Comments on: Oakley Carbon Fiber Sunglasses Take 96 Man Hours For Each Pair

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:10:46 +0000

Anything you see for that price on their site is carbon fiber “look”. These real CF glasses are part of the new Oakley Elite line of which the first release was the “Pit Boss” that retails for $595.00

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By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:58:48 +0000

Their right here. Lance Armstrong wore them on the last day of the TDF. Thay are called the “C6″. Rumor is they’ll be between 2k-4k depending on materials used. Metal/Carbon, Full carbon etc…

http://o-review.com/view.asp?image=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2598/3757986814_7d1c863348_b_d.jpg&title=Uploaded%20Content

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:27:15 +0000

Where can you get a pair, Oakley has some on their site, but I doubt the $179 is the real deal.

By: Brent

Brent — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:02:19 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe those numbers:

* Over 20 hours of CNC machine time
* 80 layers of carbon fiber
* 96 mans hours for one pair

20 hour CNC at say $50 hour = $1000, 96 man hours at $15 hour = $1440, so without material costs its $2440 with a mark up to come. So a RRP of around $5500?

Also 80 layers is a lot of carbon, even if it was made out of thin layers (150gsm) it would be 12mm thick.