Turbo Goggles do away with fogging
A small fan, a miniature battery and some innovative American technology have been combined in the production of the Turbo Goggles (above). Produced by the factory owned by Malcolm Smith, one of America’s best-ever, off-road riders, the Turbo Goggles are designed to eliminate that classic problem of trail riders’ fogged
goggles. The idea used by Smith’s factory is simple but clever. The fan is mounted in the middle of the air vent for the goggles and is turned by power provided by a small nine-volt battery: This, according to overseas tests, pushes a stream of air over the goggle lenses and instantly removes fogging.
Thin, unobtrusive wires run between battery and fan. The addition of the fan and battery add only about o.3kg to the weight of normal goggles, they easily accommodate glasses beneath the lenses, and the fan is very quiet. The price, in the U.S., is a heady $65 but, according to “Cycle” magazine, the goggles really work. ■
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Press, 26 August 1982, Page 17
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