“I do love a bit of fishin’ on the riverbanks, so before I’d even tried these on I was already half won over. Fortunately, they lived up to the hype out on the mountains too.

The lens is gigantic, wearing the Legacy feels a bit like sitting in the front row of the cinema – all the action is happening right in front of you and not so much as a hint of the corner of the frame. They’re definitely designed for the bigger headed rider’s out there, but I’ve dealt with a barrage of pissing taking my whole life for having a pea-head and they actually fit me just fine. For their size, still incredibly light. Probably somewhat down to the sliver of frame they’ve gone for.

Of all the goggles I rode this season, these were the ones I switched the lenses out on the most by far. Not because I needed to (the lens featured here worked in a huge variety of conditions), but because it’s just so damn easy. If you’re going to be spending the money of a set of goggs with two lenses, you might as well get your money’s worth from them, and the Legacy is right up there with Dragon’s quick-release lens as the easiest I’ve ever tried.

“Clarity wise, you can’t fault them. I usually opt for a cylindrical lens when I’m buying a pair, but these ones actually won me over to the other side of the camp”

Clarity wise, you can’t fault them. I usually opt for a cylindrical lens when I’m buying a pair, but these ones actually won me over to the other side of the camp. Whichever corner of the lens you look through, the vision is perfect. And I mean perfect. I think Spy used the Happy lens in last year’s model and have gone for HD+ this year. I never tried previous incarnations, but this is as sharp and focussed as anything else out there in my mind.

They’re super comfy, too. That big, plush orange fleece liner was great on some early season wintery mornings in Tignes. By springtime, they were slightly on the sweaty side, but that was probably more down to the unprecedented days of 18°C on the mountain – a moisture-wicking fleece fabric can only wick so much sweat.

That’s a very minor issue in an otherwise flawless pair of goggles.”

“Inspired by jet fighter pilots and astronauts who require extreme field of view, Legacy has insane peripherals paired with superior optics and high-impact resistance.”