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Huub Altair Swimming Goggles (Interchangeable Lenses)

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A recent winner of Best Trisuit Brand of the year, HUUB continues to be at the forefront of sports science and design, producing triathlon clothing worn by elite athletes. The brand of choice for the Brownlee brothers and Helen Jenkins, HUUB is constantly researching innovative ways to maximise the potential of the athletes who wear its products.

Expanding the market for their existing premium Altair Swim Goggle, HUUB Design have added a range of prescription swim lenses which fit the interchangeable lenses of that range-topping model. Mirrored lenses also reduce brightness and help cut out glare. Some swimmers enjoy the psychological advantage they feel that mirrored lenses give them in races by psyching out their competitors! With comfort also comes reliability and in goggle terms this means a set that don’t leak and mean you won’t find yourself treading water part way round as the seals have failed and allowed water to ingress around your eye. It is very much a personal thing on what goggles deliver a comfortable fit as we all have different sized and shaped heads but the flexibility of the soft silicone gasket seal around the eyes and construction mean the Altair’s offer a quality fit for most people. Certainly all the freak shaped units that shuffle around the Trivelo offices on a daily basis found them comfy! Swimming for over 2 hours tends to mean you are left looking like you haven’t slept for days with bags under the eyes from the goggles pressing against your skull. No such issue with the Altair that allows a quality seal without having to overtly tighten the headstrap. Look and feel of the Huub Altair Goggles We've been wanting to make a prescription goggle but have never found a goggle good enough or been able to accommodate the multiple lenses needed. We also wanted to make our fantastic interchangeable goggle even better... So, we made the Altair a prescription lens fit goggle, in addition to the three standard-issue lenses, surely that’s the answer to both our dilemmas!With a patented design, the R1 goggles are ROKA’s premium goggle offering — and come in seven different colors (each designed for different swimming conditions). The light amber pair, for example, is for low light, mist, fog, haze and enhances orange and red buoys, while the cobalt pair is great for ocean swims and enhance yellow and green buoys. There are also mirrored options for direct sunshine and clear lenses for morning light and indoor swimming. There are a couple of interchangeable nose bridges that come with these goggles — which are always handy when a box says “one size fits all”. The adjustable nose bridge allows you to tweak the goggles for a more secure fit. Although, it’s worth noting that this feature isn’t a ‘must have’ for kids, beginners, and more casual pool-goers, but adjustable nose-bridge pieces do tend to come as standard for intermediate and advanced swimming goggles. For me the key to a quality set of goggles has to start with comfort and this is magnified when you are considering endurance swims or triathlon events such as an ironman. Wearing goggles for over an hour can become a real chore if you don’t have the right fit which just becomes impossible to ignore over time. Water leakage from the Huub Altair Goggles For this weeks blog we have a Huub Altair swim goggles product review that we have been reviewing for the past 8 weeks testing them in pools, lakes, rivers and sea swims. Alternatives to Huub Goggles Whether you're looking for a classic design or something more modern, HUUB goggles have you covered. With a range of styles and colors to choose from, you're sure to find a pair that matches your personality and style. Enhance Your Cycling Experience Today

We all know the saying ‘kill two birds with one stone’, the new Altair prescription does just this... Constantly we are asked about prescription goggles, something we have been wanting to do but have never found a goggle good enough, or been able to accommodate the multiple lenses needed with a prescription goggle. HUUB goggles aren't just about performance, though. They're also designed with style and comfort in mind. The sleek and stylish designs will make you stand out on the road, while the comfortable fit will ensure that you can focus on your cycling without any distractions. A Range of Options to Choose From The Altair goggles are the only ones which come with three different lenses. Each lens provides incredibly sharp vision in the water and under a variety of light conditions. To test the best swimming goggles, we went swimming! We put all of the goggles through their paces in the pool and in open water to look at how well they fit, how good the seal was, and how well the lenses performed in different conditions. Finally, whatever level of swimmer you might be, it's a good idea to select a pair of swimming goggles that can easily be adjusted. Look for things like an adjustable nose bridge, which will help the goggles sit comfortably on the bridge of your nose, and prevent you from having to adjust them each length of the pool. How do you stop swimming goggles from leaking?

Featuring small frames, you don’t want to be wearing lashes of waterproof mascara in these — trust us when we say your make-up will end up on the entire lens, and then you really won’t be able to see much. Casual swimmers may find the lens shape too small, but the low profile hydrodynamic shape does offer increased peripheral vision. The double head strap also pretty much guarantees a secure fit (meaning they won’t fly off upon diving into the water) while the interchangeable nose bridges mean they cater to different-sized faces. Depending on the weather and light conditions, simply swap the high-grade polycarbonate lenses to match your needs.

One happy customer describes these goggles as " one less stress on race day, an essential choice for sea and lake swims".HUUB strive to deliver what competitors want and following a huge amount of requests for a prescription goggle they believe they have created the perfect solution. HUUB’s new Altair Prescription Lenses are designed to be used with their most adaptable goggle – the Altair.

Designed to offer clarity in any light condition, the Huub Altair Goggles are interchangeable lens goggles that allow you to swap lenses in and out at a moment's notice. Equipped with three different lens types that suit lowlight, pool or outdoor swimming conditions, this is a versatile performance pair of lenses for the athlete looking to really dial in and adapt their performance to the situation. I tend to keep a bottle of “anti-fog” in my swim bag in readiness for my goggles failing to remain clear on a swim but the Huub Altair’s seem to have some really durable anti-fog coating as to date I haven’t needed to use anything on them and visibility has been excellent. After 8 weeks you can see the coating starting to be affected by the regular usage but this has not affected the performance of the anti-fog. The lens is rounded that gives you some all round visibility but this isn’t significant and in line with many similar goggles of this style. I found the vision provided natural and not an issue in pool or open water. Build Quality & Durability of Huub GogglesTinted lenses are designed to help you see in different light conditions while swimming outdoors. Smoked lenses reduce bright light and glare, amber lenses reduce some glare while also enhancing visibility, while pink/violet lenses are designed to reduce glare in moderate light. If you will be using your goggles in the pool as well as outdoors, consider a lighter tint. Durability has been a question mark over some of the Huub range of wetsuits where they have focused on performance and comfort but this could come at the sacrifice of the strength of the products. Do the Huub Altair goggles suffer with the same issue? Hard to tell at this stage but in my view this is less of a consideration when buying goggles. Personally I expect a set to last me 3 to 6 months when I routinely tend to replace them so a set of strong goggles that will last me years doesn’t really feature in my decision criteria. Given this and most people more concerned with the comfort and performance of a set of goggles Huub are unlikely to find many dissatisfied customers. Value for Money of the Huub Altair Goggles One happy customer describes these goggles as “ one less stress on race day, an essential choice for sea and lake swims”.

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