OK a few points-

Oakley are bulletproof, really they are

The optics are better. No, you may not notice straight off, but it's what happens to your eyes that you can't see you need to worry about.

Oakley's are, I admit a matter of taste, but if you can find a pair that fits your face (Not hard given all the different styles) they will do you very well.

The Oakley nose and earpiece material, pretentiously called "Unobtanium" is actually really really good stuff. They don't bounce about on your face.


Yes, multo expensivo. But they really are the best thing out there.

Now see you guys have got it all wrong, cheap ones for the riding, if you smash em it dont matter, and the oakleys for when you pul up to the pub for a swift half or three

ahhhh the old "oakleys are best discussion"

well you see it's like this...

if you ride one brand of bike you tend to eulogize about that brand...you ride it...must be good...right...exactly the same for oakleys

cos let's be hoenest here...
...can one brand be truly better than another...can you say that for sure...you've thoroughly analysed all the available data and can conclusive say that the "optical quality" of Oakley lenses is better than all their competitors...

...any takers on that last bit....thought not...

like most things we spend our dosh on we have preferences, good memories of a product or personal recommendations or we just think they look the dogs...

...some people love their oakleys some people love their briko's or addidas or Smith, or 5quid tesco jobby's, they probably all function within a very tiny percentage of each other in terms of optical quality, fit, durability etc...

DIRECT quote from oakley marketing blurb....

"All three new models take advantage of Oakley 4-D(TM), a new design language that combines separate three-dimensional ideas into a single unified geometry"

...so that would be length, breadth, depth makes a whole object!

...don't fall for oakley's marketing...unobtainium is just rubber...nothing hyper-wonderful or technologically special...where do you think all the money for marketing comes from?

But I'm not an Oakley basher, I just prefer not too wear my pair when riding...I have other ones which do the job much better!
:P

*yawn* oakley, simple

sorry, craig, wasn't yawning at you.... just the topic comes up once again

: )

I will not spend over £50 and would prefer under £40, does that narrow it down?

Personal choice. I love 'em, some people might not.

Well if you're not really interested in making a fashion statement by having a pair of Oakleys, and it sounds like you don't, why not try something like the Madison Go to the accessories page and the glasses tab
I wear the shields and find them fine for all riding except if I'm wearing a full face and then they do ten to mist up. Other than that they are fine. I recon that I've got a fairly large head as well and I find these very comfortable. Cheap too.