samson smith
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Very nice link! Thanks
Best Goggles for Flat light conditions
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Very nice link! Thanks
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509 has a new set of goggles out this year called the "whiteout". I helped them out in their booth down in SLC so got to see all their new product! I've been running 509s with the yellow polarized lens for some time now and NEVER change my lenses out. I've found the yellow polarized to be SUPER versatile (although,I don't have the pickiest eyes on the mtn either and lens color is different for different eyes). Anyway, they now have the yellow polarized standard in two goggles, the white whiteout and the black whiteout...
I already have the goggs so I just keep buying those yellow polarized lenses!!
oh, and one other thing I learned while in SLC is that they will be doing a polarized lens for the aviators. I think they were saying 2 weeks out while we were there so ANY day now those should be in!
I already have the goggs so I just keep buying those yellow polarized lenses!!
oh, and one other thing I learned while in SLC is that they will be doing a polarized lens for the aviators. I think they were saying 2 weeks out while we were there so ANY day now those should be in!
samson smith
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Wow, very nice sharing!!
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i have the OAKLEY STOCKHOLM™ with the pink iridium and Persimmon lens and just chage them out
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HaberVision recommends their vermillion lens for high contrast on low light days. They also have an optical orange lens that they recommend for both low light and bright light days. The nice thing about a vermillion lens is that it will not stain the rhodopsin which is a pigment in the back of your eye thereby preserving your night vision if your day gets a bit longer than you anticipated.
Lens color really comes down to personal preference because our eyes are all different. For example a flash on a vermillion lens will also tend to darken the lens some people notice it and some people don't so when they choose a vermillion they will choose one with no flash. I ride with my optical orange lens in all light conditions. My Mom rides with her vermillion in all light conditions.
Polarization in flat light will not do you a bit of good. The reason being is that the function of polarization is to reduce glare and let's face it the problem in flat light is not glare! If someone tells you that a polarized lens in flat light makes a world of difference they are pulling your leg.
Some days it doesn't matter what you try you just aren't meant to see on those days it is best to go back to the trailer pack up your gear head to the local watering hole and swap fish tales!
Jan
Lens color really comes down to personal preference because our eyes are all different. For example a flash on a vermillion lens will also tend to darken the lens some people notice it and some people don't so when they choose a vermillion they will choose one with no flash. I ride with my optical orange lens in all light conditions. My Mom rides with her vermillion in all light conditions.
Polarization in flat light will not do you a bit of good. The reason being is that the function of polarization is to reduce glare and let's face it the problem in flat light is not glare! If someone tells you that a polarized lens in flat light makes a world of difference they are pulling your leg.
Some days it doesn't matter what you try you just aren't meant to see on those days it is best to go back to the trailer pack up your gear head to the local watering hole and swap fish tales!
Jan
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