Originally Posted by
scoatw
… So I switched to Uvex flex seal goggles from
http://www.labsafety.com/uvex-Flex-S...gles_24537158/ last year. The coldest I rode in was 6f. And with my mouth and nose covered with my balaclava I had no fogging issues.
To me, I guess the key is to have a goggle with a tight seal around the face to prevent warm air from rising up into the goggle. This model worked over my eyeglasses, my periphal(?) vision was somewhat limited. But I was still able to use my helmet mounted mirror...
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
As an eyeglass wearer, I’m one who has had excellent success with safety goggles and never noticed any distortion. Besides the combined wind protection and wide-open ventilation, I like the clear plastic lenses for riding in darkness, and the rigid earpieces which allow me to wear a Take-a-Look rearview mirror on the safety glasses. I virtually never fog, and my worst case, as shown below, was the frosting that occurred from about miles 10 to 14 on my commute starting out at at 0 degrees F and finishing at minus 8. I still had enough clear vision to ride. Note that the frosting happened on the right hand curb side, allowing me to still use the rearview mirror.
…The exhaled warm moist air is directed over my exposed cheeks to keep them warm, but is adequately vented away by the large gap of the open safety goggles.
“Tastes Great!…Less Filling!; Tastes Great!…Less Filling!” (Miller Light Beer Commercial).
I’ve had this discussion previously about “Tight Seal!…Large Gap!” Whatever works to solve this serious winter cycling problem for eyeglass wearers is good, and I‘ve read a lot of posts on the subject. I think methods really don’t prove themselves until you get down to at least 15-20 degrees F and several miles at least, and the lower the temperature challenge, the more reliable the results. I have tried relatively expensive ski goggles with padding meant to provide a tight seal, and double lenses, but they didn’t really work well, leading me to cheap safety goggles as describe above. I wonder if a tight seal doesn’t become uncomfortable too.
So I maintain my opinion, “Large Gap!” (and “Tastes Great!”).
