Rainwater in the eyes
08-22-18 | 06:37 PM
#27
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Most helmet pads can be removed to be washed. Mine are washed weekly. Yesterday was a very rainy commute coming back home, to the point that rain was stinging my arms when riding over 25 km/h. My helmet has a visor that I think somewhat helps, I wear clear eye wear and a headband with sweat block. Didn't have an issue with sweat in the eye at all.
08-22-18 | 06:39 PM
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You don't sweat when you ride? Sweat in my eyes and burning happens to me EVERY ride that it is above is above 80 with typical east coast humidity. I carry a small rag/wipe and I am proficient taking off my glasses and wiping my forehead while still pedaling. I am familiar enough with the concept that I prewipe before some longer hills. Any rag will do and ideally one of those blue rubber drying cloths for cars cut into a smaller pieces works best for me. In a quick pinch if i can't pull out and wipe, I can stretch my already wet shirt top under my glasses for a quick wipe but that is only a very short fix. Head rags and various cooling bandanas help a little but eventually don't help. Maybe it's just me but it's bad enough I drip and even my hands prune up. Me and my clothes can only get so wet with or without rain. I'm not trying to hijack thread here, just amazed there are people that don't sweat and get saturated while riding. I wash my helmet with dish soap and water, spray it with Lysol, and set it out on my porch where it gets some air and sun after every ride.
The pic below was last week after an MTB ride with fingerless gloves no rain and maybe 85F with standard August east coast humidity. I was mostly shaded from the sun though
No amount or quality of sunvisors, covers, headbands, clothes, would have helped me.
The pic below was last week after an MTB ride with fingerless gloves no rain and maybe 85F with standard August east coast humidity. I was mostly shaded from the sun though
No amount or quality of sunvisors, covers, headbands, clothes, would have helped me.
Halo Headbands Black V
From the description (and it works): Patented Sweat Block Seal forms a water tight seal that channels sweat back and away from the eyes and face
08-23-18 | 07:45 AM
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GF3UDDU/?coliid=I3OQT3X4HEMI30&colid=AN82XFURGNTS&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
it would be great in a blizzard I think!
08-23-18 | 08:14 AM
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Not wrapping head with Styrofoam may help others with similar problems.
08-23-18 | 08:53 AM
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Salt residue builds up in your helmet pads if you don't wash them enough. Rain rinses it out and that's probably what irritated your eyes. Anytime it rains I wear a classic cycling cap under my helmet, a wool one if it's cool weather. They take up near zero space in a jersey pocket. Glasses usually fog up or get coated in spray so I don't wear them when it's raining. Helmet rain covers hold too much heat inside for my taste no matter how expensive and breathable they are.
08-23-18 | 08:55 AM
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I remember that from last year & put it on my Amazon wish list
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GF3UDDU...v_ov_lig_dp_it
it would be great in a blizzard I think!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GF3UDDU...v_ov_lig_dp_it
it would be great in a blizzard I think!
The rear flaps a little when going fast downhill but no big deal.
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08-23-18 | 11:47 AM
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08-23-18 | 02:24 PM
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Re: stinging eyes - try changing your sunblock to something less likely to wash off (and into your eyes.)
08-23-18 | 03:59 PM
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I have no answer for the helmet, I've drank the Kool-aid and will always wear one.
08-23-18 | 08:42 PM
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I use a bike helmet with an attached MTB-style visor - AND either sunglasses or safety glasses. While I don't try to ride in rain/road spray, if I were to do so routinely, I'd use something like Rain-X on my glasses. I use Rain-X windshield solution in my cars, and not only does it help with water dispersion (I rarely even bother to use my windshield wipers), but it also helps with ice/frost adhesion in winter months!
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Plus or minus a few others from time-to-time
'75 Fuji S-10S bought new, 52k+ miles and still going!
'84 Univega Gran Tourismo
'84 Univega Viva Sport
'86 Miyata 710
'90 Schwinn Woodlands
Unknown brand MTB of questionable lineage aka 'Mutt Trail Bike'
Plus or minus a few others from time-to-time
08-25-18 | 01:00 AM
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Some current model Bell helmets have a sweat guide that supposedly diverts sweat and rain away from the eyes. They're just channels molded into the helmet. My Bell Formula MIPS has it. No idea if it works, I don't usually have that problem. But I have long hair and wear a bandanna under my helmet so that tends to divert sweat.
08-25-18 | 05:58 AM
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I live in Florida, sweat in the eyes occurs just doing nothing. And that really is my life. You kind of adapt to being able to function, seriously. As mentioned, though, I would readily move back to the Southwest. Not as hot, there are breezes to stay cool and those glorious things called seasons.
08-25-18 | 08:00 AM
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Wear protective eye wear. You should be doing so anyway, rain or no rain.
I probably have 100s of miles riding in the rain and never had a problem with rain dripping from my helmet into my eyes and stinging them.
You might want to talk to your optometrist. You might have dry eyes and the fresh water is causing them to sting.
I probably have 100s of miles riding in the rain and never had a problem with rain dripping from my helmet into my eyes and stinging them.
You might want to talk to your optometrist. You might have dry eyes and the fresh water is causing them to sting.
08-25-18 | 09:55 AM
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If stinging, I've always found it's due to the sweat on my head/forehead, and not the rain itself per se.
About the only solution I've had is: a rain 'cap' on the helmet itself, to keep the water from getting onto my head and draining the salt/rain into my eyes. Works better than eyewear, so far as I've found. In mild misting and light rain, I've had eyewear work okay, but the moment it gets heavier or the ride is longer then keeping the rain off my head seems to work better.
YMMV
About the only solution I've had is: a rain 'cap' on the helmet itself, to keep the water from getting onto my head and draining the salt/rain into my eyes. Works better than eyewear, so far as I've found. In mild misting and light rain, I've had eyewear work okay, but the moment it gets heavier or the ride is longer then keeping the rain off my head seems to work better.
YMMV
08-26-18 | 12:53 AM
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Shooting glasses which have clear lenses and fit close to the forehead, like the old Wiley X types work pretty well at keeping the worst of the rain out of your eyes. Rainwater never bothered me as much as the water thrown up by the others I was riding with, this water is full of dirt and grime, and hurts when it gets in your eyes. I would carry water in my bottles on rainy days, to drink, and to rinse off my glasses and eyes from time to time.
08-26-18 | 08:29 PM
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08-27-18 | 12:29 PM
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My rainy day turned into hail which stung like h-e-double-toothpicks. I did have a shorty rain pancho with generous hood. If I pulled the hood forward far enough to keep the hail from hitting my nose, I had no peripheral vision & hearing on a road with no bike lane. Argh... I live in southwest USA where it rarely gets above 100 degrees...I'm not telling you where...:-)
08-28-18 | 03:22 AM
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I don't recommend riding in the rain, because this is not a good experience.
Check the weather forecast before going out and bring goggle, the yellow lens will enhance the light effect when the light is not good and will make the scene clearer.
Check the weather forecast before going out and bring goggle, the yellow lens will enhance the light effect when the light is not good and will make the scene clearer.
08-28-18 | 06:35 AM
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08-29-18 | 07:41 PM
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