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Submitted by
Paul
a
from Sonoma County, CA
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Wine Country roadie | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Great lenses - you can look at the sun.
Take Rx inserts. | | Weaknesses: | Hard to change lenses.
Look like insect eyes. | | Similar Products Used: | Performance Radials, Bolle Breakaway | | Bike Setup: | Kestrel road bike, Cannondale F700 mtb. | | Bottom Line: | These are great glasses if you need Rx inserts - most cool looking glasses won't take Rx, or cost a fortune (like Oakley - the Rx is in the lens so you can't change lenses). The Zen takes a bit of practise - you put in the Rx insert and rotate it downwards to lock.
People forget that if you have an Rx you can't just take the glasses off when it gets dark - you have to change the lens.
The Zen has great periferal coverage, keeps out the wind and doesn't fog. Their lenses really are good - even direct sun doesn't cause flare.
I have 2 sets of lenses - one a light pink color (80% transmission) for when it gets dark. I have been caught by dark sometimes - then you can pop out the lenses and leave the Rx frames in. Might look stupid but you gotta get home ...
I clean the Rx with cleaner, but wash the Zen lenses under running water and they've never scratched.
They are not cheap - but in line with other high end glasses. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stewart
a Racer
from Calgary AB
Date Reviewed: October 24, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Zens are the best glasses i have ever used ... the waranty is great every year i break the frames and send it in and get a new piar | | Weaknesses: |
finish chips | | Similar Products Used: |
oakley,smith
rudy project, briko Raider stinger shot | | Bike Setup: |
Colnago Technos with 98 Chorus | | Bottom Line: | They are the best | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jackson
a Cross-Country Rider
from los angeles, CA
Date Reviewed: July 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Tahoe next to Squaw and Alpine Meadows | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Great for any outdoor activity- skiing, mountain and road biking. triathlons, rock climbing and even on my motorcycle. They stay snug and give me great side to side views. | | Weaknesses: |
THEY'RE CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCKS, SUCKS, SUCKS. Can't get a hold of them, can't find a phone number or an address. What the F--- is up with you people. I love your glasses but I'm going back to Oakley because WHEN they break(not IF), Oakley is ALWAYS there for their customers. GET A CLUE DUMB ASSES AT BRIKO, WE WANT OUR GLASSES FIXED OR REPLACED INSTEAD OF MAKING US BUY ANOTHER PAIR OF $130.00 GASSES. | | Similar Products Used: |
Oakley, Killer Loop, Smith | | Bike Setup: |
Carbon fiber, XT, Rock Shock | | Bottom Line: | If Briko would take care of their customers and make themseves available to us, I would recommend Briko for any outdoor person. But with all the hassles you have to go through to get something fixed, they're not worth the money or the effort. Buy Oakley's
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Submitted by
Scott
a Weekend Warrior
from Irving, Texas
Date Reviewed: June 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Comfortable; stay on well in softball; fairly decent periphial view | | Weaknesses: |
Not that well made; lenses are harder to get back in than they should be | | Similar Products Used: |
Oakleys; Killer Loops; B&Ls; a dozen other pairs | | Bike Setup: |
Moutain biking; but I wear the glasses all the time | | Bottom Line: | I like my pair of Zens, but I'm on my second pair since the finish started pealing off the frame early into my first pair. My current pair is better, but there is still some finish chips. The view out of the glasses is good, but they aren't as comfortable as my old Killer Loops. Of course the KLs couldn't stay on well in softball. I get a lot of looks at these because no one is very familiar with Briko. I like these, but I'm thinking of going back to Oakley on my next pair. The Oakleys I bought in 1993 were very uncomfortable (not for sports so much as driving), so I took them back. The newer ones seem better. Other than the finish, however, there isn't anything wrong with these, so I'm giving them a four banger. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Racer
from Canada
Date Reviewed: May 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
I am a cross country skier and that is waht the glasses are made for. buy the strap and they wont fall off your face when double poling. Good style (wins extra points because Bjorn Deahlie used them;) better than the zens are the new raiders, they are simply the best glasses for cross country skiers around | | Weaknesses: |
fog too easily, the new raiders have corrected this problem | | Similar Products Used: |
oakley m frames, briko shots, briko raiders, oakely eyejackets oakley straight jackets briko stingers | | Bike Setup: |
no sweat pad and the availiable strap (even though it is a hassle with officials because of sponsorship rules) | | Bottom Line: | great glasses but the new raider extremes are even better (espeacially since bjorn deahlie uses them) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Racer
from Wisonsin
Date Reviewed: April 18, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
light weight
superb lenses
complete eye coverage
cool hinged ear pieces | | Weaknesses: |
expensive, when you put the sweat pad on they don't fit your face very well, they look kinda funny | | Similar Products Used: |
oakley M frames, Oakley eye jackets, some other kind of oakleys, briko stingers, killer loops, some cheap ass clear lens ones | | Bike Setup: |
i have a Schwinn Homegrown pro | | Bottom Line: | Of all the glasses i've tried, these have to be the best. At first i hated them, because they didn't fit my face well, but i realized that by putting on the sweat pad i sacrificed the fit. So, i took the sweat pad off and now they fit like a glove. They have the best lenses i have ever used, they give you perfect vision in all conditions and they cover all of your eyes, not allowing any mud to pass through. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin
a racer
from Bethel ME
Date Reviewed: December 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
All Briko glasses are really nice but the best ones for Cross-country are the stingers. Their are not any gaps for mud to fly in and they fit very well on the face. The Brike lenses make everything much more clear then any other glasses that I have tried. Briko Raiders are also very nice if you get the new ear pieces. If you don't get the ear pieces then they slide off your face. But if you just want to look cool then get these! BRIKO RULES!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eboos
a racer
from Santiago, Chile
Date Reviewed: October 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Personaly, I think they are ugly, but since my Oakleys had an unfortunate encounter with an ass, I had to get a new pair of riding glasses. I was suprised to see that a LBS in Chile accually had them for about $20.00 less then mailorder, so I bought them. I noticed a significant improvement in wind protection. I started to like them immediatly.One of the things that I had to do is slightly close the earpieces so they would fit closer to my face. After that, they worked perfectly with the exception of some rare fog up.Minus one for uglyness and fog up. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anton
a cross-country rider
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: September 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The lenses are really good. Unfortunately I wear Rx glasses so I got the Rx inserts for these. Complete crap ! They ruined the glasses. The inserts are so close to your eyes that your eyelashes rub against them, and the angle of the inserts are not parallel to your eyes so your vision gets all twisted. If you wear prescription glasses, forget about these. By themselves I would give them a 4, with the prescription insterts that rating falls off the scale, a big fat ZERO ! | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Davo
a racer
from Australia
Date Reviewed: September 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These glasses are really good stuff. There lense quality is unsurpassed but i find on a hot day doing a long climb they will steam up and i don't like that but apart from that these glasses are sensational!!
P.S who gives a toss what they look like if they are functional | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a weekend warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: August 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These sunglasses are really hard to get in oz, with not much variety. But I think the zen looks great and work very well for cycling and skiing. I'm trying to buy a pair now but they are really expensive which really sucks. They'd get 5 stars if I could afford them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
geezer
a cross-country rider
from socal
Date Reviewed: June 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got the deal of the century on my pair of Stingers. At Mammoth '97, Team Cannondale was selling their leftovers for 25 bucks a pop!!!!! Anyway, these glasses are really comfortable and the Thramatic (or whatever) lenses are the bees knees. But, man...they're butt ugly. The frames are fuschia. Yeah, I know, for 25 bones I shouldn't complain, but still, I feel like a fool wearing these. 5 chilis for function, minus 1 for the looks. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rasmus Holm Jensen
a cross-country rider
from Denmark
Date Reviewed: June 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a tried the Zens for allmost half a year. Before that I used Oakley glasses, but in my opinion they are not so effective as Briko glasses. Briko is the best brand that I have tried, but I have a problem with my HPS Spectrum lenses. The right lens does not fit exactly. Maybe you have an advise ? - please contact me !!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Downhill Dean
a cross-country rider
from Scranton, PA
Date Reviewed: June 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Got a pair of Briko Stingers for an incredible price ($54) at my LBS. Had been looking to get a pair of Smith or Cebe glasses but couldn't pass up on the deal. I am totally amazed by the optic quality. The Stingers came w/the thermomatic lenses that have a rose tint to them. The glasses wrap totally around and do not hinder my peripheral vision at all. If I were to wear contacts these would defiantly keep my eyes from drying up. I would and have recommend these glass to fellow Mt Bikers.
PS...Kinda make ya look like an alien....but who the hell cares.
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Submitted by
Markus Knutgård
a cross-country rider
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: April 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I don't see shiit thrue my SHOOT CLEAR glasses when the wheater gets rainy.
Maybe i should buy my self the ZEN when i afford it.
The swedish crosscountry nationalteam have used the RAY BANS for a while, and they seems to like them.But Briko got still more lenses to choose whithin.
And the price is about the same here in sweden. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J Morris
a racer
from British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 2, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The Stingers are the best glasses I have ever had, but lack the style of Oakleys. They make up in performance and optical quality. They never fog during riding, do not scratch easily, fit snuggly and are great for justb wearing.Many colour options and lens tints. The TherMATIC 50 Plus is the best for trails but the ice blue are the coolest looking. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rod
a weekend warrior
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: March 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Does anybody have any experience with the prescription insert for the Briko Zen? It fits inside the outer frame and allows you to interchange the outer lenses. The one downside I've heard is due to the wrap-around style of the glasses, your eyelashes can brush against the inside prescription lens. Your comments would be appreciated. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane Pearce
a cross-country rider
from smithers B.C Canada
Date Reviewed: March 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have owned three pairs of stingers a pair of shot's and a pair of zens. I agree that the warenty on Briko's lack compared to oakley's (which I also
have a pair of) but they are still sweet glasses. Being an avid cross country
skiier and a mountain biker, I have found Briko to be the best glasses for
the money. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Espen Riska
a downhiller
from Norway - skiers paradise
Date Reviewed: February 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Hello! My name is Espen, and I am a telemark-skier. I use my BIKO's (shot and zen) when I'm telemarkskiing. I think these glasses are the best glasses that fits for downhill-skiing. I would gladly recommend theese glasses to anyone else that is looking for a new pair of glasses. If u have questions, e-mail me, OK?Praying 4 powder!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Laughat all
a cross-country rider
from bend or
Date Reviewed: February 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i actualy have the briko shot, about $10 cheaper then the zen. If i would have had to pay for them i would have missed out on the best glasses i have ever owned. They look cheap, are way ugly, and expensive, but worth all there faults. They are the only glasses i have ever had that have never fogged, after 1.5 years of almost daily use are not scrached, dispite not keeping them in any special bag and cleaning them with a t-shirt. Also they seam to let less air in then okleys or smiths so my eyes water less and my contacts dont dry out. The tint is verry comfterable all day but a bit dark for evening use. The thermomatic tint might be better. they would get the last chilli if they wernt so ugly. If the cost scares you just look at okleys, a lot more expensive and lower quality, and more fragle so the brikos are really a good buy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sid
a racer
from Pa.
Date Reviewed: January 20, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have had the Zens for 1yr. and they have held up well.They don't effect my peripheral veiw like most glasses do. They offer exellent protection from
flying debri and sticks trying to poke your eyes out. The lens also work
well in a wide spectrum of light ( shadows on single track).The Zens are
also great at speed , your eyes don't tear up. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
christopher
a cross-country rider
from Toronto Ont
Date Reviewed: January 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a pair of Briko stingers. I perfered the quality over the Arnettes, the plastic was way to brittle. Anyway the reason for writing this is their customer service. They had fogged so I had them in my back pocket of my jersey. One good bail onto my back and they are in pieces. I sheared the arm off at the join to the frame and scratched a lens. Took them to the my LBS,$10 for shipping and under 2 weeks later I had a brand new pair. Kudos. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BFR
a
from WHo GiVes A CRaP
Date Reviewed: January 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I don't think i've seen anyone race in theseTHEY ALL WEAR THE ONES THAT YOU CAN'T FIND THE NAME ON!!!
-i'm being sardonicGood sunglasses, Unlike oakley, they don't advertise and use any special materials. There fore the SHOULD NOT BE that expensive.
I like the optics but the name BRIKO is so obnoxious and cuts on the Field of Vision. Ride Hard and Ride Long
BFR | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
darma
a cross-country rider
from S. California
Date Reviewed: December 9, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Stupidly overpriced! Stupid & ugly Japanese smelly name zen. Their dealer in my area is totally stupid about these sun glasses. Try Smith or Bolle. Their actual manufacturing cost must be less than $10. Given their R&D, Ad money spent, the cost price would be less than $60. We consumers do have the right to reject this kind of rip-off products. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ben duncan
a cross-country rider
from malaysia
Date Reviewed: December 7, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
well..i think briko is radical.cuz i myself is using a briko stinger and it
is well fitted for the activities that i am in. i do cross country and downhill
a lot, and i find tahat briko gives me a full eye proctection. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryna McCarty
a racer
from waitsfield,vt
Date Reviewed: November 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
WELL I DONT HAVE THE ZEN SUNGLASSES BUT THEY SOUND PRITY COOL, FROM JASON. I THINK THAT IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PUT A PRODUKT DOWN LIKE THAT THEY SHOULD TRY THEM FIRST OR JUST NOT CRITISIZE THEM SO BAD.
I AM SPONSERED BY BRIKO AND I THINK, SO FAR, THEY THE BEST STUFF I HAVE HAD. WELL I AM SURE THOSE SUN GLASSES ARE FINE. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a racer
from Stillwater
Date Reviewed: November 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a pair and i think that Briko can do better. I cant belive the price that they ask and if you are not careful you will scratch the fog coating on the inside of the lenses quicker than you can say Briko. I would advise anyone who is looking for a pair of glasses to not buy these. I would recoment the Briko Bold sunglases. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
barbie
a downhiller
from new zealand
Date Reviewed: October 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
what is this product? no wonder it only has one review so far. It can't be very good if no one wants to review it! what shit! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a cross-country rider
from Mtn.View, C
Date Reviewed: September 30, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Excellent, especially if you wear contact lens. I use to wear Oakley M-Frames with the Gold Iridium Sweep lens, but too much air passed through to my eyes at the high speed DHs and through the single-tracks my contacts would dry forcing me to slow down before they pop off my eyes. With the Briko Zen's you can ride as fast as you can and your contacts will stay where they should. I also use them when I road bike, and at 40+ MPH DHs, no problem with air drying out my contacts.
The Briko's come with an excellent chromatic lens. It increases its sun/light protection for your eyes as it gets brigher. Then when you get back into the shady areas where there's single-track, the lens' color lightens. The lens color is rose, which gives awesome contrast in the heavily wooded areas. I highly recommend them for you FAST riders! | | Overall Rating: |
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