Winter Cycling - Looking for a specific type of winter goggles

I remember reading last year about a specific type of winter goggles. Not sure what they are called or where to get them from. Apparently they have two little fans in the frame and they prevent fogging up of ones glasses. They run on AAA batteries.

Anybody know of these goggles?

[I remember reading last year about a specific type of winter goggles. Not sure what they are called or where to get them from. Apparently they have two little fans in the frame and they prevent fogging up of ones glasses. They run on AAA batteries.

Anybody know of these goggles?]

Hi macteacher,

At the risk of being repetitive, I wrote a post about my solution to wearing eyeglasses and goggles in the winter at:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...0685&highlight

post #5

I'm skeptical that when you are going uphill, breathing hard with with diminished airflow around your head, that a fan run on AAA batteries is capable of blowing away the exhaled warm moist air. Unfortunately we've got to start thinking about these things; this morning I added a layer of clothing I haven't worn since May :-(

Jim from Boston
Department of Redundancy Department

Hi macteacher,

At the risk of being repetitive, I wrote a post about my solution to wearing eyeglasses and goggles in the winter at:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...0685&highlight

post #5

I'm skeptical that when you are going uphill, breathing hard with with diminished airflow around your head, that a fan run on AAA batteries is capable of blowing away the exhaled warm moist air. Unfortunately we've got to start thinking about these things; this morning I added a layer of clothing I haven't worn since May :-(

Jim from Boston
Department of Redundancy Department

Hi there Jim,

I did see your post, however that won't work for me. Due to the freezing temperatures we get here, I need to cover all exposed areas of my face. Your system, although good, will not work for me as it does not cover my entire face. The ski goggles I used last year had a nice tint to them that eliminated snow glare, but good enough I could see in the dark hours of the morning, best of all they covered the sides of my face.

Hi macteacher

Thanks for your comments. Though my system is “open,” I find that breathing out into my balaclava directs warm (though moist) air onto my cheeks, behind the safety glasses, and the safety glasses act as a windscreen for the sides of my face. Because it is open, the moist air is well ventilated so it doesn’t fog my eyeglasses. I suppose one could cover the exposed facial skin entirely, as I presume you would have to do with ski type goggles. I have used my get-up down to the single digits Fahrenheit.

Good point about the snow glare; My winter commuting is entirely in the dark, so I like clear lenses.

No reply necessary but how cold does it get? Is Suburbia Ontario a real place or a way of life? ;-) I have spent a lot of time in southern Ontario from Windsor to Toronto, and did a bicycle tour up the Lake Huron coast from Sarnia through Tobermory and on to Sudbury, then train to Toronto.

Sincerely,

Jim

Hi macteacher

Thanks for your comments. Though my system is “open,” I find that breathing out into my balaclava directs warm (though moist) air onto my cheeks, behind the safety glasses, and the safety glasses act as a windscreen for the sides of my face. Because it is open, the moist air is well ventilated so it doesn’t fog my eyeglasses. I suppose one could cover the exposed facial skin entirely, as I presume you would have to do with ski type goggles. I have used my get-up down to the single digits Fahrenheit.

Good point about the snow glare; My winter commuting is entirely in the dark, so I like clear lenses.

No reply necessary but how cold does it get? Is Suburbia Ontario a real place or a way of life? ;-) I have spent a lot of time in southern Ontario from Windsor to Toronto, and did a bicycle tour up the Lake Huron coast from Sarnia through Tobermory and on to Sudbury, then train to Toronto.

Sincerely,

Jim

I don't mind replying :) In February it reaches -7 + wind chill -10-15. You'll never find a city in Ontario called 'Suburbia'. I live in the suburbs. Mississauga exactly. Hence the nickname - Suburbia.

Centigrade or Fahrenheit? I know where Missisauga is. How is bicycling in Toronto and environs?

Centigrade or Fahrenheit? I know where Missisauga is. How is bicycling in Toronto and environs?

Centigrade. Cycling in Toronto is a lot more enjoyable. They actually have a growing number of bike lanes and there are just a lot more cyclists around.

Smith or Scott (forget which) makes the goggles with fans. I used to use a set on my dirt bike for fogging problems in the summertime. They worked quite well.

It is smith:
http://www.technical-gear.com/goggles/smith_goggles/snow_goggles/knowledge_turbofan.htm