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Best goggles right now?

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awelshkiwi
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looking for 2 sets of goggles one with a normal lens when the sun is out and another for when the weather ain't so good. any recommendations?
Aug 2 2012 7:54AM
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DosasNMimosas
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oakley airbrake or smith i/o they both have a quick change lens system... the fire iridium lens from oakley is good for high light conditions and the red sol-x lens from smith is also good. Another option is the oakley splice goggle with a polarized lens which reduces glare...
Aug 2 2012 10:20AM
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YouAllSuck
Posts: 632 - Karma: 1,177
i have smith I/O and they are great. The quick change is awesome. I use three different lenses (Clear, Very Dark, and Medium) and i can change the lenses in about 30 seconds.
Aug 2 2012 11:17AM
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.ZT.
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crowbars will always fit me the best and look steezy and Oakley's are top quality.
Aug 2 2012 11:56AM
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lukewalnuts
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i/o eg2 airbrake crowbar lobes...


all good goggles just matters what fits your face
Aug 2 2012 12:02PM
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Rachy
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The ones that fit your face the best.

I can't wear crowbars, airbreaks, i/o or i/o's, eg2s...

I can wear Aframes and Rogues, that is pretty much it.

So put on your helmet, go to a shop. Try on goggles. Then buy the ones that fit best in the shop, online.

Aim for a 20%light transmission and a 60 - 70% light transmission. Some people prefer different colors. I hate rose tints for instance.

Personally, I hate polarized because it reduces glare. When I'm skiing, I want to see the glare, it's how I know if I'm about to hit a patch of ice while skiing steep terrain.
Aug 2 2012 12:20PM
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Session
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Most intelligent thing I have read in regards to gogg's on NS.
Aug 2 2012 12:33PM
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special-J
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they have been floating under the radar but check out Salomon's Xtend series. supposed to be the most universal fitting goggle ever along with one of the best field of view's.
Aug 2 2012 4:26PM
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7springsprod
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This. I/os are so easy to change and the extra lenses arent terribly expensive.
Aug 2 2012 8:42PM
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Parks.
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well if you are Asian then  i recommend Asian fit goggles..
inb4 im not asain
Aug 3 2012 2:34AM
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awelshkiwi
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awesome i have oakley crowbar tanner hall's right now and have thought about getting the same but the newer model because i like them so muhc, with the airbrake can you get the fire iridium lens and say like a H.I yellow lens or something for flat light? also what colours of the airbrake do you guys think is the best, i have a black smith holt helmet
Aug 3 2012 4:38AM
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ProLens
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Airbrakes come with a dark lens and a low light lens. I think the bonus lens it comes with differs between colors, but to answer your question, yes you can get just about any color lens tint for the Airbrake.
Aug 3 2012 11:50AM
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awelshkiwi
Posts: 25 - Karma: 44
okay i have decided on the Oakley airbrakes not sure and not bothered if they are black or white, but does anybody know where you can buy them with the fire iridium and a h.i yellow or a similar lens
Aug 8 2012 4:44AM
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T_Hugh
Posts: 37 - Karma: 13

I've tried tons of goggs, and then i tried the eg2's.. i'm stickin with em, and idc if they're startin to fade out or what, because you can see soooo much in them. They're awesome.

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Aug 8 2012 8:39AM
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NichlasRasmussen
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Wait buying till the Oakley Canopy comes out this season. I have two pair now and i can tell that they are 100% sure the best googles i have tried, and oakley have ever made
Aug 8 2012 9:51AM
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awelshkiwi
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any idea how soon they will be out? i need some new goggles pretty asap because im skiing right now
Aug 9 2012 7:44PM
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Cyanicenine
Posts: 966 - Karma: 2,294
Once you try a large frame goggle it's really hard to go back to a smaller frame goggle, the limited field of view of most goggles is just too annoying.

I'm a fan of the EG2's although I also have some smith I/O's that I love, it's just hard to want to wear them when I can see everything with the EG2's on.

That said, I might switch to the Dragon APX this season since it fits my face shape a little better than the EG2's but still has awesome field of view.

Von Zipper also makes a wide view spherical goggle called the fishbowl, but I haven't had a chance to try it out.
Aug 9 2012 8:15PM
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