Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses Reviews
Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £97.99 – Save 30% (RRP: £139.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.
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Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses features
Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses
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Spec 1
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Colour: Matte Rise Other Sunglasses found with this Spec: 1 |
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Feature 1
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Medium fit and coverage Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 2
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Auto-lock hinges Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 3
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9-base lens curvature Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 4
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Performance injected TR90 frame Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Megol nose pads Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Semi-rim construction Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Interchangeable lenses Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 5 |
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Feature 8
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RX compatible Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 2 |
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Price
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Sunglasses. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Sunglasses. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Sunglasses. Brands like Smith are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Sunglasses category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Sunglasses.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £97.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Sunglasses
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Sunglasses.
We found 224 in the Sunglasses category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £89.17, making it above average at £97.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Sunglasses. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £370.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £14.99.
With 224 products available we worked out that 93 cost more than Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses and 129 were cheaper.
Cost of Smith products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 12 products from Smith, of which 6 were in the Sunglasses category.
For now though we’re looking at Smith branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £108.25 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Smith product we found was £64.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £199.99.
Of the 12 from Smith, 5 were more expensive than Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses and 5 were cheaper.
How much are Smith Sunglasses?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Smith products that are listed in the Sunglasses category.
The average price of the 6 products that match this search was £132.18, with the cheapest coming in at £97.99 and highest price was £199.99. With the average being £132.18, Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses comes in below average.
4 products that meet this search were more expensive than Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses and 0 were cheaper.
Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Sunglasses category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses or another similar product, like Smith Attack MTB Sunglasses reviews or Smith Trackstand Sunglasses reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Sunglasses.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Sunglasses. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Smith, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Smith Tempo Max Sunglasses. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.6/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010787331
- Product ID 2: 677454UK
- Brand: Smith
- Model number: 2012450Z364X6
- RRP: £139.99
- EAN: 716736063089
- Description: Smith Tempo Max SunglassesTurn up the Tempo to the absolute Max with these advanced sport performance sunglasses that are built for speed. Ideal for running and cycling.LensesSmith’s Tempo Max Sunglasses come with a pair of large lenses with a 9-base curvature for the ultimate in advanced optics. For the best coverage the lenses come with a quick interchangeable system that lets you find the best lenses for your current environment.FrameThe frame is constructed from Grilamid TR90 which is extremely lightweight and flexible whilst also retaining a great level of strength. The nose pads are coated in megol rubber which is water-resistant adding an extra level of stability.FeaturesMedium fit and coverageAuto-lock hinges9-base lens curvaturePerformance injected TR90 frameMegol nose padsSemi-rim constructionInterchangeable lensesRX compatibleBuy Smith Eyewear from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Accessories > Sunglasses
- Savings percentage from RRP: 30%
- Unisex
- 42
- Adult
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