Oakley Half Jacket Eyewear


  • Average Rating: 4/5
  • MSRP: $ 100.00
  • # of Reviews: 10

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Product Description

Our first dual-lens eyewear with interchangeable lenses, this chameleon lets you adapt instantly to any light condition. When the sun fades or flares, switch to a new set of optional lenses and change your entire point of view. Accented with true metal icons, the lightweight O Matter® frame includes Unobtainium® earsocks and grip anchors. The open-edge design extends your vertical field of vision, and each set of optional lenses retains the peripheral clarity of XYZ Optics®.


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Overall Rating:2
Value Rating:1
Submitted by doninoregon a Recreational Rider from

Date Reviewed: December 4, 2007

Strengths:    Oakley's look cool
Very good optics


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


Bottom Line:   
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.

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Favorite Ride:   Specialized

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



Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Bloatedpig a Road Racer from

Date Reviewed: August 20, 2006

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

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

Bottom Line:   
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.

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Favorite Ride:   Bianchi



Overall Rating:2
Value Rating:2
Submitted by smartyiak a Recreational Rider from

Date Reviewed: June 6, 2006

Strengths:    they're light

Weaknesses:    see above

Bottom Line:   
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

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Favorite Ride:   Friday Club Ride

Price Paid:    $90.00

Purchased At:   Sunglass Hut



Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:1
Submitted by Bryan a Commuter from

Date Reviewed: June 5, 2006

Strengths:    none

Weaknesses:    to many to name

Bottom Line:   
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

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Favorite Ride:   my girl

Price Paid:    $200.00

Purchased At:   random guy on street



Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:4
Submitted by Bobby Tropics a Recreational Rider from

Date Reviewed: May 10, 2006

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.

Bottom Line:   
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.

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Favorite Ride:   Petoskey, MI area

Price Paid:    $90.00

Purchased At:   Galyan's

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

Bike Setup:   Cannondale 2.8 semi-custom road bike.



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Care to trade Oakley Half Jacket lenses?

I have new lenses I would like to trade for something less dark. My eyes suck really bad, so these are a little too dark for me. Mine... Black Iridium Polarized Lens; sta   Read More »

Oakley half jacket lenses

Just wondering since I'm replacing the old lenses, Will the XLJ (squared ones) lenses fit in the frame that came with regular lenses (rounded) ones? thanks.   Read More »

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