Just over 4 months old months old and right google is leaking water constantly. I have the Kayenne googles and the fit is ideal, they just leak water no matter how tight I make them (I have not cranked the strap down, and I keep the straps higher on the back of my head) This is a recent development and the second pair of these googles I have used that have done this.
I am pretty sure that these google are leaking at the seal of the lens. If so can these googles be silicone at this connection, as this is a terrible waste of good googles.
Any other ideas beside never buy aquasphere googles again?
I wear Kayennes and seems like after a few months(I am swimming 5x a week) they start to leak.I think they just start to break down.Unfortunately I love them and have a hard time finding goggles that fit,so I keep buying them.
This happened with my Nike Remora googles. The soft rubber has come away from the lens. For a while I tucked it back in and swam fine. But for less than $20, I bought new goggles and I’m perfectly happy. The new ones are unscratched and they don’t leak water.
I found that the Nike Remora are race goggles. I assume they’re not built to last. So my new pair is a training style, and they seem sturdier. It also took me a while to figure out how to wear them properly, because the fit is different. But I expect this pair to last a little longer because I’m using it for what it’s designed for.
If you use Google, you’ll find that 6 months is pretty typical.
I used to wear the Kaimans and experienced the same thing you did. My best guess is after a while the silicone stretches and doesn’t provide such a great fit as brand new. While I think the company is great (and Jake is a great rep as well), I went with swedes, and then, swedix.
Speedo airseal XR mirrored. The new ones with the adjustable nose piece. Old version had a fixed nose piece and didn’t fit everyone.
You are welcome.
They last about 30 minutes before fogging up when new. Less when old. Same as any goggle, really. Yet to find a goggle that is completely fog free. Buy some Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo, mix it 50/50 with water in a spray bottle and spray the inside of the lenses. Don’t touch the lenses. Just rinse them out.
I think it’s Aqua Sphere’s business strategy to make googles that work great for 3-4 months and then leak. They get you hooked on the feel of the googles so that switching would be a pain and then they sit back and count their money.
My wife is hooked on Aqua Spheres and we spend a fortune on new googles for her($26 a pop) while I’m still happily using 3 year old vanquisher 2.0s that I got on sale for $12 (FYI they are as cheap as $14.25 on Speedo’s site right now)
I have a crap-ton of ocean and pool hours and miles in two pairs of Aqua Sphere goggles. They have never leaked. The only reason I am on a second pair is that I lost the first pair in the Gulf of Mexico. Maybe it is just a bad pair. Or, maybe the lenses were not installed correctly. I would give them another try.
Glad to see I am not the only one with this issue.
But I also figure, swimming really has not other costs. So 60 bucks a year in goggles, is still a whole lot cheaper than cycling.
IME the leakage is caused by the nose bridge stretching causing the eye cups to fit slightly wide and leak (this is also why tightening them down doesn’t help). I wish they would have swapable nose bridges (like the K180 or the Vanquishers). Soft silicone is super comfy, but the strechyness at the bridge is the price you pay.
Glad to see I am not the only one with this issue.
But I also figure, swimming really has not other costs. So 60 bucks a year in goggles, is still a whole lot cheaper than cycling.
Yep. Even with $4 per pool visit it is still cheaper than even running. Replacing the shoes regularly costs more.
Less than 6 months old and right google is leaking water constantly. I have the Kaiman googles and the fit is ideal, they just leak water no matter how tight I make them. This is a recent development and the second pair of these googles I have used that have done this.
I am pretty sure that these google are leaking at the seal of the lens. If so can these googles be silicone at this connection, as this is a terrible waste of good googles.
Any other ideas beside never buy aquasphere googles again?
Aquasphere makes great goggles - personally it is my preferred goggle for many many years. Anything that is in a chlorinated environment is not going to last for ever. I think 5 months and 2 weeks is plenty long. Just look how long suits last in general.
With that being said, there are a couple of things to know. First off, Aquasphere goggles are not supposed to be cinched down super tight, so if you are cinching down that isn’t going to solve the problem, it may actually be making the problem, and the problem may be irreversible now. Secondly, I find that if you wash your goggles, while showering off, they last a lot longer.
Less than 6 months old and right google is leaking water constantly. I have the Kaiman googles and the fit is ideal, they just leak water no matter how tight I make them. This is a recent development and the second pair of these googles I have used that have done this.
I am pretty sure that these google are leaking at the seal of the lens. If so can these googles be silicone at this connection, as this is a terrible waste of good googles.
Any other ideas beside never buy aquasphere googles again?
I just sent you a PM. This is not a common occurrence. Conventional wisdom is that if a goggle is leaking, making it tighter will make it leak less or solve the issue. That is generally not the case with large socket goggles. When you pull the straps tighter, the gasket get smashed down and it makes it harder to get a seal. This is not to say you are doing anything wrong. But for most people light pressure actually works better. Can you try to loosen up on the straps? Not so loose they are falling off, but enough pressure to hold them on your face without feeling like they are crushing your eye sockets.
Are you wearing the straps at a high angle on your head or straight back? Do you find that the goggle is leaking consistently or when pushing off the wall in a pool?
How often are you swimming in that 6 months?
When you get out of the pool, do you rinse the goggles and keep them in a case? The life of the goggle is greatly reduced by chlorine. Rinsing the goggle after every swim will help to extend the life of your goggle.
That said, not every goggle works for everybody unfortunately. Please see my PM and I’ll help you get this solved.
I think it’s Aqua Sphere’s business strategy to make googles that work great for 3-4 months and then leak. They get you hooked on the feel of the googles so that switching would be a pain and then they sit back and count their money.
That is an interesting hypothesis. I will have to run this by our designers and manufacturing team in Italy and see what they think about making a less durable product.
Honestly, the goggles are made to last, but nothing lasts forever. I can get a solid 3 months out of a goggle swimming in the ocean and pool at least 5 times a week (somewhere over 100 swims). I expect that the normal life of a goggle will extend to about a year dependent on how you care for it between uses.
IME the leakage is caused by the nose bridge stretching causing the eye cups to fit slightly wide and leak (this is also why tightening them down doesn’t help). I wish they would have swapable nose bridges (like the K180 or the Vanquishers). Soft silicone is super comfy, but the strechyness at the bridge is the price you pay.
If one eye is leaking, then yes, generally it means that the nose bridge is either too long or too short. Or the goggle is worn out. We have two fits of every goggle in the Aqua Sphere line (not masks). A regular and a small/ lady fit. We also have 3 goggles with differing sizes and shaped gaskets and nose bridges. Fit is obviously very important for a larger lens goggle. Trying on a goggle before you buy it helps. Our packaging is designed to make this very easy.
Adjustablenose bridges on a larger socket goggle is a tough ask. Smaller socket goggles usually use Poly carbonate lenses and a plastic nose bridge. With silicone like material composition, it is more difficult to have a removable piece.
I must say, I’ve grown to like the k180’s I have. I didn’t like them at first, but I’ve gotten used to them and they aren’t bad, I haven’t risked wearing them in competition yet, sticking with my speedo speed sockets for that,