My goggles have been very good for nearly a year. But after I cleaned it the other day using mild soap water, and lightly scratched off the dirt on the silicone frame, it no longer sucks. I wonder if my cleaning somehow made it leak? I wish I didn't clean it--but I wouldn't think goggles should be so easily damaged by light cleaning. :( Is 1 year a reasonable lifespan for goggles?
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I (ahem) am one who sticks my fingers in to defog the lenses so I'm lucky to get 4 months out of mine. I never clean them. I just let them dry out in between. And I have 1 pair that is just for competition that I keep my fingers out of.
Same here. I use the ones with the foam gaskets and they degenerate after a while and start leaking. I probably only get 2 months out of them.
I can't bring myself to throw out the old ones, though, so at any given time I've got about 20 pairs in the bottom of my swim bag :blush:
I (ahem) am one who sticks my fingers in to defog the lenses so I'm lucky to get 4 months out of mine. I never clean them. I just let them dry out in between. And I have 1 pair that is just for competition that I keep my fingers out of.
Same here. I use the ones with the foam gaskets and they degenerate after a while and start leaking. I probably only get 2 months out of them.
I can't bring myself to throw out the old ones, though, so at any given time I've got about 20 pairs in the bottom of my swim bag :blush:
