everything, they really are that damn good. Thanks for this review, new sub for you!

[@unkle-user]

Thanks for your review, very helpful.

[@30fllou35]

wish everyone laid out info & visual feedback like you man, great review!

[@ABHORRANCE831]

Great review! Thank you. I bought a pair of thr Attack MAG MTB Photochromic glasses, and have not yet ridden with them, but I did sit them in the sun like your test, and 5 minutes later, the lens was still nearly clear still. I am wondering if the lense is not as good as the Wildcat. I tried on the Wildcat with my Fox Speedframe Pro helmet, and the helmet rested on the frames, hence why I chose the Attack MTB instead.

[@hardtailheaven4060]

Photochromic lenses usually activate better in the cold which is why they went so dark in the snow.

[@rollingdown8699]

I believe it is not caused by the temperature… I believe that snow reflects UV and that is why on the snow, photochromic lenses get darker.

[@TheLeesto]

clear to dark in 50 seconds but what about dark to clear?

[@c2329ra]

I do ski touring and I like to bring with me a S0 clear ski mask. But I need to bring also S2 ski mask. Aaand I go up with S3 sunglasses (the ski mask makes me sweat). So I bring 3 pair. Do you think I can do all with just those photochromic sunglasses?

[@rollingdown8699]

I would say that it would be less than ideal … I did not spend enough time skitouring with em glasses. But I feel like UV reflection of the snow is very high and the days when there is flat light, they will be still kind of dark.

[@c2329ra]

@@rollingdown8699 being too dark even on cloudy day is what I’m afraid of!

[@arnaudgirard1894]

Just bought em for mtb, can’t wait to receive them you convinced me that was the right choice !

[@rollingdown8699]

Happy to hear that! In between i also tested the scratch resistance and they great 😀…(I forgot em on the top of the car and drove away) 😅…. Thanks for commenting Girard 👋🙋‍♂️

[@arnaudgirard1894]

@@rollingdown8699 😂😭 do you know how long it takes to get clear for exemple when going from a sunny field to the forest ?

[@rollingdown8699]

It was in the video 😉….50 second from clear to dark … of course it does not handle extreme changes so well as for example camera or your eyes.

[@arnaudgirard1894]

@@rollingdown8699 no I mean from dark to clear :)

[@rollingdown8699]

Hah no idea … I would guess the same amount of time

[@michaelmourek3879]

Expensive but cool - lots of competition to be #1 - are they polirized lens

[@rollingdown8699]

No they are not polarised.

[@michaelmourek3879]

@@rollingdown8699 $250 -

[@rollingdown8699]

I think I paid 115€

[@TheyForcedMyHandLE]

fantastic review!

[@rollingdown8699]

Glad you liked it!