Eyeglass wearers - how do you deal with rain?
09-17-13 | 09:19 PM
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I use a baseball hat. It's made by Columbia with omnitech. The real reason I use it though is there is no button on the top. Much more comfortable than a button smashing into your head. I also use a shower cap from a hotel on my helmet. It does nothing for my glasses, but keeps my head dry and warm.
09-17-13 | 09:20 PM
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I use a baseball hat. It's made by Columbia with omnitech. The real reason I use it though is there is no button on the top. Much more comfortable than a button smashing into your head. I also use a shower cap from a hotel on my helmet. It does nothing for my glasses, but keeps my head dry and warm.
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09-17-13 | 09:38 PM
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Wear a cycling cap underneath your helmet. It helps with both rain and sun.
09-18-13 | 10:40 AM
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Daytime rain isn't that much of an issue. There's distortion from droplets on my glasses, but visbility is acceptable. I once tried Rain-X on an old pair of glasses, but it destroyed the coating. I'm considering having a pair made with uncoated glass lenses (if they still make uncoated lenses).
Last December, riding home on a rainy night I broadsided a slate gray van stopped across my lane while opening a gate in the driveway. 100% my fault, in the glare of oncoming headlights on my water spotted glasses, visibility was limited, and by the time I saw it wasn't a shadow it was too late. (only damage was to his side which I dented, and some bruising on my side which hurt for a few days).
Anyway, lesson learned. Though I'm nearsighted I can see reasonably well without glasses, so now on rainy nights I take them off. It's better to deal with blurred, fuzzy vision where I can at least see big things than to be glare blinded.
Last December, riding home on a rainy night I broadsided a slate gray van stopped across my lane while opening a gate in the driveway. 100% my fault, in the glare of oncoming headlights on my water spotted glasses, visibility was limited, and by the time I saw it wasn't a shadow it was too late. (only damage was to his side which I dented, and some bruising on my side which hurt for a few days).
Anyway, lesson learned. Though I'm nearsighted I can see reasonably well without glasses, so now on rainy nights I take them off. It's better to deal with blurred, fuzzy vision where I can at least see big things than to be glare blinded.
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11-09-13 | 08:02 PM
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I bought a stiff broad brim that fits over my bike helmet called DaBrim. It just directs the rain away. https://www.dabrim.com/html/products/cycling.htm
11-09-13 | 08:24 PM
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I bought a Bern Watts helmet earlier this year because I liked the winter earmuffs that you can snap into it. However, the brim on this helmet is very low and right above my glasses so the rain pretty much stays away. My old helmet had a snap on brim that was a few inches higher and my glasses would get all full of rain. I am surprised how much better the new lid is.
11-09-13 | 09:17 PM
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Take a soft microfiber cleaning cloth and cut in fourths.
Fill a sink with warm water and dissolve a bit of soap or shampoo. Dunk the cloths in the sink, let them dry. Carry one in your jersey pocket while riding.
The trace of soap will cut the surface tension of water when you clean your glasses in the rain -- no more little drops or fog, just a thin film of water, a little bit bleary but nothing like standing droplets.
Fill a sink with warm water and dissolve a bit of soap or shampoo. Dunk the cloths in the sink, let them dry. Carry one in your jersey pocket while riding.
The trace of soap will cut the surface tension of water when you clean your glasses in the rain -- no more little drops or fog, just a thin film of water, a little bit bleary but nothing like standing droplets.
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