define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Comments on: Goggle Review: Smith I/OS https://www.shayboarder.com/2011/08/goggle-review-smith-ios.html The World of Snowboarding Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:53:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Jarka Dvorakova https://www.shayboarder.com/2011/08/goggle-review-smith-ios.html/comment-page-1#comment-130993 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:34:49 +0000 http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=17415#comment-130993 Hi Shay,

I want to post some additional thoughts on the topic of small goggles. As I mentioned in the previous post, I wish the Smith I/OS was made in a size smaller than “Small”.
Before I bought the I/OS, I tried all kinds of kiddie goggles. My god, they were all terrible! No periferal vision, bad fit, cheap trashy materials, design that sucks at the first sight, let alone on the closer inspection…I am wondering why the goggle industry treats kids like trash. There is such a huge market potential. Yes, kids don’t have money, but the parents do. And there are lots of women with tiny faces who are willing to pay top dollar not to have that little gap on the bridge of their nose.

The snowboard industry makes high quality snowboards for the kids. Good examle is Burton with their Custom V Rocker and TWC. So, why do these kids on the top notch snowboards have to put up with such crapy goggles? And the women with tiny face like myself?
I think that the googgle manufacturers should take notice and read sites like shayboarder.com to get a clue what is going on in the goggle market.

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By: Jarka Dvorakova https://www.shayboarder.com/2011/08/goggle-review-smith-ios.html/comment-page-1#comment-130989 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:07:08 +0000 http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=17415#comment-130989 Shay,
Great review, as alway. I just want to comment on the googles. I got them last season, and rode with them about 70 days in all kinds of conditions at Whistler and Lake Louise, Canada. My face is super small, and these goggles are the best fit of all goggles I have ever had. They are not cheap (at least not in Canada), but they are worth every penny. I wish they made them a bit smaller to be perfect instead of just near perfect.

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By: jpink https://www.shayboarder.com/2011/08/goggle-review-smith-ios.html/comment-page-1#comment-129795 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:34:11 +0000 http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=17415#comment-129795 Hey Shay,

Have you ever tried any of the Oakley “Asian Fit” goggles? They’re made with Asian features in mind, so there’s more padding around the nose to accommodate the typical lack of a prominent nose bridge and plug the fit gap of traditional goggles. I found out about them accidentally while looking for a new pair of goggles last season, and apparently Dragon, Smith and Anon also make “Asian Fit” goggles. I never actually got a pair, but maybe they might work for you. Looking forward (hopefully) to a review!

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