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Scott 87 OTG Goggles
Eyeglasses and riding goggles don't always get along too well. But I've never been one to wear contact lenses; they just don't appeal to me. However, keeping your soft, squishy eyeballs intact just may be one of the most important factors when riding your machine-second only to looking cool, of course.

After unloading our quads during our most recent ATV outing, I eagerly threw on my helmet in anticipation of slipping on Scott's 87 OTG (Over-the-Glasses) goggles. I was instantly amazed at how comfortably they fit over my glasses. So comfortably, in fact, that I kept them on while watching my favorite TV show, "The Office," later that night, while my wife laughed at her insane-looking husband.

Being the vain art director that I am, I wear plastic-framed glasses because, obviously, they make me look dead sexy. But they don't fit well under a helmet. The 87 OTG Goggles, however, do a great job of fitting over my glasses without being too tight in my helmet's eyeport. Most goggles I've tried push the frame of my glasses into my face whenever I hit a large whoop or bump, smearing sweat onto my lenses and temporarily blinding me. Not so with the OTGs. They fit so well that I could hit every bump or whoop as fast I wanted to.

Having worn glasses since the sixth grade, I know a thing or two about spectacles fogging up. The Scott's ventilation took care of that problem straight away. I was impressed by how fast the fog cleared up as soon as I got moving.

On a side note, being a Pacific Islander, I really don't have a bridge on my nose; so when everyone else around the office complains about their goggles pinching their nose too hard, I frankly don't know what that's like. In fact, I find it a problem not having a bridge because it's a one-way path for dust to find its way into my goggles, unlike Brian Purtymun and his big ol' ski-slope schnoz. Scott can't be dinged for that, but I thought I'd throw it out there, and who knows? Maybe Scott will develop a "Dead Sexy Pacific Islander Art Director OTG Goggle." Hmm ... I won't hold my breath.

Still, I'm not 100 percent smitten with these goggles. The style is way outdated, and when you see the rest of Scott's cool-looking lineup, it's possible you'll develop instant goggle envy. If you're the type of person who sees products as function first and form second, you likely won't care how your goggles look. But don't forget: I'm a vain art director.-joe Neric