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What goggles do you wear/prefer?

amateur

Turbo Monkey
Apr 18, 2002
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Orange County
It kinda depends on your helmet, but comfort is important. I use Oakleys most frequently, my only complaint is the ease with which the lense scratches. Once I drilled a few vent holes, fogging wasn't a problem. The foam is comfortable enough and the strap can take a beating. The Spy MX/Targa offering is nice. A little big for some helmets, but I find them more comfortable than the Oakleys.
 

HRDTLBRO

Turbo Monkey
Feb 4, 2004
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Apt. 421
Dragon MDX in dire need of new lenses. I've got a fatty scratch down tha mid piece yo. I won't be able to peep tha 5-0 when I be outtie from tha spot.
 

punkassean

Turbo Monkey
Feb 3, 2002
4,561
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SC, CA
I have had good luck with Oakley's in the past but recently I got a pair of Rockgardn's new 2005 GDX goggle and they are sick. First off they are very reasonably priced, second they have a lot of nice colors to choose from and third, they come with a clear lens but you can get extra lenses for $7.50 ea. (Including mirror!) or a 4 pack for $27. These goggles fit well within my Madmax adn have good peripheral vision. They also have a clasp on the back so you can take them on and off w/o stretching the straps out. Last cool thing, they have rubberized stuff on the back of the strap to keep it in place on your lid and if you pull the straps in tight enough for snowboarding (no helmet) the rubberized stuff gets hidden (covered by the excess strap folded over itself) and doesn't stick to your beanie. Not too shabby for only $37 :thumb:
 

CoMo

Chimp
Nov 13, 2004
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SoCal
I like the Scott goggles i have, tried Dragons but didn't like them too much, seemed like lens/lens frame was way small.
 

Dirt rider

Pro Rider
Nov 18, 2001
505
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redneck wasteland
I have some arnette MX goggles. mostly I bought them because their white and thought it would look good with my silver helmet..

but the have a rubberizing on the inside of the strap to keep it from slipping.
 

whoopnar

Monkey
Sep 11, 2004
125
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Chico, CA
I have tried Dragons, Zeal's and Oakley's. So far...the Oakleys are the most comfortable on my TLD helmet. I would suggest them. I have heard the Adidas are nice, but $100 for some goggles if you are not sponsored by them is pretty expensive.
 

Red Bull

Turbo Monkey
Oct 22, 2004
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i use some old Oakleys i used to use snowboarding, i have one pair with a clear lense and one with a orange type thing. i use the clear in the woods, and orange for the really bright open rides...

Even though they dont have the rubber to keep from slipping, they never have on my 661. But i despise that helmet, i hope they fit on a TLD...
 

heikkihall

Monkey
Dec 14, 2001
882
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Durango, CO
I really love Smiths. They fit in every helmet ive tried, they feel comfortable, they do not scratch easily and dont fog up. Not to mention they have more choices for lense colors than any other goggle manufacturer Ive seen.

 

Acadian

Born Again Newbie
Sep 5, 2001
714
2
Blah Blah and Blah
heikkihall said:
I really love Smiths. They fit in every helmet ive tried, they feel comfortable, they do not scratch easily and dont fog up. Not to mention they have more choices for lense colors than any other goggle manufacturer Ive seen.
I tried a pair of those Warp's one time and they didn't fit well in my helmet - they were pretty wide. The Top Fuel's seems to be a better fit.
 

Pip3r

Turbo Monkey
Nov 20, 2001
1,112
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Foxboro MA
I havnt used anything other than smiths, i had one pair of cheap oakleys but they were a joke. Ive had great luck with my few sets of smiths over the past 2 years. They fit in my D2 fine. Ive got a set with a filmstrip pull cord thing too which it seems like the only time i see DH people use that system its with smiths. It works so sweet in dry mud when its not raining. If it gets real wet though toss some tearoffs on and they fit and work perfect. The Warp stars have a super flexy frame which both molds well to your face and will probably never break,
 

heikkihall

Monkey
Dec 14, 2001
882
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Durango, CO
Acadian said:
I tried a pair of those Warp's one time and they didn't fit well in my helmet - they were pretty wide. The Top Fuel's seems to be a better fit.
The Warps I think are built to run in Moto Helmets. They fit in my Troy Lee D2, Troy Lee SE, Bell Full Face, and Giro Full Face. Although they looked alittle odd on the Giro they seemed to fit allright. The Fuels would be better suited to MTB helmets.
 

BMXman

I wish I was Canadian
Sep 8, 2001
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Victoria, BC
I use Oakley O goggles but I prefer Adidas....trying to find replacement lenses for my scratched up Adidas is like trying to find Bin Laden....D
 

Orvan

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Mar 5, 2002
1,492
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Califor-N.I.A.
Adidas is so cool that RUN DMC wears them at concerts.
Adidas --and hopefully they're penning a tear off lens design.
 

-BB-

I broke all the rules, but somehow still became mo
Sep 6, 2001
4,254
28
Livin it up in the O.C.
The Kadvang said:
I like utopia optics because some trick ass thug sports them...

LOL...Utopia.
They wanted to sponsor me, but I've never heard of them so I declined.
It wasn't a total sponsorship, ony a discount.
The thing is... I only wear Bolle's
401's to be specific. All other glasses give me a headache if I wear them too long.


As for Goggles, I ammost never wear them, but the ones I have are Oakley A-frames. Work pretty good.
 
Sep 10, 2001
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I have been using Blurs... Inexpensive, and they work. Plus, they use the Scott 89 lens which you can find almost anywhere....

Brian
 

TYM

Monkey
Sep 10, 2001
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Torrance CA
The Adidas are very nice. I borrowed a spare from one of the RM superstars last year at Sea Otter. I swear I was about a second faster.

90 bucks is a bit steep though ... so I'll stick with my Oakley iridium's.
 

JRogers

talks too much
Mar 19, 2002
3,785
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Claremont, CA
I have a pair of Scotts I use sometimes but I prefer to use my Smith Warps. They have the mark of a great product- I never notice I am using them. The fit is perfect, no fog, nice lens- they just do the job. The only goggles I've used that I really didn't like are Dragon MX goggles. The fit was terrible because they were so tiny. I had a Bellistic then (I use an ONeal MX now) and the foam of the goggles was basically touching my eye. Most annoying thing ever while riding. I lost them and didn't care.
 

BigHit-Maniac

Monkey
Jul 5, 2004
245
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Las Vegas, NV
I just use some Oakley A-Frames with a VR-28 Lense.

Seems to work awesome, have the right light transmission, and they fit soooo comfy.

I only paid $30 for em, so I like that. Got em' through a city purchase order :)