Calling all spec wearers
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In a word, no! Tend to wear specs with the system 5, contacts with the Arai. (flimsy side frames get bent putting them on with the Arai as well)
I found that fog guards either fouled the glasses, or irritated the hell out of me, but that could just be me.
Mark
I found that fog guards either fouled the glasses, or irritated the hell out of me, but that could just be me.
Mark
unshift
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not sure it would work, don't wear specs myself but you could always try a cycle face mask
Mouse
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I used to use a "Foggy" mask which was pretty good with my old Shoei helmet. When I bought a new Roof lid however it didn't fit properly and I gave up on it.
earthmover said:
If you have an old pair of specs with metal arms these can be straightened then bent ito a dogleg so that they insert between the padding and shell of a helmet. The specs can be left in place when removing the helmet and don't touch either your ears or nose - in fact I remove the little nose "pads" altogether from my thin reading glasses (£1.99 from B&M) and find this setup is ideal for viewing a GPS or map
Room 101
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Sorry... but I would have to say that having seen what damage specs can make in an accident I would recommend that, those that can, should wear contacts while on the bike...
I used to wear my sunglass under my helmet but will be buying a lightly tinted visor for the summer now... (illegal or not)...
However if you have no other option I'd try a Fog City Mask which velcros into the front of your helmet and sits across the bridge of your nose preventing the cold air from misting the inside of the visor/specs...
I used to wear my sunglass under my helmet but will be buying a lightly tinted visor for the summer now... (illegal or not)...
However if you have no other option I'd try a Fog City Mask which velcros into the front of your helmet and sits across the bridge of your nose preventing the cold air from misting the inside of the visor/specs...
RainX on a cloth rubbed onto specs ?? - and visor 
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stops misting - endofstory.
PS - polycarbonate lenses in glasses - sunglasses or reading glasses or whatever
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.stops misting - endofstory.
PS - polycarbonate lenses in glasses - sunglasses or reading glasses or whatever
.gbuckham
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Try this
For many years I've been able to stop my specs misting up entirely, even when entering a chip shop in winter!
The trick is to wash them under the warm (not hot) tap with cheap washing-up liquid. This should stop them misting up inside your helmet.
Here's the technique:
Rinse first with cold water.
Then one drop washing-up liquid on each lens.
Gently rub all over the lenses with finger.
Rinse with cold ater without touching the lenses with fingers.
Gently dab (never rub or will scratch) excess droplets of water with paper kitchen roll or clean cotton handerchief
If first time you may have to repeat above.
Works a treat.
Gary
www.ancient-stones.co.uk
For many years I've been able to stop my specs misting up entirely, even when entering a chip shop in winter!
The trick is to wash them under the warm (not hot) tap with cheap washing-up liquid. This should stop them misting up inside your helmet.
Here's the technique:
Rinse first with cold water.
Then one drop washing-up liquid on each lens.
Gently rub all over the lenses with finger.
Rinse with cold ater without touching the lenses with fingers.
Gently dab (never rub or will scratch) excess droplets of water with paper kitchen roll or clean cotton handerchief
If first time you may have to repeat above.
Works a treat.
Gary
www.ancient-stones.co.uk
As a life-long spec wearer, I turned to contact lenses a couple of years ago. They absolutely transform bike riding, particularly in the wet.
Greg
Greg
For some strange reason I've not suffered misting specs on the bike. I always have plastic (polycarb?) lenses with all the coatings though - don't know if this makes a difference. The only time they steam up is when I walk in to a heated building from the cold outside.
Sorry, not much help.
Adam
Sorry, not much help.
Adam
Bigtwin
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unshift said:not sure it would work, don't wear specs myself but you could always try a cycle face mask
Been there, tried that - doesn't work. There's resistance from the valve when breathing out, means leakage around the top, means fogging. Impossible to get a good enough seal in my experience.
I use the rain-ex route too - job done.
Bit drastic but, eyeball surgery. Seriously. Did it this year - no glasses - marvellous waking up in the morning and seeing clearly - no phucking cage on your face all the time. No fannying about with glasses and helmet and misting. I wasn't suitable for laser surgery because of the shape of my eyeballs so I went for RK surgery in Harley St. RK is a bit painful for a few hours but completely worth it. I hear laser surgery is painless.
Always used Fog city, if fitted right it won't mist at all, lasted all this winter without issues, and used on Shoei and Arai no problems, it's all in the fitting and getting it just right.
Snooky said:
You used a fog-city on your glasses????
Droopy Dick
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Room 101 said:
Unless you're told you need to pay a fortune for toric lenses!
And I've yet to meet anyone who uses contact lenses who doesn't have to faff about inserting/removing them.
Frankly, NOTHING is going to touch the surface of my eyes. I don't want any part of the susceptibility to either bacterial or fungal infections, let alone scoring of the cornea.
You can get flexible frames and shatterproof lesnses for specs. If they're good enough for playing squash in, they're OK under my lid.
Although the misting up in cold weather is a bitch. I simply let my visor be slightly open for 10 mins or so until the temps even out. Then there's no problem.
SilverFish
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Droopy Dick said:
I wear toric lenses (Bausch and Laumb 66) and was paying £24 a month for a pair from Viewsavers (or whatever), but then found I could get the exact same lenses for less than half the price from Asda.com, I just need to pay for the solution, which Ive managed to stock pile over the years anyway.
Mike
Droopy Dick said:
With this kind of risk assesment in life I'm suprised you ride a motorbike
ptf5470
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Personally can advocate the use of both...
Specs are great to wear when you've been at work all day wearing your lenses and your eyes feel like they got half a ton of grit in them.. misting has never been a problem for me (and a lot less hassle than visor misting).. opening the visor (or leaving it open) by a few mm sorts the worst case out in microseconds..
As for accidents while wearing them, I've rolled a car and had to crawl around the back seat to find them and I wrote off my Kwak ZX-6R at 60mph ending up with me bouncing off some armco barrier.. nothing broken ('cept the bike
), bones and specs fine and no facial cuts either.
Wearing lenses while riding is fine too as they substantially lessen the effects of hayfever eye itching for me.. yeh they are a minor fiddle to put in, basic hygiene needed blah blah but that takes all of 20 seconds.. Perhaps less practical on extended wilderness trips I agree..
Suppose everyone can quote exceptions but do they really prove a rule in this case not to wear specs on a bike? Surely if they do cause you damage then you've either got a sh*t helmet/visor or there's so much damage to your lid that your brain is mushed anyway?
Only thing I ever noticed was the difference in depth perception when you swap between the two.. but so long as you're aware of it it's no problem.
Wear what you're comfortable with so you can 1) see, and 2) concentrate on the fun to be had through the curvy bits.. or the gooey bits..
Specs are great to wear when you've been at work all day wearing your lenses and your eyes feel like they got half a ton of grit in them.. misting has never been a problem for me (and a lot less hassle than visor misting).. opening the visor (or leaving it open) by a few mm sorts the worst case out in microseconds..
As for accidents while wearing them, I've rolled a car and had to crawl around the back seat to find them and I wrote off my Kwak ZX-6R at 60mph ending up with me bouncing off some armco barrier.. nothing broken ('cept the bike
), bones and specs fine and no facial cuts either.Wearing lenses while riding is fine too as they substantially lessen the effects of hayfever eye itching for me.. yeh they are a minor fiddle to put in, basic hygiene needed blah blah but that takes all of 20 seconds.. Perhaps less practical on extended wilderness trips I agree..
Suppose everyone can quote exceptions but do they really prove a rule in this case not to wear specs on a bike? Surely if they do cause you damage then you've either got a sh*t helmet/visor or there's so much damage to your lid that your brain is mushed anyway?
Only thing I ever noticed was the difference in depth perception when you swap between the two.. but so long as you're aware of it it's no problem.
Wear what you're comfortable with so you can 1) see, and 2) concentrate on the fun to be had through the curvy bits.. or the gooey bits..
Just got a new set of glasses
Warned specifically not to use washing up liquid as the salt bugerates the coatings they put on glasses
BWM sell a anti fog spray. I use it on inside and outside of the visor and the glasses. Stops fogging up but does not stop condensation. Riding through clouds this am when visor covered in big condensation droplets and when opened visor to see where I was going same thing happened to glasses. The only good thing was could still see past droplets. Without the spray it would have just been "hurred up" (may be a family term but you know what I mean) completely
Warned specifically not to use washing up liquid as the salt bugerates the coatings they put on glasses
BWM sell a anti fog spray. I use it on inside and outside of the visor and the glasses. Stops fogging up but does not stop condensation. Riding through clouds this am when visor covered in big condensation droplets and when opened visor to see where I was going same thing happened to glasses. The only good thing was could still see past droplets. Without the spray it would have just been "hurred up" (may be a family term but you know what I mean) completely
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