Colder weather - glasses fog up issue.
Originally Posted by
crazyravr
How do you guys deal with this?
Its ok when moving, but when stopped things get foggy real fast. I can wear contacts to solve this issue, but then I like to have protection from the wind, dirt, dust etc.
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
I've never found anything that is 100% effective. I've never even found something that is 10% effective.
I perenially post my approach to the problem, most recently on the Winter Cycling Forum.
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:
Follow the link for further information, and
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
IME, and from reading numerous posts on the subject, there are three basic methods for preventing fogging, caused by exhaled moist air onto the cold surface of the eyeglasses and goggles:
Considering how frequently this question arises I have also frequently posted:
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(from a now-closed thread)…In the past I have offered IMO several useful suggestions about cycling, particularly for winter and urban cycling, to multiple repetitive threads.
They are usually lost in the morass of often scores of replies, both in agreement and dispute with mine.
including a dispute with the dishsoap / spit solution.
I favor:
Originally Posted by
mcours2006
When it's cold I'll put on a cheap pair of ski goggles. This pretty much works 100% of the time. As far as glasses goes, I haven't found a solution that is effective yet.
Besides, goggles give the ski area around your eyes protection as well. Even with a balaclava covering my nose it's not a problem.
And I look forward to trying this newly-posted solution:
Originally Posted by
scoatw
I use an old Iditarod trick I saw back in 09 of Jay Petervary,a veteran rider of the 1000 mi trip to Nome. In addition to wearing a balaclava, I cover my nose and cheeks with a fleece headband. This gives my breath an opening to escape without going up my goggles when covered with the balaclava.
This is my 11th winter of daily commuting. I always had fogging problems below 10'f. I used it at 0'f and it worked great.