Oakley Thumps: a test

Triathlon Forum
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I gave these a whirl last weekend since I’m a sucker for new hardware. Interesting product. I know people think they’re bulky but i didn’t think they were too bad especially since the standard zero/plate styles have big arms now anyway. The buttons were good and solid the weight was excellent (in other words low). The sound quality was ok although I couldn’t get the ‘speakers’ positioned correctly so i don’t think they’d stay fixed when exercising and didn’t fit my head too well.

My opinion ? A good fiirst stab at something innovative but wait for a few more generations to come through or play safe and get an ipod…

2

My opinion? A tool for tarts, or a tart’s tool! Apart from the perception of “coolness” I can’t see that the wires of a ipod shuffle and a pair of shades are that much of a problem.

3

The set up was a pain in the rectum although visually they didn’t look too bad.

4

No-one’s putting a pain of Oakleys near my rectum, but that would explain the name!