Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch Review

Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch Reviews

Review score: 8.9/10 – Updated April, 2024

Latest Price: £139.99 – Save 24% (RRP: £185)

Take a look now to discover what makes Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch worthy of a review score of 8.9 out of 10.

Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch Review


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Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch features

Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch specs

Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch
Spec 1

Colour: Matte Black

Other Sunglasses found with this Spec: 35

Spec 2

Age Group: Adult

Other Sunglasses found with this Spec: 4703

Feature 1

Prizm Trail lens – specifically tailored towards trail riders and runners

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

36% light transmission

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 6

Feature 3

Best suited to medium lighting conditions

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 9

Feature 4

Increased contrast

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 22

Feature 5

Purple base lens colour

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 8

Feature 6

Prizm lens technology

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 28

Feature 7

Full UV protection

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 46

Feature 8

Brow-less design allows for improved upper field of view

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 3

Feature 9

Advancer nosebridge positions the frame to block light while opening airflow to combat fogging and overheating

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 3

Feature 10

Interchangeable temple lengths for improved helmet compatibility

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 2

Feature 11

Durability and all-day comfort of lightweight O-Matter frame material

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 5

Feature 12

Non-slip unobtainium nose pads and earsocks increase grip even with perspiration

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 1

Feature 13

Three-point lens fit for precise optical alignment

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 2

Feature 14

Frame medium to large faces

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 1

Feature 15

Plutonite lens material

Other Sunglasses found with this feature: 1

Price

£139.99

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Sunglasses. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Sunglasses. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Sunglasses. Brands like Oakley are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Sunglasses category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Sunglasses.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £139.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.1 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Sunglasses

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Sunglasses.

We found 224 in the Sunglasses category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £89.17, making it above average at £139.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Sunglasses. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £370.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £14.99.

With 224 products available we worked out that 26 cost more than Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch and 196 were cheaper.

Cost of Oakley products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 210 products from Oakley, of which 106 were in the Sunglasses category.

For now though we’re looking at Oakley branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £81.23 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Oakley product we found was £10.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £199.99.

Of the 210 from Oakley, 23 were more expensive than Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch and 185 were cheaper.

How much are Oakley Sunglasses?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Oakley products that are listed in the Sunglasses category.

The average price of the 106 products that match this search was £108.09, with the cheapest coming in at £40.00 and highest price was £187.00. With the average being £108.09, Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch comes in above average.

14 products that meet this search were more expensive than Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch and 90 were cheaper.


Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.4 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Sunglasses category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch or another similar product, like Oakley Kids Radar EV XS Path Sunglasses reviews or Oakley Radar EV Advancer Lens Low Light reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Sunglasses.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Sunglasses. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Oakley, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.9/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25386336457
  • Product ID 2: 747923UK
  • Brand: Oakley
  • Model number: 0OO9401 94011637
  • RRP: £185
  • EAN: 888392441188
  • Description: Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail SunglassesOakley’s Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Sunglasses are tailor made for trail runners and riders, with an advanced, sporty design.The large, individual lens creates a large shield of protection that is reminiscent of the coverage found in trail goggles. The plutonite lens construction shields from impacts and abrasions while also blocking out 100% of harmful UV light radiation. For an enhanced visual experience, the lens comes with Oakley’s, patented, Prizm technology which boosts detail, colour, and contrast.The half-rim frame provides a brow-less design that allows for an improved upper field of view. The remaining O-Matter frame keeps the glasses lightweight while retaining a great level of durability. To stabilise the sunglasses the nose pads and earsocks are coated in an unobtainium rubber that keeps the glasses in position even when they meet perspiration.The Advancer nosebridge system positions the frame to block light while allowing you to quickly open-up the airflow to combat fogging and overheating.FeaturesPrizm Trail lens – specifically tailored towards trail riders and runners36% light transmissionBest suited to medium lighting conditionsIncreased contrastPurple base lens colourPrizm lens technologyFull UV protectionBrow-less design allows for improved upper field of viewAdvancer nosebridge positions the frame to block light while opening airflow to combat fogging and overheatingInterchangeable temple lengths for improved helmet compatibilityDurability and all-day comfort of lightweight O-Matter frame materialNon-slip unobtainium nose pads and earsocks increase grip even with perspirationThree-point lens fit for precise optical alignmentFrame medium to large facesPlutonite lens materialBuy Oakley Sports Sunglasses from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Accessories > Sunglasses
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 24%
  • Unisex
  • 45.01
  • Adult

Other options for Sunglasses

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Sunglasses. 224 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Oakley Flight Jacket Prizm Trail Torch included,
Oakley M2 XL Frame Prizm Sunglasses reviews, Oakley Frogskins Prizm Ruby reviews, or we really liked the look of Oakley Flak 2.0 XL Prizm Road Sunglasses reviews as another alternative.

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