In Search of the Perfect Sunny Lens - Prizm Road, Road Jade & Road Black Lens Comparison and Review 

I think you will be fine in conditions like you mentioned with the Road Black. And I never thought the Road Jade was too bright. It is very close to the Road Black. Just the smallest amount brighter. That said, along with the additional tint color it has, the Road Jade is probably a little more versatile. Both are would be great choices

@@cyclistpete2090 thanks! Now to find a store that keeps the frames I want with these lenses

I have no problem in open areas with the Road Black. What I like and worried about with the Jade, was the bright sunlight which the Black seems to manage perfectly. The clarity was very good even as I moved towards later afternoon and approaching dusk. If you think the Road is too light, I'd consider the Black over the Jade.

Hey. I haven't tried many polarized lenses, I don't think they are ideal for biking. But I really like the Road Black for sunny days. I'd say those lenses are middle of the road for darkness when compared to other sunglasses. The Prizm Road is little lighter. But if you are set on polarized, I'd say your best bet would to try a bunch out at a store, if you can

Hey, glad you liked the video. The Road Jade is an excellent lens. It just seemed like the tint saturation might have effected the overall visual clarity, the color making some stuff slightly more difficult to see when going into some shaded areas. Although I didn't think it was bad, just less than the clarity of the Road Black. The Road Black's color is a little less saturated and cooler, which seems to me like a better option if I'm going for pure visual performance.

i'd vote for the road jade!

so?

so jade is the perfect mix ?

@@1111italia1111 from a brightness standpoint, I think so.

thanks. its just my iphone. and I did some color correction stuff in premiere

Yoo! Thanks for the support! Yeah they will scratch, but not if you are careful with them and don’t hit the surface with anything hard. And they clean alright. I’ve been using just a clean tee shirt most the time, but it can take a while to get everything perfect

Hi I am considering road jade but it may be overkill if I have road blk and road ?

Blue Saphhire would probably be more versatile than the Prizm Road Black. I'm in Finland and considered the Golf, Road Jade, and the Road. In the end I liked Prizm Road more. While it's not perfect for super bright conditions, it seemed perfect for overcast, snowy and lowlight. If I was trying to cover both scenarios I would probably add the Blue Sapphire to my collection. I did not like the Jade or Golf.

The golf would be really great to use for cloudy days or partly cloudy days. Then on the sunny days, you could stick with the road jade.

@@cyclistpete2090 I have the prizm torch trail so would u say its best to just stick with that and the road jade then not really worth getting the golf lense then the torch trail would be all id need for overcast days that lense came with my advancers but I took it out and put my road jade lense in for now

I think they have solved it. None of mine have peeled at all

Thanks for the input! I have also heard great things for versatility with the photochromic lens, but have yet to try them for myself. I definitely agree, the Prism Road would be one of the top choices for wide versatility also. The Prism Golf I like using myself. I've used the Golf for some years now and it's been great for late afternoons and shady gravel rides. The extra rosey tint color is great looking through as well

​@@cyclistpete2090 Here are the VLT's of Oakley's rose-base lenses: Prizm Low Light 75% Prizm Trail Torch 35% Prizm Golf 30% Prizm Dark Golf 22% Prizm Road 20% Red Iridium Polarized 18% Positive Red Iridium 17% Prizm Snow Torch 17% Prizm Field 15% Prizm Road Jade 15% Prizm Shallow Water Polarized 15% Prizm Snow Sapphire 13% Prizm Deep Water Polarized 12% Prizm Road Black 11% Rose Gradient Polarized 11%

@@cyclistpete2090 hi pete i was looking on yt to know the difference between road and road jade ! i get it thanks, im a runner, in south of france very sunny, i know trail should be the best cuz i trail a lot but i dont want them ahah! feel like it's too bright for me even tho i didnt try them on! so my question is : do u think road jade is good ? i like the color effect, the road too but i say maybe 15% is better during summer but not to so good during my trail run ! should i go for road or jade any advice or idea? thanks :) btw trail torch dont have the mirror effect right ? when i watch on yt it's seem very light compare to road or jade.

probably the prizm road jade. the rose tint will work well with your grass fields

@@cyclistpete2090 Thankyou pete

@@ajithbabug4275 no prob!

Road Jade, or Prizm Field ...

Yo yooo! 😂 🤣 I know that was a weird way to describe the lenses. I thought the color temperature being cooler make them seem less relaxed feeling. To me warmer lens color temperatures feel like hanging out on the beach or something, and cooler seems more like you are at work or trying focus 🤷🏼‍♂️ hope that’s helpful!

The Prizm Golf is the best all-round, and what I use 90% of the time. But for really bright/sunny days, the Prizm Road Black is super nice

@@cyclistpete2090 golf is the best all round lense for cycling?

@@russellscott1151 yeah i think so, its really a great lens

no prob brother!

I've used the Prizm Trail a little bit and didn't think they were very versatile. They are great on overcast days and under a bunch of trees, but when the sun comes out, I thought they are way too bright. I didn't care for the orange base color either, too much orange. But I haven't had much time with the Trail Torch. I checked it out at the shop, but it looks about the same to me. Have you checked out the Prizm Golf? That has been my favorite all-rounder recently. Great in the shade and they still hold it down when the sun comes out.

@@cyclistpete2090 Hey! I've looked through the Prizm Golf and they seem promising, but admittedly I haven't used them on an actual ride through changing conditions (they're on my list of to-dos!). The original Prizm Trail was an extremely niche lens and ya, not too versatile. But Trail Torch is wholly different, and provides a startling amount of clarity even on bluebird days - yet it excels in tree-covered trails and hard top alike! No weird color distortion either, just a pleasant slightly-rose bias. You can wear these things from dawn to dusk, they're amazing. 👍

@@erklng ahh very good to know! Thanks for the good info! I’ll have to do some more testing with that one, hopefully soon

@@cyclistpete2090 Prizm Trail is different then Torch. Actually Trail is discontinued now, only Trail Torch is used in newer modells.

Yeah I think the Prizm Road Black would be very nice for Baseball also.

Way to dark. They have a prism field for that.

The jade is top notch 👌🏼

Yeah, from the lenses I’ve tried. The prizm golf kicks ass 🤙🏼

No doubt. I didn’t add that one here because it’s so rare. I’m not sure if people could handle the optical sauce on that reflective coating either.