Cycling in rain while wearing specs!

Mac said:

Hi guys!

I was just wondering if any of you guys had any ideas about a slight problem
I have when I ride to work in the rain. I wear specs and most of the journey
to work is downhill so when it rains I cant see where I'm going properly
which is a bit risky.

Do you know of any liquid or such like that stops specs from becoming a
hazard? I would take them off, but I cant see past the end of my arm clearly
without them, so either way I'm a bit stuck!

Your help would be most appreciated!

Woady

there is stuff called ´rain off´ you can get from motorcycle shops.

Theres a polish called ´mr sheen´ availiable in oz that works almost as
well. You must have something similiar

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there is stuff called ´rain off´ you can get from motorcycle shops.

Theres a polish called ´mr sheen´ availiable in oz that works almost as
well. You must have something similiar

Mr Sheen as in furniture polish? Will have to try these out.

Thanks for the tip!!

Woady

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Mac said:

Hi guys!

I was just wondering if any of you guys had any ideas about a slight

problem

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I have when I ride to work in the rain. I wear specs and most of the

journey

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to work is downhill so when it rains I cant see where I'm going properly
which is a bit risky.

Do you know of any liquid or such like that stops specs from becoming a
hazard? I would take them off, but I cant see past the end of my arm

clearly

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without them, so either way I'm a bit stuck!

Your help would be most appreciated!

Woady

there is stuff called ´rain off´ you can get from motorcycle shops.

Theres a polish called ´mr sheen´ availiable in oz that works almost as
well. You must have something similiar

Ask your optician. Umpteen things cause the coatings on the lense to drop
off (cleaning with tissue / water / fairy liquid being pretty common ones).

Mac said:

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there is stuff called ´rain off´ you can get from motorcycle shops.

Theres a polish called ´mr sheen´ availiable in oz that works almost as
well. You must have something similiar

Mr Sheen as in furniture polish? Will have to try these out.

Thanks for the tip!!

Woady

Yeah thats the stuff.

Welcome

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Mac said:

Hi guys!

I was just wondering if any of you guys had any ideas about a slight

problem

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I have when I ride to work in the rain. I wear specs and most of the

journey

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

to work is downhill so when it rains I cant see where I'm going properly
which is a bit risky.

Do you know of any liquid or such like that stops specs from becoming a
hazard? I would take them off, but I cant see past the end of my arm

clearly

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without them, so either way I'm a bit stuck!

Your help would be most appreciated!

Woady

there is stuff called ´rain off´ you can get from motorcycle shops.

Theres a polish called ´mr sheen´ availiable in oz that works almost as
well. You must have something similiar

Ask your optician. Umpteen things cause the coatings on the lense to drop
off (cleaning with tissue / water / fairy liquid being pretty common ones).

Well I havnt used the above on glasses. Shouldnt think it would be a
prob.. Motorcycle visers r plastic. So are lots of varishes these
days. Still don;t sue me if I am wrong

I bet the opticians sell Rain off now I think on it

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I was just wondering if any of you guys had any ideas about a slight
problem I have when I ride to work in the rain. I wear specs and most
of the journey to work is downhill so when it rains I cant see where
I'm going properly which is a bit risky.

Not what you're asking, but I wear a baseball cap when it's raining - does
an excellent job at stopping the rain reaching my eyes. Hopefully will
sort it in combination with the rain off/furniture polish.

Mac said:

Hi guys!

I was just wondering if any of you guys had any ideas about a slight problem
I have when I ride to work in the rain.

Do you know of any liquid or such like that stops specs from becoming a
hazard?

Five pints of Ringwood Old Thumper ;-)

John B

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Mac wrote:

>Hi guys!
>
>I was just wondering if any of you guys had any ideas about a slight

problem

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>I have when I ride to work in the rain. I wear specs and most of the

journey

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>to work is downhill so when it rains I cant see where I'm going

properly

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>which is a bit risky.
>
>Do you know of any liquid or such like that stops specs from becoming a
>hazard? I would take them off, but I cant see past the end of my arm

clearly

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>without them, so either way I'm a bit stuck!
>
>Your help would be most appreciated!
>
>Woady
>
>

there is stuff called ´rain off´ you can get from motorcycle shops.

Theres a polish called ´mr sheen´ availiable in oz that works almost as
well. You must have something similiar

Ask your optician. Umpteen things cause the coatings on the lense to

drop

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off (cleaning with tissue / water / fairy liquid being pretty common

ones).

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Well I havnt used the above on glasses. Shouldnt think it would be a
prob.. Motorcycle visers r plastic. So are lots of varishes these
days. Still don;t sue me if I am wrong

I bet the opticians sell Rain off now I think on it

Motorbike visors probably don't have the the same coatings as glasses have -
remember, if these things will come off with water, solvents etc. in rain
off (if it's similar to rain x, it is solventy smelling) can probably bugger
them up too. And if you have polycarb lenses, and rain off contains meths,
the lenses will shatter. New lenses will be £60 or so at the opticians or
£30 if you send the glasses away to an online setup.

A single drop of washing up liquid polished onto the insides to stop
misting and furniture polish on the outside if you want the rain to run
off though, personally, I prefer them to get evenly wetted on the
outside making vision better.

Robert

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>Mac wrote:
>>
>>Do you know of any liquid or such like that stops specs from
>>becoming a hazard? I would take them off, but I cant see past the
>>end of my arm clearly
>
>there is stuff called ´rain off´ you can get from motorcycle
>shops.
>
>Theres a polish called ´mr sheen´ availiable in oz that works
>almost as well. You must have something similiar

Ask your optician. Umpteen things cause the coatings on the lense to
drop off (cleaning with tissue / water / fairy liquid being pretty
common ones).

Well I havnt used the above on glasses. Shouldnt think it would be a
prob.. Motorcycle visers r plastic. So are lots of varishes these
days. Still don;t sue me if I am wrong

I bet the opticians sell Rain off now I think on it

Motorbike visors probably don't have the the same coatings as glasses
have - remember, if these things will come off with water, solvents
etc. in rain off (if it's similar to rain x, it is solventy smelling)
can probably bugger them up too. And if you have polycarb lenses, and
rain off contains meths, the lenses will shatter. New lenses will be
£60 or so at the opticians or £30 if you send the glasses away to an
online setup.

It might be worth buying a pair of the el-cheapo glasses you can get in
chemists or garages which don't have coated lenses anyway, and
experiment. Obviously get a pair which matches your distance
prescription. Even if you only use them for cycling in the rain, it
would be worth it.

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

Morning had broken, and there was nothing we could do but wait
patiently for the RAC to arrive.

Doki said:

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Theres a polish called ´mr sheen´ availiable in oz that works almost as
well. You must have something similiar

Ask your optician. Umpteen things cause the coatings on the lense to drop
off (cleaning with tissue / water / fairy liquid being pretty common ones).

Washing-up liquid, or at least some washing-up liquid, seems to contain
very harsh and powerful degreasers. Having seen what a little dab of
washing-up liquid can do to a monitor's anti-glare coating I wouldn't
put it on your glasses.

Daniele
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Apple Juice www.apple-juice.co.uk
Chapter Arts Centre
Market Road
Cardiff CF5 1QE

Mac said:

I was just wondering if any of you guys had any ideas about a slight
problem I have when I ride to work in the rain. I wear specs and most
of the journey to work is downhill so when it rains I cant see where
I'm going properly which is a bit risky.

Not a liquid solution (pkenty of those above), but a cycling cap will keep a
good deal of the rain off your specs -- it will deflect hailstones too,
which can be extremely painful at speed.

Simon Brooke said:

It might be worth buying a pair of the el-cheapo glasses you can get in
chemists or garages which don't have coated lenses anyway, and
experiment. Obviously get a pair which matches your distance
prescription.

The ones sold in chemists and garages are reading glasses only AFAIK so
not much use for cycling or driving.

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

D.M. Procida said:

Washing-up liquid, or at least some washing-up liquid, seems to contain
very harsh and powerful degreasers. Having seen what a little dab of
washing-up liquid can do to a monitor's anti-glare coating I wouldn't
put it on your glasses.

The old trick is rub a slice of raw potato over the lens and wipe it clean.

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

Simon Bennett said:

Not a liquid solution (pkenty of those above), but a cycling cap will keep a
good deal of the rain off your specs -- it will deflect hailstones too,
which can be extremely painful at speed.

And a third vote for the cap solution.

If you wear a helmet then either get one with a peak (not as good) or wear
a cycling cap under the helmet

Arthur

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The struggle of people against power is the struggle
of memory against forgetting - Milan Kundera

Tony Raven said:

Simon Brooke said:

It might be worth buying a pair of the el-cheapo glasses you can get
in chemists or garages which don't have coated lenses anyway, and
experiment. Obviously get a pair which matches your distance
prescription.

The ones sold in chemists and garages are reading glasses only AFAIK
so not much use for cycling or driving.

You can get el-cheapo distance glasses online. I'm using a £20 pair as my
sole glasses at the minute. I find them very little different to my previous
£150 pair. Except they're still in one piece and unscratched.
--
Ambrose

Mac said:

Hi guys!

I was just wondering if any of you guys had any ideas about a slight problem
I have when I ride to work in the rain. I wear specs and most of the journey
to work is downhill so when it rains I cant see where I'm going properly
which is a bit risky.

Do you know of any liquid or such like that stops specs from becoming a
hazard? I would take them off, but I cant see past the end of my arm clearly
without them, so either way I'm a bit stuck!

Your help would be most appreciated!

Woady

You can prevent your glasses from fogging up on the inside of the
lenses by rubbing Renu (or similar) on them. Renu is one of those all
in one contact lens solutions. Really good for shaving mirrors in the
shower as well - fog simply will not stick to glass or clear plastic
treated with Renu.

Cheers, James

Mac said:

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there is stuff called ´rain off´ you can get from motorcycle shops.

Theres a polish called ´mr sheen´ availiable in oz that works almost as
well. You must have something similiar

Mr Sheen as in furniture polish? Will have to try these out.

Beware if you have coatings (high refractive index, anti-glare etc etc) on
your specs. Mr Sheen and other products may well damage such coatings;
certainly I get Dire Warnings from the opticians about cleaning my glasses
with anything other than plain tap water and a lens cloth.

Proper cycling specs with prescription inserts or lab safety spects might be
worth trying, then you can spray the cheap outer lenses with whatever you
like.

Regards,

-david

Mac said:

Hi guys!

I was just wondering if any of you guys had any ideas about a slight
problem I have when I ride to work in the rain. I wear specs and most
of the journey to work is downhill so when it rains I cant see where
I'm going properly which is a bit risky.

Do you know of any liquid or such like that stops specs from becoming
a hazard? I would take them off, but I cant see past the end of my
arm clearly without them, so either way I'm a bit stuck!

Your help would be most appreciated!

Since getting a/r coated lenses I find rain just drips straight off rather than
sticking, another benefit is that a/r helps you see better when it's not raining
as well.