Prevent Glasses from fogging
08-27-12 | 03:59 PM
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Prevent Glasses from fogging
Ok so I wear non prescription glasses with clear lens during the morning commute. Having an issue with the lens fogging so much so that I can't see well. Any tricks to keep them from fogging? Thanks
08-27-12 | 04:39 PM
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08-27-12 | 04:41 PM
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Seeker333,
I've given this a try but still get some fogging. I have a strap on them so it is a bit difficult to wipe. Maybe a piece of gauze at the bridge will help keep them away. Thanks.
I've given this a try but still get some fogging. I have a strap on them so it is a bit difficult to wipe. Maybe a piece of gauze at the bridge will help keep them away. Thanks.
08-27-12 | 04:54 PM
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08-27-12 | 08:33 PM
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Any one try these yet?
https://sciencekit.com/visorgogs/p/IG0026241/
I will be getting some when the temps start to go down and the fogging goes up...
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https://sciencekit.com/visorgogs/p/IG0026241/
I will be getting some when the temps start to go down and the fogging goes up...
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08-27-12 | 09:11 PM
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I wear these daily. They are vented and work great. $6.22 from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o01_s00_i00
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o01_s00_i00
08-27-12 | 09:21 PM
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Peter White has an article on studded tires, Bar Mitts on the bars will help with the hands, and BF user jim from boston has great advice on how to deal with fogging classes.
I use safety-glasses as goggles at about 35 F and below, and I also need to wear prescription eyeglasses. I totally agree that anti-fog coatings are easily defeated by heavy vapor-laden breathing, especially at really cold temperatures. Also the strategy for trying to seal the goggles from exhalations is futile [as with regular ski goggles]. For me the ventilation provided by the wide open sides of the safety glasses reliably keeps them and my eyeglasses clear and the wide windscreen of the safety glasses keeps my eyes comfortable.
I further posted:
I've posted a lot about the fogging problem, and my solution pictured below works quite well due to the wide open ventilation of the safety glasses. I've tried various coating agents, and I think they can be defeated because cyclists are working harder than motorcyclists or downhill skiers and exhaling a greater load of moist air. Also any suggested strategy to defeat fogging should describe the conditions, since it gets worse the colder, longer and harder you ride. The extremes I encounter are single digits, very rarely below 0° F, for a 14 mile commute of about 1:15 with three "moderate" hills...
I hope I don't sound confrontational, but I think fogging is one of the most dangerous conditions I encounter during winter cycling, particularly as an eyeglass wearer, so I take it seriously.
I hope I don't sound confrontational, but I think fogging is one of the most dangerous conditions I encounter during winter cycling, particularly as an eyeglass wearer, so I take it seriously.
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 08-27-12 at 09:25 PM.
08-27-12 | 09:41 PM
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I wear these daily. They are vented and work great. $6.22 from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o01_s00_i00
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o01_s00_i00
08-28-12 | 06:58 AM
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08-31-12 | 11:28 AM
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Rain-X (for car windshields) has an anti-fog product. A bottle (~$5.00) will last a 30 y.o. the rest of his/her life. I use it on the inside of the $3.00 un-vented safety goggles I got from Home Depot. Home Depot also has safety glasses that fit over prescription glasses. They don't need venting because they don't close in around your eyes. They can still fog and the Rain-X will work. You can just about perceive some blurring after a time in the cold and wet but nothing like the total whiteout condition that you get without any kind of anti-fog on your lenses.
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08-31-12 | 12:10 PM
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I use Barracuda brand defogging solution. You can get it at swim shops; I got mine along with a pair of goggles and found that it works great on all my lenses, not just my swim gogs.
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08-31-12 | 12:27 PM
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Rain-X (for car windshields) has an anti-fog product. A bottle (~$5.00) will last a 30 y.o. the rest of his/her life. I use it on the inside of the $3.00 un-vented safety goggles I got from Home Depot. Home Depot also has safety glasses that fit over prescription glasses. They don't need venting because they don't close in around your eyes. They can still fog and the Rain-X will work. You can just about perceive some blurring after a time in the cold and wet but nothing like the total whiteout condition that you get without any kind of anti-fog on your lenses.
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09-07-12 | 09:57 AM
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keep them off your face unless you are moving, meaning, take them off at stops, and wear them a little further from your face, down your nose a bit. what you need is airflow around them. if they are too close to your face you might need a different style. I like raquetball glasses myself
09-07-12 | 09:38 PM
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good subject... weird names!
I do not wear glasses for visual correction but do take eye protection extremely seriously, so always wear protection on the road, sunny or not.
I tried a product called "spit"
which I found on Amazon
Thanks for the informative, near exhaustive post from Jim - one question, have you tried that catcrap stuff mentioned by Stealthammer?
My problem with the Spit thing was you have to remove a lot to prevent the smear factor and it seems very hard to get that right (most is removed and misting recurrs), so I seldom try to use it now... Curious if catcrap is better in that respect?
I do not wear glasses for visual correction but do take eye protection extremely seriously, so always wear protection on the road, sunny or not.
I tried a product called "spit"
Thanks for the informative, near exhaustive post from Jim - one question, have you tried that catcrap stuff mentioned by Stealthammer?
My problem with the Spit thing was you have to remove a lot to prevent the smear factor and it seems very hard to get that right (most is removed and misting recurrs), so I seldom try to use it now... Curious if catcrap is better in that respect?
Last edited by Mainframeguy; 09-07-12 at 09:47 PM. Reason: rewrote after adding pic!
09-07-12 | 09:50 PM
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