The Malaysian Foldie issue 09. May 2014 | Page 13

Gajits & Geezmos

All the gear that matters

Ice-cool protection

The ESS Ice 3.0 tactical eyewear is worn by Special Forces Operators around the world and is an ideal shield for your eyes when you are cycling..

THE ESS ICE tactical protective eyewear provides cover for your eyes around the clock.

It's ballistic protection will ensure that your eyes are safe from airborne projectile while you are cycling and test had proven that the eyewear lenses are capable of stopping shotgun pellets.

Best of all, the ESS ICE (now version 3) is available as a kit with three lenses (clear, yellow and smoke).

It's distortion-free and can be worn for extended hours.

A strap that can be attached to it ensures that the glasses stay on your face.

In broad daylight, the ICE can be rigged with a clear lens to proved protection and when it gets too bright, you can switch it to a tinted shade.

For night rides, there is a yellow lens that enhances light for night vision.

Changing the lenses is made easy with a frameless system and all you need to do, is to take off the hinge and nose pog and a complete lens change takes no more than two minutes.

And as far as safety is concerned, the ESS ICE has surpassed the highest rating standards in the US for use in the battlefield by servicemen.

The company, Eye Safety Systems Inc (ESS) was founded in 1998 and its products are sold in more than 100 countries around the world.

What made this eye protection system so versatile is the fact that you can get replacement parts easily.

This means if your nose pog wears out, you can get a replacement kit.

Although the eyewear is meant for the military, it's also available in limited quantities for civilians.

The ESS ICE eyewear retails around RM300 here in Malaysia and for pricing and availability enquiries, shoot an email to [email protected]