Originally Posted by Square & Compas (Post 9650000)

In the past I was only ever able to commute in no less then 38 degrees, depending on what the wind is doing. Though I could keep everything below my neck warm and comfortable I always had a problem with my head and face.

I wear glasses that would constantly fog over...Has anyone else who wears glasses that fog over tried this? How did it work for you?

Originally Posted by Square & Compas (Post 7913053)

I am trying to make it so I can ride in the cold weather. I have a Serius hood/bala that covers the head, nose and face, it has vent holes around the mouth area. I have a pair of Oakley clear single lens goggles. I wear prescription eye glasses. When I put the hood, and goggles on my eye glasses fog over inside the goggles. Nothing I have done prevents it from happening. I am doing this before I try riding bike like this. I have used defogging solution that divers use on scuba masks and the anti-fog wipes people use to clean their glasses. Neither thing works. Contacts are NOT an option for me, I can not wear them. What can I do to prevent my eye glasses from fogging over in the goggles. Also they fog over even with out the goggles on and when I have the hood/bala on. The goggles are not the issue. It is my breath being focused up around my eye glasses that is fogging them over and not clearing fast enough so I can see.

The dive mask anti-fog stuff requires you to coat your lenses in it, rub with your fingers and then rinse with water. The anti-fog wipes do not require rinsing, but still did not work.

What do you recommend? Should I try an anti-fog spray used for eye glasses, one that I spray on and wipe, but do not rinse off? I know there is some way to fix this, jsut don't know what yet? Anyone else in the same situation? What did you do to fix it?

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston (Post 7220506)

The problem I have had with prescription eyeglasses and goggles is to provide enough windscreen protection over the eyeglasses with adequate ventilation so the moisture you exhale doesn't fog up the goggles and the eyeglasses. If they frost up, then it’s a really bad situation. An inescapable condition occurs when you're going uphill, or stopped and you are breathing hard yet moving slowly with less airflow to carry away the extra moisture.

I find that ski goggles are not up to cycling's demands due to insufficient ventilation, even with lens coatings. Also, one needs clear lenses since the early mornings and evenings are usually dark, yet most ski goggles are tinted. I wear an eyeglass rearview mirror, and it has to be mounted securely on the goggles, and still remain in my field of peripheral vision, but ski goggles have an elastic headband.

After years of experimenting, I have, IMO, a satisfactory solution as illustrated in the photos.
I wear a simple pair of clear safety glasses as you might buy at Home Depot. They are roomy enough to accommodate my eyeglasses. Because I wear a balaclava and a woolen cap under my helmet, along with the earpieces of the safety glasses and eyeglasses inside the helmet straps, my eyeglasses are pushed down uncomfortably onto my nose.

So I have sewn a strip of Velcro on my woolen cap, extending beyond the edge, and wrapped a piece of Velcro around the bridge of the safety glasses. After I have my balaclava, hat and helmet on and fastened, I insert the earpieces of the safety glasses beneath the helmet straps and attach the nosepiece with Velcro to the Velcro extending from beyond my cap and arrange it so the safety glasses are suspended from my cap and they don’t have to rest on my nose. Finally I attach the rearview eyeglass mirror securely on the rigid earpiece of the safety glasses.

Even though the safety glasses are widely open on the sides, I find the windscreen to be sufficient and the ventilation excellent, and my eyeglasses sit comfortably on my nose. My usual winter riding conditions are about 14 miles in the teens to 20’s Fahrenheit.

BTW, my other great problem is my feet, and I think the best solution is thick and thin layers of wool socks, leather bicycling shoes, and neoprene cycling overshoes.

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston (Post 9651633)

Hi S&Q,

Are you the same S&Q who posted this to the Winter Cycling Forum on 11-28-08?:
:lol:



I'm the same J from B who sent a reply referring to the post below describing the solution that I find most satisfactory:



To see pictures, go to the original post.

Originally Posted by Square & Compas (Post 9651724)

I am the same S&Q. In looking at the photos I see the safety glasses are up and out further then they would be if covering your glasses and sitting on your nose. Even though the safety glasses are not prescription, does this cause any sort of distortion when you look through them, especialy along the bottom edge?

Originally Posted by dekindy (Post 7918752)

I will have to admit that I am truly amazed. It only got down to 32 degrees Fahrenheit with no wind chill this evening. That is still a good test. I had zero fogging!

I simply added a pair of safety glasses as suggested by Jim from Boston. He wears a lot more on his head than I do so he has a much more elaborate setup...Aparently keeping the cold wind deflected lets the lenses stay warm enough to prevent fog from forming. I will test this in colder temperatures. For now I am completely sold!

Thanks Jim From Boston! Than man deserves a cigar.

Originally Posted by kccommuter (Post 9664876)

I bought a No Fog mask last winter for $38. This worked for me when temp was below about 20 Deg F. I would wear a balaclava, then the No Fog mask, my glasses and finally OTG goggles. I used Cat Crap on my glasses to prevent fogging. This worked good to -20 F, which is the lowest air temp I encountered last winter. FYI - I posted the following last December....

I am ready to sacrifice fashion and look like a duck...

The company website has some interesting technical information. I could relate very well to the discussion between the differences between breath fog and perspiration fog...]