After a few seasons on the slopes, you realise that having a set of goggles with interchangeable lenses is a must. Then you realise that changing the lenses on those goggles is a huge pain in the arse. Well magical magnets are once again the answer to all of our troubles.
Anon Optics realised something we already know. Switching lenses on goggles is nearly impossible and leads to fingerprints inside the lens of your goggles. Because the inner lens is treated with a special anti-fog coating, touching is bad. Anon’s M1 Magnetic Ski Goggles let you quickly switch out your goggles’ lenses without twisting them into a pretzel. The system provides up to 9kg of retentive force. I wonder if that’s enough to withstand my usual run ins with trees?
That’s the good news. The bad news is that they won’t be available until next year. Until then, I’ll be cursing in the parking lot while putting my bluebird lenses on. (Anon via Gear Patrol)
Damo
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 9:07 AMYeah, I’ve occasionally used my goggles as a facial air-bag. Probably the only occasion when magnets don’t make things better.
Jono
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 9:22 AMPretty cool idea.
But they will come off in a massive crash, and the inside of the lens will be destroyed with melted snow.
Inquisitorsz
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 9:39 AMI want a nano technology coating on my goggles and sunnies to automatically “heal” small scratches…
Someone make it happen!
Mark
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 10:48 AMAs long as they provide some way of storing the spare lenses properly this is a great idea. Much better than my current system of multiple set of goggles