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Oakley lenses: Which ones do you use?

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  • August 2, 2015 at 4:00 pm #24541
    madindehead

    Hey guys,

    I’m in the market to pick up some new sunglasses for cycling. I’m looking at Oakley’s specifically. I just like them.

    If you use Oakley sunglasses, what lens do you use for cycling in the UK? Also looking for a lens I can use when I go to the Alps/Pyrenees next year to climb some mountains.

    What lens would you recommend?

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  • August 5, 2015 at 9:14 pm #855821
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    Spiny

    Road Racing jackets with
    Road Racing jackets with prizm/orange depending on sun/cloud. Love em.

    August 5, 2015 at 1:14 pm #855819
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    sergius

    I’ve the Red Iridium lenses
    I’ve the Red Iridium lenses on my Prizm Radarlocks, I don’t have other lenses to compare against apart from the Orange low light ones – but what I would say is that the glasses are great, albeit a teensy bit dark if it’s not blue skies all the way.

    August 5, 2015 at 12:13 pm #855817
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    madindehead

    Probably going to go for
    Probably going to go for either OO Red Iridium or the new Prizm Road. Black Iridium Polarised is probably too dark for road cycling in the UK. Perhaps for France it might be needed. But I’m hoping I can grab some VR28 BIP by then.

    August 4, 2015 at 6:40 am #855815
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    ibr17xvii

    Cheers sounds good, I’ll take
    Cheers sounds good, I’ll take a look at that as well.

    August 3, 2015 at 8:44 pm #855813
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    wellcoordinated

    Buy Rainex for you car
    Buy Rainex for you car windscreen in Halfords much cheaper and works the same as nano what’s it.

    August 3, 2015 at 2:54 pm #855811
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    crikey

    Yes, it works on any
    Yes, it works on any glasses.
    It’s basically polish which fills in any micro imperfections in the surface of the lens. It’s expensive and as I say, there are other things which might work just as well, but it lasts for ages and will enhance the see-through clothing effect but only when used on Oakleys…

    August 3, 2015 at 1:52 pm #855809
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    ibr17xvii

    crikey wrote:I think it works

    crikey wrote:
    I think it works very well; when it rains the water just rolls off the lens. I’m sure there is other stuff that will do the same trick, but for rainy rides I would recommend it.

    I take it you can use it on pretty much any lenses?

    I’ve got some prescription Rudy Project glasses which like pretty much any glasses I guess are next to useless in the rain.

    August 3, 2015 at 11:54 am #855807
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    crikey

    I think it works very well;
    I think it works very well; when it rains the water just rolls off the lens. I’m sure there is other stuff that will do the same trick, but for rainy rides I would recommend it.

    August 3, 2015 at 11:48 am #855805
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    ibr17xvii

    crikey wrote:…and get some
    =))

    crikey wrote:
    …and get some Oakley Nanoclear cleaning stuff when you get your specs; it does what it claims to do, and your first rainy ride will make you happier.

    It’s half decent then? Read conflicting views.

    August 3, 2015 at 10:04 am #855803
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    madindehead

    tom_w wrote:madindehead

    tom_w wrote:
    madindehead wrote:
    Are the Prizm road lenses ok when in the Alps?

    They definitely aren’t the darkest lenses out there, but I haven’t found myself squinting with them in the UK yet, so I reckon they’d be fine. I imagine they were developed in California where the light levels must be pretty high.

    Ok cool. Thanks. Do you find yourself missing the polarisation on them? Or do you find that it’s not an issue here in the UK?

    My main two options are between the Prizm Road and the OO Red Iridium Polarised which is why I ask (and I’m currently used to glasses with quite low light transmission 11% vs the Prizm Road which is 18% if I’m correct)

    August 3, 2015 at 9:57 am #855801
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    Kadinkski

    I got some polarised oakleys
    I got some polarised oakleys for a snowy spring ride in the alps a couple of years ago and they were a waste of money to be honest. My standard lensed pair were far more comfortable on the eye in those conditions.

    August 3, 2015 at 9:39 am #855799
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    tom_w

    madindehead wrote:Are the

    madindehead wrote:
    Are the Prizm road lenses ok when in the Alps?

    They definitely aren’t the darkest lenses out there, but I haven’t found myself squinting with them in the UK yet, so I reckon they’d be fine. I imagine they were developed in California where the light levels must be pretty high.

    August 2, 2015 at 10:38 pm #855797
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    Never been there but I don’t
    Never been there but I don’t see why not…
    Unless there’s snow which might cause some weird glare-idk tbh

    August 2, 2015 at 9:13 pm #855795
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    madindehead

    Are the Prizm road lenses ok
    Are the Prizm road lenses ok when in the Alps?

    August 2, 2015 at 8:40 pm #855793
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    Prizm road lenses.
    Clear for
    Prizm road lenses.
    Clear for dusky track racing at 9:30 or later.

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