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Just been looking on Sportspursuit, and they have a few sales on ski googles. What are the differences between the two? MTB versus Ski specific.Are ski ones suitable for MTBing?
My friend wore his ski goggles when on our last trip to Wales, and was half convinced by them...
The lens? What's the tint? If it's good for bright white is it good for dark? If it's a mirrored lens how does it stand up to grit and crap? My mtb goggles have cheap lens replacement available.
I use £10 bargain ski Goggles with persimmon lense from TX maxx. They've been perfectly fine.
That said, I've also got some Oakley's so I fit in on the uplift...
Also, i've noticed that ski goggles are double glazed. MTB tend to be single......
These are some of the details of a pair I was looking at;
Lens Details:
Lens colour: Sun Race
Light transmittance curve: 30%
Filter Category: 2
Colours and contrasts: copper base
Not too sure what some of it means, as never purchased a pair of goggles before.
So Lens replacement for ski goggles are generally more expensive?
Will depend on the goggles... Try putting the brand/model in to Google with the words replacement lens to see
Lens shading ? My ski goggles would be distinctly dark for riding in the woods on an overcast day
for first goggles you would be well in to buy some simple Oakley/Dragon/Smith/Scott/100%/Spy/etc with a clear single lens for around £30 from the likes of Chain Reaction. Oakleys being especially easy to get replacement lens' for, but otherwise they are much of a muchness.
As above, Oakley snow lenses are double glazed (and coated in all manner of pimpy substances) to avoid fogging / misting up in cold conditions, their MX lenses are single screened, cheaper to replace when they get scratched, and generally lighter in tinting (or clear).
Not sure I'd want to try riding in black iridium Oakleys, fine for nice soft powpow, not for rocky stoney dark trails.