Originally Posted by
BobbyG
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.
This is what I do -- it's proven most effective of all the things I've tried. It's cheap, easy, and fast. I'm looking for better lenses to do this with
Originally Posted by
BobbyG
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 do the same on slower sections. However, my commute includes steep hills where I can break 40mph so even water flying in the eyes isn't great.
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
I don't , but you tried
Rain-X on cheap safety glasses?
I have.
The RainX did not work nearly as well on the cheap safety glasses as it did elsewhere -- I'd go so far as to call it useless. Moreover, it seemed to make the glasses more vulnerable to fogging despite being vented.
My experience is that cycling specific glasses perform noticeably better, aside from having better side protection.