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Oakley Vs. Anon

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Butter4dayz
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I was looking at the Oakley Flightdeck Prizm Iridium and the Anon MFI for my brother as a Christmas present. What is the best one out of the two?
Nov 29 2017 6:26AM
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ahshit
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Butter4dayzI was looking at the Oakley Flightdeck Prizm Iridium and the Anon MFI for my brother as a Christmas present. What is the best one out of the two?


I used to have both, I definitely like the Oakley's better just because of durability. I took a crash with my anon goggles on and the lens was pretty much destroyed.
Nov 29 2017 8:57AM
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Butter4dayz
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sickskiI used to have both, I definitely like the Oakley's better just because of durability. I took a crash with my anon goggles on and the lens was pretty much destroyed.


:((((
Nov 29 2017 9:11AM
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Hlblackmer
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Get the Smith chromapop I/o, I/ox, or i/o7 goggles (depending on which one fits your face better). They are the best goggles I have ever used and are worth the investment. Also you can find them in near perfect shape on eBay and even on NS for sometimes more then 50% off. I would go into a store and figure out which one you like more and then try to find them slightly used if you want to save some money. If your content with sticking to Oakley or Anon then I would go in and find a Oakley goggle that fits your face. From experience they seem like generally a higher quality product for what you pay then what you would get from Anon.
Nov 29 2017 11:38AM
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BrawnTrends
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HlblackmerIf your content with sticking to Oakley or Anon then I would go in and find a Oakley goggle that fits your face. From experience they seem like generally a higher quality product for what you pay then what you would get from Anon.


Except that for the same price with Anon you get a second lens, a face mask and the magnets thing to swap lenses and attach the face mask, and a "under the helmet" special strap if you want to. Oakley's Prizm technologie is great, but their goggles are almost just as fragile as the Anons.
Plus you can find replacement lenses for Anon for much cheaper than Oakley. I absolutely don't regret the switch.

I do like SPY Optics too though. I also have the Ace from them and I think for the price its pretty great.
Nov 29 2017 4:17PM
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Belch
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Oakley
Nov 29 2017 5:14PM
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oxiclean
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BrawnTrendsExcept that for the same price with Anon you get a second lens, a face mask and the magnets thing to swap lenses and attach the face mask, and a "under the helmet" special strap if you want to. Oakley's Prizm technologie is great, but their goggles are almost just as fragile as the Anons.
Plus you can find replacement lenses for Anon for much cheaper than Oakley. I absolutely don't regret the switch.

I do like SPY Optics too though. I also have the Ace from them and I think for the price its pretty great.


Why even make this thread if you're already decided?
Nov 29 2017 5:17PM
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Butter4dayz
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oxicleanWhy even make this thread if you're already decided?


I made the thread, not him...
Nov 29 2017 5:28PM
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Butter4dayz
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HlblackmerGet the Smith chromapop I/o, I/ox, or i/o7 goggles (depending on which one fits your face better). They are the best goggles I have ever used and are worth the investment. Also you can find them in near perfect shape on eBay and even on NS for sometimes more then 50% off. I would go into a store and figure out which one you like more and then try to find them slightly used if you want to save some money. If your content with sticking to Oakley or Anon then I would go in and find a Oakley goggle that fits your face. From experience they seem like generally a higher quality product for what you pay then what you would get from Anon.


He really likes Oakley and his last google broke after he sent a bit too hard, I have the Anon/s myself and I absolutely love them. Guess we will be matching bros!
Nov 29 2017 5:31PM
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s-hand
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Neither is a BAD option, but in my opinion the Oakleys are far higher quality. The plastic feels nicer, the foam is softer/plusher, and the lenses feel much more premium.
Another testament to the superior quality of Oakley products: I work in a shop so I got to see the product shipments come in at the beginning of the season. Every single Anon box looked like it had been dragged behind a car before being put in the box for shipping. The Oakley boxes looked pristine when we took them out of the shipping box. This obviously is not directly related to the quality of the products themselves, but in my mind it means something.
Nov 29 2017 6:38PM
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Park.
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Dont be sleeping on Dragon. Have old framed goggles and some 1st gen NFX's and they are have atleast 600 days on them together. Still holding up fine minus some slight lens scratching from mistreatment. Oakley pricetags are high for what you get (still a great product) but if im spending that kind of money, I would get the best product for the price and I have no complaints with Dragon.
Nov 30 2017 11:23AM
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