Oakley goggles worth it

Try a different brand if it's for looks. There are way nicer goggles out there. As for quality them or Smith is good.
 
In my opinion Oakley's optics are some of the best available.  They look sick, the quality is great and the performance is killer.
 
Out of all the goggles I've had my A frames were the best.. and oakley by far has the best lenses in my opinion. Sick gogs overall. Just got my girlfriend some crowbars.
 
Bullshit. Here in Canada we spend $145 on a pair of crowbars with a persimmon lens. For the same amount, we can get a pair of phenoms ( the comparable of smith) with a mirror lens.
 
yea maybe if u go to the most expensive ski store in september and buy this years......or u could order online, i got my antifreeze ones for 90$...............you choose to spend 145$, no one makes u
 
You can also do that for Smith and it will still be that much more off. All I am saying is that Oakley is over-rated. I know because I have used Smith, Anon, Oakley and I've tried on Spy and Oakley is the least comfortable, and the most pricey. And they don't have any sick designs either...or atleast compared to other companies.
 
nope, you are wrong.

oakley goggles are worth it. oakley ahs really good optics in their stuff, but other brands are good too of course. i choose goggles based on style and fit.
 
Oakley have some real experience in the industry, but Smith do some nice stuff for a bit cheaper.

If you can't go for Oakley gogs, at least go for a goggle with spherical lenses. Much better vision (IMO).
 
i like my oakleys a lot. ive had them for three years and theyre still going strong. they have quite a few scratches but theyre still nice
 
Its worth it, because they have good lens quality, and look good. Smith, Spy, and Dragon are also good ones too. Anon lenses are shit, and they distort colors so much.
 
I have some wisdoms. They fit my fat head pretty well. And there is allot vision area? thats about it. Overpriced, over hyped, and kinda ugly
 
i got my crowbars extremely cheap w/ fire lenses brand new last year and they are worth it but i paid $60.. now if i were to have paid like $160 i would say not really, something as simple as a pair of goggles shouldnt cost more than $100..
 
oakleys make ice goggles but so does poc and there around the same price its all on personal preference though whatever you think looks and feels better
 
i own 4 pairs of oakley googles, they are great, a little expensive but you can probably find some online for a decent price, and adidas is good
 
At the risk of sounding biased because I work for Oakley, here's the main selling points on the goggles, and the reasons why even after I stop working for them I will never buy from another brand.

1) Optical clarity. This is a term thrown around all over the sunglass/goggle industry, and because no one really understands what it is people end up buying shitty goggles because they have "superior" or "great" optical clarity. When you put a piece of plastic over your eyes your eyes naturally compensate, because you're looking through a lens. If optical clarity is even a little bad, if you wear the gogs for 5 hours straight you WILL experience headaches/eyestrain, and in most cases people don't know where it comes from. What competitors don't tell you is that Oakley optical clarity surpasses the rest of the market, hands down. It's around double the industry standard, and significantly better than its next best competitor in this category, Smith. It is as close to the optical clarity of your naked eye that you can get in a polycarbonate lens.

2) Durability. O-matter frame material is patented and for good reason--it is insanely flexible. Plutonite (purest form of polycarb on the market) is also the most durable, most highly impact-resistant material available to the public. I have slammed A-Frames in a car trunk and had them bend the opposite way, and they've just bounced back.

3)Ventilation. Wisdoms suck at this, but A-Frames and Crowbars will never fog on you if you wear them correctly. The reason for this is the 2 lens system (acetate on the inside, plutonite on the outside) that keeps the hot air on the inside and the cold air on the outside. Only Oakley makes the 2 lens system well enough so that you never experience the dreaded fog between the 2 lenses, the mark of death for any other gog on the market.

I've seen the (INDEPENDENT) testing that goes into these things, and I've seen how other companies' stuff compares in the exact same tests. There really is absolutely no reason I can find to go with another companies' goggle.
 
I loved my Smith Prodigys last year. Fog wise I've never had a problem, I wipe goggles with Smith's no-fog wipe and im set for days, they work real well.

I got some crowbars this year but I don't really like the look that much, looks like bug-eyes with a hat on to me
 
wearing gogs correctly--i.e. making sure your hat isn't too far under the goggle. any moisture in a hat will cause fogging in any gog if it's shoved down over your eyebrows.
 
alot of people have crowbars not only because there dope but because there good quality

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i like my scotts...maybe because i am cheap and i really don't care as long as they shade some sun and block out the snow :) i usually just snag a new pair every year.
 
I have scott motives now, but just got some crowbars b/c ive heard nothing but good things about them. so we will c.
 
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