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Shorton
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right, so im gettting some oakley crowbars, and i wondered which lenses would be best for general all round skiing?

Aug 23 2007 4:06AM
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Shorton
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shit,

Lens*
Aug 23 2007 4:08AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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persimmon.
Aug 23 2007 4:11AM
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Shorton
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are the persimmons mirrored? because it looks like you can see straight through them
Aug 23 2007 4:16AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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They are not mirrored.  Mirrored lenses tend to be hard to see if it's night or low light/fog.
Aug 23 2007 4:26AM
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LC.
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1 Black Iridium. 1 Hi-Blue.
Aug 23 2007 7:17AM
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Capurnicus
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pink iridium is nice for everything but sunny sunny days.
Aug 23 2007 7:20AM
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RtC.
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I personally prefer pink iridium for an everything lense, but blue iridium and G30 are both great too.
Pink is the most mirrored out of those too.
Aug 23 2007 7:46AM
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followCam
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yeh i'm planning on getting some pink iriduims cause right now i've got fire iridums
Aug 23 2007 1:05PM
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Kevski
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If you go to the oakley site, the lenses are all described for what they are intended for.
Pink iridium is the best all round one from the description on the site.
www.oakley.com
Aug 23 2007 1:10PM
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SkierX
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I have Blue Iridiums on my A-frames.

I use them for all-around use, including night, and the only time they aren't that great are at night.
Aug 23 2007 2:12PM
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Shorton
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thanks  for the help, i think im gonna go with the pink

Aug 23 2007 2:48PM
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poofartpee
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hi persimon, or pink iridium deff there best all-around lens
Aug 23 2007 5:56PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Of if you wanna be baller like me, get 2 pairs of A-frames, one with hi yellow lenses and one with fire lenses, that way you have the best of both worlds.
Aug 23 2007 5:58PM
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Kevski
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not if you ski alllllll day, starting out bluebird sunny, all the way into the night...
Aug 23 2007 6:03PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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ya dude, I switch gogs when the conditions get different.
Aug 23 2007 6:05PM
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poofartpee
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so u bring both pairs up to the mountain with u??? i dont
Aug 23 2007 6:10PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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ya, one stays in the car or a locker, or my backpack though.
Aug 23 2007 6:12PM
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Kevski
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i guess they never get crushed? or do you never fall?
it would be awkward to have to go to the base just to switch gogs.
Aug 23 2007 6:21PM
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heFF
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i do the same and they're fine....goggles are more durrable than you think
Aug 23 2007 8:58PM
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AMG.
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why not just bring one pair of goggles and the extra lens, you can basically put a lens in your pocket if you have a bag for it, which my extra dragon lenses came with.
Aug 23 2007 9:05PM
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TWoods
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The blue iridium, (the darker of the two that are blue and iridium, I think that's the name) is the best all around lense I have ever skied with.
Aug 23 2007 9:18PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Cause switching lenses is a pain and it puts a lot of wear and tear on the lenses.  I only switch once a day usually.  I wear fire when it's sunny and for all other times I wear hi yellow.
Aug 23 2007 9:33PM
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