Looking for advice from glasses wearers...

[redbikejohn]

ok - off road there is no other option realy but to use contact lenses. you just get too hot riding off road and your glasses will steam up if there is any moisture in the air. if its warm and dry then you can get away with Scott OTG (over the glases)goggles as these are a lot deeper then normall goggles.

on road: well i use small framed square glasses that sit away from the face a fair bit. don't pull buff up over your nose. keep visor open a little. when you stop try and breath shallow.

anti fog stuff - it works if applied before each ride BUT ....warning! it can start to remove the anti glare and anti scratch coating. luckily this happened when mine were still covered by the garantee so i got a new pair.

[CRAIGREVO]

In the old days I'd use a little Shampoo/Fairy Liquid; put a little on both sides of the lens and rub in until clear, the next time its misty etc the lens's should be clear. This is the cheaper option, as there are a few on-the-shelf products out there too.

+1 not tried it on glasses but it works great on visors and goggles.

[tefflon]

Hi all
I did not start this post but would just like to say thanks for all the tips that have been posted
I for one will try them just hope summer comes round soon lol

& thanks to Dr Able for starting the post





Ta Steve

[Bushman_uk]

if it's goggles you want i find the ski goggles have better vents, because of the envoiroment you are supposed to use them in they don't fog up as easy

[Jules650]

I saw a product at the bike show in 2010 there was a guy who had a product that did the trick meant to go back and buy some and forgot:( never managed to find out what it was called! Not much help I know! Someone may remember? he was on the corner by the indoor motorcross and near the Harley stand.

We bought some stuff at the bike show 2011 - it's called Visor Kleen. It seems pretty good on visors but I haven't tried it on my glasses yet. I'm always a bit concerned about destroying the coating but he did assure us it was ok (also for camera lenses).

I find that my glasses don't generally steam up as long as I tuck my buff in at the correct angle, but I do usually ride with an open face lid. With full face lids it seems to vary greatly with different ones. Can't be too picky about helmets though - with my strangely shaped head and the need to fit glasses underneath my choice seems to be very limited!

[lancashirelad]

keep the visor cracked open just a little , don't wear a buff right up to the bottom of your specs and try using potato juice, cut a spud open wipe your cloth over it and polish into the lense or visor !!! ohhh and stop breathing !! :sick:

Plus one on that I have to do the same to keep my specs clear.

Edit:- Not the stop breathing bit!!!!

[DG]

Makes you wonder why you can't get prescription visors don't it?? :dry:

[almar]

I know they are not for everyone but l wear an open face Nolan helmet , no misting

[lancashirelad]

Makes you wonder why you can't get prescription visors don't it?? :dry:

I bought some presription swimming goggles best £70 I've ever spent!!!

[doctorzippy]

Slight tangent here as an ex-glasses wearer who couldn't tolerate the idea of contact lenses (the thought of touching my eye with my finger was way too much :sick: ).

I went to enquire about laser treatment and was told that as I was "over 40" that:

a) I probably only really use one eye anyway as the brain gets lazy with age and as the eyesight deteriotes the brain prioritises vision from one eye - the one you hold up to the viewfinder of a camera :blink:

b) Having laser treatment to correct my short-sight would mean I'd have great long distance vision, but would need glasses for reading (which kinda defeates the objective and negates the long-term cost savings!). :S

Then the consultant suggested just having one eye done, the dominant one, leaving the lazy one for reading. :unsure: I thought he was taking the p*ss, but he said that one of the top opthamlic surgeons in Manchester had only one eye lasered, as had many other folk, especially where the prescription wasn't too severe. What swung it for me was when he used the glasses thingy with different lenses to correct my left eye and left my right unchanged. I could read the long-distance eye test chart no problem and when he handed me a page to read, I felt my brain swap eyes and could read it no problem! I checked for a parallax issue but didn't have one, so went ahead and had just one eye done. B)

That was about 6 years ago. My eyesight remains excellent for both distance and reading, with just one eye for each and I halved the cost of the treatment!

Laser eye surgery is not for everyone, though, as I think it only works for short-sighted folk and it's not a nice experience. But freedom from glasses and contact lenses is fantastic and over the years I've recouped the "investment" in the treatment.

Just my 2p worth...