Pit Viper Try-Hard sunglasses: Are they glasses - or a statement?

When you buy a Pit Viper, you're not buying a simple sunshade. And not a functional sports accessory either. It's not that sunglasses like the Pit Viper Try-Hard do not fulfil these functions. But anyone who opts for one of these extravagant pieces is probably doing so for other reasons too. After all, these American eye-catchers are eye-catching, usually colourful and have a striking retro style. It's not exactly easy to blend into the tour group without attracting attention with such nose jewellery.

The US brand's marketing comes from the same mould. A good dose of self-irony included. And Pit Viper consistently follows this concept. The good thing is that function and features are not neglected. This applies in particular to the Try-Hard technical sports goggles with interchangeable lenses. However, the ironic advertising video for this piece of jewellery prefers to concentrate on emotions, the facts are consistently avoided. The advert is definitely worth a click. At least for anyone who wants a quick chuckle and isn't looking for the hard facts about the glasses. You'll find them in this article.

The facts about the Pit Viper Try-Hard sunglasses

• Interchangeable lenses, second lens included
• Flexible look: can be used with full frame or half frame
• Temple with flexible earpiece
• Finely adjustable nose piece
• Weight: 37 or 40 grams (halfrim or fullrim)
• Price: 129,69 Euro >> different models available here
• Scope of delivery: Fixed case with space for glasses, second lens and accessories, bag/cleaning cloth, two lenses, full frame, nose piece for half-frame optics, retaining strap

The Try-Hard is the sportiest model with the most features in the Pit Viper eyewear collection. The interchangeable lenses make the model interesting for different light situations. Each pair of goggles comes with two lenses - one for sunlight and one for darker light conditions. The colour of the lighter version is pink/amber. Completely clear lenses are also available as an optional accessory for 19 euros. Changing the lenses and frames is quick and easy. As with all glasses of this type, you first need to understand the system. Once you know how it works, the hooks snap into place easily and without any effort.

The glasses fit really well. When you first put them on, the temples are still quite loose on the temples, but you can use the movable ends with wire core to build up tension as required. This allows the temples to be adjusted to fit the head really tightly if desired. The Try Hard sunglasses then sit really firmly and securely. This prevents annoying wobbling during rough trail use. The nosepieces have a fine, five-stage adjustment system to adapt to different noses. On the fullrim version of our test goggles, the ratchets on the nose pads were a little loose and therefore adjusted quite easily. The tighter fit on the small bridge of the Halfrim version was even better.

With some helmet/goggle combinations, the goggles can sit too close to the helmet, which can be annoying, especially on bumpy trail descents. We didn't have this problem with the Pit Viper, although the upper frame seems to be raised quite high.

Nine different colours are available on the Pit Viper website. In addition to the zebra look ("The Son of Beach"!), there are other brightly coloured (retro) combinations, as well as more subtle variants such as classic white or black. Two lenses and the two different frame options are included with each pair of glasses. There is also a glasses bag, which also functions as a cleaning cloth, a hard case and a strap. The price of just under 130 euros is fair compared to other bike glasses from popular brands.