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Smith vs. Oakley

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Trixy

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Posted on Dec 02, 2005

so these are pretty much the 2 biggest names in goggles right now. i personally think that smiths are better and fit more comfortably. i just wanted to see who likes which brand/models best.

crazyskier09

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Posted on Dec 03, 2005

im gonna have to go with smith, although i like Oakley, smith does fit better and you can find them cheaper than you can find Oakleys

6star

Posts : 57
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Posted on Dec 04, 2005

SMITH!!!! i absolutely love the prodigy and triad. sick sick goggles. the optics are just as good as oakley, and i really love their lens tints. I personally ahve 4 pairs of smiths. their colours are pretty sweet this year as well. oakley just seem to be way too much of a grom goggle. the wisdom doesn't fit well at all with a goggle, and the a-frame gives you tunnel vision. I have to say kudos to oakley with the crowbar, but smith came up with that wing strap mount years ago with the triad, and have since moved past it. I just do'nt think oakley has done a good job with making their goggles helmet compatible. Love oakley sunglasses though.

too_tall

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Posted on Dec 08, 2005

smith cause all oakley goggles r ugly

Trixy

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Posted on Dec 10, 2005

thats very true maybe oakley should make helmets to fit their goggles.

teeth

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Posted on Dec 13, 2005

i ave a pair of wisdoms and they seem fine to me. but the only reason why i got them is because they were half off (45 bones actually). and also they make a strap for the wisdoms that are made for a helmet and its 15$. to be honest ive never used a pair of smiths before but also you might wanna look at vonzippers, i have a pair of those and they rock. but also whatever you think is cooler too. but i would go with the smiths if your on a tight budget.

blindmanbrok...

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Posted on Dec 15, 2005

Well, I got started on Oakleys and bought some A-frames (more than 50% off) for $50, and those are what I've got now. The strap doesn't seem to be right for my Boeri, but I make it work, and it's been great to me (love the vision, looks, comfort, venting). so until my Oakleys do me wrong, I don't think I"ll convert just yet.

madtownfrees...

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Posted on Dec 18, 2005

i have a-frames rite now and they dont fit well with my helmet so im looking into another pair...ill look into the smiths

aussie_lost

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Posted on Feb 25, 2006

I don't mind Smiths, but I love Oakley. I have a pair of AFrames and a pair of Wisdoms right now, and have a Giro9. Even with the wisdom strap, they still fit funny with the helmet although it's like the Aframes were made for the helmet. Love them.

libtech2002

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Posted on Feb 27, 2006

i love my wisdoms, mainly because oakley lenses are phenomenol, especially the High Intensity Blue, its just a really shitty fit with the helmet, i'm almost always rockin a texas gap unless i put the strap underneath, its kind of a pain in the ass, but a lot better then looking like a gaper

jmann

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Posted on Mar 22, 2006

ur ugly

twitch_1

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Posted on Feb 04, 2007

smith i think oakleys suck when i got my first goggles- oakley e frames- theyd fell apart before they where out of the box smiths rock the fuse is sweet the phenoms are sweet too
 

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Muftysmeats1

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Posted on Feb 05, 2007

you're retarded.
Anyhow, I have found in the past that smith's don't fit me quite as well as Oakley.  Also, Smith used to have shitty lenses, but I think that they have probably gotten better over the last few years.  The phenoms are such sweet looking goggles.

Honda4709

Posts : 35
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Posted on Feb 28, 2007

they both are good, but scott came out with a new line of ski/snowboard goggles for this year.  they fit better then any goggle ive ever had

skibunny82

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Posted on Jan 08, 2009

I'd go with Smith, but I have a friend who has Scotts and loves them.

AaronKis

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Posted on Feb 15, 2009

 I have o-frames pretty sick

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