To celebrate the German cycling team BORA - hansgrohe’s return to the UCI World Tour, KOO has released a new signature edition lineup of sunglasses. In this review, we’ll specifically be looking at the BORA version of the Spectro sunglasses which get a new metallic green color scheme that matches the team colors. Retail price on the Spectro sunglasses ranges from $190 with standard lenses to $235 for the photochromic variation. As with other KOO sunglasses, the Spectro features Zeiss polycarbonate lenses with a variety of available options. To optimize the fit, the nose pad is reversible and there are anti-slip Megol inserts on both the nose pad and temple arms.
Visually, the KOO Spectro is one of KOO’s most aggressive sunglass designs and features sharp and aggressive lines. It is a dramatic design with the bottom of the frame sharply angled upward that blends into triangular temple arm corners. These are oversized sunglasses which means they are quite large in every dimension. To hide some of the size, KOO has overlapped the lens over the frame on the bottom corners. Particularly with the mirrored lens options, that makes the bottom edge appear to float on the bottom. KOO offers the Spectro sunglasses in ten different lens and frame combinations including black, green and white frame color schemes. We have the special BORA edition which combines a metallic green frame with a matching green lens that matches the German cycling team’s colors. Yellow stripes on the top of the frame and temple arms add some contrast to the sunglasses.
KOO pairs the green frame color with the Green Mirror lenses in this BORA version. The lens is a Cat 2 filter level with a 23% VLT that makes it great for a variety of conditions. There is a slight gradation in the lens color from green to a dark blue that pairs well with the metallic green color scheme. These are a one piece lens design which means you have a very large lens for a wide field of view. You can also swap the lens out as the frame has an interchangeable design by simply pulling up on the frame to release the tabs. KOO doesn’t include a spare lens with the sunglasses so you’ll need to spend around $50-100 dollars for spare lenses depending on which version you choose.
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00:00 Intro
00:09 Unboxing + Specs
01:58 Fit + Finish
05:33 On The Road
06:47 Comparison (Oakley, Smith, Magicshine, ROKA)
09:37 The Final Score
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