Posted: 3/30/2008 5:16:06 PM EDT
Now that it's Spring in the Pacific Northwest, we're getting close to our allotted 3 weeks of sunshine. I think it may be time for a new pair of shades and I'm looking for suggestions/rants/raves/etc. They should be suitable for sailing, fishing, driving and (perhaps) shooting. |
You can switch lenses in many Oakley modesl. $40 for a set of Half Jacket lenses. I like the Whiskers more and more, but Minutes are my favorite plastic lenses. I've had ten pairs of Oakleys now. |
They often have soft frames and glass lenses. No go-especially at their price. Oakley makes very nice wire framed glasses that don't look like they belong on a high schooler. I rock real Gucci gear sometimes--their ties are great--but their sunglasses aren't all that cool. |
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Oakley M-Frames. Good fit. Won't blow off you face when riding bicycles or motorcycle. Low distortion in any direction of eye movement. They fit my face so well they make good safety glasses for flying debris. Cons: Don't fold up. Hard to store. Tend to break if tilted up to the top of MY Head. Oakley did replace for free. I had a dealer send them in.  |
Yikes, that's quite a size spread. Minutes don't fit on my head, but whiskers are much too wide. You can change lenses on pretty much every Oakley model if you have a little practice. Guys who buy the sunglasses for RX usually sell their lenses on ebay for cheap. But I haven't figured out the trick to my Mag Switch lenses. There's just no flex in the frame. |
M-Frames fold, Pro M-Frames are 1-piece. |
The regular m frames fold, the pro's dont, but stick with the pro's if your using them on a bike with a fullface helmet, my first mframes weren't pro's and putting them on and pulling them off with the lid on wore out the nubs that that held the folding ears on. |
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I bought a pair of these for my father after he broke his Oakleys. Very nice sunglasses. I'll be getting a pair for myself as soon as it's financially feasible. |
Yep. If you want to spend less, Smith makes decent "cheap" sunglasses. |