Oakley Splice/Crowbars OR Smith I/O ?

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My friend and me were debating about what was the best googles : Splice/Crowbars or I/O

Everyone of my friends was telling him that Oakley was better but he still denied it.

Give me some reson why the Oakley Splice or Crowbars are betters that I/O

Jan 28 2010 10:03AM

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greyninja

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the crowbars n splices r dope cuz u can interchange the parts, making them customizable to your attire

i love I/Os too, i feel they have more visibility than the oakleys. the lens is easier to change on the I/O too

Jan 28 2010 10:11AM

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Scrambles

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they are both sick goggles, i was in the same scenerio as you untill i learned that smiths fit small... i like my crowbars alot though

Jan 28 2010 10:27AM

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Ben.

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oakleys have better optics.

other than that its all opinion

Jan 28 2010 10:28AM

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Jballz

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smith has much higher quality optics, and the i/o has a better field of vision, the two lenses are bonded more securely, and smith has a much better warranty. but oakley does use a softer face foam

Jan 28 2010 10:56AM

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Ben.

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@th1337

nope

Jan 28 2010 10:57AM

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Jballz

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Im sure that you have an impeccable knowledge about the optical quality of every brand of goggle and the extra steps that go into a smith goggle as opposed to oakley

Jan 28 2010 11:10AM

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Ben.

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ive seen the tests. oakleys have less distortion. thats not to say that smiths arent good, if was gonna buy a goggle other than oakley id go smith, but oakleys optics are more precise.

Jan 28 2010 11:11AM

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Mike.Steezze

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Go with the oakleys, you can customize them so nobody has the same ones as you, which is dope. Oakley has better optics and way more lenses than smiths.

Jan 28 2010 2:17PM

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Slinger1x1

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I love my I/Os, they fit great, amazing vision, love the two lenses and the easy changing.

Jan 28 2010 2:21PM

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Dustin.

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Crowbars are kind of large in my opinion.

Jan 28 2010 2:28PM

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VT_scratch

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you're wrong.

smith's shit is really high quality. I like my I/Os muuuuch much better than my crowbars, which is why im selling them. check my threads if you're interested!

Jan 28 2010 3:10PM

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jason...

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Buy what fits your face. Crowbars fit my face extremely well, so I use those.

Jan 28 2010 3:29PM

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Ben.

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@th1337

you liking them better doesnt make the optics better. scientifically speaking, oakleys lenses distort less this is fact, period. thats not to say that smiths are bad, but oakleys are better purely from an optical clarity standpoint. but if they fit your face like crap, for sure buy the i/o's. also a dope goggle, they just sit weird on my nose.

Jan 28 2010 3:30PM

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VT_scratch

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ya I was talking outta my butt.

but where is it proven? I dont understand how that's a fact...

ya I dont like how the crowabrs and splices fit my face, love my I/Os

Jan 28 2010 3:51PM

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Ben.

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@th1337

they like shoot light through the lense and see how it distorts using a sensor.

and i have the opposite problem. i/o's sag on my face like none other.

Jan 28 2010 3:53PM

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