Product Spotlight - Oakley Splice

This post is somewhat inspired by my weekend trip for snowboarding.  I was standing in line and realized that pretty much everyone and their dog has a pair of Oakleys hanging of their helmet/touque/head.  I saw these goggles a while back and thought hey they look like a pair of crowbars with a redesigned nose piece.  But apparently according to Oakley, it's not quite that simple.

Oakley Splice

 I have a pair of Crowbars, and like I said I thought it was just a slight redesign, but here's a pic so you have a comparison

Oakley Crowbar

One thing that Oakley has been really big on hypeing up is the fit of the Splice's, namely the nose portion.  You'll notice it's a little bit wider and there's been some vents.  This means the goggles make contact with the entire nasal/frontal area as opposed to putting a ton of pressure on your bridge.  This makes for what they say is a pair of the most comfortable snow goggles ever. 

The lens is another thing that has been redesigned, with it being semi flush giving you a better downward view, as well as the typical wide panoramic view that you see with all oakleys.  The outrigger portion is even off the lens to help prevent any impairment.  Another thing that's gone is the changing is no longer this keyhole mechanism which I really ahte when I have to go and change the lens because it takes forever to line up properly, get in and what not.  Ends up being a giant pain

Like always, the thing that makes Oakley what Oakley is, is not any of the fancy engineering or anything like that but rather fantastic optics.  This is no different.  You get anti-fog technology, 100% protection from UVA, UVB and UVC rays, reduced glare as well as true optics, with the lens not impairing anything. 

So looks like Splice's aren't really just a new pair of oakleys with a new redesign, looks like they should work really well.

~Happy Snowboarding guys