Price Paid:  $0.00

Favorite Ride:
Specialized

Summary:
I purchased prescription Oakley Half Jackets through an optician about two years ago. They held up okay for most of this time, but after about 1 1/2 years began to develop hairline cracks in the lenses and delamininate. Since they were out of warranty (0ne year), I called Oakley to see if anything could be done. The rep advised me to mail them the glasses for evaluation and repair or replacement, with a check for $29. Almost a month later, Oakley returned the glasses not repaired with my check, advising me that since these were prescription glasses, I had to return them through my optician, which I did. almost another month later, my optician called to tell me that Oakley was not going to do anything because the glasses were out of warranty - other than sell me new lenses. If they had told me this in the first place, I could have saved insured mailing costs and a lot of time. While I used the Half Jackets, they performed okay - some fogging on hard climbs and and a so-so fit. Overall, I was very disappointed with Oakley's service and felt that a $433 pair of prescription glasses should have held up longer. I would not recommend them unless you are a sponsored pro or just have a load of money to throw away.

Strengths:
Oakley's look cool
Very good optics

Weaknesses:
Don't hold up well
Poor customer service to average riders

Similar Products Used:
Maui Jim's - great so far, we'll see how they hold up.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Favorite Ride:
Bianchi

Summary:
These are the best glasses for riding I have ever owned. Looks like a couple of girls got some fog or something on thiers and wrote a bad review. These are light, DON'T FOG, are easy to clean and have replaceable lenses. Do your self a favor and get the polarized lenses....they make a huge difference in glare reduction.

Strengths:
Replaceable lenses.....sturdy and light weight

Weaknesses:
glasses should not cost this much............but they are worth it!

Price Paid:  $90.00 at Sunglass Hut

Favorite Ride:
Friday Club Ride

Summary:
These glasses stink. They fog, they're impossible to clean, and they get dirty if a speck of dirt gets within w/i 100 miles

Strengths:
they're light

Weaknesses:
see above

Price Paid:  $200.00 at random guy on street

Favorite Ride:
my girl

Summary:
dude their awsome best one out there actually they suck dont buy em dont stay on face scratch easy dont listen to em. ive bought many and these arent the best out there

Strengths:
none

Weaknesses:
to many to name

Price Paid:  $90.00 at Galyan's

Favorite Ride:
Petoskey, MI area

Bike Setup:
Cannondale 2.8 semi-custom road bike.

Summary:
The best sunglasses I've ever owned. They're light, very comfortable, and have excellent optical clarity. Much more restrained style than M-Frames and others, classy enough for causal wear and general off-bike use. There is seeminglly and endless array of replacement lenses to cover almost any lighting conditions, including polarized models. I own three pairs of lenses, including one polarized set, and they're all excellent. The lenses also seem very scratch-resistant; my original "Black Iridium" lenses show no signs of abuse after two years. My only gripes are that the lenses can be somewhat fussy to install at times (especially the left side of my particular frames, for some reason), and the tiny little rubber nosepieces can pop off and are easy to lose (no to mention expensive to replace). Overall, though, these glasses are worth their cost.

Strengths:
Light weight, comfort, unsurpassed optical clarity. Huge selection of replaceable lenses.

Weaknesses:
Replacement lenses aren't cheap, can be tricky to install in frames; rubber nosepieces can pop off and are easily lost.

Similar Products Used:
Scott, Oakley M-Frame, various cheapos.