Whereas other brands target high-end glass, color-changing lenses, or floatable frames, Maho offers something different: sunglasses that stick.
Honestly, aviators would be great if they were actually good for, you know, anything. But while a good pair of Top Gun-style shades looks sharp in slow motion, the design doesn’t lend itself to high-output activity (although there are exceptions).
So when Maho Shades, a 4-year-old company founded in the British Virgin Islands, boasted it had a pair of aviators made to run in, I had to try them out.
Of course, some elements of the aviator design won’t suit every runner. But Maho built the Sundance aviators — and select other models — with special nose and ear pads it claims actually help the frames stay put as you sweat.
Since stay-at-home orders have eased in Colorado, I’ve taken the Sundance aviators on 5-mile runs, bike commutes, and other sweat-drenched outdoor workouts.
In short: It’s tough to quantify whether Maho’s Zuma Fit System, the special polymers that give the nose and ear pads their alleged powers, really do get stickier as you sweat. However, these aviators stay put during high-output activity and are comfortable for a range of exercises.
Maho ‘Zuma Fit’ Sunglasses Review
So, what is Zuma Fit? Well, it’s actually kind of wild. The best description I came across is a “dry adhesive.” Essentially, Maho set out to make sunglass frame grips that mimic the way a gecko’s feet stick to a vertical, or inverted, surface.