Mixed...at best.
We were in the UP from December 26-30th and were dealing with snow and freezing cold- full disclosure. Looked for a solution to fogging because of active riding style and conditions. Long story short, I ended up HAVING to buy a 509 Delta R3- basically for the heated shield see below for further detail, its sort of appropriate because people reading this thread are probably looking for fog free solutions. My riding partner ended up with the 509 ignite, he got the better deal.
First day the 509 ignite didn’t charge properly, perhaps our fault but the lens stayed mostly fog free without the battery power. This was a good thing. Day 2 it charged but its not a set and forget deal with regard to the setting as the battery doesn’t last, perhaps due to the cold but IMHO it should designed to handle the cold otherwise the other goggles are just not worth the $. You cannot operate the goggle on your own, you can hit the button but you cannot see the blue indicator light when its on your helmet which can be PITA because its not necessarily that you cant see the light or set it, its that you have to ration the battery power. We only ride in the daylight and while we didn’t time it, they would not make half a day on any setting without going dead. So the lens was clearly quality which helped the goggle earn a ‘pass” with my buddy, but for what they cost, it seemed like a new product that needs some polishing with regard to battery/power delivery/duration. Budddy liked them, no complaints on weight and liked the idea of hitting the button when needed to clear so that’s the low down for use in 0 degree, snowy UP weather. It was damn cold, snowy and powder conditions all 5 days. Seeing was our ONLY issue and these came just short of expectations even after “learning” how the product worked.
I realize this is a goggle thread but in short, the Delta R3 is a bad design for active riders and have to share. After getting the wires taped and set up so the cords didn’t pull out ALL the time, (happened on nearly any bump) the shield flat out failed to work. Breath box moves all over as if it was the wrong size for the helmet causing chafing on my face. First time I emailed a company because of the major drag the experience was, I wanted to share and see how a company might respond...anyway, great idea in a helmet but its cold, sun shade comes half way down and is meant for a sunny day in the stratosphere, cord pin and connector failed second day. Failed as in would be plugged in, secured and the red indicator light would not come on even the the accessory green light was on and power was there. Looks awesome, using it without a shield is a plus, go pro mount included is nice and if you sit quietly and trail ride a groomed surface it probably makes sense. You get what you pay applies here...big time. I could see this getting good reviews in fair weather and from trail riders, but for active riding the ignite goggle is probably a better solution even though I got the helmet for about 20 dollars more than what my friend paid for his goggles. I thought I got a great bargain and thought I could put up with a wire in order to actually see in the great conditions we had to ride in...turns out to be the most frustrating equipment failure in my 30 years of snowmobiling.
I cant wait to see what the manufacturers come with for heated goggle solutions, there were MANY sledders up in the UP last week talking and looking at products that were a) available and b) that actually worked as you would expect. We found both to be a challenge.
We were in the UP from December 26-30th and were dealing with snow and freezing cold- full disclosure. Looked for a solution to fogging because of active riding style and conditions. Long story short, I ended up HAVING to buy a 509 Delta R3- basically for the heated shield see below for further detail, its sort of appropriate because people reading this thread are probably looking for fog free solutions. My riding partner ended up with the 509 ignite, he got the better deal.
First day the 509 ignite didn’t charge properly, perhaps our fault but the lens stayed mostly fog free without the battery power. This was a good thing. Day 2 it charged but its not a set and forget deal with regard to the setting as the battery doesn’t last, perhaps due to the cold but IMHO it should designed to handle the cold otherwise the other goggles are just not worth the $. You cannot operate the goggle on your own, you can hit the button but you cannot see the blue indicator light when its on your helmet which can be PITA because its not necessarily that you cant see the light or set it, its that you have to ration the battery power. We only ride in the daylight and while we didn’t time it, they would not make half a day on any setting without going dead. So the lens was clearly quality which helped the goggle earn a ‘pass” with my buddy, but for what they cost, it seemed like a new product that needs some polishing with regard to battery/power delivery/duration. Budddy liked them, no complaints on weight and liked the idea of hitting the button when needed to clear so that’s the low down for use in 0 degree, snowy UP weather. It was damn cold, snowy and powder conditions all 5 days. Seeing was our ONLY issue and these came just short of expectations even after “learning” how the product worked.
I realize this is a goggle thread but in short, the Delta R3 is a bad design for active riders and have to share. After getting the wires taped and set up so the cords didn’t pull out ALL the time, (happened on nearly any bump) the shield flat out failed to work. Breath box moves all over as if it was the wrong size for the helmet causing chafing on my face. First time I emailed a company because of the major drag the experience was, I wanted to share and see how a company might respond...anyway, great idea in a helmet but its cold, sun shade comes half way down and is meant for a sunny day in the stratosphere, cord pin and connector failed second day. Failed as in would be plugged in, secured and the red indicator light would not come on even the the accessory green light was on and power was there. Looks awesome, using it without a shield is a plus, go pro mount included is nice and if you sit quietly and trail ride a groomed surface it probably makes sense. You get what you pay applies here...big time. I could see this getting good reviews in fair weather and from trail riders, but for active riding the ignite goggle is probably a better solution even though I got the helmet for about 20 dollars more than what my friend paid for his goggles. I thought I got a great bargain and thought I could put up with a wire in order to actually see in the great conditions we had to ride in...turns out to be the most frustrating equipment failure in my 30 years of snowmobiling.
I cant wait to see what the manufacturers come with for heated goggle solutions, there were MANY sledders up in the UP last week talking and looking at products that were a) available and b) that actually worked as you would expect. We found both to be a challenge.
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