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Help with goggles

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virgin
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I have never owned goggles. I have tried some cheap ones but I always felt I cant see enough with them.  What would be good goggles with wide visibility for reasonable price?
Jul 29 2013 12:02PM
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DrunkRandy
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Jul 29 2013 12:43PM
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virgin
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Jul 29 2013 2:48PM
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tomPietrowski
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Your best bet is honestly just to go try some on and see what you like both the fit if and the range of vision. Everyone's head shape I different so what work well for me may not work for you.
Jul 29 2013 3:28PM
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GeorgiaJibber
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I hear the canopy has a wide field of view so that may be good. But definitely go and try them on and get the googles that fit you the best.
Jul 29 2013 3:41PM
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saxon
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get something wide like Electric EG2s, Von Zipper Fishbowls, etc. I use the Smith IO/Xs and love them. no problems with wide views.
Jul 29 2013 3:52PM
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Brule.
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Find a pair that best fits your face. Spherical goggles tend to be larger, but have a greater point of view. Cylindrical goggles are trending again for next season, but have a smaller fit and have a smaller field of view. For a good in-between goggle that has a medium fit, but the lens is half spherical, half cylindrical lens, get a pair of Spy Marshalls or a pair of Electric EG2.5 goggles. Oakley Canopys serve good as a spherical goggle. For a pair of cylindrical, get a pair of Electric EGB2, Electric EG5, or a pair of Oakley O-Frame.

Also, anti-fog is key for those snowy days so that your lenses don't fog up and you'll end up running into the lodge on occasion. I used a pair of Scott Fix goggles this past season, although they didn't have any anti-fog, there were a lot of vents to vent out the fog. Also, they were spherical so I had a great field of view.
Jul 29 2013 4:10PM
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virgin
Posts: 182 - Karma: 91
Thanks, I will check those out. I dont have the possibility to try goggles in long time
Jul 29 2013 4:16PM
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ProLens
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Electric EGB2 is pretty dang wide and they're cylindrical, so well priced. They include a hard case and a spare lens as well as the rest of Electric's goggles.
Jul 31 2013 11:45AM
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