Planning to get to Wentworth next year and after finding a great deal on a Rampage Pro recently I’m in the market for a set of goggles.
Any kind of consensus on what people are wearing? Any brands to avoid to avoid? Is it more about making sure the curtains match the drapes?
Can’t quite justify the cost of something like a pair of Oakley Airbrakes, but not looking for any AliExpress-specials either. Was thinking Scott Prospects or something with bigger standoffs for my big helmet.
I have the 100% strata 2. Get the job done, come in a bunch of different colour options and are around $50
I ended up buying two pair by accident so I have a new unopened pair in a box in the closet. I’ll check when I get home and let you know what they are.
Depends on what you want IMO.
Lens tech is out of this world these days with a lens made for every light condition.
Get something you can swap lenses easily. You want a clear lens and something with about 60% light permissive. Darker lenses aren’t great for our woods imo.
Honestly, higher end optics are worth their weight in gold.
Im a huge 100% fan, specifically the Armega but Oakley, Smith also make such good stuff.
Also, check out Callus, Coast optics for some more reasonable pricing options.
As someone who wears script glasses. How goggles will lay, bigger glasses wont fit within the framework of the goggle and reducd peripheral.. my old glasses were really bad for this, ive since switched to smaller glasses which arent an issue.
Most of the time mind you i dont wear my full face at ww. I climb and wear a 3/4 drop frame helment which goggles arent compatible with. I just wear safety over glasses for whicu i have both yellow lense frames and polarized sunglasses style off amazon
Upvote for 100% Strata 2.
I’m in the same boat. Can’t wear contacts, so I wear an old pair of Oakley RX frames that fit inside my POC Oro goggles and it works great, as long as I wait until the last minute to put it on. I really should get laser surgery …
I bought a pair of Fox Main Stray goggles on a whim at Sugarloaf one year when it was particularly wet & greasy, mainly to keep rain & muck off of my prescription glasses. They paid for themselves by the end of the trip. Major bonus points that they fit over large glasses without being purpose-built for it, and they manage fog quite well. Optics-wise, they’re super basic as far as I can tell.
Good insights here, thanks. Ended up going with a pair of Smith Squad XL MTB goggles for almost half price. Ticked all the boxes for lens quality, price, and big headedness, which is exactly what I needed. Also came with a clear lens for low light rides.
