Hmm... (On Ken Roczen's goggles)

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Zesiger 112 2/9/2015 3:51pm
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Heads up display. The team decided he needed a speedometer to judge wether or not to jump the triples.
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Back in the early 90's I had some Smith turbo fan goggles with a built in fan on top to keep from fogging. also had the battery powered roll offs on them. You had to wave your hand over the sensor on the side to get it to roll.. My whole head was buzzing on the starting line.. lol. Wish I still had them.
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Transworld said it was a lens heater to keep them from fogging up.
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I'll call it now, probably a goggle cam.

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Probably not actually. Lol
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Jeff alessi wrote:
I'll call it now, probably a goggle cam.
Why would they need a goggle cam when they have gopros?
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Jeff alessi wrote:
I'll call it now, probably a goggle cam.
Skippie wrote:
Why would they need a goggle cam when they have gopros?
Cause a Gopro is in a spot that jeopardizes the safety of a helmet. And Oakley can capitalize on that.
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Steve125 wrote:
Back in the early 90's I had some Smith turbo fan goggles with a built in fan on top to keep from fogging. also had the...
Back in the early 90's I had some Smith turbo fan goggles with a built in fan on top to keep from fogging. also had the battery powered roll offs on them. You had to wave your hand over the sensor on the side to get it to roll.. My whole head was buzzing on the starting line.. lol. Wish I still had them.
Those photo sensor roll offs worked great until a mud clod hit the sensor, and it just rolls whatever you had left up .
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Jeff alessi wrote:
Cause a Gopro is in a spot that jeopardizes the safety of a helmet. And Oakley can capitalize on that.
When has a Gopro ever caused injury to someone by compromising a helmet. And besides Gopro sponsors him so it would be like when FMF tried to make an energy drink.
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I had Scott 109 Electronic Roll offs back in the 90s with the light sensor on the side. Loved them except they constantly needed to be fixed. I can't believe 20 odd years later with all the technology we have now they haven't been perfected and become popular. Seriously???? They could have GPS marked positions to automatically roll., way smaller, lighter better batteries. Etc etc.
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How long till everybody in the 250 beginner class is lining up on the gate with this "must have" item?
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Testing them for Washogal . You never know when you need to shield the green laser
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Traction control.
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Ashleymx wrote:
I had Scott 109 Electronic Roll offs back in the 90s with the light sensor on the side. Loved them except they constantly needed to be...
I had Scott 109 Electronic Roll offs back in the 90s with the light sensor on the side. Loved them except they constantly needed to be fixed. I can't believe 20 odd years later with all the technology we have now they haven't been perfected and become popular. Seriously???? They could have GPS marked positions to automatically roll., way smaller, lighter better batteries. Etc etc.
I still have a set of those in my closet, but its the updated version that has a big yellow button you push. The light sensor ones sucked, you hit it with a dirty glove and it spun through the whole roll lol
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btw: wouldnt it be a whole heck of a lot easier to just use a no fog dual lens?
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"To fight the fogging of a lens, Oakley mounted a unique heating element to the Airbrakes goggles before the main event. The battery powered unit warmed the lens and was removed before the gate drop."
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kongols wrote:
[img]http://cdn.motocross.transworld.net/wp-content/blogs.dir/441/files/2015-san-diego-sx-kickstart/MISC_2015_SAN-DIEGO_SX_SWANBERG_32884-XL.jpg[/img] "To fight the fogging of a lens, Oakley mounted a unique heating element to the Airbrakes goggles before the main event. The battery powered unit...


"To fight the fogging of a lens, Oakley mounted a unique heating element to the Airbrakes goggles before the main event. The battery powered unit warmed the lens and was removed before the gate drop."
Awesome. I noticed it and thought why would he go with a roll Off and not tear offs like everyone else.
Die dungey or some Otter oakley rider also have it?

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Jeff alessi wrote:
Cause a Gopro is in a spot that jeopardizes the safety of a helmet. And Oakley can capitalize on that.
Skippie wrote:
When has a Gopro ever caused injury to someone by compromising a helmet. And besides Gopro sponsors him so it would be like when FMF tried...
When has a Gopro ever caused injury to someone by compromising a helmet. And besides Gopro sponsors him so it would be like when FMF tried to make an energy drink.
Michael Schumacher's injury was claimed to have been made worse by his helmet mounted gopro. That's a matter of some debate.

But it's a moot point as GoPro's contract prevents any other type of bike or rider mounted camera from being used in SX.
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Darryl916 wrote:
X ray vision to see DD's goodies from the gate?
Guaranteed to get you the holeshot!
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That's some factory shit right there. [img]http://cdn.motocross.transworld.net/wp-content/blogs.dir/441/files/2015-san-diego-sx-kickstart/MISC_2015_SAN-DIEGO_SX_SWANBERG_32884-XL.jpg[/img]
That's some factory shit right there.

Thats not just a lens warmer... its a whole pack of tear offs warmer.. i can't keep up with the technology.... probably cost $3500!!
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Jeff alessi wrote:
Cause a Gopro is in a spot that jeopardizes the safety of a helmet. And Oakley can capitalize on that.
Skippie wrote:
When has a Gopro ever caused injury to someone by compromising a helmet. And besides Gopro sponsors him so it would be like when FMF tried...
When has a Gopro ever caused injury to someone by compromising a helmet. And besides Gopro sponsors him so it would be like when FMF tried to make an energy drink.
You must have missed the whole 'Michael Schumacher is in a coma because his GoPro went straight through his helmet into his head and in turn made him pretty much completely braindead' saga then...


These have been around for a while now - I'm surprised they aren't big in the US yet...

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Darryl916 wrote:
X ray vision to see DD's goodies from the gate?
Spydee wrote:
Guaranteed to get you the holeshot!
Bull shit! I'd probably be last off the gate and not even make it to the first turn!
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NATEP231 wrote:
It looks to me that they are trying to get ahead of the game when tear offs are banned in the states
Those are only banned on April 1, each year....
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NATEP231 wrote:
It looks to me that they are trying to get ahead of the game when tear offs are banned in the states
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Those are only banned on April 1, each year....
Actually, Tear-offs has been banned in WEC and ISDE as of this year. Also Euro-champs and all Swedish Enduro as well. We need bio-degradable tear-offs NOW!
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NATEP231 wrote:
It looks to me that they are trying to get ahead of the game when tear offs are banned in the states
huck wrote:
Those are only banned on April 1, each year....
Excracingteam.com wrote:
Actually, Tear-offs has been banned in WEC and ISDE as of this year. Also Euro-champs and all Swedish Enduro as well. We need bio-degradable tear-offs NOW!
Dragon makes 'em...
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NATEP231 wrote:
It looks to me that they are trying to get ahead of the game when tear offs are banned in the states
huck wrote:
Those are only banned on April 1, each year....
Excracingteam.com wrote:
Actually, Tear-offs has been banned in WEC and ISDE as of this year. Also Euro-champs and all Swedish Enduro as well. We need bio-degradable tear-offs NOW!
Sorry...that must have been over your head.


www.racerxonline.com/april-1-tearoff,31452
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Steve125 wrote:
Back in the early 90's I had some Smith turbo fan goggles with a built in fan on top to keep from fogging. also had the...
Back in the early 90's I had some Smith turbo fan goggles with a built in fan on top to keep from fogging. also had the battery powered roll offs on them. You had to wave your hand over the sensor on the side to get it to roll.. My whole head was buzzing on the starting line.. lol. Wish I still had them.
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Those photo sensor roll offs worked great until a mud clod hit the sensor, and it just rolls whatever you had left up .
Yep.. that's what happened to me.. threw them off near the mechanics area during a moto and when I found them, they were busted to shit. Probably had the cost of a pair of Oakley Airbrakes into them..... 20 years ago..
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timlake wrote:
You must have missed the whole 'Michael Schumacher is in a coma because his GoPro went straight through his helmet into his head and in turn...
You must have missed the whole 'Michael Schumacher is in a coma because his GoPro went straight through his helmet into his head and in turn made him pretty much completely braindead' saga then...


These have been around for a while now - I'm surprised they aren't big in the US yet...

I'd say that's more to do with a poor quality helmet then the Gopro, I've crashed many times while wearing a gopro (dirtbiking, MTB, and snowboarding) and a Gopro has never compromised my helmet. Any time I've had a significant hit to the head the camera just popped off.

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