Not very humble, no

Of course, an incredibly comfortable but rather dull helmet needs an accessory that evens the score? Thus, along came the Golden Goggles:

Bought at Udéns Sport at the same time as the helmet (and some other stuff, 1 1/2 weeks ago) these babies put me back SEK 1199. Which at the time felt like a great deal, as they had cost 1599 earlier that month, Yeah, calling that a bargain that makes a GREAT deal of sense, doesn't it?


Still, one has to admit, they bring the dull helmet to a completely other dimension. Also, on the plus side, they are very good goggles - dual lense with an anti fog system that really works. Also, they are very comfortable on a womans face and fit the top of the helmet perfectly (see picture below) which means the face stays warm. This trip that was particularly important. it was freezing.

Darkening factor is 3 (out of 4) so when visibility is low it gets difficult to see the slope. However, when the sun is shining, or it's just not snowing, it's the perfect blend.

On the down-side, the inner coating is ridiculously sensitive. Not cool factor1: I had some water on the inner lens freeze to ice, and as i tried to remove these ice-specks with my fingers I ended up scratching the entire inner lens. Not cool!

Not cool factor2: Also, once scratched, visibility drops markedly, causing me to ski with them on the helmet whenever possible. Not cool!

This will be an opportunity for Udéns Sport to earn brownie-points or hate-points, depending on how they treat me when I take them back. I want a replacement lens, dangit!

• Functionality: Until scratched they were really good. A bit on the dark side but doing everything a pair of high-end goggles should. A comfortable, snug fit and no glare. The fact that they scratch so easily drops the rating a bit and we land on 6/10
  
• Price: The are currently marked down, from SEK 1599 to.. 1199. This is not a fantastic price for goggles, gold or not. 4/10
  
• Looks/coolfactor: This is where they rule. They are über-cool. The queen of ski goggles. 9,5/10
  
• Overall Rating: 7/10.

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