NETRA News June 2018 | Page 23

from our brows to end up burning our eyes, but that didn't happen either. There's no foam pressed against your forehead collecting sweat. Too many times the forehead goggle foam reaches it's saturation point and then dumps that salty sweat into your eyes blinding you right before you commit to a nasty hill climb. Yeah, you've been there. Remember, we were passing these goggles back and forth expecting the foam to be all gross and wet. It wasn't.

With the "on helmet" design you would expect that the goggles would move around on your face. That was not the case. Once properly installed the Zowa's stayed put and no one complained about any chafing on their cheeks or noses.

We rode with the goggles for more than three hours. One younger rider, who thought he was too cool to wear these "different looking" goggles, completely forgot he had them on and rode for more than an hour with them before we had to ask him to turn them over! He may had thought they looked goofy, but the goggles performed just as well as his "cooler" brand.

When I was riding with them, I was thinking, "Man, I bet someone could wear eyeglasses under these." After a quick read of the Zowa Optics website (http://www.zowaoptics.com), I learned that these goggles are OTG (over the glasses) compatible. And after another Google search, I learned that many riders were using these goggles for exactly that purpose.

At the end of the ride, I asked all the testers their overall opinion. The resounding answer was that vision was definitely improved and that these goggles didn't feel any different than their regular brand.

Zowa offers a couple different models for us off-road riders and racers ranging in priced from $65-$89. These prices are comparable to other high-quality goggles on the market. The goggles also have replacement lenses in many different colors and shades. Tear-offs are available too

So if you are looking to "expand your vision" give Zowa Optics a spin. As an incentive to try them out yourself, Zowa is offering a 20% discount to NETRA members. Just use the Promo Code NETRA when you check out!