Leatt RideViz Pro Photochromic Sunglasses

Leatt is new to the world of shades, but it’s absolutely nailed the Leatt RideViz Pro Photochromic Sunglasses. They offer a large, crystal clear lens, adaptive photochromic tech, spot-on stability, and excellent comfort. Since picking them up, I’ve worn them on nearly every ride.

Leatt RideViz Pro Photochromic Sunglasses – Technical details

Leatt has quite a background of creating goggles for serious gravity riding, but these are amongst the first glasses from the brand. It’s not done things by halves, either as they’re rammed full of tech.

These feature a single-curve cylindrical lens, which means that’s one single piece of impact-tested polycarbonate that consistently wraps around the face. Leatt has chosen this design as, apparently, it results in a taller profile.

This is the photochromic model that changes from 90 percent visual light transmission (nearly clear, says Leatt) to 25 VLT by reacting to the ambient brightness. There are three other versions with regular lenses and slightly lower prices.

As for the biopolymer frame, it features a mud channel (aka a hole) in the arms, and it measures 145mm in width, 130mm in temple length, and 20mm in bridge width. The lens then measures 145mm in width and 65mm in height.

Leatt RideViz Pro Photochromic Sunglasses – Performance

I picked these glasses up at 2025’s Eurobike show, and since then I’ve hardly stopped using them. That’s throughout the summer and winter and during my effort at the RiftMTB stage race. I did swap to clear lensed glasses once or twice on darker days, however.

To get it out of the way, Leatt just hasn’t put a foot wrong. Firstly, these are very comfortable. The straight arms work just fine with plenty of helmets, and they’re light enough to sit on the nose without adding undue pressure. That said, the arms didn’t play ball with the Lazer Impala KinetiCore lid, but that’s more a fault of the helmet, as it’s got a very wide rear cradle.

With that comfort comes awesome stability, too. When sweaty and rattling down chunky descents, these glasses have simply stayed put. And although large, the frames are narrow enough to avoid knocking on the brims of all of the helmets I’ve ridden in them with.

That large lens is a big benefit. Combined with a relatively thin frame, the field of view is unobstructed and excellent. Once they’re on there’s little to get in the way of your vision, making them very easily forgotten.

At its clearest there’s a very slight tint to the lens, which has all light conditions but darkness covered, but when it’s super bright out, it tints to become darker. It’s certainly not the darkest tint around, mind you. This isn’t something I’m complaining about because rather than go fully dark, the tint is just enough to provide comfort when the sun’s at its brightest. Plus it keeps vision clear enough when transitioning into wooded or covered areas.

And when doing so, I’ve had no issue with the speed at which the lens adapts.

The same goes for its ability to fend off fog and damage. Thanks to the vents at the top, air can circulate behind, which quickly clears fogging – and the only times it has fogged at all has been on slow, very moist ascents through actual clouds.

I’ve not been kind to the RideViz Pros, either. I’m constantly dropping them and leaving them free to rattle about in the back of a van. Yes, they look a little worse for wear, as anything would given the treatment, but importantly the lens is scratch-free and good to go.

Leatt RideViz Pro Photochromic Sunglasses – Verdict

While the £154 price tag is up there, the performance justifies that price very well. And it’s reasonable for a photochromic lens, too.

Melon Optics’ Alleycat with the standard photochromic option will set you back £145, for instance. While they’re not as large or as comfortable, the benefit is that you can customise the the frame, logo and nosepiece colours, which is pretty fun.

The Smith Optics Shift XL Mag (which I’ve worn with a clear lens alongside the Leatt specs) come in at a huge £289. You get a clear lens in the box, at least, which is very useful as the tint is quite dark, and they’re comfortable and large. It’s very easy to change lenses, too.

Leatt’s RideViz Pro Photochromic glasses have left me incredibly impressed. They’re comfortable and stable while providing a completely unobstructed view. The lens is top-notch, as it’s very rarely too dark for year-round riding, and equally rarely too light. From a performance point of view, the RideViz Pros punch well above their pricetag.