fogging glasses
02-15-16 | 08:52 AM
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I use contacts with cheap safety glasses I can look over the top of when they fog up. I have not found anyway to keep from fogging up.
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02-15-16 | 08:55 AM
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slide them down your nose a little to let some air in behind them, take them off when you stop.
02-15-16 | 08:57 AM
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Try Rain-X. When I was living in NY i had this problem and RainX prevented the fogging.
Of course the moisture would form droplets on my glasses but they were easier to see through than the blinding haze
Of course the moisture would form droplets on my glasses but they were easier to see through than the blinding haze
02-15-16 | 03:14 PM
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02-15-16 | 03:45 PM
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Q: are these Rx glasses, or cycling type? Not trolling, just want to understand your question better. I use Tifosi wrap around glasses, tinted, that have a vent on each lens, (and they have the necessary magnifier lens attached like a bifocal lens) which I have to have in order to see good enough to ride safely,) the vent works really well in keeping the lens clear from fogging up. The vent is located in the upper outside corners of the lens and it isn't in the field of view. Tifosi are very affordable, BTW, that is how I found them, looking for cheap priced glasses that wrapped around, so my eyes would not water as much. Tifosi also has several different lens, including clear, also.
Best of luck on finding the answer for your problem.
Bill
Best of luck on finding the answer for your problem.
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02-16-16 | 11:49 AM
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02-16-16 | 12:01 PM
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A few years ago I began cleaning my glasses with warm water and soap and blow-drying them with an empty pen tube or straw (pinch the straw slightly near the bottom) Or I just blow gently with my mouth. Winter fogging is seldom an issue, even with my bellaclava over my mouth. When I need to cover both my nose and mouth with the bellaclava, I breath out through my mouth with an exagerated overbite. This works for me down to 12F, below which I don't ride.
02-16-16 | 06:51 PM
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fogging glasses
If interested, see my perennial post about the fogging problem, and a subsequent discussion about the various alternatives.
FWIW, but as noted on that thread, ”Winter eyewear,”
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston;18213387…
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.…
I have also often suggested that any recommendations for winter riding include description of the conditions in which they are employed, i.e. lowest temperature and distance.
I have also often suggested that any recommendations for winter riding include description of the conditions in which they are employed, i.e. lowest temperature and distance.
I’m not trying to be contrarian about any methods used, but I am zealous because fogging is a difficult and dangerous challenge to winter riding, and would keep me off the bike for about 3 to 4 months during the year. Every year there are many threads about the problem.
