Anyone switch to goggles?

I love my goggles. Smith something or other and 35 bucks

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In cold weather I wear both my ski goggles and my ski helmet. They’re designed to work perfectly together for cold weather athletic activities. Think about it. You’re trying to solve all the same problems as when skiing. You want warmth, wind protection, anti-fog, visibility in flat light, head protection, warm removable ear flaps, removable vents, a clip on back of your helmet for the goggle straps, and a place to rest them in front if you raise the goggles.

rain164845 said:

I love my goggles. Smith something or other and 35 bucks

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I have a few pair of the Smith Squad goggles. The open venting helps greatly in hot weather to avoid fogging. Love them.

I have some cheap “Fly” brand goggles that I bought for a late October enduro race. There was snow on the race course. Man I love riding in goggles, no more dry contacts or cold eyeballs. I cut out small sections of the thin foam filter between the frame and the face padding and rubbed bar soap on the inside for an anti-fog coating. I’ve worn them once with a half shell (Bell 3R) but more with the 3R chin bar in place.
I’m actually happy that all the YouTube influencers are starting to ride in goggles and open face helmets. It’s a trend I like.

100% recommend to keep the wind out.

Make sure you dont waste your money on single layer ones. They fog up super quick.

get the double lens one from 100%. Money well spent and zero fog issue.

I have ridden offroad motorcycles for 40 years in all kinds of conditions. I am also wear prescription glasses. I use goggles sometimes and not other times depending on the ride and the conditions. I understand your issue of your eyes watering from the cold air. The goggles will solve this. If you find you have fogging problems tear out the foam. I have done this to all my goggles for years until this year when I found a Task Racing goggles. These goggles lift the Lense outside the frame for increased airflow.

Nat said:

I have a few pair of the Smith Squad goggles. The open venting helps greatly in hot weather to avoid fogging. Love them.

Smith Squad MTB Chromapop Bike Goggles | Jenson USA

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These are the ones. I got the squad xl also, but they push the front of my helmet up. I like the clear lenses. My last lenses lasted a year and a half with pretty careful cleaning and keeping them in the bag on climbs. A new clear lenses is also super cheap on Amazon.

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Dkayak said:

In cold weather I wear both my ski goggles and my ski helmet. They’re designed to work perfectly together for cold weather athletic activities. Think about it. You’re trying to solve all the same problems as when skiing. You want warmth, wind protection, anti-fog, visibility in flat light, head protection, warm removable ear flaps, removable vents, a clip on back of your helmet for the goggle straps, and a place to rest them in front if you raise the goggles.

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Goggles and ski helmet in cold weather for me, too.

I've never tried goggles in regular weather and (for my use) don't see the need.

I have a pair of smith squad goggles that I picked up on sale.

They work fine, but they fog really easy for me. My conditions might not be normal (30-40f, rain and fog, 100% humidity) though. So I only use them in the summer.

they also have a slight bit of distortion, that’s really only noticeable when if first put them on. I just got a pair of 100% accuri double pane lens goggles that I can at least say don’t seem to have that issue.

I haven’t had the 100% out on a proper ride yet though. So not sure if they do any better with fogging. I’m hopeful though because of the double pane lenses.

Always with a full face. For trail centres I sometimes like to wear goggles with a trail helmet, especially when it's cold and windy. They’re more secure than glasses and it’s easy enough to take them off for the climbs.

I have a set of POC Ora goggles that I got for a bargain a couple of years ago. They don't fog up on descents and only minimally around the edges on climbs. They are really comfortable, but I wouldn’t want to wear any set of goggles for extended periods because the straps and foam get quite sore no matter how well designed.

I tried goggles, but found that these work best for me: BUCKET - Matte Black Frame / Gold NIR Lens
I need prescription glasses and couldn't find goggles that would fit over my glasses. These are prescription and hug my face almost as well as goggles.

jeremy3220 said:

I wonder if just a pair of MTB type glasses would do the trick. They look like they would provide a lot of coverage.

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My Oakley Sutro glasses are similar to those in your pic. They do a decent job but some wind does sneak around the frame. At faster speeds my eyes still will tear up. They're better than "normal" sized glasses but not as good as goggles. The glasses with a foam gasket around the rim designed for motorcycling are in between the mtb glasses and goggles but fog more easily.

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Goggles for snowbiking, it's gotta be pretty cold before I'd wear goggles, I much prefer glasses..

I guess I could wear goggles for dusty soils when riding behind folks, but I usually ride alone and when I ride in a group I'm usually in front.

I think goggles have become a style thing, I see folks wearing goggles when clearly it's not warranted, like hero dirt and warm temps.

Nurse Ben said:

I think goggles have become a style thing, I see folks wearing goggles when clearly it's not warranted, like hero dirt and warm temps.

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Wind blockage is the biggest benefit of goggles, followed by protection from everything else.

Impetus said:

Sadly, the best true glasses I own for blocking wind is actually a pair of clear-lensed safety glasses from Lowe's. The lens quality is pretty much what you’d expect from a $10 pair of safety glasses though.

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I've found the same thing. The cheapie safety glasses with the foam gasket doohickey beats everything else other than goggles.