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Eyewear Options for Cross Country Skiers and Biathletes – Review of Casco Nordic Shield and Nordic Spirit Competion
The biathlon world has long been browsing for eyewear which is each comfortable, light, and sensible for competition. Cross country skiers of all ranges are challenged with using traditional sunglasses in snowy and intense cold circumstances. Sunglasses fog up easily below cold situations, generating visibility challenging for all skiers. Snow on sunglasses also generally ends in fogging, icing, and reduced vision.
Innovation by the German manufacturer Casco as appeared to solved all these troubles in nordic eyewear. Casco is production two eyewear items – the Casco Nordic Shield and Nordic Spirit which have had an excellent reception from the xc skiing globe. These two eyewear goods are a mix of sunglass and goggle. The eyewear utilizes a at ease headband, making it possible for the lens to sit above the nose instead of on the nose. This permits for air circulation in between the lens and deal with. This, in mix with their patented fog-proof technology, prevents fogging with the lens. That is specially critical for aggressive skiers. The headband arrives in black and white. Women appear to be preferring the white about the black. Equally merchandise can be found in two dimensions – small/medium, and medium/large. The lens technologies that Casco utilizes originated with all the military. This technology was created for us as windshields for Apache helicopters. Offering chemical resistant lenses, the lenses will resist wax removal, and waxes from damaging the lenses. They’re also h2o repellent. Therefore in snowy situations, the snow is wicked off the lens, keeping visibility superior. Several characteristics that biathletes value include their impact resistant lenses as well as the ski goggles’ ability to swivel up to ensure the eyewear isn’t going to should be removed even though shooting. No other merchandise offers biathletes this time saving selection.
The difference involving the Casco Nordic Spirit as well as the Casco Nordic Shield, is the Nordic Spirit has photochromic lens technology. The lenses transform their darkness in modifying light. The Nordic Spirit also arrives with two lenses, while with distinctive request the second lens can be obtained for that Nordic Shield. Equally items give anti-reflection mirror within the lens. All lenses are scratch resistant and are optically superior to sunglasses or other similar merchandise. They supply sharper photographs because of their lower refractive index.
Feedback and feedback from xc skiers who use the Casco products seem to concentrate a few key features. All really like that these ski goggles are extremely light-weight. They may be more than 15 percent lighter than other items that skiers use. Most really like that the lens will not sit on their nose, but fairly is suspended in front with the face as a result of headband. This can make it extremely comfortable to put on, specifically on lengthy skis. Casco’s exclusive capability to swivel the lenses upward can be a huge hit. Not having to remove the eyewear whilst shooting, or simply speaking with someone can be a extremely exclusive and good attribute. The anti-fog know-how and also the dual lenses also can make this products extremely well-known. We carry each these products, but they are hard to hold in stock! For that Casco Nordic Spirit and Shield go to http://xcskistore.com.
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Brian has been running a cross country and bike shop in Mammoth Lakes, CA for over 30 years.
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