Smith I/OX $335 WTF??

Montana_Hoodrat

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Smith is launching a newer, boxier version of the I/O: the I/OX

http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000169119/news/smith-launches-new-iox-and-iox-goggles/

it's badass, but it starts at $175, and the polarized, turbo fan version (most expensive) is $335

I/OX Turbo goggles with a new Elite Turbo Fan

(MSRP $275 with two lenses / $335 polarchromic version with additional sensor mirror lens)

Mar 4 2012 3:33PM

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ShabbaRanks

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looks kinda gay

Mar 4 2012 3:35PM

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335 is expensive because they have a fan built into them so they will never fog up. i couldnt ever justify buying goggles that expensive its just stupid

Mar 4 2012 3:36PM

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Montana_Hoodrat

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No shit. I'd rather get $30 goggles and a new pair of park skis.

Mar 4 2012 3:58PM

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than thats your choice you spend your money how you want to. if u think they are to expensive than don't buy them.

Mar 4 2012 4:00PM

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175 is not that bad considering I/O's are 169 retail. 335 seems stupid to add on the fan but who uses that gaper tool anyway? That thing is designed for people who fall a lot and get a lot of snow in their goggles.

Mar 4 2012 4:02PM

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quite the opposite. a good hike, even when you take your goggles off, can make them fog up. face shots can get moisture in there too.

but yeah... i don't think i'd ever drop more than 80 bucks on a pair of goggles.

Mar 4 2012 8:39PM

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KyleA

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Have you ever skied pow, hiked, toured, or been on a tram? Goggles fog all the time.

That being said, I got turbo fan phenoms this year and the fan does not work at all. They fog more than my regular phenoms.

Mar 4 2012 10:29PM

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PJS.

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that is ugly as mammoth testicles.

Mar 4 2012 10:49PM

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Why is the nose part of the lens not rounded? looks like shit IMO

Mar 4 2012 11:23PM

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vermontana

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some of the other shots i've seen look way better.....

Mar 5 2012 12:19AM

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Mar 5 2012 2:14AM

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.nasty

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I tour a lot, I wear sunglasses and not my goggles when I hike. Even so, If you're not wearing them on your forehead like you shouldn't be then they won't fog either.

herp de derp.

Mar 5 2012 10:54AM

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