Commuting - Swim goggles rock and rollall night long

it rained so hard here the past few days(at times anyway) that i broke out my swim goggles. and i'll tell you what, it farking rocked. it made my day so much fun. i highly recommend it.

Remind me to pick up some decent swim gogs if I ever visit PDX "Just call me Goggles Paisano"

Wow! I can't even begin to imagine the looks on the faces of the drivers, peds and bike riders you pass! It must leave them.... goggle-eyed! :D

Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Remind me to pick up some decent swim gogs if I ever visit PDX "Just call me Goggles Paisano"
You could always Google for goggles

Don't they mist up?

Not if you spit on the inside of them and rinse in the pool water... ;)

Ew that's sick, we used to do that then we found these certain leaves (no not THOSE leaves!) worked ok........ don't they have new ones these days that don't fog or hardly fog?

I have a pair of goggles I wear alot, sort of like the ones Riddick wore in Pitch Black.
I picked them up years ago when I was riding my motorcycle, man do I miss it now, '71 Harley Shovelhead... drooooolllllll
anyhow, they are great and my mirror clips on them just fine, and yes I get some strange looks.

Don't they mist up?

I found that happened to me when I tried using goggles in the rain

Ew that's sick, we used to do that then we found these certain leaves (no not THOSE leaves!) worked ok........ don't they have new ones these days that don't fog or hardly fog?

Nothing works like spit... period. I swim and dive and once taught SCUBA... no other alternative was as handy nor worked as well. Heck, it is YOUR spit... just do it. Of course don't forget to rinse... jeeze.

spit is excellent.
so is baby shampoo. rub one small dot around the inside of the lens. rinse (gently). the soap film prevents fog and the baby part keeps the sting out of your eyes.

My daughter used swim goggles for about a month of commuting then gave up on them. Swimming goggle have cheap plastic lenses that scratch everytime you try to clean them and they became worthless.

Riddick goggles with a mirror attached... now that is cool.

I also started using motorcycle goggles (ala Riddick), after getting frustrated with riding through swarms of insects, or dust clouds from construction/tractors/wind. Fanfreakintastic. I can't say how much I've been teased about my new look, but I won't go back to regular sunglasses. I even bought a pair of untinted goggles for night riding.

They're also great for riding in winter conditions, keep the eyeballs warm. Fogging up is only a problem if my scarf or facemask channels my exhalations over them.

I also started using motorcycle goggles (ala Riddick), after getting frustrated with riding through swarms of insects, or dust clouds from construction/tractors/wind. Fanfreakintastic. I can't say how much I've been teased about my new look, but I won't go back to regular sunglasses. I even bought a pair of untinted goggles for night riding.

They're also great for riding in winter conditions, keep the eyeballs warm. Fogging up is only a problem if my scarf or facemask channels my exhalations over them.

Now I don't feel like such an oddball!
For riding in the dark I have a pair of yellow safety glasses that are laser rated. I used to operate industrial lasers on a night shift and kept them on one night as I was driving home and found that they aid in my visibility.
Now if I could only find yellow tinted goggles.

it rained so hard here the past few days(at times anyway) that i broke out my swim goggles. and i'll tell you what, it farking rocked. it made my day so much fun. i highly recommend it.
Ride on Aqua Boy!!

actually, i did spit in them. worked great. didnt get any odd looks and visisblity was fine

You might be able to get ski goggles with interchangeable lenses. I'm not sure how they handle rain, though.

i can see someone now in my mind riding with the full faced snorkleing mask with snorkle attached.

if i didnt wear perscription glasses id try them out. not the snorkle mask but acctual goggles

did you wear a pair of those raver goggles? don't forget your glowsticks!

Oh come on Tracy... raving is SOOOO 90's.

Nothing works like spit... period.

Amen. :p I'm a divemaster and it's all I use.

Where can I get goggles like Riddick in Pitch Black other than the copies available from reelworldprops?
Emailing me a reply would be much appreciated.

Thnx


goldie & MTLHDZ

did you wear a pair of those raver goggles? don't forget your glowsticks!

Oh come on Tracy... raving is SOOOO 90's.

LOL :lol:

Hey, actually, that makes sense. I wonder if that would keep sweat out of my eyes?

That's something my sunglasses suck at.

Hahaha great idea! I always have problems in the rain with water getting under my glasses and in my eyes... the water then screws up my contacts and I can't see a thing... I never thought of goggles... ;)

Looks like another trip to the sporting goods store for me.

I could have used some goggles yesterday. My glasses were soaked/covered with rain making them pretty useless. I've heard of using Rain-X but I haven't tried it yet.

I do love riding in the rain, during the summer at least. I might not be too exicited about it in another six months.

I use a pair of snowboarding goggles in winter that have a joint in the middle and look a little like swim goggles. they keep my eyeballs from freezing and prevents the painful "pins and needles" thing when it's sleeting/hailing/snowing. great stuff.