When I ride in the rain, my sunglasses (even with the clear lenses) get covered in water, and I find that they impede my vision even more than wearing nothing (on my eyes, that is 🙂. Yet taking them off just exposes my eyes to the rain drops, which is annoying at best, and can hurt in a serious rainstorm.
What's the best solution? Does anti-fog stuff like Cat [censored] help the water run off? What about Rain-X, that windshield stuff?
What about other, non-sunglasses solutions? A cycling cap or baseball cap with brim to shield the eyes? An invisible heat-generating force field to instantly dry the rain?
Even worst is riding at night in the rain. I used Rain-x and the water was changed to a thin film of water. However, the headlight from oncoming cars prismize and made seeing worst. my riding buddy mention that sometime no glasses is better. I remove my glasses for the rest of the ride. billcotton.com71st birthday ride.htmOpen ↗
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When I ride in the rain, my sunglasses (even with the clear lenses) get covered in water, and I find that they impede my vision even more than wearing nothing (on my eyes, that is 🙂. Yet taking them off just exposes my eyes to the rain drops, which is annoying at best, and can hurt in a serious rainstorm.
What's the best solution? Does anti-fog stuff like Cat [censored] help the water run off? What about Rain-X, that windshield stuff?
What about other, non-sunglasses solutions? A cycling cap or baseball cap with brim to shield the eyes? An invisible heat-generating force field to instantly dry the rain?
What about other, non-sunglasses solutions? A cycling cap or baseball cap with brim to shield the eyes? An invisible heat-generating force field to instantly dry the rain?
Some sort of visor will help a lot. I would tend to go with a visor and no glasses. You'll still get the occasional drop hitting your eyes but you'll still be able to see.
I use Rain-X and a cap, under my hell-mutt, with a visor just long enough to close the gap and keep the rain off the inside of the glasses.
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When I ride in the rain, my sunglasses (even with the clear lenses) get covered in water, and I find that they impede my vision even more than wearing nothing (on my eyes, that is 🙂. Yet taking them off just exposes my eyes to the rain drops, which is annoying at best, and can hurt in a serious rainstorm.
What's the best solution? Does anti-fog stuff like Cat [censored] help the water run off? What about Rain-X, that windshield stuff?
What about other, non-sunglasses solutions? A cycling cap or baseball cap with brim to shield the eyes? An invisible heat-generating force field to instantly dry the rain?
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Michael said:
What about other, non-sunglasses solutions? A cycling cap or baseball cap with brim to shield the eyes? An invisible heat-generating force field to instantly dry the rain?
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<[email hidden]> writes: Some sort of visor will help a lot. I would tend to go with a visor and no glasses. You'll still get the occasional drop hitting your eyes but you'll still be able to see.
Howdy,
The visor does help a lot. Also, keep in mind that vehicle drivers don't always change their wiper blades when "needed"..making it even more difficult to see a cyclist in the rain -- careful out there!
"Michael" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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When I ride in the rain, my sunglasses (even with the clear lenses) get covered in water, and I find that they impede my vision even more than wearing nothing (on my eyes, that is
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What about other, non-sunglasses solutions? A cycling cap or baseball cap with brim to shield the eyes?
I find a visor helps a lot. I just use a visor-equipped helmet. On the latest one I bought I had to tape up the "vents" (silly).
I use cheap clear safety glasses coated with Rain-X. Fortunately, my vision isn't bad enough to make riding dangerous without my prescription lenses. But after trying Rain-X on my 'good' glasses, I discovered that it changed the lenses light transmission in a way I didn't like.
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"Michael" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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When I ride in the rain, my sunglasses (even with the clear lenses) get covered in water, and I find that they impede my vision even more than wearing nothing (on my eyes, that is 🙂. Yet taking them off just exposes my eyes to the rain drops, which is annoying at best, and can hurt in a serious rainstorm.
What's the best solution? Does anti-fog stuff like Cat [censored] help the water run off? What about Rain-X, that windshield stuff?
What about other, non-sunglasses solutions? A cycling cap or baseball cap with brim to shield the eyes? An invisible heat-generating force field to instantly dry the rain?
On 9 Jul 2003 14:16:48 -0700, Michael said (and I quote):
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When I ride in the rain, my sunglasses (even with the clear lenses) get covered in water, and I find that they impede my vision even more than wearing nothing (on my eyes, that is 🙂. Yet taking them off just exposes my eyes to the rain drops, which is annoying at best, and can hurt in a serious rainstorm.
What's the best solution?
I just wipe my glasses with the back of my cycling gloves. I sometimes have to do it every 30 seconds or so. It's not ideal, but it works well enough. -- "Naturally, the common people don't want war. But, after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." - Hermann Goering
