Shimano Equinox Semi-Frameless Cycling Sunglasses Review - feat. RIDESCAPE Lens + Vented + Mirrored

The Equinox sunglasses are one of the more unique designs of Shimano’s 2025 sunglass collection. These are marketed as sunglasses with tech-infused style and versatility that borrow from the S-PHYRE sunglasses. Retail price ranges from $120 with standard RIDESCAPE lens and $140 with photochromic lens option. The sunglasses are semi-frameless with an oversized lens and interchangeable lens design. Shimano has used a Rilsan polyamide frame along with a cutout temple arms to help with helmet compatibility. The sunglasses are offered in nine variations including road, gravel and off road RIDESCAPE lenses. The Shimano Equinox are semi-frameless sunglasses with unique styling that is optimized for a wide field of view. These have a wrap-around cylindrical single piece lens with extended side corners to keep the sun and debris out. Shimano offers the sunglasses in nine variations with RIDESCAPE Road, Gravel and Off-Road lens options. There are also two options with Photochromic lenses that are only $20 more that can adjust to the environment. All the variations have Rilsan polyamide frames with different matte color options for the standard lenses and transparent gray frames with the photochromic lenses. For this review, we have the white matte frame with the Ridescape RD lens that has a red mirror effect. The design of the sunglasses is unique with a wrap-around visor design that seems to be wider than it is tall. That’s because of the side extensions at the corners of the lens that stick out by about 1/8" or 3mm. The one piece lens also conceals the center portion of the frame and sticks slightly upward which gives the sunglasses a frameless appearance. There is also no nose pad bridge which gives the sunglasses a clean look. One of the main selling points for the Shimano sunglasses are their proprietary RIDESCAPE lens technology. It’s Shimano’s lens design that uses specially tuned lenses to optimize them for either road cycling, gravel cycling or off-road. Each lens is tuned to specific colors such as the gray of asphalt for road cycling or the dirt and rock for gravel and mountain biking. All the lenses have a polyamide construction and different coatings to maximize clarity. ... Read the full review @ https://thesweetcyclists.com/shimano-... ~ 00:00 Intro 00:11 Unboxing + Specs 02:07 Fit + Finish 06:35 On The Road 07:48 Comparison (Shimano, Julbo, Oakley, Smith) 11:18 The Final Score ~ Visit Our Website - https://thesweetcyclists.com/ Follow Us On Instagram -   / thesweetcyclists   ~ Shimano - https://ride.shimano.com/ ~