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Evolution of M, We review the Oakley M2 Frame plus a history of the M Line!
With my recent acquisition of an Oakley M2 Frame I thought I’d put together a little photo spread of the history of the frame. Plus keep reading for my complete Oakley M2 Review
History of M Frame
Before we know where we’re going, we need to know where we’ve been.
Back in 1989 Oakley debuted the Mumbo. The first HDO, XYZ optically corrected pair from the company. Carrying over from the Blade system, the Mumbo had 3 lens options; V, 67, and Hybrid. Due to copyright issues (which still plague Oakley today with pairs like the Jawbone) the name was changed to “M Frame” in 1990.
One of the main features of the Mumbo were the hammer stems – a bend in the stem at the temple that moves the stem out from the head to accentuate...
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