Sports eyewear has to perform on a number of levels these days. Wearing Bolle’s 6th Sense you get the distinct feeling that performance is top of the list but kerb appeal is also amply served.
6th Sense can currently be seen on the faces of professional cyclists in the Tour de France peloton teams of AG2R La Mondiale and Orica Greenedge. Bolle has worked with those teams to perfect the performance of the product on the bike. The model under review, the 6th Sense S, is a lightweight nylon frame. Its aerodynamic shape offers the maximum field of view and directs airflow to minimise fogging.
In use it feel comfortable and copes effortlessly with the wind generated on any fast descent. Bolle’s claims for the breadth or vision are also borne out with the shield offering unbroken views. The plano shield uses Bushnell’s proprietary wide field and clarity lens technologies which are fully glazeable with a neat inline shield insert.
The plano shield’s anti-fog and hydrophobic properties certainly do their job, under the toughest of conditions the product refused to steam-up. On test was Bolle’s photochromic, Modulator lens which copes with all light conditions on all but the very brightest of sunny days. Lenses come in a range of interchangeable tints. The Thermogrip nosepad allows for easy adjustment to keep the optics close to the face, blocking light-spill from above without creating a foggy environment behind the lens. The sides aid the fit further with grippy temple tips. While running or riding the frame feels secure and the vision is good with the nosepad perhaps the only element of frame visible to the wearer. Light and wind ingress is further reduced by side shields. These are easily removed making the 6th Sense a proficient running sunglass.
