Question: I am having a problem with finding the perfect goggles. They either leak, scratch, or I can't seem to adjust them properly. The last resort came when I bought a pair of TYR hydrovision goggles that seemed to fit perfectly, and were advertised as antifog, and UVB protected. Fog appeared pretty quickly, so I took them off, and tried to wipe them clean with my suit, then later a towel. Now that lens is all scratched up. No one ever told me that one can't clean these plastic lenses?
Anyone else have problems like this?
Sylvia:doh:
I have been swimming about 5 years (an ex-long time runner with a bad knee) and have gone through a various types of before settling on the Speedo Vanquishers as my goggle of choice. I had reasonably good luck with Tyr Socket Rockets although had some trouble with leaking if I didn't seat them carefully. I also had difficulty keeping them on when going off the blocks. I have none of those troubles with the Vanquishers and use them in the pool and for open water swimming.
In general, I had less luck with goggles that were more oriented towards triathletes (Tyr X-sights, Aquasphere Kaimans, Seal Masks). I have been reasonably satisfied with Barracuda Ultimates as well but find they cut my peripheral vision so they are better for open water than the pool.
All of this is a long way of saying that it helps to try on different brands and models until you find something that really works.
In terms of scratching, I don't use a rough cloth on my goggles and keep them in a case in my swim bag. The Vanquishers come in a hard square plastic case which works well. I use anti-fog drops when the anti-fog coating seems to wear out.
I've tried out nearly every major type of speedoo. I've set on Air Seal XR, perfect for me for training, the air cushion gasket is very confortable even for hours, on my face they don't leak even after a strong pushing off the wall, don't leave strong marks around my eyes, few minutes after the end they're vanished, I don't need to set them very thight. Great pheripherical vision, much wider that with the vanquisher, just a shade less that with the speedsocket.
A little costly but very durable, the current pair is over 7 months old and it's still going strong.
I wash the inside about every other week with hands' soap and use the anti-fog spray with great result.
The aqua racer are on the same level, just a little less confortable, but the smoke color is too faint for me, much better the mirrored aqua version, very cool in outdoor.
