Reasonably good looking goggles?

[harlequin]

Hi,

I'm looking around for a pair of goggles which I can wear biking. I'm
looking for something reasonably good looking/stylish as opposed to
hardcore practicality. My main problem is having a reasonably small
face/head, so most goggles look ridiculously outsized.

Obviously, I'm not looking for the Oakley O-Frame/L-Frame style huge
face-covering things here. Something roughly in the same size as the
Oakley Minute style glasses (http://www.oakley.com/ostore/eyewear/minute/)
or slightly bigger would be ideal. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Joss

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he who controls the present controls the past."
-- O'Brien in "1984" by George Orwell

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"harlequin" > wrote in
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news:pan.2003.07.19.17.28.36.943828@nospampleasewe rebritish.nekrodomos.net...
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking around for a pair of goggles which I can wear biking. I'm
> looking for something reasonably good looking/stylish as opposed to
> hardcore practicality. My main problem is having a reasonably small
> face/head, so most goggles look ridiculously outsized.
>
> Obviously, I'm not looking for the Oakley O-Frame/L-Frame style huge
> face-covering things here. Something roughly in the same size as the
> Oakley Minute style glasses (http://www.oakley.com/ostore/eyewear/minute/)
> or slightly bigger would be ideal. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Joss
>
> --
> "He who controls the past controls the future;
> he who controls the present controls the past."
> -- O'Brien in "1984" by George Orwell
>

[bloocow]

"harlequin" > wrote in
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> Hi,
>
> I'm looking around for a pair of goggles which I can wear biking. I'm
> looking for something reasonably good looking/stylish as opposed to
> hardcore practicality. My main problem is having a reasonably small
> face/head, so most goggles look ridiculously outsized.
>
> Obviously, I'm not looking for the Oakley O-Frame/L-Frame style huge
> face-covering things here. Something roughly in the same size as the
> Oakley Minute style glasses (http://www.oakley.com/ostore/eyewear/minute/)
> or slightly bigger would be ideal. Does anyone have any suggestions?

If you don't mind springing for Oakleys, I've found the Straight Jackets to
be ok. I find the Minute lenses slightly too cramped for my peripheral
vision. Oakley lenses also have excellent clarity which is quite important
to me. I think the Minutes fog abit faster than the Straights too but this
might depend on the clearance between the frame and your face. The Splice
and Plates look cool too but I haven't tried them.

bloocow - vanity trip

[harlequin]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 04:11:30 +0800, bloocow wrote:

>
> "harlequin" > wrote in
> message
> news:pan.2003.07.19.17.28.36.943828@nospampleasewe rebritish.nekrodomos.net..
> .
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking around for a pair of goggles which I can wear biking. I'm
>> looking for something reasonably good looking/stylish as opposed to
>> hardcore practicality. My main problem is having a reasonably small
>> face/head, so most goggles look ridiculously outsized.
>>
>> Obviously, I'm not looking for the Oakley O-Frame/L-Frame style huge
>> face-covering things here. Something roughly in the same size as the
>> Oakley Minute style glasses (http://www.oakley.com/ostore/eyewear/minute/)
>> or slightly bigger would be ideal. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> If you don't mind springing for Oakleys, I've found the Straight Jackets to
> be ok. I find the Minute lenses slightly too cramped for my peripheral
> vision. Oakley lenses also have excellent clarity which is quite important
> to me. I think the Minutes fog abit faster than the Straights too but this
> might depend on the clearance between the frame and your face. The Splice
> and Plates look cool too but I haven't tried them.
>
> bloocow - vanity trip

Hi,

Thanks for that. Thing is, I really am looking for a pair of goggles.
I've got a pair of (broken and scratched, but wearable) minutes, and a
nice pair of square wires which I usually wear, and are great. I would
like a pair of goggles in the same sort of size, though.

Thanks for the responses.

Joss

--
"He who controls the past controls the future;
he who controls the present controls the past."
-- O'Brien in "1984" by George Orwell

[bloocow]

"harlequin" > wrote in
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> On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 04:11:30 +0800, bloocow wrote:
>
> >
> > "harlequin" > wrote in
> > message
> >
news:pan.2003.07.19.17.28.36.943828@nospampleasewe rebritish.nekrodomos.net..
> > .
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm looking around for a pair of goggles which I can wear biking. I'm
> >> looking for something reasonably good looking/stylish as opposed to
> >> hardcore practicality. My main problem is having a reasonably small
> >> face/head, so most goggles look ridiculously outsized.
> >>
> >> Obviously, I'm not looking for the Oakley O-Frame/L-Frame style huge
> >> face-covering things here. Something roughly in the same size as the
> >> Oakley Minute style glasses
(http://www.oakley.com/ostore/eyewear/minute/)
> >> or slightly bigger would be ideal. Does anyone have any suggestions?
> >
> > If you don't mind springing for Oakleys, I've found the Straight Jackets
to
> > be ok. I find the Minute lenses slightly too cramped for my peripheral
> > vision. Oakley lenses also have excellent clarity which is quite
important
> > to me. I think the Minutes fog abit faster than the Straights too but
this
> > might depend on the clearance between the frame and your face. The
Splice
> > and Plates look cool too but I haven't tried them.
> >
> > bloocow - vanity trip
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for that. Thing is, I really am looking for a pair of goggles.
> I've got a pair of (broken and scratched, but wearable) minutes, and a
> nice pair of square wires which I usually wear, and are great. I would
> like a pair of goggles in the same sort of size, though.
>
> Thanks for the responses.
>
Oh, I was wondering why you mentioned Minutes when you wanted goggles. One
pint of beer and my reading comprehension breaks down. |-p I actually only
know of swimming goggles that come in Minute sizes. We don't ski here so I
wouldn't know if there are ski goggles that small.

Good luck.

bloocow

[Jon Bond]

"harlequin" > wrote in
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> Hi,
>
> I'm looking around for a pair of goggles which I can wear biking. I'm
> looking for something reasonably good looking/stylish as opposed to
> hardcore practicality. My main problem is having a reasonably small
> face/head, so most goggles look ridiculously outsized.
>
> Obviously, I'm not looking for the Oakley O-Frame/L-Frame style huge
> face-covering things here. Something roughly in the same size as the
> Oakley Minute style glasses (http://www.oakley.com/ostore/eyewear/minute/)
> or slightly bigger would be ideal. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Joss
>
> --
> "He who controls the past controls the future;
> he who controls the present controls the past."
> -- O'Brien in "1984" by George Orwell

Something like this, maybe? The goggle format is at the bottom of the page.

http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/products/sunglasses/styles/ekynox.htm

They also have a smaller sized ekynox (the sx), but it doesn't look like it
comes in goggle format yet. Send 'em an email and see if they're planning on
doing it any time soon though, if they get some demand they might go for it.

Jon Bond

[harlequin]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 02:23:34 -0400, Jon Bond wrote:

> onably good looking goggles?
> From: "Jon Bond" >
> Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 02:23:34 -0400
>
>
> "harlequin" > wrote in
> message
> news:pan.2003.07.19.17.28.36.943828@nospampleasewe rebritish.nekrodomos.net...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking around for a pair of goggles which I can wear biking. I'm
>> looking for something reasonably good looking/stylish as opposed to
>> hardcore practicality. My main problem is having a reasonably small
>> face/head, so most goggle

Now they look nice... thanks a lot!

--
"He who controls the past controls the future;
he who controls the present controls the past."
-- O'Brien in "1984" by George Orwell

[Jon Bond]

"harlequin" > wrote in
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> On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 02:23:34 -0400, Jon Bond wrote:
>
> > onably good looking goggles?
> > From: "Jon Bond" >
> > Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
> > Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 02:23:34 -0400
> >
> >
> > "harlequin" > wrote in
> > message
> >
news:pan.2003.07.19.17.28.36.943828@nospampleasewe rebritish.nekrodomos.net...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm looking around for a pair of goggles which I can wear biking. I'm
> >> looking for something reasonably good looking/stylish as opposed to
> >> hardcore practicality. My main problem is having a reasonably small
> >> face/head, so most goggle
>
> Now they look nice... thanks a lot!
>
> --
> "He who controls the past controls the future;
> he who controls the present controls the past."
> -- O'Brien in "1984" by George Orwell

No problemo, the best part is you can also switch them out into sunglasses
pretty quickly. Double duty!

Oh yeah, did I mention that they sp*ns*r my team?

Jon Bond
one for Bomba et al...