Still no sign of the Jawbones yet but got a pair of the Radars.
Not very good to be honest. The lens sits loose in the frame. Not the it would fall out but when you press on the frame you can feel the movement.
The glasses themselves don’t fit as securely on the face as my genuine non hinge M Frames which are very snug. I don’t think they would fall off as such but just not as good as the real thing (no great surprise).
They actually seem huge when on the face, its like they are about a cm too wide at either side. Never worn genuine Radars so this may be how they are also.
The nose piece and the ear socks are okay, the glasses certainly don’t move if you move your head about quickly. They do smell a bit though.
The lens are okay, no major distortion.
The best bit is the case and the soft bag and lens cloth. There are all pretty good quality. Probably worth the £16 if you have genuine Oakley but need a hard case.
Will offer them to SWMBO as some running glasses or stick them in the classifieds (will be about £15 posted).
i likes em. as said the case set up is bang on, the frames seem ok, lenses seem ok.
i’d say they weren’t that exciting and a bit plasticcy, but just picked up my (genuine) flak jackets and the flexiness is in them too!
since ordering them i saw they did a range of colours. so i’ve ordered all the ones i like! will either have spares, or classifides them if it isnt too cheeky!
nothing worse been a contact lenser and mud and bugs trying to remove them from your eyeball,
Interested in fakleys as I always fall off and break them or lenses get scratched by a javelin carrying fly, can you get cheap clear lenses for the Jawbones I’ve only seen the genuine ones and for clear plastic going in a £10 quid frame seems just daft
I broke my flak jacket frames just outside the 1 year oakley warranty – which is a bit **** for such expensive glasses!
I have a few lenses but can’t find fake flak jacket frames on dealextreme – anyone have a link for them?
Cheers
Inside you get the glasses, two spare lens (yellow iridium vented, black iridium non vented, yellow vented), soft case, spare nose pieces, cloth and a lanyard.
Mine have a very slight mark on the edge of the left hand lower frame, like a bit of dirt but doesn’t seem to come off. They have the torx screws on the hinges. The nose piece and ear socks seem pretty grippy but they do smell a bit.
The yellow lens have a bit of excess plastic on the edges where they have been cut out but nothing a quick bit of scraping won’t deal with. I would say the ear socks are a slightly duller yellow than the originals but not by much.
Have also ordered the black and white and all black with red socks, well worth the £10 each. Will probably get some clear and grey original lens at some point.
There’s a company called Visonary Lenses who make aftermarket lenses for a variety of Oakley frames. Polarised and a heap of colours to choose from. I bought some green/gold for my half jackets. Very happy. And from about 15 quid upwards delivered.
Interesting gwaelod, they certainly look pukka, but the lenses in the Livestrong ones looks more like the fake one, the real ones come with Black Iridium and yellow, both vented, can’t see why you’d put a Fire Iridium in there and a Black non-vented.
Box looks real though, as do the stands. Selling fakes with real POS?
They’re definitely more plasticy than the DX jawbones and the nose piece is all plastic rather than having rubber as on my genuine ones but they seem ok. You wouldn’t spot them as copies from any distance.
I reckon they’ll be perfect for sailing on holiday where I could lose them if (when!) I get dunked.
Got my second pair of Jawbones from DX today. Not great I am afraid, the frame is not straight so they sit squint on your face. Also the nose pieces don’t click into jaws properly. Also the lenses in this set are marginally bigger than the first set of DX Jawbones I got.
I also found that the actual Jaws of the two sets are slightly different and are not interchangeable. Going to send this set back to DX.
Both of these sets of Jawbones have proper Torx screw fittings on the legs. I did get a set off ebay which were just push fit plastic studs. Other than that this set were as good as the first set but the lack of torx fittings made the jaws a bit loose.
So there are obviously some differences between the Fakely Jawbones out there. Still for £10 you aren’t taking to much of a risk I suppose.
I also received a set of genuine Black Iridium lens today also. They actually fit in my first set of DX Jawbones frames perfectly.
and having ridden them now, I have to say they’re pretty much faultless. in fact other than the way the shade varies from top to bottom ( more yellow at bottom, fading to the top. Sounds bad but it isn’t actually noticeable when riding since yiur eyes dont move relative to the lense ) the I can’t think of anything negative.
oh and my genuine radar lenses don’t fit the fradar frames. or visa versa
I got a pair or Radars and Jawbones from DX and OK it took over 3 weeks for them to come but have used the Radars on all of my rides so far.
Quality is good for fakes, selection of lenses and what you get in the case is brilliant.
Jawbones look good and my only complaint is that when folded down the Oakley O’s are slightly different colours on the arms.
But for £10 I could not give a toss, if I scratch them I won’t cry as it’s only £10 and not £200.
Plus I have not gone blind yet due to non british standard UV ratings.
I sent back a ~20 year old pair of knackered Mk1 Eye Jackets and they’ve offered 40% off any new pair of Oakleys. That makes a genuine set of Jawbones £114, not bad in my book.
Fantastic when you think about it. Litespeed, take note!
Mine arrived, they’re the same price and better quality than my Aldi specials from a couple of years back. Got the black and white ones (blue vented lenses fitted, black unvented and yellow vented in the box). So far so good.
Well i pressed the button and orderd a set , worth a punt at £10 also found some Radar copies at £2.50 so will post my thoughts when they arrive .
Did you order from the UK warehouse? I ordered some yesterday that said they were in stock in the UK warehouse so will wait and see if they come any quicker.
for the money they’re very good I think.
the lenses don’t fit perfectly, but they fit well enough.
I managed to scratch some lenses but I did drop them onto concrete.
Did you order from the UK warehouse? I ordered some yesterday that said they were in stock in the UK warehouse so will wait and see if they come any quicker.
One pair were from the UK warehouse , my expactions are low so if there any good it will be a pleasant surprise .
Despite being stared down by the brother in law at the mere suggestion of purchasing fake oakleys, I’ve also found them too cheap to resist! I’m expecting some kind of karmic kick in the arse soon…
Did you order from the UK warehouse? I ordered some yesterday that said they were in stock in the UK warehouse so will wait and see if they come any quicker
Well orderded Wed and they arrived on Sat for £10.06 i am pretty happy .