Originally Posted by
banerjek
What do people use for slop weather eye protection in the dark?
The cycling glasses I've tried so far are mediocre at repelling water, get scratched too easily, and the cheaper one have terrible optics. Safety glasses I've tried are absolutely hopeless. I have not found RainX to be helpful with lenses that are bad with water, despite being a fan of the product for automotive use.
I understand your problem. Been wearing glasses since I was 4. I commute year round, so I ride home in the dark five months a year, and occasionally in the rain and snow, and very often with road spray and other moisture.. Been doing it seriously for 26 years.
Thanks to something I read here on BF, about 10 years ago I began cleaning my glasses with hand soap and warm water. The soap acts as a surfactant and helps the lenses repel water, like Rain X. It also helps keep them from fogging. They still sometimes fog when I stop at a light, but clear up quickly. And in light to moderate rain, the drops don't cling to the lenses.
I don't wear cycling glasses per se, by which I assume you mean rounded, curved goggles that fit the contour of your face. I merely wear an old pair of glasses. And sometimes in heavy rain or misty conditions I just have to tilt my head down and peer out over the tops of the glasses. I can't focus too well, but I can see better than through the obstructed lenses.
That's what I do; your mileage may vary.