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I'm kinda wondering why O hasn't made the Radar obsolete.

It's not a "good/better" it's a pricing tier and size thing. Which some people read into as the pricier pair being better.

The Racing Jacket is a full frame pair. It was tiered with the Split Jacket.
 
I personally much prefer Radar to Radarlock - I find them sturdier. I also find them WAY easier to change than Radarlock. I really don't like that little mechanism and I find it finicky. It certainly isn't in the same spirit of switchlock as Racing and Fast Jacket. Those are super quick and easy.

The regular and straight stem options make a difference for a lot of people as well.

It's been brought up but the 2nd lens thing is a bit contentious as well - it makes sense for crappy O retailers that don't carry replacement lenses, but often times the 2nd lens isn't what the customer wants anyways so they're spending extra on something they're not happy with. As a retailer, I'd much rather have everything stock with 1 lens then sell a 2nd that they'd actually like. As a customer, if I'm forced to get a 2nd lens I would hope it would be a chunk cheaper than if I were to buy them separately which it isn't.
 
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