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Goggles under helmets

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Mogul-Jibber
Posts: 137 - Karma: -90

Ok everyone. I already know im going to get soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much crap about this, so don't even bother. First of, im just spreading some information and im not trying to be all ranty. Secondly, I know alot of people are going to call me a safety freak and a mommy, but all I am trying to do is let the word out to people who don't know about this issue and may be concerned.

Anyway. Alot of people now wear their goggles and beanie under their helmet as a style issue. Im not going to lie, i do think it looks pretty thug, but there is a safety issue with that. The beanie under the helmet dosn't let it sit properly on your head as it is meant to. This can cause the helmet to fail in protecting you from a crash that may have been prevented by properly wearing your helmet. My ski team dosn't let people wear hats under their helmet for this issue, and one competition i went do they wouldnt let anyone compete with out their goggles over their helmet. So my point is, if you are going to bother wearing a helmet, you might as well wear it right. and besides you can still look good with goggles over the helmet, and if you do need to continue wearing them like that, very thin under armour caps are alot better than the tall beanie.

(or you can just not take my advice)

But i will say it again, why wear a helmet if your going to wear it in an unsafe way? 

Aug 24 2009 11:30AM
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ScooterLapooter
Posts: 849 - Karma: 9,231
FIRST!!!!...on the 2nd page
Aug 24 2009 10:17PM
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anti_bunk
Posts: 2629 - Karma: 329
i duno, my helmet fits a little big so i wear a neck gaiter under it. this keeps the helmet down on the top of my head beause there is no top to the hat and it keeps my helmet snugly in place. if i dont have my gaiter my helmet flops around loosly.
Aug 24 2009 10:21PM
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danbrown
Posts: 11939 - Karma: 21,826
I wear my goggles on the outside of my helmet but I also wear a beanie on top of my goggles on top of my helmet.  Is that something you might be interested in?
Aug 24 2009 10:22PM
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cool.
Posts: 3457 - Karma: 1,724
i wear a "fitted(?)" beanie under my helmet, not a saggy beanie. i also wear my goggles under my helmet but my helmet does fit and i dont see any difference if you where a helmet with a beanie and goggles or without a beanie and goggs on your helmet as long as it stays on your head when you fall and there isnt any space between your head and the helmet
Aug 24 2009 10:24PM
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VCharette
Posts: 4276 - Karma: 1,047
same story crashed super hard on a 70 footer broke my helmet with my goggles under yet I didn't feel anything.
Aug 24 2009 10:25PM
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thelizards
Posts: 4042 - Karma: 43
boom
Aug 25 2009 12:34AM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
exactly

it was so uncomfortable trying to wear crowbars over my trace one day, so i just threw them under, and it is history from there
Aug 25 2009 1:03AM
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griffin.paisley
Posts: 1520 - Karma: 38
i just do it because everyone else does.
Aug 25 2009 1:10AM
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JsNeagle
Posts: 1405 - Karma: 1,574
Honestly, my helmet fits better when I rip out the original padding and wear a hat under it. When I leave original padding in helmets always sit too high on my head and don't provide ANY protection to my temples, side of the head, etc. When I wear a hat under, it covers my entire head much better, and doesn't move around or anything.
Aug 25 2009 9:35AM
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JRullo
Posts: 1794 - Karma: 265
you sir are an idiot. wearing a beanie and goggles under your helmet doesnt make it unsafe, your helmet still protects you just a little bit less its still defonatly worth wearing. When you wear your goggles under your helmet they wont fall off all the time and will stay on your head and fit alot better. and wearing a beanie under a helmet makes it alot more disirable to people who wouldnt usualy wear one so its doing more good than anything. Plus you are a mogul skier so you wouldnt understand anyway. All you are doing by banning your little team from doing it and by the ussa not allowing it in their comps you are just seperating what you do more and more from real freestyle skiing and making a dieing organization die even faster.
Aug 25 2009 11:33AM
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Steeze-On-Toast
Posts: 679 - Karma: 92
i did the same, less bulk on your head n looks more steezy.

one helmet manufacturer, might have been smith, have started making lids with a groove in the back to accommodate the goggle strap.

/rant
Aug 25 2009 12:55PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14484 - Karma: 10,586
It's the Giro revolver.  I posted a link to it on the 1st page.  Looks like a sick helmet.
Aug 25 2009 1:44PM
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Z_rob
Posts: 3076 - Karma: 152
im not gonna hate on you.
im actually going to give you some karma for sharing this safety with all of us whether we take it into consideration or not its interesting for sure
Aug 25 2009 2:26PM
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GreenHorn
Posts: 4896 - Karma: 1,209
this exactly
Aug 25 2009 2:35PM
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TWoods
Posts: 10014 - Karma: 8,386
that's only if you have too thick a beanie, a helmet that doesn't fit, or are too dumb to put on your helmet right.
Aug 25 2009 4:34PM
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bananas
Posts: 1419 - Karma: 158
sorry i rather die steezy
Aug 25 2009 4:54PM
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C.Wood
Posts: 2524 - Karma: 180
i wear a helmet and goggles underneath
but i dont wear a tall beanie with it i just wear a bandanna and i still stay as warm as i would with a hat and the helmet fit right on my head
Aug 25 2009 5:12PM
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RAWLAN
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im sure there is....
Aug 25 2009 5:38PM
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ski93
Posts: 1280 - Karma: 84
ya, i get that too, i usually wear a bandanna and goggles underneath. My helmet still feels secure on my head so i think I'm safe.
Aug 25 2009 7:55PM
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
No its because he has an asian head fucktard.
Aug 25 2009 8:01PM
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Ignorant
Posts: 107 - Karma: 15
ya mine doesnt fit at all without a a bennie, just a flat one, no little ball or anything
Aug 25 2009 8:21PM
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andersteeze
Posts: 1047 - Karma: 30
After gogs under my capix, i will never go back.
Aug 25 2009 8:28PM
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_steezefiend8
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Aug 25 2009 8:35PM
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adam.
Posts: 3469 - Karma: 11
who falls these days?
Aug 25 2009 8:42PM
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SuperE
Posts: 20 - Karma: 13
Why would you wear Gogs under a helmet, less functional, and looks kinda bad. then you can just pull your stuff off easily and adjust or whatever, they are made to wear over....
Aug 25 2009 8:59PM
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*Johnny
Posts: 403 - Karma: 19
I wear a condom style beanie with my goggles under my helmet and I've been always fine with that... super confortable and i spend way more time to just take off my helmet to reajust my goggles or whatever... but everyone wears what they want like they want.
Aug 25 2009 9:10PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14484 - Karma: 10,586
troll?  And good one.  Goggles are meant to be worn over your head or over your helmet.  What do people who don't wear helmets do? Not wear goggles because they can only go on a helmet?
Aug 25 2009 9:19PM
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traylortrash
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Aug 25 2009 9:57PM
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LockyK
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Your totally opposite too me, i wouldn't wear my helmet without rocking the beanie and goggles underneath. The original liner that came with my helmet was thing and shocking, didnt even mold to my head properly. ripped that sunnabitch out and wear a thinkish beanie that is real soft as my liner. alot more comfy and alot safer, saved me a few times this season.
Aug 25 2009 10:29PM
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superpoluha
Posts: 1986 - Karma: 10
ahaha wow
Dec 13 2009 8:08PM
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Jamestown
Posts: 4002 - Karma: 51
If I'm going to get a concussion or crack my skull, I sure as hell better look steezy when I do it.
Dec 13 2009 8:11PM
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The_Jiberish0
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So true bro!
Oct 30 2012 10:16PM
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DayMan
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 8,748
sick bump brah
Oct 30 2012 10:30PM
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BMillerrr
Posts: 191 - Karma: 300
Your basically going Straight Gaper style with the Goggles over the helmet. Been there.... Done That unfortunately.
Oct 30 2012 10:35PM
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JahLiam
Posts: 2321 - Karma: 7,828
the only reason I wear a helmet is because I have to in answer to your last question
Oct 30 2012 10:42PM
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Session
Posts: 5363 - Karma: 21,985
These gapers say hi.

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Oct 30 2012 10:51PM
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BMillerrr
Posts: 191 - Karma: 300
oh....
Oct 30 2012 10:52PM
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Tree60
Posts: 1438 - Karma: 4,961
A newschooler that admits defeat? what is this?
Oct 30 2012 11:07PM
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caddyshack
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legend
Oct 30 2012 11:12PM
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gusestomp
Posts: 1377 - Karma: 746
Honestly I really don't give a fuck about how I'm protected...lol but looking steezy is my only concern.
Oct 30 2012 11:59PM
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bigdaddybrie
Posts: 56 - Karma: 48
Coming from a girls perspective on just the appearance of it, I think it is hideous. I would much rather prefer a guy with his goggles on right with a nice fitting Variant Brim or something. But thats just the appearance. Safety aspect, you're completely correct, it's not safe at all.
Oct 31 2012 12:08AM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
I wear a really thin balaclave underneath my helment, its like the thickness of a thin t-shirt so I don't think it will compromise my helmet, the goggle strap might though, but I'm not too worried, I feel like if that would be a very improbable series of events where the goggle strap makes the difference between injury and not injury, or serious injury or just a mild concussion. Idk, good point though, I can defenitely see how on the racing level this would be frowned upo.
Oct 31 2012 7:54AM
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Cat_Steezens
Posts: 201 - Karma: 53
i wear my goggles under my helmet because if i put it over the helmet i get wind rushing in and watery eyes when i bomb mad groomers like the speed demon i am
Oct 31 2012 8:56AM
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Ali_Dibden
Posts: 1966 - Karma: 1,688
I really don't think people will change, I know i certainly won't because it looks cool, this message won't change people dress in my opinion
Oct 31 2012 9:11AM
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steezywannabeezy
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This is true for me, except for my super thin Smartwool on extra nipply days. Also, even if it's a good fit, exterior goggles will always help. I think OP is mostly right.. How much of a difference it makes depends on individual helmets. I think straps under looks better, but if I think I'm going to be safer with a style I  still deem steeze-potent, I'm going to go with straps over.

With all of this said, someday I'm going to say, "Fuck it. Straps under."
Oct 31 2012 9:13AM
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zagfan5
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this. for me it has to do with the angle of the goggle strap. when i wear my goggles over my helmet i feel like my face is constantly being pulled on because the strap is angled up. when i wear my goggles under, my strap is either completely at 90 degrees or sagged lower. this takes that pull off my forehead and the sides of my face.
Oct 31 2012 9:40AM
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Session
Posts: 5363 - Karma: 21,985
Honestly it depends what "steeze" you are looking to emulate.
Oct 31 2012 10:23AM
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FerrisBueller
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POOP AND PEE THIS THREAD SUCKS


just wear them how ever it seems good
Oct 31 2012 12:25PM
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emryium
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Or you can just take out some of the padding in the helmet, and it will fit correctly again. The beanie acts as the padding for you anyway.
Oct 31 2012 2:22PM
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Hermondo
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I prefer under because it keeps the goggle protected. I don't care if my helmet gets scratched up and it keeps the goggle strap fasteners or whatever from getting smashed. My helmet isn't warm enough to not wear a beanie too.
Oct 31 2012 2:28PM
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