I owned a pair of Smith 4d, sold them last week as they were fogging like crazy each and every time I stopped while off piste snowboarding in Hokkaido, maybe I should have got the lowbridge version (as they should have more foam padding in the nose area). During the same trip I tested the Giro Contour and it performed better, but the issue there is the seal between the lens and the frame: the magnets don’t do a good work at keeping parts tight enough for the sprays to stay out🤷♂️ especially if you “boar” thru loaded tree branches. I’m considering to go back to Oakley (no magnets there, tight reliable seal💪🏼🐗), I’d love to give the Dragon Rvx a try, but I’m scared about the magnetic seal, any experiences here?
Same question... do you know anything about it? How can you tell if the lens is going bad, i read somewhere that after few seasons of wearing them they lose that abiliy?
Hi @drend85, thats a good question. I evaluated the posibility of including the "Fall Line" or "Flight deck" models in the top but the purpose of this video was reviewing the top tier goggles in the market. With this I'm not saying that Oakley goggles aren't good, in fact I consider them some of the best. But at the end of the day I prioritize others. Lucky for you I'm preparing a new video of the best Oakley goggles for this season. Stay tuned!!
Thanks for the review, just bought a pair of giro contour's in green!
Nice pick!! We will be waiting your thoughts and experience on them. And thanks for your comment brother =)
I owned a pair of Smith 4d, sold them last week as they were fogging like crazy each and every time I stopped while off piste snowboarding in Hokkaido, maybe I should have got the lowbridge version (as they should have more foam padding in the nose area). During the same trip I tested the Giro Contour and it performed better, but the issue there is the seal between the lens and the frame: the magnets don’t do a good work at keeping parts tight enough for the sprays to stay out🤷♂️ especially if you “boar” thru loaded tree branches. I’m considering to go back to Oakley (no magnets there, tight reliable seal💪🏼🐗), I’d love to give the Dragon Rvx a try, but I’m scared about the magnetic seal, any experiences here?
Thanks man, but how about the photochromatic ones? thx
Same question... do you know anything about it? How can you tell if the lens is going bad, i read somewhere that after few seasons of wearing them they lose that abiliy?
Thanks for this review, but why noone Oakley model? 🤔
Hi @drend85, thats a good question. I evaluated the posibility of including the "Fall Line" or "Flight deck" models in the top but the purpose of this video was reviewing the top tier goggles in the market. With this I'm not saying that Oakley goggles aren't good, in fact I consider them some of the best. But at the end of the day I prioritize others.
Lucky for you I'm preparing a new video of the best Oakley goggles for this season. Stay tuned!!