Glasses wearers? / Any handy hints?

[mr.z]

Just got back from takeing me and my girlfriend to a wedding reception in the depths of the derbyshire countryside, nice ride there, the ride back, wet, wet and dark... i'd have been in some trouble had i not got my uber lights of fogy doom, but it was still tricky to see...
One reason being my glasses, to stop the visor foging the visor needs to be up, when the visor is up the glasses get wet, then i have to put them a bit further down my nose so i can see over the top of them.. ( i could have just got away without useing them on my test but never ride without them, seeing as its required on my licence as well...)

So, can anyone think of a way arround this? i'd thought about geting contact lenses (for use only when i was rideing in the rain)... but appart from that there not much else i can think of...

first person who says get a car will be hit with a pointy stick, as will the first to suggest not rideing in the rain..
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[Josh]

I find Holts anti mist/water repellant keep my visor from misting up in the rain, and make the rain run off the visor a lot easier.
Maybe worth a try? Or another anti mist type solution?
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[Visitor Q]

How about you stop being stingy and get contact lenses. I physically cant ride in glasses, they are too off putting and draw focus away from your peripheral vision (which i rely on heavily).
Contacts are £15 quid a month which includes solution, case and lenses... through the post! Go get them bad boys.
Unless you are uncomfortable with the concept of wedging plastic in your eye every morning. Trust me it gets piss easy, just persevere with the initial pain and then you get good and you train your eyes.

Plus it means you can fight
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[headlamp]

The only time I ride with my glasses is in the dark, in mid-Winter whne it is usually raining. To stop them steaming up just leave the visor open one notch.
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[karen_moomin]

Contact lenses

I have had mine for nearly 2 years now, I really don't know why I didn't get them sooner. £12 a month to see....bargain! Never looked back!

[iCraig]

I wear glasses on my bike and I use Holt's Anti-Mist once a week on them to stop them misting up and to repel water.

I do the same to my visor once a week too and it seems to do the job. .

However I don't like wearing glasses though but my licence says I have to and I don't fancy touching my eyeballs to put lenses in .

[tgabber]

Laser eye treatment?

I have a friend who had this done and he swears by it. Might cost a bit up front but then you never have to wear glasses again.

(N.B. can only be used to correct certain types of defective vision)
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[primalcarl]

The vents do the job on my helmet when I'm wearing shades, not something advisable in winter
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[iheartpie]

or do what i do when the visor steams up, crack it ope about a centre meter, then you dont get wet, and you dont get steamy, easy peasy.
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[Flip]

Contact lenses are the only way forwards my friend. That reminds me I need to start wearing them again. Glasses piss me off when I'm on the bike.

[zaknafien]

Never had a problem with my glasses on a bike, if my visor gets steamed up I just lift it up a touch.
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[Annabella]

I just don't wear mine and that whatever objects I can't see, aren't really there

Generally though, I would say get contact lenses. They are better for your eyesight in the long term anyway because there is less of a difference in the path of the corrected light rays.


NB. It is Not recommended advice to leave your glasses at home unless your glasses are as weak and unecessary as mine are.
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[ProXimaCore]

Another one for contact lenses. Had them for 2 weeks now and they're fine. £6 a month too.
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[Ava_Banana]

£6 a month, now that is good, where pray is that from?

Another vote for contact lenses from me.

I put mine in to ride, wear glasses all day at work, and put the lenses back in at night.

No problems with peripheral vision, no problems with steaming up, no problems taking my lid off.

My lenses are quite old though, so I need a new set, but as I only wear them for a couple of hours a day, I don't need to replenish them as often (or that is what I tell myself) (cue posts regarding permanent eye damage by over-using lenses).

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[jay12329]

I ride with my visor half a click up, only a little water gets on to my lenses, and my visor stays clear. Never realy had a problem with my glases getting covered in water. The worst thing is when they slide down and i'm left looking over the top of them. Cant see a lot then!
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[Inglesina94]

With glasses I had the same problem as Jay ... they used to slide down and would look above the lenses.

Also had a problem with the sunshine as my glasses are not colour sensitive and do not change colour, I found it very hard with the glare ... os decided to wear contact lenses and sunglasses if needed.

Originally only for riding, now it is just under 6 months I got them and tend to wear cotnact lenses forthe majority of time and the glasses very occasionally!

Contact lenses are the way forward!!
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