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Crowbar Persimmon Lens

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IanAvery-Leaf
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I cant tell from oakley.com cuz all the pics are fake, but does anyone have them and could tell me the quality of these? On Oakley.com they make it look like crap so u buy the polarized ones and stuff, but is it that bad? Is it mirored? Posting pics would be great if u can, Thanks!
Sep 28 2008 6:53PM
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lsquared
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It is not mirrored, it is the basic lens which comes with most Oakley goggles. Pretty good lens for all around really.
Sep 28 2008 7:07PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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so its really what it looks like on oakley.com?
Sep 28 2008 7:10PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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bump, is it worth it to get the fire lens?
Sep 28 2008 7:17PM
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lsquared
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Here's what it looks like in real:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Oakley-Crowbar-Skiing-Ski-Goggle-C-Fiber-Persimmon-NEW_W0QQitemZ260291045940QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260291045940&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_2678wt_0

Choosing a lens really depends what you're going to be using it for. Fire is great for extremely sunny days, however, at night it's really dark and definitely not ideal. I know some will disagree, but I find Pink Iridium pretty sweet as an all around lens myself.
Sep 28 2008 7:33PM
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j.saaaarela
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i just got the seth morrison crowbars w/ the black iridium lens, and they look like they will be a great all around lens... it's like a kinda darkish orange, so great in the sun, and ok i guess in the flatlight...
Sep 28 2008 7:36PM
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Commonwealth
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Persimmon is usually the basic lense that for every goggle. So if you've bought cheap goggles before, you've probably had a persimmon lense in them.
Sep 28 2008 8:02PM
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Kevski
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I'd recommend searchbarring all the lenses on this site. If you click on the accessory lens on the oakley site, and go to lens tints, check out what each is designed for.

For everyday riding Pink irid, Blue irid or Emerald irid are probably the best. Fire is really dark, so it wouldn't be good for anything but extremely sunny days.
Sep 28 2008 10:09PM
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Ben.
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i personally recommend blue irid. but thats just me.
Sep 28 2008 10:14PM
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617freeskier
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they arent mirror but on a bluebird day they reflect the snow really well making them slightly mirrored
Sep 29 2008 8:45AM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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ok thanks, so it looks sick but is NOT worth it
Sep 29 2008 6:54PM
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Commonwealth
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pretty much. get the black iridium
Sep 29 2008 7:34PM
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Ben.
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BLUE GO BLUE!
Sep 29 2008 7:46PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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Is blue good for all-around?
Sep 29 2008 7:57PM
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Ben.
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for sure. i would say the best middle ground mirrored lense. black is too dark. pink i personally think is too light. i really like blue
Sep 29 2008 8:03PM
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effehz
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all the lens pictures are legit except for hi.yellow which is more yellow than the blue color it has in the picture and blue iridium is blue and not red as it's in the picture.
Oct 1 2008 2:02AM
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Ben.
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the edges will look a little dark persimmony sometimes. but yeah its basically blue mirror.
and hi yellow has a slight blue tint. but is yellow. and also the best for when its shitting snow.
Oct 1 2008 2:43AM
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