Comparison Review Goggle / helmet problem

[Pete in Idaho]

Question regarding problem I have been having.

Use Smith IO goggles for years and like very much. Wife bought me the new ChromaPop goggles last year and I love lenses but have this problem. Goggles are taller than any goggle I haves ever used and my Smith helmet pushes down on the goggle and shuts off my nose breathing in different degrees. I have adjusted helmet and have no been able to eradicate this happening.

I can buy a new helmet or new goggles but of course don't want to. Has anyone had this problem and found a solution. The Chroma pop us vertically wider/higher than any old goggle I have.

 

[Wade]

Which model goggle with Chroma Pop lenses do you have? They have a few different models, some of which (IO/X and IO/7) are on the larger side.

 

[KingGrump]

There are four different models in the Smith I/O line. They are all different in both sizes and fit.
In ascending sizes order - I/O s, I/O, I/O 7, I/O X.
The lens are not inter-changeable between models.
The I/O model you have is probably the original model.

Chroma Pop only refers to the lens material and not the goggle model.

 

[Core2]

That is the new style man you just have to get used to it. You need goggles so big you look like a fighter pilot these days.

 

[Fishbowl]

The solution for oversized goggles not being compatible with helmets, according to to the marketing department at Von Zipper, is to “rock them with a beanie”.

“Helmet Compatible” does not mean that your goggles will fit your face when worn with a helmet. It just means that the strap is attached to the front of the lens frame and not the rear.

So, no, no solution.

 

[François Pugh]

The problem is Smith uses a horse as a model. I have over the glasses turbo fan goggles. They scrunch my nose, but it's worth it to be able to see where I'm going. I've tried them with every Smith helmet I could find, no solution.

 

[Pete in Idaho]

thanks for confirming my suspicions

The problem is Smith uses a horse as a model. I have over the glasses turbo fan goggles. They scrunch my nose, but it's worth it to be able to see where I'm going. I've tried them with every Smith helmet I could find, no solution.

Does anyone know if a helmet maker makes a helmet with a larger open face area than Smith.?