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- I'm wondering if excitement levels for unboxing
here on GCN are ever going to peak.
Because this week is brilliant, properly brilliant, again.
And you might think it's something of a giveaway
that we've got two Oakley bags on the table,
and that suspense is kind of gone already, but no.
This could actually be a clever decoy.
I mean, it could be.
It's not.
We are actually giving away a whole load of Oakley stuff.
Two lucky viewers this week will be winning
one of everything that we are about to unbox.
I'll tell you exactly how you can enter the giveaway
a little bit later on,
because we can't really be dealing with that now.
We've got amazingness to look at.
Oh yes.
'cause there can't be many brands, I think,
that have got quite the same level of desirability
as Oakley.
And it's quite amazing, when you think
that it actually all started out
with a guy making handlebar grips for motocross bikes
back in 1975.
And it took another five years
before they actually released their first eyewear,
which is, obviously, what they're now,
perhaps, most famous for.
And then, it took another 37 years, by my reckoning,
to launch this.
Their first range of bike helmets.
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Yes, so in 2017, if you haven't got there already,
Oakley launched a range of three bike helmets.
Bike helmets that are actually now used
by Team Dimension Data and Team Katusha
in the WorldTour.
Now of the three, all of which are called the ARO,
the ARO7 is like a time trial specific helmet,
the ARO5 is like an ARO road helmet,
and then this one is the ARO3,
which, as you can probably tell
from those enormous vents up front,
is the super-light and super-ventilated one.
Now construction is a traditional polycarbonate outer
with an EPS inner.
You can see that it's got what are called
X-Static pads in there.
Don't know whether you can see that, but there you go.
And these, apparently, have silver woven into them,
that's right, which has, I'm led to believe,
antibacterial properties, always a good thing in my book.
And I know what you're thinking.
Stop it.
Right, now in addition to the protection from the EPS foam,
it also has a Mips liner in there,
which is, like a kind of low friction layer
that's designed to reduce some of the impact forces
from oblique angles.
So effectively, it tries to allow the helmet
to flex on your head,
to absorb some of that rotational energy from crashes.
A feature I particularly like the look of
is the use of a Boa
at the back here for the retention system.
So it's called the Boa 360 Fit, and you can see,
it kind of loops around your whole head in a continuous arc.
And that, apparently, is designed, therefore, to hug
the whole of your head, as opposed to just squeezing
the back and the front of the helmet together.
But there is another big advantage
to having such a minimalist-looking retention system,
and that is seamless glasses integration.
Yes, surprise, surprise,
when a company as famous for eyewear as Oakley
get involved with helmets,
they have not forgotten the importance of perfect fit
when it comes to your sunglasses.
So, you have no retention system to get in the way
of the arms of the glasses, and also, apparently,
you've got a perfect place to store your glasses
for when you're not actually wearing them on your face,
you need to stick 'em in your helmet.
Now if only I had a pair of glasses with me
to use as an illustration.
Boom!
Yeah, here we go.
Flight Jackets, woo-hoo!
And yes, they were in the bag,
and therefore, they are, indeed, part of the giveaway.
Oh, yes.
Come on, let's take a look.
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Woo-hoo-hoo!
Look at those!
Oh, my days.
It's like a cross between a beautiful butterfly
and that Transformers toy you always wanted.
Seriously cool, aren't they?
Right, let me illustrate my point
before I get too carried away.
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See? Perfect fit.
Look at that.
And,
perfect fit.
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Now I think there's something of the original factory pilots
about these, isn't there?
Except, of course, these have an open edge at the top,
and that's designed to improve your field of view
when your head's really down, and you're really pressing on.
Now, one feature that I particularly like
is what's called the Advancer nosepiece, okay.
So with a flick of a switch,
you can see that the whole glasses just move
ever so slightly further away from your face.
So that is designed to actually improve air flow
behind the glasses when you're riding at slower speeds.
Cool, huh?
And then, before I take them off,
and believe me, I don't really want to,
they can also be customized in terms of the temple length.
So that's effectively gonna change the length of the arms,
which is a great thing to do if what you've ever found
that glasses don't fit properly,
either 'cause the arms are too long, or too short.
Your, I gotta take 'em off now?
Take them off?
I can take them off, reluctantly,
but give you a bit of Oakley trivia, okay?
So the material that the nosepiece and also the earsocks,
which, for clarification, is this bit here,
nothing into your actual ears,
is made from a material called Unobtainium,
which is actually an invention
of James Jannard, the founder of Oakley,
and is apparently the very same material
those first motocross grips were actually made from
all the way back in 1975.
Cool, yeah.
Right, anyway, you've also probably been looking at
that sticker that says PRIZM Road on there.
So that refers to the lenses.
And if you're not familiar with Oakley's PRIZM concept,
then let me fill you in, 'cause it is a cool one, right?
So they have tailored the lens tints for individual sports.
So the idea is that they ascertain
what the most important colors are,
and then try and draw them out to enhance vision.
So for Road, what they've done
is actually try and draw out traffic lights,
and also help differentiate between white and yellow lines.
But then, how nice is this?
They've also said they've brought out blues and greens
for a more pleasant ride.
Brilliant.
So, Instagram for your face.
Okay, so your head is now sorted, but,
the bag's not empty, and that is because
Oakley also produce cycling kit.
In here, we've got, the Jawbreaker Jersey.
We've got the Jawbreaker Shorts.
How cool is that?
Very modern.
Very ARO sleek cut kit, so nicely tight,
nothing flapping about.
I'm liking that.
So we've got laser-cut sleeves on there as well,
so no seams on the end.
Mesh side panels, down at the side of the jersey.
Of course, got rear pockets at the back.
And with hidden reflective trim on there as well.
Not too hidden, obviously,
'cause then it wouldn't do any good.
But there you go.
Notice what's there where you pop out.
Then the matching shorts.
Where are my shorts?
Bibs, of course.
They also have laser-cut legs, not sleeves,
with integrated grippers on there
that are pretty cool.
Whoa, like woven in.
Awesome.
And then, I'm most intrigued by this,
the Smooth Vapor Chamois.
So their words, not mine,
but damned I wanna take a look now.
Oh, wow!
Hey, that looks cool, doesn't it?
So there we go.
Really is actually smooth.
Textured padding on there,
so that would improve air flow, you'd think.
Totally seamless.
Looks comfy, nice.
Looks pretty cool to me.
How cool?
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This cool.
(laughs) Yeah.
Well I think I look cool, right, anyway.
Particularly pleased with the sleeves.
Excellent length, and actually,
it's tight even on my puny little biceps.
Yeah, if you've got normal arms though, don't worry,
'cause it will stretch.
There is plenty of stretch in there.
Now you can actually get the kit in different colors.
It comes in a navy blue,
and also a black with orange stripes across there.
But I really like the monochrome look, actually.
I think that's great.
Now before I tell you how you can enter the competition,
'cause remember, two of you are gonna win
this whole complete set up, and an identical version of,
I am gonna hit you with one last bit of Oakley trivia.
The name, Oakley, apparently, according to Wikipedia,
comes from the name of James Jannard, the founder's, dog.
Yeah, Oakley Anne, an English Setter, apparently.
So there we go.
Might be true, might not be.
Right, what is true though,
is gonna be how you can enter our giveaway.
So go to the description beneath this video,
click on it, click on the link in there,
and that will take you through to the competition.
It is as simple as that.
There we go.
Two of you will have a complete Oakley outfit.
Amazing, right.
Do make sure you subscribe to the Tech Channel, by the way,
because we have got loads of unboxings coming up.
There's always someone out in the channel,
and if you subscribe,
it means you're not ever gonna miss any,
because if you're watching this more than a week after,
then the closing date for entries
will have already been and gone.
You see, and you don't want that.
So do make sure you subscribe.
And then of course, if you wanna watch another video
after you've just entered the competition,
then why not check out this Team Dimension Data bus tour
that Emma did at the Giro d'Italia Dimension Data Course,
wearing helmets, glasses, and clothing.
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