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Sooooooo I may be stupid, or a genius. If I didn't know better, I'd think I'm on the ladder but may past posts say other wise. Anyways, I just ordered the Parker Goggles from melon optics and I got this cool blue lense, well I'm going skiing for springbreak and I really don't want to buy new goggles (grew out of my other ones) and I was hoping the lenses on these goggles would work. I don't ski often, so this would be a one-time thing.

Yes I know this is a MTB website but I'm talking about MTB goggles, so by technicality, it counts.
 
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Fogging.

Most mountain bike goggles don't deal with fogging well at all, as they are almost all single pane lenses (I mean, "mountain biking" is "mostly" a "summerish" sport, so I get why that is).

I have a pair of 100% Accuri Enduro goggles that are dual pane, and those resist fogging pretty darn well. And the one time I went skiing last year, I almost did exactly that (I thought I brought them, but ended up they had been removed from my bag).

You might have enough speed/airflow to not have fogging be a huge issue if you're DH skiing. But just be aware that it "might be an issue".
 
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ocnLogan said:
Fogging.

Most mountain bike goggles don't deal with fogging well at all, as they are almost all single pane lenses (I mean, "mountain biking" is "mostly" a "summerish" sport, so I get why that is).

I have a pair of 100% Accuri Enduro goggles that are dual pane, and those resist fogging pretty darn well. And the one time I went skiing last year, I almost did exactly that (I thought I brought them, but ended up they had been removed from my bag).

You might have enough speed/airflow to not have fogging be a huge issue if you're DH skiing. But just be aware that it "might be an issue".
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Yeah, but most skiing goggles are intended for relatively high speed/airflow, which doesn't happen with a lot of slower speeds involved with mtb IME. I have some julbos with the lense-on-a-cam that pops out and that's pretty darn good...but not perfect. Add OTG and you are totally screwed.
 
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ocnLogan said:
Fogging.

Most mountain bike goggles don't deal with fogging well at all, as they are almost all single pane lenses (I mean, "mountain biking" is "mostly" a "summerish" sport, so I get why that is).

I have a pair of 100% Accuri Enduro goggles that are dual pane, and those resist fogging pretty darn well. And the one time I went skiing last year, I almost did exactly that (I thought I brought them, but ended up they had been removed from my bag).

You might have enough speed/airflow to not have fogging be a huge issue if you're DH skiing. But just be aware that it "might be an issue".
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Same here - only tweak is removing some or all of the upper foam mesh to get better air flow.
 
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I've tried both and I can't seem to tell a difference. As mentioned...snow goggles will have a double lens. The other thing that might separate dirt vs snow if the color of the lens they come with. Snow goggles will come with an amber looking tint and dirt will come with a grey or clear lens.
 
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Most ski goggles are double glazed and better sealed which stops them fogging in ski conditions but makes them too warm for bike conditions. You'll get real sweaty.

Bike goggles are better ventilated and often single layer lens.

I just use wraparound glasses for biking with a full-face. I tried biking with goggles a decade or so ago and gave up on them.
 
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RS VR6 said:
I've tried both and I can't seem to tell a difference. As mentioned...snow goggles will have a double lens. The other thing that might separate dirt vs snow if the color of the lens they come with. Snow goggles will come with an amber looking tint and dirt will come with a grey or clear lens.
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I don't know the specifics, but a moto goggle will almost certainly have a better level of protection from impact given the near ballistic impact that roost from a rear tire can kick up.
 
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ocnLogan said:
Fogging.

Most mountain bike goggles don't deal with fogging well at all, as they are almost all single pane lenses (I mean, "mountain biking" is "mostly" a "summerish" sport, so I get why that is).

I have a pair of 100% Accuri Enduro goggles that are dual pane, and those resist fogging pretty darn well. And the one time I went skiing last year, I almost did exactly that (I thought I brought them, but ended up they had been removed from my bag).

You might have enough speed/airflow to not have fogging be a huge issue if you're DH skiing. But just be aware that it "might be an issue".
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they do sell ski lenses... so I might get those. I can see my trip being ruined cause I run into a tree due to the fogging
 
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Anti-fog works somewhat in warmer temps, but it doesn't work for crap in our temps. The same thing that makes it work, where the moisture becomes a thin film over the entire lens, makes it fail completely when the temps are cold and moisture is freezing on contact. When you live somewhere cold, at low elevation (which means high pressure), with relatively high humidity, it's a battle you can never win. Goggles under glasses is a total failure and goggles often fog up like crazy, especially because so many fatbikers going 5mph think they need em. That as compared to DH skiing when you are going easily into the 30mph range. While possible at times, 30mph is way WAY faster on a bike and apart from DH at a resort or enduro race, it's rarely a good idea for bikes IME.

IME, dual pane helps a little...but all that much. All of these things totally fail here at times.
 
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Dougal said:
I use pledge furniture polish for cleaning glasses and goggles. It's amazing anti-fog and beading properties. Works great on car windscreens too.

Just don't buy the stuff with walnut oil. Smears for days.
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Back in the 80's I worked at a M/C dealer and we used lemon Pledge like detail spray on everything, I don't think specific "detail spray" had been invented yet🤣. But I remember it worked pretty well on helmet visors and goggles as well.
 
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Jayem said:
Anti-fog works somewhat in warmer temps, but it doesn't work for crap in our temps. The same thing that makes it work, where the moisture becomes a thin film over the entire lens, makes it fail completely when the temps are cold and moisture is freezing on contact. When you live somewhere cold, at low elevation (which means high pressure), with relatively high humidity, it's a battle you can never win. Goggles under glasses is a total failure and goggles often fog up like crazy, especially because so many fatbikers going 5mph think they need em. That as compared to DH skiing when you are going easily into the 30mph range. While possible at times, 30mph is way WAY faster on a bike and apart from DH at a resort or enduro race, it's rarely a good idea for bikes IME.

IME, dual pane helps a little...but all that much. All of these things totally fail here at times.
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The temps and conditions where I would want goggles the most are the exact conditions that make them fail the quickest. Kind of unfortunate.

I'll keep trying to figure out ways to make them work but im not optimistic.
 
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lvdukerider said:
Back in the 80's I worked at a M/C dealer and we used lemon Pledge like detail spray on everything, I don't think specific "detail spray" had been invented yet🤣. But I remember it worked pretty well on helmet visors and goggles as well.
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would I need to reapply ever?
 
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