Rapha launches Pro Team Flyweight Glasses

nniff wrote:

My Bolle Contours get worn more than my Oakleys.  They cost £8.50.  I've got a clear pair too.  They were £7.50.   The Oakleys cost more than all of the Bolle Contours I've ever had put together, and I've been wearing Bolle Contours for at least 7 years.  The Oakleys do look better though, but there's not much in it.  Bolle Countours keep the wind etc out better, and they're much the same for the sun.

I have a few pairs of Oakley's and tbh my Bolle safety shades aren't much worse in the optics department and they were free issue from work!

StoopidUserName wrote:

Guys, they're about £100 cheaper than some oakleys, about half the price of some assos...so on and so forth.

Why wont someone do any article 'like assos/oakleys/castelii. but cheaper'? blah blah blah.

Damn UK companies taking on the big boys, how dare they|!!! why wont they get in their place like proper beeyatches???

ps. they're not my cup of tea, same as most naff looking cycling glasses

Which Oakleys are they £100 cheaper than? Most of the Jawbreaker, Radar, Radar EV and EVZero range are cheaper at Wiggle than the Rapha ones. With Oakley the RRP is rarely paid. With Rapha it will be until they reduce them occasionally.

For what it's worth I'd have expected Rapha to want north of £200 for these so am pleasantly surprised. I don't think that they're that expensive in premium reality. But they are more expensive than Oakley generally if you shop around. 

bendertherobot wrote:

StoopidUserName wrote:

Guys, they're about £100 cheaper than some oakleys, about half the price of some assos...so on and so forth.

Why wont someone do any article 'like assos/oakleys/castelii. but cheaper'? blah blah blah.

Damn UK companies taking on the big boys, how dare they|!!! why wont they get in their place like proper beeyatches???

ps. they're not my cup of tea, same as most naff looking cycling glasses

Which Oakleys are they £100 cheaper than? Most of the Jawbreaker, Radar, Radar EV and EVZero range are cheaper at Wiggle than the Rapha ones. With Oakley the RRP is rarely paid. With Rapha it will be until they reduce them occasionally.

For what it's worth I'd have expected Rapha to want north of £200 for these so am pleasantly surprised. I don't think that they're that expensive in premium reality. But they are more expensive than Oakley generally if you shop around. 

...I think they said 'they are' not 'there are' ... so it would appear that they mean Oakleys are more expensive. And some of them certainly are. 

bendertherobot wrote:

StoopidUserName wrote:

Guys, they're about £100 cheaper than some oakleys, about half the price of some assos...so on and so forth.

Why wont someone do any article 'like assos/oakleys/castelii. but cheaper'? blah blah blah.

Damn UK companies taking on the big boys, how dare they|!!! why wont they get in their place like proper beeyatches???

ps. they're not my cup of tea, same as most naff looking cycling glasses

Which Oakleys are they £100 cheaper than? Most of the Jawbreaker, Radar, Radar EV and EVZero range are cheaper at Wiggle than the Rapha ones. With Oakley the RRP is rarely paid. With Rapha it will be until they reduce them occasionally.

For what it's worth I'd have expected Rapha to want north of £200 for these so am pleasantly surprised. I don't think that they're that expensive in premium reality. But they are more expensive than Oakley generally if you shop around. 

Apart from the sales 2 or 3 times a year Rapha discount codes are always floating around lately it seems. When I was looking at Oakleys I saw a few around the £235 mark. Sometimes they might be in sales but if you're unlucky with your timing then you'll be in the same boat as people buying the Rapha ones not in the sale/without a discount code.

My main point was they are priced similarly to their rivals...although they might be shit in use, so they'll be worse value if so

StoopidUserName wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

StoopidUserName wrote:

Guys, they're about £100 cheaper than some oakleys, about half the price of some assos...so on and so forth.

Why wont someone do any article 'like assos/oakleys/castelii. but cheaper'? blah blah blah.

Damn UK companies taking on the big boys, how dare they|!!! why wont they get in their place like proper beeyatches???

ps. they're not my cup of tea, same as most naff looking cycling glasses

Which Oakleys are they £100 cheaper than? Most of the Jawbreaker, Radar, Radar EV and EVZero range are cheaper at Wiggle than the Rapha ones. With Oakley the RRP is rarely paid. With Rapha it will be until they reduce them occasionally.

For what it's worth I'd have expected Rapha to want north of £200 for these so am pleasantly surprised. I don't think that they're that expensive in premium reality. But they are more expensive than Oakley generally if you shop around. 

 

Apart from the sales 2 or 3 times a year Rapha discount codes are always floating around lately it seems. When I was looking at Oakleys I saw a few around the £235 mark. Sometimes they might be in sales but if you're unlucky with your timing then you'll be in the same boat as people buying the Rapha ones not in the sale/without a discount code.

My main point was they are priced similarly to their rivals...although they might be shit in use, so they'll be worse value if so

I agree that they are similarly priced. As said, surprised they are not more. There's a massive amount of competition selling Oakley now, paying RRP is very rare. Wiggle are very cheap at the moment.  Mantel are good https://www.mantel.com/uk/bike-glasses

Don't think it will be long till Wiggle have to put them on the price match list.

bendertherobot wrote:

StoopidUserName wrote:

Guys, they're about £100 cheaper than some oakleys, about half the price of some assos...so on and so forth.

Why wont someone do any article 'like assos/oakleys/castelii. but cheaper'? blah blah blah.

Damn UK companies taking on the big boys, how dare they|!!! why wont they get in their place like proper beeyatches???

ps. they're not my cup of tea, same as most naff looking cycling glasses

Which Oakleys are they £100 cheaper than? Most of the Jawbreaker, Radar, Radar EV and EVZero range are cheaper at Wiggle than the Rapha ones. With Oakley the RRP is rarely paid. With Rapha it will be until they reduce them occasionally.

For what it's worth I'd have expected Rapha to want north of £200 for these so am pleasantly surprised. I don't think that they're that expensive in premium reality. But they are more expensive than Oakley generally if you shop around. 

X metal Juliet's that I have had for over 16 years, look them up on ebay.

steviemarco wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

StoopidUserName wrote:

Guys, they're about £100 cheaper than some oakleys, about half the price of some assos...so on and so forth.

Why wont someone do any article 'like assos/oakleys/castelii. but cheaper'? blah blah blah.

Damn UK companies taking on the big boys, how dare they|!!! why wont they get in their place like proper beeyatches???

ps. they're not my cup of tea, same as most naff looking cycling glasses

Which Oakleys are they £100 cheaper than? Most of the Jawbreaker, Radar, Radar EV and EVZero range are cheaper at Wiggle than the Rapha ones. With Oakley the RRP is rarely paid. With Rapha it will be until they reduce them occasionally.

For what it's worth I'd have expected Rapha to want north of £200 for these so am pleasantly surprised. I don't think that they're that expensive in premium reality. But they are more expensive than Oakley generally if you shop around. 

X metal Juliet's that I have had for over 16 years, look them up on ebay.

Don't have to, I used to have a pair. I also had a pair of Carbon Radarlock array, north of £300. We can find examples of everything, but the truth is that the core performance range of Jawbreaker, Radarlock et al are generally cheaper.

lushmiester wrote:

It's about time someone did and article called 'As good as Rapha... but cheaper'

I think they're called the Oakly EVZero...................

Jay88 wrote:

Nice shades. Also wondering if it has been designed to stay on or off in an accident. I also thought cycling eyewear potentially does more harm than good when you hit the deck head or face first. 

Is that not why you position them over your helmet straps, so that they come off as you hit the deck?

(Honest question)

Peowpeowpeowlasers wrote:

One word, Luxottica.  Google it.

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