Oakley is crazy expensive! But I'm seeing so many people wearing there stuff, especially mtb'ers and roadies... anyone here use Oakley products? Want to find out what others think of their glasses before plunking down like $170 for a pair. :biggrin:
Three things: Oakley makes the highest quality products. While there are other companies who make just as good, you can be assured their glasses and most of the clothes are top notch.
Oakley spends ginormous amounts of cash advertising, like print advertising and athlete sponsorship, another reason why their sh*t is so expensive.
Finally, fyi, Oakley kept Lance Armstrong on their health plan when he came down with cancer. Back then, he wasn't "Lance", but just a successful roadie, which despite some of his gaudy wins, he was not exactly flush with cash compared to the bills involving cancer treatment without health insurance.
I have several of their products and I am glad to pay the extra.
Their clothes are so-so. I've bought a bunch of it on chainlove, and noticed that quality isn't where it oughtta be for the retail retail price. Looks cool though.
pretty much have been using Oakley shades since their inception, and that's going back to my bmx days in the 80's. i've always liked their stuff, no complaints from me.
I wear Radars on the road and Half Jackets on the mtb. They both fit me really well. I hate dealing with them from a dealer standpoint, but I really like their stuff.
In my experience nothing compares to Oakley sunglasses. I've owned about 6 pair. My current pair have been dropped, crushed, stepped on, you name it. I can't tell you how many times I've had to put them back together in the 4 years I've had them. The arms and lenses pop out but a quick snap back together and they are good as new. BadDNA witnessed a full break apart when I stepped on them. The clarity, fit, feel, and look are second to none. IMO well worth the money.
My riding glasses were Natives which were pretty decent. I liked the 4 interchangeable lenses (clear, yellow, orange, and polarized) all for less than $50. But it didn't take much to break the arm off. I almost got a season out of them.
So you can. Great deals to be had on ebay. I got my first 2 pairs of 'Oakleys' (crap knock offs) for $10 in Mexico. They looked pretty good until I tried to wear them. on the first pair the arms broke from sitting on my head while going for a ride. They fell off and got caught in my wheel and ripped to shreds. The second pair broke before I got them on my face. The lense fell out. Real Oakleys for me from now on.
So you can. Great deals to be had on ebay. I got my first 2 pairs of 'Oakleys' (crap knock offs) for $10 in Mexico. They looked pretty good until I tried to wear them. on the first pair the arms broke from sitting on my head while going for a ride. They fell off and got caught in my wheel and ripped to shreds. The second pair broke before I got them on my face. The lense fell out. Real Oakleys for me from now on.
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