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Vela Pilot, Black Steel
- Stainless steel
- 24 g
€95,00
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A thinner-wire pilot with an amber or yellow tint, made for low sun and overcast days.
- Stainless steel
- 23 g
- 52 / 55 / 58 mm
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In stock · leaves our workshop the next working day
- Shipping is free from €80,00
- 30 days to return it unworn, in its case
- Hinges and lens coatings guaranteed for 2 years
The lighter sibling of the Vela, with a 1 mm wire rim and warm lenses. Amber lifts contrast when the light is flat; the yellow option is a cat. 1 lens for cycling and driving at dusk, when a dark lens would be dangerous.
Warm tints shift colours. Blues go grey, whites go cream, and a traffic light looks slightly different. Most people stop noticing in an hour; some never do.
| Lens width (S / M / L) | 52 / 55 / 58 mm |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 14 mm |
| Temple length | 140 mm |
| Frame material | Stainless steel |
| Lens material | Nylon, UV400 protection |
| Polarised | No - tinted lenses only |
| Weight | 23 g |
| Hinge type | Standard barrel |
| Case included | Yes, hard case and cloth |
- 1 mm wire rim - lighter and more bendable
- Amber (cat. 2) or yellow (cat. 1) lens
- Double bridge, teardrop lens
- Adjustable nose pads
- Not offered polarised
The things about this piece that people write to us about. None of them is a fault, all of them are worth knowing first.
- Warm tints distort colour
- Thin wire bends more easily than the Vela
- Yellow lens is for low light only - too light for a beach
Cleaning. Rinse, dry with the cloth. Straighten gently if bent, or send them to us.
Protection. Every lens we sell, whatever its tint, is UV400: it blocks UVA and UVB up to 400 nm. The darkness of the tint has nothing to do with the UV filter.
Tested. Six people wore this frame for a month before it was listed. The drawbacks above are what they reported.
Orders from €80,00 ship free; below that it is €4,90. One to two working days in Italy, two to four for most of the EU.
Anything unworn, in its case with the cloth, can come back within 30 days. Hinges and lens coatings are covered for 2 years. The full policy.
