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2009-08-11 11:24 AM

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Subject: preventing goggle gasket from curling?
I have tried 8 different pairs of goggles in my relatively vain attempts to find a pair that won't leak. I do have a small head and narrow face. (Thus far been through aquaspheres, nestpro, swedish, and several others.) I have tried goggles on in the store for the air suction test and I wash my goggles regularly with soap to remove any oil or makeup...

The best pair thus far, for me, were the TYR junior's tracers goggles. A team mate had an older pair where the gasket was a harder rubber as opposed to the softer, squishy more comfortable rubber gasket that they now produce. Unfortunately, with the extra comfort I am finding that the head strap is causing the softer rubber to curl in, hurting the seal and leading to leaks. GRRRR...

Does anyone have any suggestions for keeping the rubber gaskets lying flat as opposed to curling in? (Am I going to be stuck trying to remove the strap after each usage or just buying a new pair of goggles every 2 weeks...?)

Any ideas where to get the older style TYR junior tracer goggles with the harder gasket???

Thanks all for the advice!
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