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It is finally sunny enough to warrant wearing sunglasses so what better time to take the ROKA RIO Titanium for a run, these beautiful glasses are the third iconic Aviator frame in ROKA’s ultralight eyewear collection. The RIO follows in the footsteps of the award-winning PHANTOM shades, which were inspired by our first pro athlete, Jesse Thomas, the RIO is crafted with the same classic aviator style.

The frames feel incredibly strong and have a clean shine to them that catches the light handsomely, thanks to the titanium material the strength does not weight them down, they are super lightweight at just 18grams, this ensures they remain comfortable throughout the day. To keep them secure even with perspiration these shades feature the GEKO fit and retention system this has been inspired but the soft but sticky feet of the Gecko. This system focuses on the nose and temple pads, these are made from proprietary elastomer that is hydrophilic, chemical resistant, and supports multidirectional traction whilst remaining soft and light on the skin. This material works really well, and they remain firmly in place no matter if you are dancing at a festival, chasing after the kids on the beach or simply sweating it out in the sun.

We received the Carbon Glacier lenses, these attracted blue lenses look great against the bright titanium, they are ballistic impact-resistant C3 nylon lenses deliver that provide high levels of visibility whilst offering 11% light transmission, they are tough too and feature anti-scratch, anti-fog, anti-reflectance, oleophobic and hydrophobic coatings.

These shades offer both brawn and beauty with exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, strong environmental stress and corrosion resistance, and a tensile strength that is half the weight of traditional alloys. RRP £275

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Strong, comfortable and timelessly elegant, the perfect choice for the summer.
  • Elegant design
  • Good optics
  • Lightweight
  • Ultra strong
  • Grippy temple and nose pads
  • Anti-scratch, anti-fog, anti-reflectance, oleophobic and hydrophobic coatings