Electric EGX Review

November 29, 2016
Electric EGX
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GEAR INSTITUTE RATINGS
82
Field of View
7
Fit
7
Anti-fog
7
Lens Quality
5
Frame
6

The Good

  • Impressive field of view for mid-sized goggle
  • Plenty of venting & no fogging

The Bad

  • “Press seal” doesn’t create a good seal
  • Impossible to change lenses without smudging
  • No sleeve or case for second lens
THE VERDICT

This is a great looking goggle with a good field of view. Changing lenses should be easy with Electric’s press seal system – no buttons to press or clips to match-up. But the press seal system doesn’t create a great seal and the lens doesn’t stay put. This means wind inside the goggle and I was constantly pressing the lens into my face to keep it in place. At least the face foam is nice and soft and the frame was a good fit in my helmet and on my face. A goggle that comes with two lenses should come with a bag that has an extra sleeve or a separate sleeve or case for the second lens but this one does not. 

FULL REVIEW

FIELD OF VIEW
The view from the EGX is very good but that should be expected from a wide-angle goggle with a cylindrical lens. The view would be better if the lens didn’t sit so far off the face so don’t expect an amazingly wide view just because it’s a wide-angle frame. 

FIT
Very soft, triple-layer face foam made this goggle comfy to wear. The frame isn’t very flexible but contoured in the right places to fit on my face.

ANTI-FOG
No fogging occurred under any conditions. Note that I tested in the relatively dry climes of Colorado and don’t generally overheat when I ski. So use in humidity might yield a different result. 

LENS QUALITY
The view through this lens was unimpressive compared to other goggles in its class. Features were bland and low-light was tough in the darker lens. The low-light lens was so light that it only worked on seriously cloudy days. 

FRAME
Electric’s press-seal lens interchange system sounds great in theory – the lens just fits into a groove on the frame and pushes right in. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work this way. The seal wasn’t secure and never seemed fully locked-in. Push, pushing into place results in tons of finger prints. 

VALUE
The price of this goggle is average for this class of gear. I was disappointed that the EGX just came with one, single-sleeve bag so I had to cram the goggle and the extra lens into the same bag which risks scratching both.

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