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Goggle Advice?
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

I need to buy some goggles - open to suggestions re price tho around £50 would be nice.

I've had a search on here and people mention 'low light' quite a lot - Whats this mean? Do the different colour lenses mean anything or are they there to look cool?! What do people advise to look for when buying a pair? I'm going to buy online before I go so not gonna be able to try them on beforehand....

Thansk,

Jamie
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Flat light = when you can't see the relief of the ground so everything looks flat and you fall into holes you didn't see. Pink/red/persimmon lenses sort it out.
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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?

Lizzard, Orange lenses are good in flat light too.
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maggi, I wasn't hugely impressed with the orange ones, but I really like my new red lenses - actually enjoy cloudy/snowy days now.
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JamieUK, I've got a pair of Oakley A-Frames which, from memory, cost me about 50-quid. The seem to do the job fine. They're comfy, don't fog-up, and fit over my helmet okay.

They came with an orange (Persimmon I think they call it) lense, which works great in cloudy/dull conditions - but they don't offer much protection when it came to bright sunlight. I ended buying a "pink iridium" replacement lense - and it seems to do the job in both cloudy and bright light.

Not sure what conditions are supposed be like in Whistler ... although I'm about to find out 'cos I'm going in March Very Happy Very Happy
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Have a look at

http://www.discounteyewear.co.uk/

select lenses, will tell you which lens is good for which conditions.

Can also buy goggles from the site, but you'll be restricted to Oakleys. Every cloud has a silver lining Toofy Grin

No, I don't work for them, just had good service when buying stuff.
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Might be a bit more than you want to spend but Smith do a goggle called the Fuse at £69 and they come with a platinum mirror lens for bright light conditions and a yellow lens (or can be supplied with a blue sensor mirror lens) that are both fantastic in low light conditions. I've had a pair for a couple of years now and they are fantastic.
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