Price: $35
Weight: 24 grams
Races - Places: Buying pairs in every color to match your running outfits
We’ve been fans of Goodr shades since the company launched in 2015. They’re cheap, well-built, polarized, don’t bounce, and come in a ton of fun colors. The original models magically fit a lot of different head sizes comfortably, but these new BFG models are larger to better suit bigger noggins. The lenses are larger, too, offering more coverage from side to side. They cost $10 more than the originals, but you get silicone inserts on the nose and over the ears, which keep the larger frames locked to your head on sweaty runs. They also come with gradient lenses that are darker on the top to snuff out more sunlight.
Bigger and Better
While we loved the original models, they could be a little snug for those of us who wear exceptionally large hats. The BFGs (we’ll let you determine the meaning of the acronym) come with wider frames and larger lenses, plus longer arms, so you’re ensured a more comfortable fit. Of course, that new frame, plus upgrades like gradient lenses and silicone inserts in the nose and temples have driven the price up a whopping $10. But, we think it’s a bargain.
A Rainbow of Colors
Goodr has never taken itself too seriously. The original models had fun names like Whiskey Shots With Satan (black frame, gold lenses) and Swedish Meatball Hangover (yellow frame, blue lenses). The same holds true for the BFG line. There are six new colors: Grass Fed Babe Steaks (pictured above) has a green frame and blue lenses that are darker near the top. Makeup Time With Clifford has a matte red frame, yellow inserts, and lenses that fade from red at the top to yellow at the bottom.
Testing Notes
I have a big head. You may have gathered that from this review already. What I noticed with the originals is that I’d get a lot of light leaking in around the edges—the effect was particularly obvious when wearing a pair with orange frames. But the BFGs provide far more coverage, especially around the bottom. They still sit high on my nose, with the top of the frame level with my brow, so the bottom of the frame doesn’t contact my cheek bones. On sweaty runs, the glasses don’t fog up thanks to that position on my face, which also means sweat doesn’t drip down the front of the lenses.
Weve been fans of Runner's World, guiding the brand's shoes and gear coverage. A true shoe dog, he's spent more than a decade testing and reviewing shoes. In 2017, he ran in 285 different pairs of shoes, including a streak of 257 days wearing a different model.
