Originally Posted by
alanf
Hi,
I always bike with goggles for obvious reasons from safety to comfort.
I find a lot of googles don't last long because they are soft plastic and at some point the lens is too blurry. Plastic polish helps a bit but......
Has anyone found goggles that will take rearview mirrors and are durable and have a great field of view?
BTW I use a Take-A-Look mirror.
Originally Posted by
BobKl
I use prescription sunglasses, but
any wind hitting my eyes causes them to tear up so I still need a windshield.
Originally Posted by
alanf
regular shop goggles
Originally Posted by
Camilo
…Doesn't surprise me that you have problems with shop goggles getting cloudy/scratched up. They're usually made with cheap plastic because they're cheap and intended to be more or less disposable.
I have frequently posted about goggles for Winter cycling:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
I perennially post about my winter eyewear for my 14 mile year-round commute, from about 35° down to as low as 0°.
I must wear my prescription eyeglasses, and fogging is one of the worst dangers of winter riding. I am entirely satisfied with my system:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
…
for eye protection is a pair of simple, wide, plastic industrial goggles that I suspend from my cycling cap using Velcro around the nosepiece.
The goggles sit very comfortably on my face securely in place even though my ears are covered. The earpieces then provide a secure mount for my eyeglass-mounted Take-a-Look mirror.
The goggles allow sufficient room for my prescription eyeglasses, and are widely ventilated to carry away the exhaled moisture preventing fogging.
In the summer I have simply rested the earpieces on my ears as any eyeglasses, even over my prescription eyeglasses.
Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Goggle=comfort? Does not compute. Does not compute.
Originally Posted by
alanf
Comfort means no wind blasting everything from dry, sandy air full of bees, wasps, pebbles flicked up by cars and bikes, not to mention even branches from bushes on the side of the road, especially at dusk, you name it into my face…
Goggles are as important to me as a helmet.
Originally Posted by
event horizon
Proper riding glasses do all of that. But you already know that.
Which leaves us with trying to understand your true motivation here,
Originally Posted by
alanf
…Has anyone found goggles that will take rearview mirrors and are durable and have a great field of view?
One summer I did suffer a temporarily disabling
corneal abrasion (link)
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Damn the abrasion, full speed ahead.
Today is day three after onset of my corneal abrasion, and I was scheduled for a 59 mile ride for my 10 week century training program. By day number two I felt fine with occasional relapses of slight irritation, and I really needed the long ride.
So I donned my winter cycling safety glasses for further eye protection beyond my usual perscription eyeglasses, and left Kenmore Square... [but on a later ride]
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
… I think my brand new eyeglasses made the gash (about 1 inch long requiring 18 stitches to close).
Ironically, since I had a corneal abrasion a few weeks ago I have been wearing goggles over my eyeglasses and I have to wonder if the goggles pushed the eyeglasses into my face.
The frames were pretty damaged and unwearable though I had a spare pair in the car…
So I no longer wear the goggles, trusting my prescription eyeglasses for eye protection.