Best Oakley lens' tints

mr.skierman

mr.skierman

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okay, so I'm getting new goggles and I'm most likely hopping on the crowbar bandwagon because I love having good peripheral vision and crowbars are sexy. But that being so I don't want to wastethe experience by getting persimmon lens which are just alright for night skiing and just alrightfor day skiing. I've decided I'll get two lenses. One for day and one for night. But I want to know which two lenses are the absolute best for each so I'm not wasting my money. Hopefully this can also help other future buyers and I'd appreciate any advice given.

(I'm thinking fire iridium for day and pink iridium or hi yellow for night)
 
grey polarized and hi yellow are what i run on my splices. perfect combo. polarized any time its not flat light or night
 
Fire, I've been riding with it everyday, bluebird park and snowing trees it's all good! Even Tanner reckons Fire for night pipe...
 
For night, flat light and snowing, HI Yellow. For sunny days there are more options. Fire Iridium, Black Iridium, Dark Grey (polarized or not).
 
Pink irid is good for everything except really sunny days. But even then they are fine unless you are looking directly at the sun.
 
fire irid. all day and clear at night is what i like. the fire is great for everything sunny or snowy just not night skiing.
 
I got pink iridium for my splices without realizing there was hype... so definitely not the reason, they're pretty much right in the centre of the light transmission range, making them great at night and day, so in my opinion, definitely the best lens for any condition
 
I have fire and love them for when its sunny. Im looking into getting the pink iridium for over cast and night skiing. I think that combo should be pretty prime.
 
They are not GREAT at day or night. They are pretty much average everywhere. What makes them special is that they're not bad in any conditions.
If you want to get only one lens, Pink Iridium is the way to go. If you want to get a two lens setup, then I think Pink Iridium shouldn't be included in that.
 
Before getting your crowbars, wait a season. Oakley has a new goggle on the way for the 2011/2012 season called the "Airbrake". It has a very similar fit to the Crowbar and looks a lot like the Splice. The biggest feature though is the ULTRA easy lens change system. When I was testing it out, I could change a lens in less then ten secons.

The goggle is going to come with two lenses when purchased. Retail will be around $180-200

 
Well, you can't really have 2 lens if you want the best for each. Best for night is clear. Best for day is most likely grey polarized. You need something for flat light, I would go hi yellow or hi persimmon, both word well in flat light and at night.
 
Yeah I searched them cause of the guy who posted above, but I want goggles for this year. Plus I found a deal on crowbars with fire lenses so I'm just looking for a killer night lens. Don't get me wrong these airbrake goggles are sick nasty but fall next year is to distant. About the cbars, I'm thinking hi yellow sounds like the best choice. Now just to find one cheap....
 
the dark grey lens is killer. pretty sure it's the same light transmission as fire iridium, they look almost indistinguishable from black iridium, and they're $90 instead of $130. i see no downside. i've only worn mine a few days, since contrary to popular belief, it is not always sunny in philadelphia, but so far, they've been awesome.
 
East coast I run High Intensity Yellow nearly full-time from November-March. Even sunny days in New England, I find the High Yellow to be the best bet as light gets flat towards the end of the day and in the trees with the sun angle being so low. Haven't found a lens that works better in flat/low light and prefer them over clear as they boost contrast nicely.

Once late February to early March rolls around, sunny days will have me pulling out my Black Iridium.

That said, you are definitely on the right path. Persimmon is really like an all-season tire of lenses; okay at everything, good at nothing.
 
then get electric eg2 or eg2.5. when i was looking at goggles i tried on the crowbars and the eg's and their peripheral vison is 10x better. i highly recommend them
 
i didnt read the whole thread.. but if it hasnt been said...crowbars are like looking through toilet paper rolls. if you want peripheral vision. id suggest something else.
 
just because they don't work for you does not mean they're not good goggles. they work very well for a lot of people, me included.
 
haha jeez, it wasnt meant to offend people. i to have a pair of crowbars, but they havnt done anything but rot under my bed since i go eg2s.
all im saying is there are other goggles with better peripheral vision. but i guess customizable steeze > functionality.
 
Great post. Couldn't have said it better.
For a couple of years I have always had fire or emerald for bright days, hi yellow for overcast or night. My new fav, if you can find it, is the ruby clear for all conditions. So sick.
 
What about splices? I know theyre more expensive, have the funny nose piece, and are a little less common then crowbars. But that's about it. Does anyone have any opinions or experiences with splices?
 
once again, this is completely your opinion.

i've owned both goggles and im currently using the eg2s. my lenses on my crowbars were terrific compared to the eg2s. i needed to buy 2 other lenses with my eg2s in order to be able to see a thing. the way they are made, its all about steeze over function. most of their lenses are straight up black.
 
EASY:

1. Buy a clear oakley lense. It is super cheap, versitile (at night), etc.

2. Buy black paint, the type really doesnt matter

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3. Paint the clear lense black.

 
BUT REALLY

grey polarized and hi yellow seem to be the best for the conditions and uses your looking at. the polarized lense is so nice, while the yellow performs well in low light and night. thats the best combo
 
its really the best.

its clear enough for night time and because of the iridium coating it breaks up the light a little during the day so its not death sunny like the hi yellow or clear lens is. therefore making it a good day and night lens. and im not gonna even start at how well it preforms in cloudy conditions. its the best except for complete bluebird no clouds in the sky days. which is what your black iridium/fire/grey polarized/grey is for.
 
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