POC Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses
Review by Erin Trail
The Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses are the newest edition of POC cycling glasses, designed for smaller faces.
Specifications
- POC Clarity lens technology
- Complete UV protection (UV400)
- Ri-Pel lens treatment protects from dirt, oil and water
- Anti-scratch coating
- Swappable lenses
- Adjustable temple length
- Large field of view
- Adjustable nose piece
- Carrying case and soft pouch included
Detailed Review
As a female rider, I sometimes have a hard time with traditional cycling glasses – they are just too big for my smaller face. Most cycling glasses bang against my helmet or sometimes, literally fall of my face as I ride. It’s a problem.
When POC introduced their Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses, I knew I wanted to give them a test spin.
I’ve been mainly wearing the POC Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses on mountain bike (MTB) rides and more chill bike path rides, with a variety of non-POC helmets.
The POC Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses almost identical to the POC Devour Bike Sunglasses, they’re just sized down so smaller faced folks can get sendy while enjoying fantastic optical clarity.
There are a few ways to adjust the POC Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses:
- The arms of the glasses can lengthen or shorten. I needed to shorten them to the smallest available size to accommodate my smaller face
- The nose piece is adjustable.
The true test for a pair of cycling sunglasses is how they handle rattling along on singletrack. The POC Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses easily passed the test. I didn’t experience any knocks or rattles against my helmet, even on more technical terrain.
While the nose piece is adjustable (push + click into position), it is a smidge big for me. I have a high bridge and narrow nose, and I’ve found that I will push the POC Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses to where I want them and they settle down my nose a small amount and then settle in that spot and stay put. I wish there was a third, more narrow position for the nose piece, and then these glasses would be perfect for me.
Most importantly, the POC Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses are comfortable. I didn’t experience any discomfort at any of the contact points. The temple arms felt comfortable across my ears and the nose piece offered a soft but stable position on my nose.
The lenses look fantastic. I opted for the Clarity Road/Partly Sunny Gold Cat. 2 lens, thinking this would be the best fit for riding in changing light conditions. And I admit, I wanted to have blingy gold lenses. They just look COOL.
The clarity of the POC Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses is excellent. I have the road lens, which has a violet base tint, to heighten contrast on road surfaces. These glasses make my vision feel sharp, both on and off trail.
The Cat 2 lens was indeed great in varied light conditions, ranging from heavy shadow to full sun, making for a nice quiver killer lens for all conditions.
Closing Thoughts
The POC Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses deliver with a smaller sized cycling option for those with smaller sized faces. The sunglasses look super cool but also deliver on performance, thanks to the smart design and excellent lens optics.
The POC Devour Mid Bike Sunglasses are available in 9 different combinations of lens + frame colors.
Erin Trail
Trail Boss of Stoke
Erin is a former Montana park ranger with a degree in environmental engineering. She loves getting into technical details while putting her gear (and herself) through the paces. She shares her home in Colorado with her husband, Will, and her 3 cats (Zipper, Brewtus, and Simcoe).
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