Smith Intake Sweat-X Goggles

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What you get: The current price of the Smith Intake Sweat-X I used is $65. For your money, you get a pair of Intake Sweat-X's (which come in four different colorways), a cloth baggy to hold them, and a roll-off system.

The goggles themselves are well made, have multi-layered foam, and an outrigger style frame.

Features

Articulating outrigger system: This allows the outrigger angle to change and was quite helpful with different helmet shapes. In the past, I've used outrigger frames that allow the strap to pull incorrectly on certain helmets and create and uneven seal along your face. The articulating frame helped with fix this issue on the few different helmets that I used with the Intake Sweat-X.

The roll-off system: Most goggles you buy nowadays come with a soft baggy and possibly a few tears-offs or another lens. These Smith's come with a roll-off system that is interchangeable with the lens (the tear-off post's on the lens are removable). So instead of having to have separate roll-off systems on each lens and having to buy all new systems when the lens gets scratched, you can now just put the system on different lenses of your choice: clear or available tints. The instructions are slightly vague on how to put the system together but the process isn't overly complicated.

My one complaint with the system is the lack of tear-off posts on the outside of the roll-off canisters. In the few races (mostly mud and sand) that I've used a roll-off system, I preferred having a few tear-offs on top of the roll-off system. During the first few corners of a race when you're getting the most pelted with roost, you can clean off your whole field of vision before switching over to the slide on the roll-offs that only clean a portion of the lens. I also recommend putting these together (especially the first time) at home and out of the dust and grime of track conditions.

The frame: The goggle frame itself has vents at the top which can be opened to channel air more directly to the top of your head, The foam itself is of good quality, especially around the air vents. Having ridden with these on a few windy and dusty days, the foam was exceptional at keeping dust and small particles out.

Negatives: This is a small complaint about the strap that may or may not bother some. I found the strap to stretch out quite a bit the first few times I rode with the Intake Sweat-X and had to adjust the strap quite a bit at first to keep the goggles tight on the helmet. I rode on a few wet mornings where the anti-fog lens included didn't work quite as well as I expected (while riding at speed wasn't a problem, the moment I stopped...and I mean as soon as I stopped, the lens would immediately fog up a bit). As I mentioned above I would have greatly preferred tear-off posts on the roll-off canisters.

Conclusion: The great quality of the goggles makes up well for the little complaints I have. As a stand alone goggle I would give it a slightly higher rating but the roll-off system leaves me wanting a little more.

For more information, visit www.smithoptics.com.