Goggles
#3
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From: Taylor, MI
Bikes: 2008 Trek 2.1 WSD, 2010 Specialized Amira Elite, 2011 Trek Madone 5.2 WSD
I use these from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Smith-Optics-Goggle-Clear-Black/dp/B0041PW5L2/ref=sr_1_10?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1451911786&sr=1-10&keywords=smith+optics+goggles
They are made to fit over glasses. YMMV.
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https://www.amazon.com/Smith-Optics-Goggle-Clear-Black/dp/B0041PW5L2/ref=sr_1_10?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1451911786&sr=1-10&keywords=smith+optics+goggles
They are made to fit over glasses. YMMV.
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#4
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From: Sioux Falls, SD
Bikes: '81 Panasonic Sport, '02 Giant Boulder SE, '08 Felt S32, '10 Diamondback Insight RS, '10 Windsor Clockwork, '15 Kestrel Evoke 3.0, '19 Salsa Mukluk
Been running these for a couple months: Bolle Mojo Snow Goggles (Shiny Black, Clear)
So far they've been working well and I certainly can't argue with the price.
So far they've been working well and I certainly can't argue with the price.
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From: Ontario, Canada
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I use the wraparound large lense amber sunglasses UVA & UVB from Shperrs Drug Mart @$24.00 Cdn because they'll fit over my regular eyeglasses.
An old trick is to smear the inside of your glasses/goggles with a bar of soap and then buff them with a lint free cloth. Works a lot like anti-dimming compound used on military gas masks.
Cheers
An old trick is to smear the inside of your glasses/goggles with a bar of soap and then buff them with a lint free cloth. Works a lot like anti-dimming compound used on military gas masks.
Cheers
#7
Been running these for a couple months: Bolle Mojo Snow Goggles (Shiny Black, Clear)
So far they've been working well and I certainly can't argue with the price.
So far they've been working well and I certainly can't argue with the price.
#8
I use these from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Smith-Optics-Goggle-Clear-Black/dp/B0041PW5L2/ref=sr_1_10?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1451911786&sr=1-10&keywords=smith+optics+goggles
They are made to fit over glasses. YMMV.
P2
https://www.amazon.com/Smith-Optics-Goggle-Clear-Black/dp/B0041PW5L2/ref=sr_1_10?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1451911786&sr=1-10&keywords=smith+optics+goggles
They are made to fit over glasses. YMMV.
P2
#9
Goggles
See my post to this current Winter Cycling thread:
Calling all experienced cold weather riders...
Hi @Tuckamore,
Nice to see your post. I have a similar face mask for my 14 mile one-way commute to (rarely) as low as 0º F. I have posted about my own facewear in the context of preventing eyeglass / goggle fogging. In my perennial post, I mentioned that your system is the only one I have seen better than mine (see below). Is it still effective?..
Hi @Tuckamore,
Nice to see your post. I have a similar face mask for my 14 mile one-way commute to (rarely) as low as 0º F. I have posted about my own facewear in the context of preventing eyeglass / goggle fogging. In my perennial post, I mentioned that your system is the only one I have seen better than mine (see below). Is it still effective?..
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 12-07-16 at 09:32 AM.
#10
Thanks. I will try your system. However. One thing I like about ski goggles is they keep my sinuses warm. That reduces/eliminates nasal drain.
Also, I'm not comfortable covering my mouth. I like a two hole stocking cap. One big hole for my eyes, another for my mouth and nose.
Also, I'm not comfortable covering my mouth. I like a two hole stocking cap. One big hole for my eyes, another for my mouth and nose.
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From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
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used goggles yesterday in our near blizzard storm, but they fogged up, then the fog froze. w temps in the teens just wiping them with a tissue did nothing. I needed a hairdryer. built a small fire which did the trick. switched to another balaclava which I hoped would keep my head cooler but still protect me from the teens & blowing hard snow storm. the plan worked for the ride back to the car but then they fogged again. I was probably stopping too often for photos. I suppose I could have removed the vent foam to allow better venting. maybe next time
don't worry, when I was done, I doused the fire & left no trace
don't worry, when I was done, I doused the fire & left no trace
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From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
Been running these for a couple months: Bolle Mojo Snow Goggles (Shiny Black, Clear)So far they've been working well and I certainly can't argue with the price.
#13
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From: Sioux Falls, SD
Bikes: '81 Panasonic Sport, '02 Giant Boulder SE, '08 Felt S32, '10 Diamondback Insight RS, '10 Windsor Clockwork, '15 Kestrel Evoke 3.0, '19 Salsa Mukluk
There's a monster hill I ride down about 3/4 of a mile from my house and I reach it before I've ridden far enough to warm up. With my regular clear glasses I used to get the worst ice cream headache when I'd roll down that hill in extremely cold temps. I had a sub-zero commute every day last week and with the goggles the brain freeze on this hill has completely gone away.
As others have noted, I do still have some occasional fogging/icing issues below about -5°F after I've ridden 6+ miles. Mostly just towards the top of the lens, and rarely enough to impede my vision. But nothing like the problems I used to have with my glasses where they would ice over so bad that I'd eventually have to remove them and go without.
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#15
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From: Sioux Falls, SD
Bikes: '81 Panasonic Sport, '02 Giant Boulder SE, '08 Felt S32, '10 Diamondback Insight RS, '10 Windsor Clockwork, '15 Kestrel Evoke 3.0, '19 Salsa Mukluk
Not sure if removing a piece of foam a the top would help as the edge of the goggles would still be up under my helmet. Interestingly enough my old glasses leaked air around every edge and were much worse for icing. So the foam seal may actually be what's keeping them from icing as much.
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hmmm yeah. I came a cross a lot of posts on the net about ppl wanting to replace similar foam on other goggles that they had removed ... lol maybe the trick is maintaining a more level face temperature. I switched balaclavas and I think that helped





