Goggles and lens tint choice - Snowboarding Forum

deifys · 01-28-2012, 06:58 AM

Hey! Im buying a new pair of goggles, and because of a tight budget it has to be allround.

Im stuck between these two at the moment.

Oakley Ambush with persimmon tint

Anon Figment Painted with silver amber tint

Any thoughts?

david_z · 01-28-2012, 10:05 AM

persimmon's going to get the best all-around use probably that's why it's one of (if not *the*) most common lens tint especially on entry-level goggles. If it's usually sunny where you ride then the silver amber will be OK, too but they might not perform as well in low-light conditions.

Riley212 · 01-28-2012, 10:18 AM

Get Dragon DX goggles. Only 60 Bucks and extra lenses are 20. but yes persimon is pretty good all around

Smokehaus · 01-28-2012, 10:24 AM

Keep an eye on whiskeymilita.com // steepandcheap.com as they have been having really nice goggles for around $60.

deifys · 01-28-2012, 11:20 AM

Cheapest Dragon DX i can get is with an ionized blue lens. Else it would be a D2 with persimmon lens. Differense between the DX and D2?

Getting the Ambush for 80usd, pretty cheap in Norway. The DX and D2 are 100usd here on sale.

Argo · 01-28-2012, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokehaus

Keep an eye on whiskeymilita.com // steepandcheap.com as they have been having really nice goggles for around $60.

This. I got some $160 vonzipper fish bowls for $65 last week, sold them to a friend for $110.

Argo · 01-28-2012, 11:37 AM

Electric EG2 Goggle from Dogfunk.com

Eg2 on dog funk now for under $100

deifys · 01-28-2012, 12:58 PM

Sitting in Norway - Europe. Shit is way more expensive here, sadly...

**Donutz** · 01-28-2012, 01:14 PM

Too bad you have a tight budget, otherwise I think the Oakley Airframe series would be a no-brainer. You get 2 lenses with the goggles (which two depends on which model you buy) and the mechanism for changing the lenses is dead easy.

I've made birthday-present hints already to my spousal unit.

deifys · 01-28-2012, 01:34 PM

Basically riding with a dark mirrored lens at the moment. I get caugth offguard so often when riding.

01-28-2012, 06:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
deifys Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 22	Goggles and lens tint choice Hey! Im buying a new pair of goggles, and because of a tight budget it has to be allround. Im stuck between these two at the moment. Oakley Ambush with persimmon tint Anon Figment Painted with silver amber tint Any thoughts?

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david_z Official SBF Blogger Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Detroit suburbs Posts: 3,032 Blog Entries: 5	persimmon's going to get the best all-around use probably that's why it's one of (if not the) most common lens tint especially on entry-level goggles. If it's usually sunny where you ride then the silver amber will be OK, too but they might not perform as well in low-light conditions. __________________ Repping the world's smallest mountains... Mt. Holly - 12 Pine Knob - 9 Alpine Valley - 2 Vail - 4 Breckenridge - 3 Crystal Mountain (MI) - 3 Hawk Island Snow Park - 5 Caberfae Peaks - 1 Boyne Mountain - 1 aGNARchy: no rules, just gnar!

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Riley212 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: North Seattle Posts: 476	Get Dragon DX goggles. Only 60 Bucks and extra lenses are 20. but yes persimon is pretty good all around __________________ Good gear doesn't make you better; good gear makes it easier to get better

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Donutz Drunk with power...er beer. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,700 Blog Entries: 177	Too bad you have a tight budget, otherwise I think the Oakley Airframe series would be a no-brainer. You get 2 lenses with the goggles (which two depends on which model you buy) and the mechanism for changing the lenses is dead easy. I've made birthday-present hints already to my spousal unit. __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum I hate the parts between winter...

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01-28-2012, 10:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Smokehaus Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NoVA Posts: 891	Keep an eye on whiskeymilita.com // steepandcheap.com as they have been having really nice goggles for around $60.

01-28-2012, 11:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
deifys Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 22	Cheapest Dragon DX i can get is with an ionized blue lens. Else it would be a D2 with persimmon lens. Differense between the DX and D2? Getting the Ambush for 80usd, pretty cheap in Norway. The DX and D2 are 100usd here on sale.

01-28-2012, 11:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
Argo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 2,002	Electric EG2 Goggle from Dogfunk.com Eg2 on dog funk now for under $100

01-28-2012, 12:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
deifys Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 22	Sitting in Norway - Europe. Shit is way more expensive here, sadly...

01-28-2012, 01:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
deifys Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 22	Basically riding with a dark mirrored lens at the moment. I get caugth offguard so often when riding.