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Old 02-08-07 | 08:11 AM
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celephaiz
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Originally Posted by scheissmacht
An amber lens like you got is good for sharpening things up and blocking some glare, great if all you use them for is biking. A darker lens (or even mirrored) is more appropriate when that bright sun is reflecting off of acres of pure white snow. A pink lens probably works about the same as amber, I've never used pink myself
Lense color as far as skiing/boarding goes is partly a personal choice thing. The amber/pink work differently for different people but the purpose is to increase the contrast in flat light (sun in the clouds and you lose the ability to detect snow variation). For biking, i use my old ski goggles.

Someone was wondering about how goggles work with helmets, they make helmet fit goggles. My ski helmet was always more constricting than my bike helmet so a helmet fit goggle should work with at least most bike helmets.

Finally, I actually suggest clear plastic for bike goggles. Otherwise, they're useless for night riding (or i consider any kind of tint useless for night riding).
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