Where's most competitively priced for Oakleys at the moment?
I used to use steptoes.co.uk but looks like Oakley didn't like 'em selling so cheap so has shut them down 😥
And anybody with Jawbones like to comment on visibility with them
especially looking over your shoulder when on the road?
I'm very tempted by a pair but just not sure if having a bottom to the frame will decrease visibility.
thanks
visability is fine, you misseed the boat though, eyewearoutlet were selling them for 75 quid, slight seconds, but mine are flawless (to the untrained eye)IIRC they still do them cheapish
cheers, yeah I did see that a few weeks back, didn't have my bonus then
and they didn't have the frame/lens combo I'm after else I might have done it.
on and I can't be bother with flee bay on these, to many fakes and split retail packs, I'd like to know the warranty's good
I have Jawbones.
They do restrict peripheral visibility a *tiny* bit when looking over your shoulder before say pulling out to overtake something, so you have to turn your head a bit more. You can't tell whilst looking ahead though.
There is a major advantage (and I believe it was designed for ths) in that with M frames the sun would shine in and illuminate my face which would then reflect strongly in the inside of the lens - sometimes meaning I couldn't see at all. Jawbone don't do this.
I would not however use Jawbones off-road at all. There is not much ventilation which means I steam up constantly on slow climbs. And I think the bottom of the frame was more of an issue. I use them only on road where the higher speeds mean better ventilation. I still steam up a lot at traffic lights mind.
Had my Jawbones (cheapies from eyewear outlet) for a month or so. They're ok for over the shoulder road visibility but it is noticeable that they're not as good as m-frames/radars (eg you need to look round more) so I might carry on using those for roadieing.
Not the best in a sprint finish IMO! The frame does restrict peripherals somewhat when you're watching for an attack, but it might depend on your face shape. I still wear 'em cos they look mint though 😉 And they're great for normal riding.
I wish I'd bought radars, FWIW.
I don't think they look mint, I think they look daft 🙂
Yeah, I'm not that sold on the looks either but they're ok on the bike. You certainly wouldn't catch me wearing them off it though - you already look enough like a Lance wannabe wearing them...
I sold my Radars to buy a pair of prescrition jawbones. I am really happy with them and don't have any problems with the peripheral stuff.
If I am being 100% honest, I think the radars were better in that they fit well and stayed put but the prescription lenses make the jawbones clearer for me and they look less stupd off the bike although I freely admit that they still look very stupid off the bike.
Yeah, ok on the bike also. Had to wear them to a bright sunny outside restaurant table the other day, tried not to think about it 8)
I'm another £75 eyewaer outlet jawbone owner. I found visibility a bit of an issue at first but I'm used to them now.
I don't understand why vented lenses steam up though, I would have thought the venting would stop them steaming up. The traffic light steam up is my only issue.
It's cos the vents are much smaller than the great big gap around the top and bottom of non-eye socket shades.
don't think they have jawbones but if price is a consideration and you don't want fancy colours or iridium coated lenses then [url= http://polimil.co.uk/acatalog/Oakley_S_I_Eyewear___Accessories.html ]HERE[/url] is reasonable.
Ive got both Radars & Jawbones, dunno why, but I prefer Jawbones on the MTB, and then Radars on teh Road?
Not an issue with coverage, although you are more aware of the Jawbones, as the frame goes all around then lense.
I have been into the shop near Mrs Grips folks twice to buy Radars. First time I came out with Half Jackets, which were good on the MTB but not road (frame too low in field of view) and second time I came out with Jawbones. I still think I'd prefer radars!
Might swap Jawbones for Radars if someone's interested.....
cheers all,
had a look about and cyclestore.co.uk seem to be pretty reasonable on the jawbones
+1 for Cyclestore, and very quick delivery.
Have been using Jawbones since January, when it's dry their great, even better than Radars, when it's damp / misty, they are next to useless (using photo-chromatic lens), as they mist far too quicky, but have had problems with M Frames and Radar's in similar conditions.
A good thing with the Photo-chromatic lens is, it can be used all day, and night, so you don't need to carry multiple lenes or frames
The lens change system is a major improvement over Radars and M Frames, but there is the loss of peripheral vision when checking behind.