Oakley OFrame Vs Crowbar

Blake
Profile picture for user Blake
Posts
2934
Joined
9/11/2009
Location
USA
Blake
Edited Date/Time 1/24/2012 8:07am
Preferences, good/bad?
|
Blake
Profile picture for user Blake
Posts
2934
Joined
9/11/2009
Location
USA
Blake 12/21/2009 11:40am
12/21/2009 11:40am
Nobody wears these?
Tiki
Profile picture for user Tiki
Posts
10621
Joined
8/1/2006
Location
Corona, CA, USA
Fantasy
772nd
Tiki 12/21/2009 11:48am
12/21/2009 11:48am
Crowbars are out of my price point. They look nice and feel nice to the touch but for my needs, high dollar goggles are just whistles and bells.
DownSouth
Profile picture for user DownSouth
Posts
9908
Joined
7/5/2008
Location
Tallapoosa, GA, USA
DownSouth 12/21/2009 11:50am
12/21/2009 11:50am Edited Date/Time 12/21/2009 11:52am
I have always run the O frames and have no complaints. I am not sure if the crowbar is really any better but it will definately put a bigger dent in your wallet.
88sdad
Profile picture for user 88sdad
Posts
2677
Joined
2/4/2007
Location
Poeville, NV, USA
88sdad 12/21/2009 12:00pm
12/21/2009 12:00pm Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 7:34pm
We were shopping this weekend and I checked out some Crowbars.


They looked pretty cool, but not $180 cool.

The Shop

See All »
Hman144
Profile picture for user Hman144
Posts
2131
Joined
12/4/2007
Location
York, PA, USA
Fantasy
1370th
Hman144 12/21/2009 12:10pm
12/21/2009 12:10pm
I'm still stuck in the 90's (80's?) when it comes to goggle prices. Can't justify a car payment for a set., but if you want to try a set of crowbars and aren't too particular on color, Rocky Mountain has some 08's in their clearance section for just over $30.

I had never worn Oakleys before, but I really like the set of Crowbars I bought. Fit my face and helmet opening well, and didn't fog up.

H
Wandell
Profile picture for user Wandell
Posts
7848
Joined
12/17/2008
Location
Cairo, GA, USA
Wandell 12/21/2009 12:59pm
12/21/2009 12:59pm
I've worn both and like them. But like Hman144 said, I bought my Crowbars from Rocky Mountian's clearance bin for $30.
Moto_Geek
Profile picture for user Moto_Geek
Posts
1826
Joined
6/26/2007
Location
Golden, CO, USA
Moto_Geek 12/21/2009 1:13pm
12/21/2009 1:13pm Edited Date/Time 12/21/2009 1:14pm
The Crowbar is a bigger lens. If you have a big head like me, you will like them for free riding as asthetics and chromium lenses are nice touch, other then that, nothing else special. I didn;t like them for racing. Replacement lenses and tearoff are expensive and sometimes hard to find. the bigger goggle is a trade off, in warm weather and cold, less venting and my face got very stuffy and hot feeling. So I switch back to scotts.. I like the view and the air circulates the best. The no sweat material definitely helps as I prespire alot.
mill2
Profile picture for user mill2
Posts
56
Joined
12/17/2009
Location
Weatherford, TX, USA
mill2 12/21/2009 1:16pm
12/21/2009 1:16pm Edited Date/Time 12/21/2009 1:16pm
I got mine on sale aswell and love mine. Also have the O-frame, I prefer the crowbar. IMO
bartziokas123 12/21/2009 1:20pm
12/21/2009 1:20pm
88sdad wrote:
We were shopping this weekend and I checked out some Crowbars.


They looked pretty cool, but not $180 cool.
were are you shopping, you can go on oakley's web site and order a custom pair of mx crowbars for like 75 US
gsxrcr28
Profile picture for user gsxrcr28
Posts
7416
Joined
3/5/2009
Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
gsxrcr28 12/21/2009 1:43pm
12/21/2009 1:43pm
DownSouth wrote:
I have always run the O frames and have no complaints. I am not sure if the crowbar is really any better but it will definately...
I have always run the O frames and have no complaints. I am not sure if the crowbar is really any better but it will definately put a bigger dent in your wallet.
x2
88sdad
Profile picture for user 88sdad
Posts
2677
Joined
2/4/2007
Location
Poeville, NV, USA
88sdad 12/21/2009 2:21pm
12/21/2009 2:21pm
88sdad wrote:
We were shopping this weekend and I checked out some Crowbars.


They looked pretty cool, but not $180 cool.
bartziokas123 wrote:
were are you shopping, you can go on oakley's web site and order a custom pair of mx crowbars for like 75 US
I was at Scheels sporting goods, I was looking at a snowboard for my son. When I saw the Crowbar goggles, they were in the ski section. I had no idea that ski goggles cost so much more, no wonder my son never uses his boarding goggles for MX.

I went to Scheels site and couldn't find any Oakleys.
Here's what I got off Oakley's website, I made a custom pair that cost $205.
http://www.oakley.com/pd/3283


DrSweden
Profile picture for user DrSweden
Posts
6761
Joined
8/30/2008
Location
Stockholm, SE
DrSweden 12/21/2009 2:47pm
12/21/2009 2:47pm
I haven't tested the OFrame, but I have the Crowbar and I also use old Scott goggles from the nineties. The Crowbar looks nice, but the frame is very rigid, and they are rather big and hardly fits in my helmet.

I say the old ones are working equally good!
Muezh
Profile picture for user Muezh
Posts
441
Joined
4/11/2008
Location
Woodhaven, MI, USA
Muezh 12/21/2009 2:51pm
12/21/2009 2:51pm
the crowbars fit better than o frames for me. Its because of where the strap is mounted on the goggle.
this kick a$$ mototalker who works at a dealership was blowing them out 50% off. I snagged up a bunch.
jock
Profile picture for user jock
Posts
1668
Joined
9/25/2006
Location
Postmans Ridge, QLD, AU
Fantasy
654th
jock 12/21/2009 3:04pm
12/21/2009 3:04pm
I have a pair of Crowbars, Scott and VonZipper.
The Crowbars are the best fitting by a long way.
titanmx61
Profile picture for user titanmx61
Posts
96
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Suffolk, VA, USA
titanmx61 12/21/2009 3:11pm
12/21/2009 3:11pm
88sdad wrote:
We were shopping this weekend and I checked out some Crowbars.


They looked pretty cool, but not $180 cool.
bartziokas123 wrote:
were are you shopping, you can go on oakley's web site and order a custom pair of mx crowbars for like 75 US
88sdad wrote:
I was at Scheels sporting goods, I was looking at a snowboard for my son. When I saw the Crowbar goggles, they were in the ski...
I was at Scheels sporting goods, I was looking at a snowboard for my son. When I saw the Crowbar goggles, they were in the ski section. I had no idea that ski goggles cost so much more, no wonder my son never uses his boarding goggles for MX.

I went to Scheels site and couldn't find any Oakleys.
Here's what I got off Oakley's website, I made a custom pair that cost $205.
http://www.oakley.com/pd/3283


Thos are snow goggles BTW. Hence the ridiculous price.
Yaya
Profile picture for user Yaya
Posts
1114
Joined
12/19/2009
Location
Wetumpka, AL, USA
Yaya 12/21/2009 3:28pm
12/21/2009 3:28pm
Im not a millionaire, so my broke ass goes with Scott 89's or 88's maybe. I trust Scott for myself but to each his own.
englishman
Profile picture for user englishman
Posts
2812
Joined
3/7/2008
Location
England, GB
englishman 12/21/2009 3:35pm
12/21/2009 3:35pm



Getting roll offs to work with 'em is a beeyatch though.
WSR
Profile picture for user WSR
Posts
1528
Joined
8/15/2006
Location
USA
WSR 12/21/2009 3:41pm
12/21/2009 3:41pm
O Frames fit me better than other goggles. If Scotts or something else fit better, I'd wear those. Buy them for the fit so they're less of a distraction.

Pit Row

See All »
Yaya
Profile picture for user Yaya
Posts
1114
Joined
12/19/2009
Location
Wetumpka, AL, USA
Yaya 12/21/2009 3:47pm
12/21/2009 3:47pm
Another thing, if you do have a local dealer that happens to stocks both OFrame, Crowbar, and Scott ask to try them on. So bring your brain bucket with you, then youll really be able to tell which ones fit and function the best for your particular needs.
Deetsmx
Profile picture for user Deetsmx
Posts
888
Joined
4/21/2008
Location
Visalia, CA, USA
Deetsmx 12/21/2009 4:28pm
12/21/2009 4:28pm
Moto_Geek wrote:
The Crowbar is a bigger lens. If you have a big head like me, you will like them for free riding as asthetics and chromium lenses...
The Crowbar is a bigger lens. If you have a big head like me, you will like them for free riding as asthetics and chromium lenses are nice touch, other then that, nothing else special. I didn;t like them for racing. Replacement lenses and tearoff are expensive and sometimes hard to find. the bigger goggle is a trade off, in warm weather and cold, less venting and my face got very stuffy and hot feeling. So I switch back to scotts.. I like the view and the air circulates the best. The no sweat material definitely helps as I prespire alot.
I know a good place for those replacement tear-offs and lenses Wink . We now carry our own line of goggles as well. I used to prefer the O's over the crowbars, especially when stacking tearoffs.
JOHN CHOATE
Profile picture for user JOHN CHOATE
Posts
2024
Joined
9/18/2008
Location
Dallas, NC, USA
JOHN CHOATE 12/21/2009 4:29pm
12/21/2009 4:29pm
Crowbars for me all the way. The funky looking strap mount(crowbar) brings the strap out farther so it doesn't have to stretch around the sides of the helmet as much as the O Frames. This "Crowbar" design lets the sides of the goggles rest against your face creating a better seal. On a normal goggle strap mount, when it stretches around the edges of your helmet, it pulls the goggles away from your face(beside your eyes). Of course, it will have different outcomes on different size/shapes of faces.
Blake
Profile picture for user Blake
Posts
2934
Joined
9/11/2009
Location
USA
Blake 12/21/2009 6:31pm
12/21/2009 6:31pm
Tiki wrote:
Crowbars are out of my price point. They look nice and feel nice to the touch but for my needs, high dollar goggles are just whistles...
Crowbars are out of my price point. They look nice and feel nice to the touch but for my needs, high dollar goggles are just whistles and bells.
My thoughts exactly. As long as they hold tear offs and have some lense choices. I was hoping to hear something to justify the price.
onenastynotch
Profile picture for user onenastynotch
Posts
724
Joined
3/3/2007
Location
West Babylon, NY, USA
onenastynotch 12/21/2009 7:35pm
12/21/2009 7:35pm Edited Date/Time 12/21/2009 7:35pm
i love my crowbars but the overhanging edges on the frames give me trouble grabbin a tearoff....
mattbmx63
Profile picture for user mattbmx63
Posts
584
Joined
7/25/2008
Location
Wallingford, CT, USA
mattbmx63 12/21/2009 10:16pm
12/21/2009 10:16pm
I've got two years on a crowbar and just now the first layer of foam is starting to come off. I used to use spy's and now only the crowbars. Lenses aren't too much from a local dealer. great goggle, but any savings on them is a plus.

Post a reply to: Oakley OFrame Vs Crowbar