Spoone
Oakley Beginner
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Welp, color me not impressed.
A few years back, I had a pair of Wiley-X Arrow's, with prescription lens adapters, to wear under my welding hood.
These worked great, til my eyes deteriorated enough to require progressive lenses, which couldn't be placed into those adapters.
Bummer for me, but I really like these frames, overall. Great fit, and they do look pretty good, even on my homely mug (says the lovely bride)
Well. I thought I'd try out Fuse lenses, and I was impressed with their fit and finish. (Seriously, Wiley X lenses are fookin' pricey)
They were a perfect fit, looked great (cobalt blue), and with the Zeiss/polarization included, the image clarity was unparalleled. To that point, not even Oakley was up to that level.
(I have since become fully enamored of the Prizm tech. My snowboard goggles were a revelation, yo)
So, fast forward a few years. My beloved A-wires lenses aren't totally trashed yet, but they're showing some age.
I figured "Hey! Fuse does a good job! I'll just order some'o those!" (URL for reference)
Whoops.
I don't know what happened, but the lens quality took a real nosedive. A tragic nosedive.
Too short for the frame width, the lenses themselves were ridiculously thin, causing them to wobble back and forth in their tracks.
The polarization, at least, was excellent, and the cobalt blue mirror was gorgeous...but that fit. E-fookin'-gads.
They just weren't up to snuff, over the OEM lenses that are still (back) in my A-Wires.
Anyway, TLDR?
Fuse lenses are no longer, in my experience, super cool.
Now I get to find other options.
@Chris A Hardaway....you can do 'standard' (non-prescription) lenses, right?
What'll your services run me?
A few years back, I had a pair of Wiley-X Arrow's, with prescription lens adapters, to wear under my welding hood.
These worked great, til my eyes deteriorated enough to require progressive lenses, which couldn't be placed into those adapters.
Bummer for me, but I really like these frames, overall. Great fit, and they do look pretty good, even on my homely mug (says the lovely bride)
Well. I thought I'd try out Fuse lenses, and I was impressed with their fit and finish. (Seriously, Wiley X lenses are fookin' pricey)
They were a perfect fit, looked great (cobalt blue), and with the Zeiss/polarization included, the image clarity was unparalleled. To that point, not even Oakley was up to that level.
(I have since become fully enamored of the Prizm tech. My snowboard goggles were a revelation, yo)
So, fast forward a few years. My beloved A-wires lenses aren't totally trashed yet, but they're showing some age.
I figured "Hey! Fuse does a good job! I'll just order some'o those!" (URL for reference)
Oakley A Wire 2.0 Spring Hinge
Oakley A Wire 2.0 Spring Hinge Replacement Lenses. Fuse offers the widest selection of Oakley lenses online. Over 50 colors available. Free Shipping on orders over $50.
www.fuselenses.com
Whoops.
I don't know what happened, but the lens quality took a real nosedive. A tragic nosedive.
Too short for the frame width, the lenses themselves were ridiculously thin, causing them to wobble back and forth in their tracks.
The polarization, at least, was excellent, and the cobalt blue mirror was gorgeous...but that fit. E-fookin'-gads.
They just weren't up to snuff, over the OEM lenses that are still (back) in my A-Wires.
Anyway, TLDR?
Fuse lenses are no longer, in my experience, super cool.
Now I get to find other options.
@Chris A Hardaway....you can do 'standard' (non-prescription) lenses, right?
What'll your services run me?
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