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newnew · 04-03-2012, 03:19 PM

Have you guys ever heard of these guys? They came out with some cool technology.

If any of you guys have had any experience with this i'd really be interested in hearing about it...how they hook up to your goggles, if you can only use their type of goggles, how comfortable it is.

Hoping to hear back from some snowboarding guru's.H

"MOD Live GPS Heads up Display | Recon Instruments"

Baking Bread · 04-03-2012, 04:38 PM

I have been using the Zeal Eclipse goggles for a few years. I absolutely love them, I don't understand how people use anything else. Their lenses give the snow great contrast in all light conditions and they make everything look great. Their Sppx lenses get darker or lighter depending on the sun. I have not tried the recon one but i am sure its great. Im definitely gonna buy a pair when my current pair breaks.

Baking Bread · 04-03-2012, 04:45 PM

They do not hook up to your goggle. It is built into the goggles. You control them with 3 buttons on the right side (when you are wearing them) of the front. They are surprisingly light and waterproof. They are really comfortable, and do not fog up. You can only use their type of goggle since it is built in, unless you like to wear two pairs of goggles lol.

handscreate · 04-03-2012, 05:20 PM

My buddy bought some for this season & claims to love them, but I would never spend that kind of $ on goggles. I think his were around $600 with the gps thing. The cool thing is that you can upload it to a website & track everything from the day including runs, speed, etc, but then I think about the price and well that kills it for me.

lernr · 04-04-2012, 02:27 PM

I saw them on sale once, more like 350 - 400. Still quite high, no argument here.

I wish more people buy them and the price goes down

Other than this, I've used (and still use) 2 pairs of Zeal goggles (PPX, SPPX) and I think they are great, better than anything else (though some light conditions can still be challenging). They were recently bought by Maui Jim, that's how good they are!

**HoboMaster** · 04-04-2012, 02:31 PM

Dunno, regular goggles work just fine for me. I enjoy snowboarding to snowboard more then snowboarding to tweet my "stats" for attention. Great I guess if you can afford to blow $500 on what is essentially a gadget.

SnowMotion · 04-04-2012, 02:36 PM

If you want a awesome tech goggle check out oakleys Airbrake with its quick release lens system. I think they retail around $220 for the rest of the stuff Iphone has a sweet ap.

lernr · 04-04-2012, 02:53 PM

I used to spend hundreds of dollars on Oakley's sunglasses and goggles, because I thought they were the best. Now I don't think that any more. They got some steeze though, if that's your thing. And I am sure they are also generally good, otherwise pros would not use them (even though they get them for free, well probably some get paid money to use them...) Anyway, for me, Zeal are better goggles.

Baking Bread · 04-25-2012, 07:59 AM

Oakley is just for people who don't know about zeal. The eclipse goggle is about the same price as the Airbrake. Why would you need a quick release lens system if you have an amazing lens that works in all light conditions?

Cormier · 11-02-2012, 12:22 PM

This looks crazy cool. Not great price, but maybe when other goggle manufacturers jump on board it'll come down a bit

04-03-2012, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
newnew Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 187	recon equipment Have you guys ever heard of these guys? They came out with some cool technology. If any of you guys have had any experience with this i'd really be interested in hearing about it...how they hook up to your goggles, if you can only use their type of goggles, how comfortable it is. Hoping to hear back from some snowboarding guru's.H "MOD Live GPS Heads up Display \| Recon Instruments" __________________ 2010 152 LibTech Skate Banana, 2010 Ride nRc Bindings

04-04-2012, 02:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
HoboMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sandpoint / Moscow, ID Posts: 2,301	Dunno, regular goggles work just fine for me. I enjoy snowboarding to snowboard more then snowboarding to tweet my "stats" for attention. Great I guess if you can afford to blow $500 on what is essentially a gadget. __________________ PowderHound and TreeNinja

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04-03-2012, 04:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Baking Bread Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 7	I have been using the Zeal Eclipse goggles for a few years. I absolutely love them, I don't understand how people use anything else. Their lenses give the snow great contrast in all light conditions and they make everything look great. Their Sppx lenses get darker or lighter depending on the sun. I have not tried the recon one but i am sure its great. Im definitely gonna buy a pair when my current pair breaks.

04-03-2012, 04:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Baking Bread Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 7	They do not hook up to your goggle. It is built into the goggles. You control them with 3 buttons on the right side (when you are wearing them) of the front. They are surprisingly light and waterproof. They are really comfortable, and do not fog up. You can only use their type of goggle since it is built in, unless you like to wear two pairs of goggles lol.

04-03-2012, 05:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
handscreate Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 212	My buddy bought some for this season & claims to love them, but I would never spend that kind of $ on goggles. I think his were around $600 with the gps thing. The cool thing is that you can upload it to a website & track everything from the day including runs, speed, etc, but then I think about the price and well that kills it for me.

04-04-2012, 02:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
lernr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 167	I saw them on sale once, more like 350 - 400. Still quite high, no argument here. I wish more people buy them and the price goes down Other than this, I've used (and still use) 2 pairs of Zeal goggles (PPX, SPPX) and I think they are great, better than anything else (though some light conditions can still be challenging). They were recently bought by Maui Jim, that's how good they are!

04-04-2012, 02:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
SnowMotion Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 224	If you want a awesome tech goggle check out oakleys Airbrake with its quick release lens system. I think they retail around $220 for the rest of the stuff Iphone has a sweet ap.

04-04-2012, 02:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
lernr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 167	I used to spend hundreds of dollars on Oakley's sunglasses and goggles, because I thought they were the best. Now I don't think that any more. They got some steeze though, if that's your thing. And I am sure they are also generally good, otherwise pros would not use them (even though they get them for free, well probably some get paid money to use them...) Anyway, for me, Zeal are better goggles.

04-25-2012, 07:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
Baking Bread Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 7	Oakley is just for people who don't know about zeal. The eclipse goggle is about the same price as the Airbrake. Why would you need a quick release lens system if you have an amazing lens that works in all light conditions?

11-02-2012, 12:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cormier Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 59	This looks crazy cool. Not great price, but maybe when other goggle manufacturers jump on board it'll come down a bit