Smith Optics was founded in 1965 by Robert Smith, a dentist and keen skier, who, with the invention of a double-walled lens, made foggy goggles a thing of the past. Based in the rather aptly-named Sun Valley, Idaho, USA, Smith Optics now produces a range of eyewear for everything from fishing to snow sports, as well as a range of helmets for road, trail, commuting, and young riders.
It makes sense for a cycling eyewear company to also produce helmets. In the case of gravel cycling, the best gravel bike helmets and sunglasses can be designed to integrate with one another both in terms of aesthetics and styling, but also in terms of function – providing optimal airflow to reduce the chance of lens fog, for example.
