Sweat on Glasses
 

I have a Halo sweat band and a Sweat Vac skull cap. Either one of them does a pretty good job of keeping sweat out of my eyes and off of my glasses for a while, but by the time I get to 15 or 20 miles my glasses are so obscured that I have to take them off.

Is there something else that I can do? Is there some other product?

If I remember, the Halo worked better when it was new. Has anyone else had the experience that they don't work as well after a lot of use?

Thanks!

I don't wear anything on my head (except a helmet of course).

But I take my sunnies off with one hand and wipe my brow every few minutes...I don't even realise I'm doing it most the time.

Sweat is just something you have to deal with.

Loosen up the strap and let the glasses ride further from your eyes, this should solve the problem. Same thing happens with me, by the end of a 30-40 mile ride encrusted sweat pretty much eliminates seeing. By doing the above the problem is much reduced. If you don't use a strap then get one and ride loose as stated.

I always wear a cap or headband to help with sweat but I also wipe sweat from my forehead like above.

I hate sweat on my glasses!!!

The only 100% solution for me is to wear my contacts. I wore my glasses on a summer training ride once. Once.

This + wiping forehead with the back of your gloves should keep most sweat off of your glasses. If you have particular problems with a certain climb or something, wipe them off at the next stop sign or light.

+1 this. The only real solution is to keep the lenses far enough away from your eyebrows that sweat falls between your glasses and eyes.
That, or go fast enough that it gets blown away by the wind. And in reality, this may be the key. Main reason for glasses is to keep bugs and things from gettin in your eyes. Less of a problem at low speeds, and when going slow, when the sweat dripping is the worst, take the glasses off.

I've given up the sweat on glasses battle. What I find works is to put RainX or a similar thing on the glasses. When the glasses start getting wet/dirty I just dump some water on them. They bead up well and turning my head sideways (or shaking it) will clear most of it off.

Since I can't see more than about 8 inches without glasses (I can't see the red of a stop sign from about 30 yards away) taking the glasses off is not an option.

My Halos work as well now as when new. I've had the older one for about 3 or 4 years. During the summer I'm usually racing 2 of the 3-4 hours I ride weekly so I'm usually riding hard, sweating a lot, and I really want to be able to see well.

The sweat beads on my eyelashes and when I blink they flick it onto the glasses and it forms a roost pattern. When climbing, I sweat buckets and glasses are useless.

Apply Rain-X to the inside and outside of your glasses. You also need some airflow between you and the glasses. Mine will fog if I stop moving.

I get sweat on the inside of my glasses until winter arrives; then it's rain and crud on the outside. No one said life was fair.

This was not a major problem when I simply wore my regular prescription (non-shaded) glasses. Maybe a little problem. But I finally decided that it was time to get real cycling shades, with the justification that all that riding without sun glasses was going to lead to cataracts (I'm old enough to worry about such things). So I sprang for a pair of Rudy Project shades with prescription inserts, and now issues with sweat/fogging are much worse! Frustrating. I may have to start wearing something on my forehead. Wearing the glasses further down my nose is not an option - the corrective lenses will be in the wrong position.

I have the same issue with my prescription glasses..
Started just using contacts with *my* helmet (see the signature), and issue is gone.
Though I don't really like contact lenses.
May get the laser surgery one of these days...

rain-X sounds like a great idea! Never thought of that.

Jamie
If you were a real man then you would find just as much of a problem with sweat in the winter as in the summer. HTFU man, HTFU.;)

I had this problem from time to time, normally because I had my glasses jammed tight up against my face. letting them rest slightly lower on my nose so there was a small gap between the tops of the them and my face allowed the wind to get in there and clear out the fog. also kept the sweat off them.

This!

Some designs are better for getting the lenses away from your face than others. For example, my Oakley Radar Paths stay cleaner than my Split Jackets when riding. Maybe if you had some prescription lenses installed on a pair of favorite sunglasses?

Too, I use a regular old cotton bandana when riding, and though it isn't totally high-tech, it is pretty effective at soaking up sweat. The only time sweat gets by the bandana is occasionally when I am riding slowly uphill on my MTB. On the road, where the speeds are a little higher, there is enough air passing over my face that the bandana is highly effective.

Goggles?

Stopping and wringing out the Halo once in a while works pretty well for me. If I am "rushed" for time, I turn my head and press firmly on the front of the helmet to squeeze the excess sweat out of the Halo and helmet foam.

Love the Halo band, but they do stretch with use and allow more sweat to run down as they get saturated. I have thought about Rain-X, but have never tried it.

Go to your optometrist and get the glasses adjusted for your sport. You can adjust the nose pads and pad arms to get the proper distance for viewing and for some of the sweat issues.

It may not be the total and complete answer but it just might help.

glad to see I am not the only one with this affliction SWEATHEAD

Wow... I was away for a couple of days and had no idea there were so many responses. Thanks!

I'm going to try repositioning my glasses and wiping my brow and Rain-X.

It's not "Sweathead". It's actually a high capacity cooling system.

Thanks again.

My Oakley glasses are just awesome for this....they have two upper vents in each lens to prevent fogging....and the sweat beads off the lenses without leaving any marks...just ride harder to get the wind to blow it off! :)