Radar vs. Radarlock vs. Radar EV Poll

[Masa0199]

Damn. I've never had a radar. I wanna get one but not sure which lense shape will work best

IMO Path lens for high cheeks and Range for lower cheeks. Not sure if they make the Pitch shape anymore.

 

[QLR1]

IMO Path lens for high cheeks and Range for lower cheeks. Not sure if they make the Pitch shape anymore.

Yeah, the pitch lens is lying out there somewhere in stores.

Sent from Q's S8+

 

[Dallas O Hog]

Radar range for me. And Radarlock arms scratch the inside of the Lense when closing so no love lol

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[WavecloudCustoms]

Voted radar lock but it changes daily....

All three are pretty great!

 

[Rcga32]

Damn. I've never had a radar. I wanna get one but not sure which lense shape will work best

Path, Pitch, Range (in order from smallest to largest shape).

Straight arm, regular, AF (in order from tightest frame to loosest)


If you need bigger you can always look for a Radar XL. Same frame, different (longer) plastic nosepiece

 

[Rcga32]

Radarlock and Radar to me are tied at 1st (strengths and weaknesses on each balance them out).
Radar EV would be 3rd.

 

[Beardo0628]

IMO Path lens for high cheeks and Range for lower cheeks. Not sure if they make the Pitch shape anymore.

You can still get the pitch on Oakley’s site.

Oakley Radar® Pitch® Replacement Lenses BLACK IRIDIUM - 11-253 | Oakley US Store


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[Zax]

Tried to Radar EV, just not clicking. Enjoying my Radarlocks though!

 

[Ventruck]

EV.

I could imagine it doesn't work for every single head shape, but I guess on "average" and for myself, its the best execution. Aims to provide the most practical viewing range without being over-sized like an XL.

The Radarlock looks the coolest imo. I think the swapping mech got too much criticism when it did work fine, if not cleaner than the original, but the resulting viewing range does take away from such a functional gain. Short earsock design was a bad idea, too.

Original Radar stands tried and true. It's telling by how the EV went back to reusing most of the elements. I'm always teetering going after an Antifreeze XL. But yeah, functionally while the EV was arguably a bunch of tweaks, I find it was all the right tweaks — which is why I have it at the top in this family.

 

[flyer]

Original Radar stands tried and true.

Maybe it's just my example, but swapping lenses on a Radar is a pointed pain in the buttocks.
It invariably results in a lens covered in fingerprints from the effort, so I seldom swap 'em...
The 'Lock, OTOH, is a cool breeze to swap, but I question the longevity of the mechanism.
I believe in the maxim "Simple is best", so it's M Frame, Radar, the Radarlock for my dollar.
I have never tempted myself with EV, the others are just too good, and I'm just too cheap to need the "newest and bestest". (Same for Jawbreaker).