I feel pretty well qualified to write this review. I’m a technology writer and photographer by trade, a motorcycle nut by choice, and a spectacles wearer by necessity, all of which stand me in good stead for the job in hand. I’ve long been an Oakley fan and here’s why, by way of a brief potted history. Jim Jannard started the company with a $300 investment back in 1975, naming it after his dog ‘Oakley Anne’, working out of his garage, making handlebar grips for motocross bikes, then selling them out on the road.
The first Oakley ‘O-Frame’ goggles surfaced in 1980, followed by skiing goggles in 1983 and ‘Factory Pilot’ sunglasses in 1984. The company has become massive on a global scale, making everything from glasses and goggles to shoes, watches, backpacks, and all sorts of sporting and fitness apparel and paraphernalia. Renowned for their quality, Oakley products feature on the approved lists of the US military, government, law enforcement, fire and EMS departments.
