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All Bow Down Before The KING

jiveSEVEN said:
This board and metals are indeed the dark side. When I first joined these forums I was a frogskins/holbrook snob. Sometime in 2012 I will have more metals than frogs, since I have been offloading frogs I don't want for more metals! I also reduced my holbrook collection from 8 down to 4..
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There's a lot of reasons behind this for some people. First, the X metals tend to be rarer..you'll certainly look unique. Second, anyone can make a plastic frame....there are quality differences sure but its not THAT difficult to manufacture....once you realize how complex the X Metals were to develop and are to manufacture you truly feel part of something special wearing them.
 
ucdavis4PT0gpa said:
There's a lot of reasons behind this for some people. First, the X metals tend to be rarer..you'll certainly look unique. Second, anyone can make a plastic frame....there are quality differences sure but its not THAT difficult to manufacture....once you realize how complex the X Metals were to develop and are to manufacture you truly feel part of something special wearing them.
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Good points here. In defense to the frog game though, the same can be said about rarity. The reason a lot of people are intrigued by frogskins is due to all the collaborations with different brands/companies/artists/etc. that make some of them limited to 50-150 in the world and some people like owning the very rare pieces. I totally agree with you though about anyone making a plastic frame easily. I do agree that the development of an x metal is very interesting and I truly love their simple, yet complex design and build structure.
 
i'm with Jive on this. i love them both. tend to swing between the frogs and the metals recently, but i foresee more metals for me in 2012. damn.
 
jonoyong said:
i'm with Jive on this. i love them both. tend to swing between the frogs and the metals recently, but i foresee more metals for me in 2012. damn.
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yea dude, I have all the frogs I really want, the rest of the ones I want are like $500-800 a piece and I am not swinging that kind of money for those lol.
 
Oakleynerd said:
@jiveSEVEN US$500-800 is a lot of money for some plastic :eek:))
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You've sold some plastic for close to that much so you know first hand Matt haha. :)

Actually taking a step back, the frog game can actually be more expensive than metals due to the insane, limited collaborations. Ask jono yong lol.
 
i know. . . we made a trade and that works for both of us ;o)

frog fans are so generously hihi
 
got my first chance to wear these out today. aside from the fact the Fire barely handles December sun (that 16% transmission is not doing it...14% in Ruby is pushing it already...I have sensitive eyes), incredible. Great fit...these are not heavy to me....though I'm used to heavier glasses...and could be worn everyday if I wanted.

As to fit, these have the 25 shocks in them and they are a just a tad loose. If I wanted a lock tight fit I could pop the 50's in but that would likely lend the frame to cracking the lenses. As it is, the 25 shocks are tight enough and I can't feel any flex so the lenses should be fine if I take off and on over the top of my head like I do all my metals. I am wondering what mega headed person is out there who could wear these with 15 shocks though because I have a BIG head and they would be way loose with the 15's in them. Still going to get ruby lenses.....deciding whether to get some from Dr. Chop for $90 or Linegear for $70...each has their pro's and cons. Have to sleep on it.
 

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