| Reviews: 17 |
| Buckinghamshire |
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  5 of 5 15/03/2004 @ 15:15:26 |
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| Price Paid |
| £55 |
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| Bought From |
| Aargh - forgotten! (sorry Hoggy!) |
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| Times Used |
| 15 Times + |
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| Review Detail |
Being my first and only pair of goggles I don't have anything to compare these to, but everything I have to say is positive.
I bought these before I bought my Red Skycap helmet and was really happy to find that they fitted perfectly - you hear lots of things about Robins not working well with helmets but they seemed to do ok!
During my trip I had absolutely no cause for complaint - they never fogged and didn't cause me any problems with fit. I had been told that they'd let the wind through a bit but can't say I encountered any problems - they were always stuck fast to my face and I never suffered from watery eye syndrome!
I had quite a few nasty faceplants during the week too - some down to a natural kicker attempt going wrong and the others from an 8ft drop into powder, but I didn't scratch them at all. In fact the only problem I had was when some snow got into them when I had a particularly bad stack - I just couldn't get the water out! But then if you will do stupid things you're probably going to get water in your goggles! The only time they did fog was when I took my helmet off and went back to the appartment - so no great loss there!
I will be buying at least one new lens for next time - the stock one works really well in most conditions but for flat light it really doesn't cut it. We had really bright sun most of the time though and had no problems with visibility.
They look pretty funky too... |
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| Strengths |
| Fantastic visibility, no fogging, cheap, look great, helmet compatible... |
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| Weaknesses |
| Nothing that a variety of lenses wouldn't fix |
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| Similar Goggles Used |
| None |
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 4 of 5 18/02/2004 @ 13:38:09 |
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| Price Paid |
| £40 'ish |
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| Bought From |
| Hanna Banana (Brighton) now closing down |
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| Times Used |
| 6-15 Times |
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| Review Detail |
I got these Adidas Robin a120's as they were recommended by the staff, and compared to the other goggles I tried on they were a lot better in terms of comfort, peripheral vision, and style.
I'm not sure if the ones, I've got are the cylindrical, or asperical variety. How can you tell?
I've just come back from Les 2 Alpes, where I used them for a week, and they served me well.
They came with a yellow lense, which is only good for poor visibility, so I bought a bronze mirror replacement lense from vision3K.com which costs around £25.
Changing the lenses is a bit fiddly, but once the lense is seated correctly, it won't fall out and is very sturdy. The lense itself consists of two layers, a bit like double-glazing, and despite hearing from people never to put your goggles on your head 'cos they'll fog up, I honestly never had any problems with fogging the whole time I was there.
I got these, as they were discounted, but I must say, the Yodai goggles look at lot cooler, and I probably would have bought them, if given the chance. I found these looked a bit dispraportionate to my head when they're on, but they certainly do the job.
My only main gripe with them, is that as the lenses are quite bulbous, if you faceplant, you will scratch the lenses. I managed to do this twice, as the slopes were quite icy, and have to nasty scratches, on my new bronze mirrors. It's fortunate then, that I can just buy a new lense for them.
I don't know if they're popular across Europe. I didn't see them being sold at all in any shops in Les 2 Alpes, and I think I only saw about 3 other people wearing them while I was there. |
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| Strengths |
Excellent peripheral vision
Good range of interchangeable lenses
Very comfortable and light
Really difficult for them to fog up, even when wearing them on your head.
They make you look a bit like a fly! |
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| Weaknesses |
Changing the lenses can be a bit fiddly
Quite expensive compared to other goggles, (unless you get a discount)
Lenses scratch easily, if you faceplant. |
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