Oakley Jawbreaker Prizm

JesseD

My Jawbreakers flew off my helmet last night whilst descending a hill and into the path of an oncoming car, safe to say that the car didnt avoid them and the result was a deconstructed pair of Oakleys that IMO cannot be repaired.

So I am in the market for a new pair, and after some brief searches on the net the cheapest I can find is around £107 for a pair of Prizm Jawbreakers in white and black.

Does anyone know of any cheaper than that, preferably with the Prizm lenses? 8)

teebs_123

JesseD wrote:

My Jawbreakers flew off my helmet last night whilst descending a hill and into the path of an oncoming car, safe to say that the car didnt avoid them and the result was a deconstructed pair of Oakleys that IMO cannot be repaired.

So I am in the market for a new pair, and after some brief searches on the net the cheapest I can find is around £107 for a pair of Prizm Jawbreakers in white and black.

Does anyone know of any cheaper than that, preferably with the Prizm lenses? 8)

Speak to Oakley, they used to offer a crash replacement/breakage service. Used to be circa 40% discount-worth a shot..

bendertherobot

The problem with crash replacement policies is that they are generally a discount on RRP. So the £107 is still probably the cheaper option.

JesseD

have emailed Oakley and will see what they say, but I think Bender maybe right, I doubt they will be able to match the power of the tinternet

bmxboy10

Get the M2s they are cheaper and better IMO

Garry H

Just bought a pair for 90 on wiggle. White though, TDF edition

Edit: sold out now. Soz.

izza

Why go cheap? Go personal and make sure you get the arms the right length.

sloppyschleckonds

JesseD wrote:

My Jawbreakers flew off my helmet last night whilst descending a hill and into the path of an oncoming car,

Why weren't you wearing them?

JesseD

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

JesseD wrote:

My Jawbreakers flew off my helmet last night whilst descending a hill and into the path of an oncoming car,

Why weren't you wearing them?

Because it had started to get dark and the misty type rain had made seeing through them almost impossible.

JesseD

izza wrote:

Why go cheap? Go personal and make sure you get the arms the right length.

Very nice, dare I ask how much?

Played about with the colour combos on Oakleys website and for what I built I was looking close to £250!!

JesseD

solboy10 wrote:

Get the M2s they are cheaper and better IMO

I do quite like the M2 XL's and also the Radar EV Pitch, I much prefer the look of the larger lense

fenix

Mate of mine loves black. He went for custom black Oakleys - paid the premium for them and then realised that they basically do the same design as a standard. D'oh !

izza

JesseD wrote:

Very nice, dare I ask how much?

Played about with the colour combos on Oakleys website and for what I built I was looking close to £250!!

About that - although if you already have a pair then send off for wrapping at a cost of £120-ish including all the postage.

izza

JesseD wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

JesseD wrote:

My Jawbreakers flew off my helmet last night whilst descending a hill and into the path of an oncoming car,

Why weren't you wearing them?

Because it had started to get dark and the misty type rain had made seeing through them almost impossible.

I use Prizm trail lenses for non-sunny weather or even night time/early morning. Lens tint is yellow so car headlights all look French but they let in more than twice the light than Prizm Road.

Dorset_Boy

izza wrote:

Why go cheap? Go personal and make sure you get the arms the right length.

You need to clean those lenses! :shock:

izza

Dorset Boy wrote:

You need to clean those lenses! :shock:

That was pure sweat - couldn't find the scratch and sniff option when uploading the image. However, I take your point and am on the case.

JesseD

Radar EV Pitch looks like an option as well, tried a pair on at lunchtime and they are as big as the Jawbreakers but have the silicone on the arms which grips the helmet vents better on my Synthe, the Jawbreaker look better IMO but the arms don't grip as well due to the plastic used.

Anyone used ACycle, they have some good deals on Oakleys at the moment?

trek_dan

I've just got a set of Radar Prizm's from Red Hot Sunglasses for £99. Fit is much better for me than Jawbreaker.
https://www.redhotsunglasses.co.uk/sung ... rail-p8922

JesseD

Anyone got a Giro Synthe and Oakley jawbreakers?

How do you find storing the Jawbreakers on the Helmet in the glasses ports (or whatever they are called), do they hold well?

micrographia

Get photochromics and keep the hydrophobic coating in good nick. If you don't have to take your glasses off in changeable conditions you won't lose them or get road crap in your eyes.

shamrock134

JesseD wrote:

Anyone got a Giro Synthe and Oakley jawbreakers?

How do you find storing the Jawbreakers on the Helmet in the glasses ports (or whatever they are called), do they hold well?

I have a size M Synthe and Jawbreakers. It's secure enough if you put them in properly that even with shaking the helmet they don't fall out.

That said, I'm still too paranoid to use the ports just in case they fall out and smash.

JesseD

Shamrock134 good to know as I have just bought a new pair in black and white with Prizm lenses!