OAKLEY KATO | The Future Of Cycling Or A Massive Meme?
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Another product review that really is less a product review and a discussion about a new bit of tech. I was fascinated by these sunnies the moment I pulled myself off the floor (having fallen over laughing at them), and just had to have a go of them myself. I must admit I don't think the camera does these justice, there really are quite impressive to look at, the moulded glass around the nose is something else.
Like always, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
Product Notes:
The KATO by OAKLEY is a commercially oriented version of the Olympic model. Interchangeable nose pads out of non-slip UNOBTAINIUM let you adjust the distance between the lens and your eye, while the clever rake mechanism lets you adjust the tilt. This means that the KATO models can be individually adapted to any face shape. The 3-point fit and feather-light temples made of O-MATTER frame material ensure perfect wearing comfort.
FRAME:
• Disruptive design that fits close to the face
• Adjustable angle through rake mechanism to create the right fit on the cheek
• Durability and high comfort thanks to feathery light, robust O-MATTER frame material
• UNOBTAINIUM material nose pads in three different thicknesses and depths ensure a perfect fit and a non-slip grip
• Wide field of vision due to HIGH WRAP SHIELD and EXTENDED FIELD
LENSES:
• Revolutionary freeform glass design allows for extended glass enclosure and stability in key areas
• UV PROTECTION
• HIGH DEFINITION OPTICS technology for HD vision
• Contrast-enhancing PRIZM technology
Comes with 3 nose pads, a case and a microbag
The sunglasses are compliant with Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and the harmonised standard EN ISO 12312-1:2013/A1:2015.
Model information:
Polished Black
• Frame colour: black
• Lens colour: PRIZM Black
Polished Black:
• Frame colour: black
• Lens colour: PRIZM Road
O-MATTER:
The durable, lightweight and very comfortable O-MATTER frame material increases protection and provides a flexible fit.
UNOBTAINIUM:
A hydrophilic material used for nose pads and temple ends. The grip increases as the level of moisture (sweat) rises.
HIGH DEFINITION OPTICS:
OAKLEY has developed High Definition Optics (HDO). This term refers to a number of patented lens technologies developed in-house for special optical accuracy and fidelity. However, the HDO technology stands out not only for precision, but also for innovative impact resistance. HDO meets strict safety standards and ensures a 100% filtering of UV light. OAKLEY HDO protects the eyes and makes sure visual information will reach the brain with maximum precision.
PRIZM ROAD:
PRIZM is an OAKLEY lens technology that offers optimized visibility for specific kinds of sports and activities by fine-tuning individual wavelengths of colour. As it emphasizes colours where the eye is most sensitive to detail, PRIZM improves performance and safety. Thanks to the use of specially manufactured lens tints, the OAKLEY PRIZM technology is able to filter light that affects vision in a negative way and to emphasize colours required for perfect performance/vision. The PRIZM technology fine-tunes vision for specific sports and environments and thus sharpens visual acuity to reveal nuances that would be missed by the naked eye.
PRIZM ROAD lenses help endurance athletes to better see changes in road surfaces and obstacles like small rocks and potholes, so that they can react quickly and achieve peak performances. Besides, the lenses enhance contrasts for increased safety on public roads. The lenses offer optimized vision in bright light and in the shadows. White and yellow road markings are clearly visible and traffic signals brighter. Besides, the colours of sky and green are intensified for a pleasant ride.
Light transmission: approx. 20%
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Imagine being a grown man and worrying what other people think about your glasses.
People are looking at you weird because you’re holding a camera while cycling. The glasses are amazing.
They aren't even that odd looking, when paired with a helmet they look like any other cycling glasses...
Chris, your video popped up in recommended video to watch in the GCN app … by definition I think that means you made it 🤘
I've the Jawbreakers and when I got them I thought the were radical but these are a different level! The Jawbreakers have a vison blind spot at top when on the drops but I only see the nose section if I'm checking my Garmin. If Oakley did a solution to the top blind spot (extend the lens upwards) then I'd me more tempted to buy a new pair than giving a better view of my Garmin.
I think they've solved a problem that may not be a cycling problem, they've solved a vision issue for leisure or a sport where you are upright looking forward where you now have a cleaner line of sight.
flight jacket! is essentially just a jawbreaker without the top of the frame
I like the design and the concept. It makes sense and I’ll probably be getting a pair.
I just tried them on the other day and I really like them. They’re now on my wish list
Production and aesthetics are really improving on these videos. Good job
Cyclops called, he wants his visor back.
Fun fact - Oakley has made every live action pair of cyclops sunglasses in the X-Men movies
I don’t think there’s anything that strange about them, besides the Sutros, Oakleys range were starting to look a bit last decade compared to newer brands like 100% which really shook up the market, these look cool.
I tried them on and all I could see was the thick nose piece dominating my vision, otherwise I would have bought some in the future
My rose tinted glasses fit just fine thanks all the same 😉....loved the GCN comment tho 👍
Nice one!
Aesthetically i like them . My only concern is the lense film will be touched a lot and might start peeling early.
Looks like something you'd see at a swingers party 😂
You’re lucky enough to have been to one 😹
@@kylorenthehusky2584 if only 😂
Gym tip: go to a clean one instead of a dirty one! 😂
I like the review of the Oakleys. One of my friends recently got a pair and in person they look great. They almost disappear on his face.
Who’s looking at you? It’s all about performance. Will they keep dirt and dust out especially in puddle spray?
I love my pair! I don’t use them for cycling 🚴♂️ but i can say these are more of a fashion use too me. Eye catching if i may. Super dope make/ model in my opinion and everyone i know love them on me so far 😎
they are based on the mask the character kato wore in the series/ film the green hornet. great review chris
Bruce Lee as Kato, baby!
Loving the new Rapha Ero kit
But will AliBaba have some in stock?
Fits Great
first look..ridiculous. the more the time looking at it. got use to it
Looks like what Corda and Reno
wore in "Highlander II: The Quickening".
We need glasses which are good for aero - handlebar positions and that keep the sweats out of our eyes!
Awesome Chris! Love it! They look epic
I don’t think you made a ‘spectacle’ of yourself :) I’m ancient and totally retro but they look fine to me and makes some sense
I don"t like either walking around the gym, just killing time between sets. What I found work for me are supersets. Give it a try maybe it will work for you as well.
I LOVE them and have the Blue Sapphire Prism Kato X. EVERYTHING is amazing, but the nose piece is wide and does jump into your peripheral vision. I'm not sure why Oakley didn't shave the width that sit against the lens. I may cut down one of the extra nose pieces, and see how they work. It's the same attaching mechanism as other Oakleys, just surprised the width of the rubber that sits against the lens is so wide, not the part that connects to your nose.
Hey Billy, I LOVE and HATE them. Every time I put them on and do a hard training session, I just love them … until I see a picture of myself wearing them. Just struggling with the look. Chris.
I have the same issue. I was wondering if I have a narrow face or what, because the nose piece is quite prominent and visible.
Im a huge oakley fan, this is purely a marketing hype design. Never once have i ever worn one of their other frames be it a zero, radar, m frame, jawbreaker and gone gee my field of view is restricted, poor or inadequate haha. But these kinds of designs are what keep them at the head of pack, exactly like you mentioned with zub OTT'S, sub zeros, eyeshade etc it generates hype and intrest.
How do these go with ventilation being one piece and close fitting??
Hmmm I honestly don't find them as strange as you seem to make them out to be. I'd say the general consensus is that they're bold, and I was initially drawn to them as they resembled a masquerade mask.
good topic as I was wonderin the same about these
Gym Life Solution - home gym in the garage. Means you can clean/work/tinker on your bike in between sets
Just costs a fortune to set up
i like the look! they make me feel like cyclops from Xmen!
Those are very cool.
Quick question, I've seen another video about the Kato that mentioned that the frames or atleast one became unstable/came off. Is that anything you've encountered? Without having had an accident with them.
I think they look great 👍
They look great by themselves and while being worn. Oakley- the brand that you love to hate.
I can take you seriously wearing them, for sure. The chin strap game though.... 🤔
I watch Chris Miller TH-cam videos between sets 🙂
All good David, I've started watching NFL Live mid sets. Rodgers to Denver ... you heard it hear first 🤞🏼
I'm just here to count how many times you say Schnoz
I have the oakley katos and the arm came off. How do you put the arms back on? Having s hard time doing it?
I was with you until you popped them in inside, heheh. New drinking game, every time Chris says "like" take a gulp.
Haha! I thought “too he brutally honest” would be a more dangerous game 😁
I think they look good but what is more surprising is that there has been no wattage gain talk as a marketing tactic with these.
maybe because kato is not cycling specific/exclusive/optimised?
At the gym try ‘super-setting’, 1 set of a pushing exercise, 1 set pulling, 1 set legs, repeat again. If you’re only going to gym 2 or 3 days in 7 this will work well, cuts down on down time ( boredom) and increases all- body intensity. This is a great way for cyclists/ runners etc to train. Remember , only muscle heads/ body builders believe the body is made up of a lot of isolated parts, athletes know the body is a beautiful piece of integrated systems!
Supersetting is great and what you are mentioning is OK for the general population. Chris is however trying to be a high level athlete, things need to change and be more specific when you are getting to the higher levels.
I like them
Big fan of Podcasts during gym sessions. - I tend to be a news junky so go for longer in depth series like Background Briefing, Download this show, I Spy, No Turning Back and Marginal Gains Cycling Podcast.
Hey James, thanks for the comment. I’m leaning towards the podcast option, just have to get a few more in my library to make the sessions count
Nice. We’re you riding on M7 and Prospect Reservoir?
lol sitting at gyms, you can always do different stuff, also listen to music and dance between sets lol
I got them as soon as they came out ha ha ha
It looks cool if it is hyped up by celebs, like everything else, from Supreme bricks, LV airplane model, etc
How about fogging does it solve the fogging issue?
I think they look great on you
Take headphones and listen to music or podcasts while doing gym work
How do they fit at the rear? I mean how does the length of the arms fit in the rear of the helmet/straps.
To me it looks cool and also i had a bee stuck between my nose and the glasses when i was trying to go 30mph (whats the odds) and stung me so that glasses ill definitely won't have that problem ever again lol
Lol you think the gym is too boring, nd I’m a gym bro who thinks cycling and running are unbearably boring!
Really into running now though since New Years, and will probably get a bike once my cardio doesn’t suck
Idk I guess my tip would be Audible 😂 but I came here to see the Oakleys, and you made a great review, thanks!
did someone say meme?
Gym life tips: try circuit training format or small group PT to liven up the experience.
He's in the gym doing movements that are specific to cycling and that will benefit him where as circuit training is not necessarily going to be all that beneficial.
What Zac said. A lot of circuits are quite taxing on the aerobic system and aren't at all specific. If you are cyclist in the gym you are there to build strength focus on that.
Surely circuits are what you make them? I’m a cyclist and I need a strong core and back too. I’m not just legs 😆
@@sharonmoller7414 yes and no they are what you make them. For proper strength work you need rest you can't just go from 1 exercise to the next to the next. It does tax other systems. It's similar to saying you can do sprint work by riding at threshold.
Yep it's great to be rounded as a human but not always conducive to being a great cyclist.
And what makes a strong core and back. Chris is doing deadlifts I would say this is one of the best ways to develop core and back strength. Add in some Bulgarians more great core and stability work while working on the main goal of working cyclist specific muscles
@@danielvdl7555 yeah all the deadlift variations, single leg stiff-leg lifts I feel my sense of balance is improved by.
I guess my perspective is about the debate whether a cyclist is a machine or a human, dare I say a well rounded human. A bit like the debate “is a cyclist made or born great?” Mentality versus physique, the most perfect cycling workout risks yielding limited results if it’s too mind-numbing and difficult to motivate an otherwise outdoorsy athlete (like me!) who has a short attention span to set foot in the gym. A compromised workout no doubt yields less results but if it’s more mentally stimulating then its more effective as a motivator even if it isn’t the most perfect cyclist gym session.
I count myself as well-rounded-human-cyclist, like others I must work a day job to pay bills, I do work around the house etc. Many are also raising active kids, doing all the life admin, so being a well rounded human (mentally/ physically) is necessary to keep up with those demands, not just while on the bike.
Is an Ikea kitchen worth it?
I’m more interested if that is a bell on your inside right hood
Hmmm.. It is the future. Not what was expected but it is a place where people will convince themselves they need to spend $366 on a piece of polycarbonate plastic, where there's a 14 minute youtube video on a fashion piece of eyewear and the word diaspora is used. Love your work Mr Miller, seriously. But 400 beer tickets on sunnies? Stop the planet, I wanna get off.
Can anyone tell me the bell that Chris has and how it's attached to his hoods?
8:21
Audio books on mp3!
I must have sunglasses blindness, I wouldn't even notice these are different, let alone people think they are weird.
AFAIK the lenses aren't removable, so if you want a usable 3 lens setup, then you're paying about 850 euros for 3 pairs of glasses. Which is ridiculous.
Also there's very little extension down your cheekbones (most of the height is extended above your eyes), so if you ride in windy or dusty or muddy conditions, they offer very little protection from crap getting flung in your eyes, or general wind.
All of that is nice information but seems to be dismissed by the fact that athletes in all sports are wearing it at the Olympics. I was thinking of this video while watching the beach volleyball players and had a chuckle.
even 10 years from now jawbreakers will look modern
Tried these on the other day, did not suit me at all to small for my face shape went for the suto lite instead
Focusing on the gym. Balance and activation are fun ways to break up sets. Literally setting a timer for two mins and trying to challenge you balance as a active recovery. Have one really light rehab style exercise for say your knees hips or shoulders and do that as a way to do some maintenance between sets. Sent you some ideas on Insta
That’s a great idea. How about answering TH-cam comments 😊😊 I’m currently 2 sets in to a leg press set 🤫
Being bored between sets is like saying you are bored between intervals on the bike. Just not going hard enough. Always plenty of plates to move around set up for your next exercise etc
I'm staying with Kato X
Remember that Suomy helmet. Are these sunnies as futuristic as that helmet?
They look odd but are also the future :)
I agree. They're a bridge too far for me.
I hope they just dont peel as always with Oakley lenses.!
Which lens are these? Prizm trail? Or prizm road?
I recall you commented on train potentially being optimal in your bright sunny days but including roads with a lot of overhead tree canopy cover.
Those lenses won't last 2 years, apparently the oil from your face will delaminate the lens coatings. Never again. Sticking with Rudy Projects. Screw Luxotica!
Clean your lenses more than once a year.
@@billyb4990 lol after every ride. And they still end up that way. F LUXOTTICA
They look ridiculous. But i said that about the sutro's too.
Lifting weights is boring. Go find an outdoor gym and do calisthenics. That way atleast you're outdoors.
I'm waiting for an Ali Express knock off.
Do you know what pair of glasses have the best field of view? No glasses!
I declined to go with them and instead got couple pairs of 100%, S2 and S3. These are my first cycling sunglasses, my first sunglasses for that matter. Using them in conjunction with contact. Not sure on Kato but can we all agree having to do vision correction sucks?
Gym is definitely an acquired taste. I love it, but it’s not for everyone. Try training opposing muscles groups in the one session. Instead of resting between sets throw in a set of the “opposite” muscle group.
yes - no one mentioned the nose piece - it's quite prominent - especially if you turn back to look for cars - the other eye catches a big part of the largish nose piece - so it's a black blob for that eye.
nice Jersey
Thanks mate.
Every baseball p,Ayer had a rip off set of A frames in the 2000s, and they were wilder than these.
As every day IMO no, right application yes, at a high level yes. Me at the club crit....... NO. It's like riding an aero bike and only averaging 25km/h, or paying 15k for a light weight bike with 10kg excess on the bod
They look super goofy. But, if they had more of a Jawbreaker shape to them, they would be cool. They are too horizontal and make you look like a unibrow-cyclops.
you need batman lips to complete the image
Успокойтесь это всего лишь очки... И они не должны стоить выше $50...
Superset the whole thing
Three lifts one after the other with no rests focused on different body parts. No rest, it's alot of fun to do when taking someone along to gym. Two circuits of these and all good. I'm very casual lifter but goes by faster and fun to do with others.
I’ll stick with my Jawbreakers thanks
The real question is, if Bruce Lee was still alive would he wear them?
These aren't really any more ridiculous than the rest of the kit one wears while cycling.
Why do all cyclists wear Oakleys when there are MUCH BETTER brands out there?
I'm super confused. I can barely take you seriously wearing spandex everything. How much do the glasses really even matter in comparison? You wear spandex for performance, so wear eyewear for performance too... Cheers mate lol
MEME 👁👄👁
Bro the Oakley katos are lowkey overrated I’m just like bruh wth 200$ for plastic that gets polarized so basically glasses made from $2 😂
Another strange tan line for cyclists to get!
I'd wear them cycling for sure. But walking around everyday sunglasses? Nope.
Don't see anything special about it..looks just the same as the other frames.
Jesus loves you
Really ugly. Would be great to see a wind tunnel test of different sun glasses... Used to wear Oakleys and other "aero" glasses - since I ride under 25mph, ALWAYS, Goodr, and similar, are just fine...
Great video until you started trashing other vloggers. Seems unessential. Your video is good mate, but ain’t going to get better by talking down someone else.
Mate. I’m talking about myself ... it’s a self deprecating comment
lololol you saying they look funny... Dude you are wearing a purple, tight suit and a bike helmet. As a bike guy, I think you are blissfully unaware of how goofy non bike guys think you look. I would start there, if you are actually concerned ha