Oakley Obsession - The 7 Most Significant Sunglasses
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- The One Obsession campaign is a big part of Oakley's recent history and one person who definitely has an obsession with Oakley sunglasses is Brian Takumi, VP of Brand Creative. He and Si run through his pick of the seven most important/his favourite Oakley sunglasses of all time.
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Oakley sunglasses have become a household brand in the modern era of cycling and played a major part in the history of the sport too. Here we chat through what Brian from Oakley believes to be the seven most influential Oakleys of all time.
These include:
Oakley Eyeshade
Oakley Razor Blade
Oakley M Frame
Oakley Racing Jacket
Harmony Fade Colours
Oakley Ballistic M Frame
Oakley Frogskin Lite
What are your favourite Oakleys on this list? Or have we missed your favourites? Let us know in the comments. 👇
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as a former oakley athlete, i can clearly say, i still have an obsession to have and wear them...
in the meantime i pay them, but i usually get 4 of them every year.
having said this, since they got bought by luxotica, the spirit changed a lot.
innovation cleary slowed down and mainstream took over in many aspects of the product range.
nevertherless, my eyes are too importanf to wear something else...
The downturn in Oakley's quality and attitude is sadly noticeable.
I don't know if you know but Luxottica bullied Oakley out of business to acquire them, look it up, real sub human shit
@@123oner2 yes, I know, how Luxotica basically blackmailed Oakley, or better distributors and shops to drop Oakley...
the entire optical industry is completely dysfunctional and in the hands by the Italians
Actually Oakley M-Frame saved me from losing my left eye as well- in a race, where I crashed through a car rear window.
Tõnu V That must have been one hell of a ride.
Fortunately I haven´t had to find out, but glasses had real deep scratches and I think that M-Frames thick glass saved the day for me.
It was actually 15 years ago. It was one of those days.. Race was going really well and I was infront of quite a small bunch, when road races gravel section began (Strade Bianchi kind of race). Quite soon I had my first puncture and soon after second one. Those punctures dropped me very far and I almost lost motivation to fight forward. But then I saw my friend coming from behind and I thought to myself "It´s a stage race, so every second counts and who knows, what might happen- have to keep on going". I was looking behind, to see when my friend catches my wheel and suddenly I saw, how my friend swirved quickly to the right, I turned my head forward and BANG. I always wanted M-Frames and after the crash the first thing I asked from the driver was "are my glasses ok?" lol. The funny thing is- I crashed into the commisaires car and I have been cycling commisaire (BMX cross) for 6 years now.
damn how messed up did your face get
Jesus man! You did a Davis Phinney!! I'll NEVER forget seeing that awful crash & I'm sure that Davis is reminded of it every time he looks in the mirror. Glad you didn't lose your eye, my friend...when I first started following cycling in 1984 (when I was 10 y/o) Hinault & then Lemond were virtual anomalies when they wore sunglasses while racing (& of course, while Hinault's Ray-Bans were rather subtle, Lemond's famous yellow Eyeshades were anything but!!) & now they're 100% ubiquitous!! Man, even without the obvious protection from dust storms & bugs, etc I could never fathom how they could ride in the glaring sunlight (especially in the Alps/Pyrenees & Mont Ventoux would have to be the very worst of the lot on a hot day) without ending up with killer migraines.
Used them all my life starting with the frog skins. Love them ❤️❤️
My first pair of Oakley is my current flight jacket with photochromic lense. Like it very much. Very functional and stylish. Provides clear vision for my riding from dawn till morning
Oakley really rocks!! I broke my nose but Oakley shades really save me could of been worst, and not even a scratch on the shades still wear them up to this day, and of course the helmet also help me big time..
Brian,
You are Awesome! That was fascinating!!!!
Oakley orokr is my favorite, both eye protection as well as built in speakers??!! Absolutely love em!!! Eye wear most important during summer time, carpenter bees and monarch butterflies will hit you in the face here. Thanks Oakley for all you guys do, and thanks GCN for showing videos of all the behind the scenes plannings and processes that go into making cycling what it is today
O family is awesome. Such respect for their own team and the love for glasses.
X-metals should be in the top 10
I’ve seen firsthand eyewear saving eyesight. Skin on faces pelted with debris but no impact to the face outlined by where the Soldier’s eyewear sat.
That PJ who got half blown up a couple months ago
Love Oakley! have my Juliet's for 10 years now....
My first ever Oakley pair was the sutros,amazing sunglasses for cycling snd the prizm lenses are phenomenal,they enhance the colours in a incredible way
I am now 52 and never knew of Asian specific Eyewear till I stopped at a Oakley store 2 years ago. Love my glasses just need to get clear lenses for riding at dusk.
As buyer of Oakley for 25 years, I would say the Subzero line and Jawbreakers are also missing from this list.
The Subzero and Zero lineup to follow really opened up a frameless design that actually worked well. The jawbreakers with the easily interchangeable lenses and good looks, great coverage, and the ability to customize is still to this day my favorite cycling sunglasses.
this is a beautiful video, I've had two pairs of frogskins and just got a pair of Sutros today and I can't take them off, thank you from creating such a beautiful brand and staying true , it's rare
Worth a mention, the Eye Jacket, the leader of the 1990s wraparound craze that was imitated by numerous other brands
Thank you for bringing this kind of eyewear protection back to the forefront. We all should practice being safe
We need a GCN x Oakley pair.
Pro M Frame with the same shape of the M Frame le Sea shown on the video are still unmatched to my personal belief.
I actually use a pair of Oakley Tombstones for each ride. For me these nearly perfect for riding. I also just change the lenses out and use them for my workplace safety glasses. Oakley sunglasses for me are my Juliets!
#GCN thank you for doing this spot on significant Oakley sunglasses. As a guy who Ride bikes but also could get shot in the face with a shotgun I seriously do appreciate what they do. It’s refreshing to hear them honestly talk that that is one of their priorities over style and certain lines. Hugely important.
Great episode! I've always liked Oakley sunglasses and their innovative designs. Thanks GCN.
Awesome trip down memory lane I have and still own most of those original Oakley glasses including my Oakley Factory Pilots with tearaways for muddy MTB races.
AWESOME!!
I'm not a cyclist but surely am an Oakley enthusiast. The razorblade is what I primarily wear but I was quite fond of my m frames also. Great video
The frog in the background plotting something definitely looks like he could use a pair
...Didn't I already watch this?
So it wasn't just me with a feeling of deja-vu!
If you get past the first minute, even prior.. You'll realize, it's a completely different segment. You're welcome.
Please stop with these, now I want ALL of the oakleys but can't afford any
The website AliExpress is your friend. You can get (Chinese) Jawbreakers for $0.99 and the have the ew flight jackets for $15.
Buy safety glasses off e-bay. Bolle Contour do a great job for only a few pounds/dollars.
@@alanmacleod6843 But I don't want to burn out my eyes
@@alanmacleod6843 makes zero sense, they're dog shit with no protection properties.
@@leedorney I do. We all know the lenses on cheap glasses smash easily. And like they said in this video, it's about protection 1st. I've ridden straight over legit Oakley's and they were perfectly fine.
Love them all! Have one of the first Oaks and boug a Prizm this year, well worth the money. If well taken care of will last 35 years, like my Blades, and they are soooo cooool still. Awesome video! Eye protection, ur-ah!
I had bugs hitting my lips twice recently while cycling. It would have been worse if they hit my eyes.
had one in the eye the other day damn i stug luckely it was a small thing and i wasnt going over 30 km/h at the time
Always loved M-Frames but also loved my Sub Zero 0.4's for that alien look.
Oakley are the best by far. I've noticed so many other brands trying to emulate them in recent years, probably given improvements in manufacturing capabilities. But still Oakley out perform and out class the rest. Imo they look the best too. Style and function. I love my Radar Paths.
Very nice "eye-opening" reminder on the basic reason we should be wearing these Oakleys.
Eyeshade, Razor Blades, Mumbos & M frames (67, V, Strip, Old Hybrid, Heater, Sweep, Strike, Hybrid S). Racing Jackets (Gen 1, Gen 2 & Pro), Radars, Radar XL, Antifreeze Radar XL, Radarlock , Radarlock XL, Echelon Jawbone, New Racing Jackets, Radar EV, Jawbreaker, EVZero.....all of them are awesome.
I realize this is an old video but really??? No X-Metal love for Juliets??? They're by far and away my favorite Oakleys!
For me it's Oakley Splice (2002-2005) the best O-matter frame ever.
My favorite Oakleys are my Jawbreaker Prizms! If you haven't at least tried Oakley's Prizm eyewear, you don't know what you're missing.
Love my Cav Glitter Green Radarlock with the Jade lenses. And it's always nice to know that if they'll survive an IED then when the crap on my local roads, or a stray golf ball from the local course goes awry I can rely on the gigs to keep my eyes safe.
Other eyewear is available, but Oakley is Le Tour, The Open, Test Match Cricket, Motocross, Olympic downhill skiiing, etc...
The original icon of sports eye protection, and I wear mine with pride.
"The Open" & "Test Match Cricket"?! You must be a 'Pom'?! Cheers & best wishes from "Down Under", my friend!! Presently watching Pakistan playing South Africa at Lord's - the HOME of cricket & as I'm an MCC member, I've often enjoyed our reciprocal arrangement with your MCC while watching Test & County games - Go Middlesex!! Bring on The Ashes, mate!!
Do they make any that you can put over your prescription glasses?
With all this advertisement I expect at least a massive Giveaway of sunglasses :)
this video has changed my life
Really enjoying the flightjacket's
That soldier story really got me, like I'm a total pacifist and peace jobby but for a lens to protect eyes in that way is something else !
Super glad I got to the 11min mark to hear this, that hit home.
excellent video, well done
Harmony Fade are iconic. Favorite by far
I love the fact that he went into the ballistic protection of eye wear I personally wear ballistic sunglasses all the time to make sure nothing can happen to my eyesight.
The Oakley X Metals changed the game!!! I never lifeguard without them!
Just bought flight jackets. I love prizm lenses!
Well presented
Radarlock are my favourite! 😎 Tour de France 100e anniversaire ❤
First GCN video I haven't been able to stick with until the end.
Boring and too much about design.
Still using my Oakley E-Wires
Love my M-Frames!!!!
I personally opt for the Oakley Radarlock. It provides good protection on the bike, looks good and most importantly has very easily interchangeable lenses. I often take off on a ride when the sun is out and with the Radarlock I swap in my clear or Amber lens when the sun goes down to give me protection from rocks and bugs at night.
I now own three pairs, over a dozen lenses and I've even set up one pair with the matching retention strap and some foam floats for taking out on the boat or jet ski.
That's why I love all of my Adidas Halfrim Pro's, although I also own a $hit-ton of Eyeshades & Razor Blades - but at 45 y/o, I'm now OLD!!
Really great story.
I wear Oakley for many years now and not only while mountainbiking. Actually I wear the Crosslink, Crosslink Switch and also the Crosslink Zero, all with custom correction lenses. They all fit phenomenally on my face without any irritations on my nose or ears. Next I'm going to get me a Racing Jacket. 👌🏾
My faves are the Half Jacket XL 2.0
The flak 2.0 are very nice
Been telling folks it's all about protection for years. It always surprises me when I see a rider not wearing them. Surprises me even more when someone is wearing fakes. They're just not getting it.
They're made out of the same polycarbonate. Certified safety glases are like $5 at home improvement stores. Brand-name ballistic glasses start at $10 at military/outdoor stores.
@@ltu42 I'm not interested in what things cost, that's not important. I'm interested in keeping my eyes safe and seeing the road. In bright and dull conditions. Oakley make supeb glasses for cycling. That's it
Amen, my friend...
M-Frames, still have them from when they came out, still love them and wear wear them, summer or winter because of the easily exchangeable screens.
I have some replica razor blades and I love them
No jawbreakers?
Thought that since Peter sagan wore them, kinda everyone had them. And i like them a lot from a functions perspective. Also i like the looks
My late father's M frame Oakley's have been the most comfortable cycling shades I have ever worn. Shame the frame split in 3 pieces a few years ago :( But then they are old. What is the average lifespan for Oakley frames? Is it even possible to get a replacement frame?
Sorry about your losses - both your father & the glasses. I already mentioned to someone else who wants the blue iridium M-Frame lenses that this eBay seller has a MINT pair for "only" $329 USD plus postage: www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1980s-90-oakley-m-frame-mumbo-Sunglasses/362569314007?hash=item546ad0aed7:g:KkYAAOSw0pJceEMO
Still have and use my pro M-frame
I still love my Oakley M-frames with a vented strike lens....
That was interesting. My favourite have always been my M-Frames and if anyone has a blue iridium lens in any M-Fame shape I’d like to hear from you
As I'm an Eyeshade/Factory Pilot & Blade/Razor Blades guy, they're after "my time" but does that include the M-Frame Mumbo? If so, a seller on eBay has a pair (I know that you're only after the blue iridium lens) of MINT ones for "only" $329 USD plus postage: www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1980s-90-oakley-m-frame-mumbo-Sunglasses/362569314007?hash=item546ad0aed7:g:KkYAAOSw0pJceEMO
MY FAVOURITES ARE THE OAKLEY JAWBREAKERS WITH PRIZM TRAIL AND ANOTHER ONE IS THE SAME MODEL BUT TOUR DE FRANCE EDITION
What’s the difference between the normal one and prizm??
Still owning the Frog Eye from the 90'😎
Second Oakley add in a month... Maybe if we are lucky we will get a hat trick of $200. sunglasses adds !
id prefer just a normal 30 second add for sunglasses put into their normal videos. but i guess they know 90% of people would just skip it and they get more views by making something snazzy like this. hiding the word 'ad' on a white background in the thumbnail is a little sneaky though!
A VP that uses “we” language and not “I” language is so refreshing... Just not a norm in todays world.. Congratulations to Oakley and Brian
Good catch there, my friend!! I can't imagine Steve Jobs having said the same at Apple, though...
Isn't Jawbreaker or Radar already a legend? From Russia with disbelief. And thanks to GCN for lighning up this topic!
As I'm an "old fart" now (45 y/o) who started following cycling in '84 (coincidentally, my lifelong cycling idol Greg Lemond's maiden tour - as the reigning World Champion, btw!), I was going to be VERY pissed off if the Eyeshades & the Blades/Razor Blades weren't included here - so now I'm a very happy little boy/man!! That was a really cool & interesting video, although I would expect no less from the lads at GCN nowadays!!
I totally agree with wearing eyewear ANYTIME I ride...night or day. Clear lenses are great as well...Ive had many a pebble hit me on the lenses over the years...PROTECT THE EYES!
my favourate is either the ev zero or the jawbones
good for all
I worked at a Oakley dealer about a decade about. A guy brought in a pair that had some shrapnel stuck in the lenses from a shooting range. He was requesting we replace the lenses because the shrapnel was in the lenses and didn’t just bounce off. We were a bike shop. We just laughed at him and told him to be happy that shrapnel is not in is his eye. That was when I truly became a fan of Oakleys. If they could do that they were some high quality glasses.
I’m a Radar EV Path kind of girl. Light, fit the face well, hydrophobic/vented lenses do a good job. You get what you pay for - I’m sure knockoff lenses don’t have the same protection rating.
Jawbones, in the UK, mainly to keep flies and other crap out.
I thought that it would be the rain more so than flies?! The article below claims that there are no flies in England, no $hit!! But I do remember encountering HEAPS of "midgies" when I was in Scotland.
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I wear Rx glasses but have a couple pairs of Oakley’s (frog skins) from early ‘90s
I don't need RX glasses yet but one of my many pairs of Adidas cycling sunglasses (still BNIB but for my future!) actually has a 'slot' where you place the RX lenses...it might sound crap/ugly but they're incredibly well done & they actually look awesome - made in Austria.
Wow! The Eye Shades at 12/13 years old blew my mind. What were these things i had to have. Sadly I couldn't afford them but I saved & saved. By the time i had the cash.... Razor Blades. They were my 1st pair. Since then Frogskins, M Frame, Eye Jackets, Racing jackets and so on. Yes its an obsession and i still have them all (except Razors as they got smashed up and i binned them! Oh no!)
I'm guessing, then that you're also about 45 y/o, then?! I was fortunate to be a spoiled little shit when I was a teenager!!
I had a pair of M Frames but they were stolen in high school. I wear a pair of Jawbones now.
Any one knows what style or name brand the female Rider is wearing in mint 11:50 ? Please thanks... They look kool
Poc DO Blade?
@@ltu42 thank you
Bring back the Oakley Mumbo frames!
I guess the promotion works, now i want oakleys...
When Si said, did you want to do a custom version for G? Did he mean a yellow version and not what he went on to said?
I wondered the same thing but then I thought that perhaps they could make up a Welsh flag pair for him, in green, red & white & perhaps with little dragons on the arms as well? I have the dragon upon my lower right torso (in green & red), so why not on a pair of sunglasses?!
Did the Frog on the poster inspire the colours for the Harmony Fade?
Nah, that was LSD.
I have a much treasured pair of c wire iridiums bought for my birthday from my wife. The best sunnys ever produced end of ....
Heart dropped with the soldier story. But where are the Flight Jackets and Radars?
The first three yes..... But personally I would have Thump, X-Metals, Sub Zeros, RX-Implants in there.... Still, not going to complain!
Rudy Projects are my brand and always will be.
I've never owned a pair of RP's but I've long respected them & found some of them very nice to look at, often much nicer than the equivalent Oakley's of the time. But I NEVER saw a pair of the "Lion King" Cippolini's Briko's that I liked!
11:30 so tell me again why all Oakley's don't ship with an additional clear ANSI rated lens included for that $200+ price tag to protect your eyes when it's not bright and sunny out? I just keep trying to talk myself into a pair but they are literally the only brand I've looked at that a.) doesn't actually offer good peripheral coverage and b.) doesn't include an extra lens.
Preach, my friend. But I'm guessing that your question is rhetorical, because they would lose money/miss the sales of a separate & overpriced clear lens to willing buyers.
I have had 4 of these glasses.
Still have 3 of them
I've only had two (Eyeshade & Razor Blades) but I still have 7 of them - 5 of the former & 2 of the latter! Actually, 6 of the former but one of my 2 yellow pairs of Eyeshades is still BNIB & will remain so until after I'm gone! Still have the original warranty card from more than 30 years ago in the clear box & all.
M2’s for me please!
Oakley's lenses tend to peel-off like a lizard skin...I have different models with that problem. Many people complain about it and seems to me that Oakley doesn't care to fix that issue!
Anyone has issues with oakleys prizm coating peeling off ?
Harmony fades were The Macho Man Randy Savages!!! Snap into a slim Jim!!! RIP
How is it that when the video talks about protecting eyes from debris, the video of riders in GCN kits do not have any eye protection on!!! At 11:50 the GCN rider is the only one in the group without eye protection. Also at 12:42, no eye protection.
I wear radar paths and, truth be told, i do think Oakley tends to be overhyped and expensive plastic. With that said, i do like them and have bought a clear Lens for night riding. Less concerned about debris and more concerned about bugs.
Straight jacket- wish I could get some replacement lenses.
Oakley Eyeshades? I thought they were called the Factory Pilot when they were first released.
They were, so you're not wrong, my friend!! I referred to them as FP's until they released the Heritage Edition of the Eyeshades & even then, I initially thought that they had simply named them for some reason & even all of my Eyeshades have Factory Pilot printed upon each of their microfibre pouches.
I wish that a new pair of oakleys didn't cost as much as a new set of winter kit.
£120 for my radars which I have worn for thousands of miles isn't too bad value. The kit I bought at the same time has long since worn out. Oakleys still good for several more years.
Late 2000 would be 29xx but cool video lol
didn't they give you a few pairs for a competition?