Goggles

[andygates]

One for the swimmers out there: my trusty Speedo Futuras have finally started leaking - and that's a showstopper with contacts. Time to go shopping.

I *want* some of the hardcore racing sockets. Speedo Swedish mirrors. Mostly 'cos I still wanna look like Ranxerox and that's just a comix thing from, crikey, 1991? Tiny mirrored penny eyecups are so cool. Gods, I'm such a saddo. Does anyone even remember Ranxerox except me?

So... do any of the swimmers here use the hard Swedish style gogles? Are they sane or totally bonkers - I've heard both? And if not, what do you use (and what sucks)? And tri-wise are these things going to have any peripheral vision (not that the Futuras did)?

(Or shall I shut up and go shopping, they're just a tenner!)

Comments

[ehutch.livejournal.com]

Oh, just go shopping - you know you want to be a kit junkie! Cool vid by the way.

[arabis.livejournal.com]

They're only a tenner? Just buy them then. If they don't work you can always put 'em in the dressing up box and buy some better ones.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

There are already welding goggles in the dressing-up box. People will start to talk.

[skean.livejournal.com]

I have immense trouble with goggles in general and have yet to find something that doesn't leak on me. I've got some Erox ones, which are a Swiss brand set up by the guy who runs the local tri shop. Leak less than my old Speedo's, and I bought them as they had better peripheral vission for open water stuff. I'd be interested to hear what you think of them if you do get them.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

The UK tri people seem to be very set on Aquasphere masks. Somewhere between a big goggle and a tiny mask, they're very popular. There will doubtless be someone selling them at London.