Or pebbles?

It would be foolish to ride here without some sort of eye protection. It is a choice that could be a really dumb one if you choose to ride without glasses. The sheer force that the bee hit my neck with nearly took me off the bike, and that was before it stung me. Imagine if that would have been my eye and I would have been riding in traffic next to a truck?

I carry a 100% cotton washcloth with me when it's hot out for wiping the sweat. It's small, easy to pack and clean and works great when I stop for a rest.

Never had a pebble hit my eyes, ever, in 30 years of cycling. So while it is possible, I doubt it's probable.
Those who get hit by pebbles in the (region of) the eye should definitely wear protection.

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Always wear some form of eye protection when you're riding!

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Not needed if one rides where there aren't many insects. It's a matter of choice.

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Or pebbles?

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Never had a pebble hit my eyes, ever, in 30 years of cycling. So while it is possible, I doubt it's probable.

I posted earlier:

Alright! Halo II headbands are on their way. I have ordered two, just to give them more time to dry out between rides.

Jim, in your thread, you've mentioned that you were wearing glasses. And yet, you got a corneal abrasion?

That's right. After the incident I started wearing industrial plastic safety glasses over my prescription eyeglasses, as I wear in the winter, but that became cumbersome after a few days. I still just wear regular eyeglasses and really haven't had a problem otherwise in decades of cycling (I just ride paved roads).

So, today I rode to work wearing the dollar store safety glasses. I didn't have any problems with the sweat because it was a cool 50 degrees in the morning and the helmet was able to absorb whatever sweat I produced. No problem with visibility also because they have transparent glass on the sides as well.
However, the glasses would fog up every time I stopped at a traffic light. Do I really need to invest in good riding glasses to stop my whining?

Borrow a pair for a test ride, see if it works.

Yup. Old terry cloth sweat bands are just reservoirs for sweat and they will burst at any moment. I've had the equivalent of the Jonestown flood cascading down into my eyes at the least opportune moments. Nothing stings more then several gallons of salt water poured into your eyeballs

And glasses always go on the inside of the helmet straps! You don't want to be flinging your $200...in my case more like $700 Rx ...glasses off your head when you take off your helmet. You really don't want to be flinging your glasses off into the Port-a-Potty like a guy complained about at the first rest stop on a 100 mile ride I'm not sure I would go in after mine.

Of course, the calculus is a bit different if you have to wear glasses as opposed to choosing to wear them. But still, inside the straps keeps them from (icky) watery grave.

Don't! Apparently it's an increasingly common thing that people die from going in after smartphones

No bugs, dirt, sand, pollen or stuff from trees? Rain, snow, sleet? Must be nice.

Never bothered me until I got too old and soft.
Though my better half still rides without any eye protection, no problems.

I find that a bit hard to understand although not that unbelievable. It's not like they should be going on an extended diving trip or setting up residence in a Port-a-Potty but people do dumb things all the time.

I have been wearing Walz Caps for a few years now, both in summer and winter (they have a wool model for winter). I have a bald head, so it keeps my tender head from getting burned as well. Never had a problem with sweat in my eyes, even road today in the rain.

I have to admit I often ride without a helmet, so helmet or no, I have my hat.

Good luck,
wsgts

Sunglasses and "Sweat Gutr" recommended to me by my doctor, who runs and also has sweat in the eyes issues. This fixes it.

https://a.co/e3kG13k

I'd love to but sadly, I don't know any rider well enough who'd let me borrow
and none of my friends ride their bikes beyond their gated community

Hahaha. I wouldn't go in either. That's a black hole for me.

Thanks! I have never used a cap. Still have a little bit of hair to protect my noggin

Thanks! This sweat gutr looks neat!

Possibly, if it's a problem. I never have, BUT you don't see as clearly through the safety glasses and cheap sunglasses and there are other worthy qualities of good sunglasses which would be my motivation if I did buy some good ones.

I read about an old anti-fog trick and tested it out on my bathroom mirror: let a dilute solution of vinegar dry on the surface. I smeared some on a square foot area, and left it there for months. It works, somewhat, but not well enough to temp me to dose my sunglasses. But you can try it, and there are some commercial products that purport to do the same thing.

Last night I rode through a recently-opened construction zone that was not swept up, I got a grain of sand in my eye before I was able to squint, and then was getting a lot of very small pebbles (large grains of sand?) in my face for about 100yd.

It's not common enough to make me wear glasses on every ride though.

I would not ever ride without eye protection. But I'm a bit paranoid about my eyes. I wear protection when mowing the lawn, using any tools including hand tools (I've had chunks snap off of screwdrivers and hit me in the face), etc. With comfortable safety glasses, I forget they're even on. I've found myself walking around stores still wearing safety glasses, having forgotten I was wearing them.

I ride with Oakley Sunglasses that can pop the lenses in an out. I have a clear set and sunglasses set. I wear a halo headband for the sweat or some sort of hat in the winter.

Not to prolong the subject, but there is no oxygen down in there. It only takes a minute or two to suffocate and die.

It's been very windy here this spring, and while I always wear prescription glasses, my eyes have been taking a beating. I just bought a pair of fog-proof motorcycle goggles ($24) that fit over my glasses. They are fairly light and ride well under the helmet. I've been wearing them whenever the wind is higher than 10 mph. A rubbery gasket keeps the sweat out. Still new to me, but it seems to solve the problem.

I know that there's no oxygen down there. Still, you should be able to hold your breath for a couple of minutes and it takes a couple more for you to suffocate so that's 3 to 4 minutes total to root around for your phone. You'd think they would come up for air before it got that critical.

And it's not like you would have to go in head first to try and find it. It would be bad enough to stick your arm in there without having to go for the whole body experience!

I work alongside OSHA on similar situations: construction workers losing items in toilets, inadequately ventilated manholes, vaults, etc. It isn't that you can't hold your breath, it's that you are breathing in carbon-monoxide and sulfurous gases that will kill you before you know it. I'm not saying it's a guarantee you'll die, but most people who die didn't think it was going to happen to them.

Of course you might be able to do it with your arm, but my feeling is that most of the times those things are too deep to just reach down into.