Troy Lee Designs is already known for their mountain bike and moto helmets, so what is the company to do when it come to goggles? Join forces with one of the most iconic eye wear manufacturers of course. The collaboration between Troy Lee Designs and Oakley is nothing new as they’ve been working together for years, but it does routinely put out some awesome new goggles and sunglasses with the typical TLD flair.
Already piloted to a Guinness World Record, the Airbrake MX Thunderbolt goggles above join the Mayhem goggle and 4 new Troy Lee Color options for sunglasses…
Remember when Cam Zink set the world record for a mountain bike back flip at 100 feet, 3 inches? If you caught the flip on TV, the new orange and purple Airbrake MX Goggles with the Fire Iridium lenses were hard to miss.
Other than the color and the addition of the Iridium lens, the TLD Thunderbolt Airbrake offers all of the features as the standard Airbrake including the injection molded Plutonite lenses, and O Matter/thermoplastic urethane frame which uses a dual Switchlock mechanism for easy lens changes. The frames also include integrated posts for mounting standard or laminated tear-offs as well as the ability to run the race-ready roll off system. Pricing for the TLD Thunderbolt isn’t listed, but expect it to be a bit more than the TLD Airbrake & Trade goggles at $180 thanks to the addition of the Fire Iridium Lens.
There will also be a new version of the Oakley Mayhem Pro MX goggle in Zap Orange with a dark grey lens. The Mayhem is essentially an Airbrake without the Switchlock lens mechanism or the ability to mount a roll-off system, but the goggles really shine thanks to a re-designed fit. Packaged with a set of 7 tear offs, removable O-Matter nose guard, and clear and Dark Grey lenses, the TLD Mayhem Pro MX goggles come in $10 over the standard models at $110.
I don’t know about you, but that red, white, and blue TLD Oakley Breadbox is looking pretty good. America. As TLD stylized versions of the retro-inspired Breadbox frame, fans of Troy Lee Designs will have two choices when it comes to color. The Polished Black frame with warm grey lenses are currently listed on Oakley’s website for $170. As for the Electric Blue frame with warm grey lenses, it is not currently on the site but will be soon. Seeing that special editions of the Breadbox top out at $210 for the Fall Out Decay model, expect the bitchin’ blue Breadbox to come in somewhere between $170-$210.
Two more additions to the TLD Oakley family include the TLD Offshoot and the TLD Jupiter squared. Neither of these two are up on the website yet, but based on pricing from the rest of the collection, expect them to be slightly more expensive than other Offshoot or Jupiter Squared models.
