 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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zippy, Yes i do.Fabulous goggles and well worth the investment. Great in sunny and bright conditions. I also have a pair with persimmon lens for flat light days.
I managed to pick up mine on ebay through a distributer who gets them direct from US. Under £100.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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thanks mouth, i've found a supplier on ebay who is doing them for 80 quid so that's a good saving on list price...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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well I'm hoping for better conditions than that, last season we had a lot of sun hence the need for brighter lenses!
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olliebonk, most double glazed goggles will provide a reasonable level of anti-fog, and you should be able to get a pair from around £30. Goggles frequently fog over if you take them off while riding a chairlift, etc. If you keep them on your face, most of the time you'll be OK.
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Ta Fox........................have you got any recomended makes though?? 
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olliebonk, Get down to your nearest Somerfield Supermarket, they carry Tchibo stuff (it's decent kit) The goggles they had in last week were double lens amber (good for most bright conditions), well ventilated and very comfortable. at 10£ a real bargain for a first buy. Aldi also have double lens goggles in stock right now at a similar price.
These stores don't restock so get yer bum down there and have a look. You can always buy the high end name brand kit when you've got the funds for it.
Oh ... and hi, welcome to slushnuts 
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Zippy
I've been warned off Oakleys by several different retailers, both in the US and Canada. Both times I was steered to other brands (by retailers who stocked Oakleys) on the grounds that Oakley were overpriced and either no better or of worse quality. Agreed, they look the dogs, but I'd like my $100 to last longer than one season/fall. I now have a nice pair of Smiths that fit my helmet, and they are in their 3rd season....
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Be careful when buying the Wisdoms that they fit your helmet. I found out that they dont fit mine. Went with A-Frames instead. Not as cool looking but do the job very well.
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You know it makes sense.
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Zippy
I've been warned off Oakleys by several different retailers, both in the US and Canada. Both times I was steered to other brands (by retailers who stocked Oakleys) on the grounds that Oakley were overpriced and either no better or of worse quality. Agreed, they look the dogs, but I'd like my $100 to last longer than one season/fall. I now have a nice pair of Smiths that fit my helmet, and they are in their 3rd season.... |
cheers for that, I've got a Red helmet from last season and my existing Smith goggles fit really well with them without adjustment. Perhaps I should take my helmet with me to the ski shop (bit of a pain to take it into central london!) or just wait until I get out to Les Arcs in Jan and see what the local ski shop has in stock.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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olliebonk, yeah, I've been wearing Oakleys (A-frames, with the helmet strap) for several years - used to wear Smiths. The two things I like about Oakleys are:
1. Lens quality. It is excellent.
2. Customer service. Something that most brands don't care much about, yet Oakley will give you a freepost box, and normally a 7 day turn around.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Diarmuid, Oakley sell a helmet strap for Wisdoms but I don't think it is available in the UK.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Dont scrimp and save shoot ur load on the wisdom frame they`re the cannines genitals, i`ve got a boeri lid and they fit purrfect!!!!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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the oakley wisodm helmet strap is available from www.rubensmenswear.com - i bought one last week and my wisdoms now fit perfectly with my pro tec lid.
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Might want to give high-end goggles a try before splurging on them. On the first day of this season (Nov 6th for me) I left my goggles in the car of someone I drove to Whistler with, and didn't get them back until 2 days ago. Had 7 days of boarding in between, and borrowed various pairs of goggles from different friends in the mean time. I have tried Oakley A-frames, high end Von Zippers, and many others, and to date my favourite pair of goggles was a $15 CAD pair of Scotts  A-frames tied with a pair of mid-range Smiths for second. I find that orange lenses are the best for a variety of light conditions anyways (though it is nice to have yellow lenses on low light days), and I really did not find that the price of the goggles had much effect on the anti-fogging properties - the $150 Von Zippers I used were easily the worst for fogging up. The A-frames were fine, but so were most of the cheap goggles I used as well. I also found that the cheaper goggles tended to have softer frames, and were generally more comfortable. Could not for the life of me tell any differences in "optical quality" between cheap and expensive goggles.
Anyways, just my 2 cents worth. With every other piece of equiptment I think it's worth splurging, but in my mind/experience goggles are just plastic and foam.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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frostie1861, how does this helmet strap differ from the one that comes as standard on the Wisdoms?
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the main difference is the arms attaching the strap to the face piece. they are wider and so mean that the arms dont catch or sit badly on the edge of the helmet. personally this has made a world of difference as before the googles didnt sit snugly on my face, now they do.
the strap also has plasticy rubbery stuff (very technical description in know....  ) on the inside of the strap to stop it sliding around on the helmet.
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FAQ
anyway.... that's enough of the private jokes on a public forum eh? 
