Wearing glasses in the rain.

Crow92

I wear glasses generally for watching tv/ lectures etc. but don't need to wear them all the time. I do however feel a bit more comfortable wearing them whilst cycing to see clearly everything ahead of me, especially at night

But when it's lashing out The rain on the glasses leaves you with about 50% vision and 50% blurred droplets. This might so silly but baar wiping them every few seconds is there anything you can get for glasses to stop droplets staying on the glasses?

optician

Crow92 wrote: »

I wear glasses generally for watching tv/ lectures etc. but don't need to wear them all the time. I do however feel a bit more comfortable wearing them whilst cycing to see clearly everything ahead of me, especially at night

But when it's lashing out The rain on the glasses leaves you with about 50% vision and 50% blurred droplets. This might so silly but baar wiping them every few seconds is there anything you can get for glasses to stop droplets staying on the glasses?

This would be better in eyeglasses forum.
Anyways, some lenses like Zeiss have hydrophobic coatings which repel water droplets. Bit more expensive though

Captain Havoc

Do you wear a cycling cap?

swoofer

you can get a gadget for use when playing golf wearing glasses, and it rains and it works, i know i have it but on a bike i am not sure. i will dig it out tomoro and post a pic. have you considered contact lenses, ie those throw away types, wear for a day then dump, or just for the cycle and then dump but i think you can re -use the one pair for about 24 hours total. so say for a months supply ie 31 days = last a year!! it does not rain all the time.

gbc-

and this is the gadget i got years ago, honest, its a bit overdone in the video

http://www.aquavis.co.uk/action.htm

tomasrojo

I wear a rain hat, but it looks a bit naff. Bit Australian Bush Hat.

kuro_man

baseball cap

Crow92

Not a cycling cap but more of a cycling swimming hat, no cap on the end, I did put back on the helmet visor though, but still doesnt' really stop it.

Beasty

I wear prescription cycling glasses - my vision remains much clearer with the lenses covered in rain drops than with no glasses at all, and they do protect your eyes. The curvature also allows the water to drain off a little better than with normal glasses

funkyjebus

Some gloves have a little strip of rubber on them to act like a windscreen wiper.

Lumen

Beasty wrote: »

I wear prescription cycling glasses

Which make/model?

pgd-pgd

I'm in the same boat . I find my vision better in the rain with my glasses on, although last week I had to take them off with the mist/fog as they were clouding up every few seconds . I sometimes were contact lenses , but have to wear my oakleys to keep the dirt out of the contact lenses , so if it rains your in the same situation as with normal glasses.

Been looking at these prescription cycling glasses in Chain Reaction, but want to check it out with my optician to see what type of sport lens/glazing can be put on them and how much?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=52822

Beasty

Lumen wrote: »

Which make/model?

I've a couple of these (Sprint & Canyon) with the Ultra 2000 lenses, which are particularly good in low light or even for night riding

I've also got some clear lens prescription Oakleys also for nighttime, but particularly for Manchester velodrome (where sunglasses tend to be frowned upon, but rain is less of an issue:))

Tonyandthewhale

I don't wear glasses but I find a cycling cap (with a peak) keeps the rain out of my eyes very well. I only started wearing a cap regularly a few weeks back but now it feels weird being on the bike without my cap because I've gotten so used to having something to keep the sun/rain out of my eyes.

trad

funkyjebus wrote: »

Some gloves have a little strip of rubber on them to act like a windscreen wiper.

I thought that was to stop you wiping your nose.

-Chris-

No, they're to give you better traction when wiping your nose. Snot can be a slippery little bugger.

Lawrence1895

Did you try those protective goggles, you usual wear for welding, on top of your glasses?

It looks hilarious, but it some kind of helps

C3PO

Contact lenses?

Lusk Doyle

RPL1 wrote: »

Contact lenses?

I wear these all the time but on wet or windy days I need my shades either dark, clear or yellow depending on the time of day and light conditions to keep the wet and wind from making them fall out!

C3PO

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

I wear these all the time but on wet or windy days I need my shades either dark, clear or yellow depending on the time of day and light conditions to keep the wet and wind from making them fall out!

That's strange - I wear lenses in wind, rain and snow and on both the MTB and road bike and never have any issues! Obviously I wear shades if it's very sunny but otherwise I don't bother! I've tried protective glasses on the MTB but they get misted/dirty/wet too easily so I do understand where the OP is coming from!

Muller_1

I used to have the same problem, I started using daily disposable contacts when cycling in the rain and found them really good esp. at night.

However about 5 years ago I got laser eye surgery, so no more issues.

Surveyor11

I've used WD-40 on my perscription glasses - there's silicone in it that helps droplets slide off. Was also thinking I might give car polish a go as well, not sure if it'll wreck my lenses, but that also has silicone that helps water glide off.....

Antikythera

-Chris- wrote: »

No, they're to give you better traction when wiping your nose. Snot can be a slippery little bugger.

That's not even funny you silly little tw at.

blorg

Antikythera wrote: »

That's not even funny you silly little tw at.

That is actually what the absorbent bit on the thumb of a cycling glove is designed for, a sweat and snot pad. Google it if you don't believe me. And no need to be offensive.

Caroline_ie

I am in the same position as yourself. I have to wear glasses at nigh when driving, cycling etc.
I sometimes wear the glasses when I train and it's dry and I use a cycling cap, it helps, and I have also bought very cheap contact lenses that I use when I cycle in general from these guys. I think it's well worth it.

Beasty

Just for info, Antikythera has been permanently site-banned for trolling this and a number of other forums yesterday

Kintarō Hattori

I don't mean to be stupid but how do you buy a pair of prescription glasses from a site like CRC? Fair enough they have the frames but how do you go about getting the right lens for them?

Beasty

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I don't mean to be stupid but how do you buy a pair of prescription glasses from a site like CRC? Fair enough they have the frames but how do you go about getting the right lens for them?

You don't - I would only ever buy from specialist online retailers like the one I mentioned previously, who will ensure the lenses are made up to a current prescription (you need to provide them with the full prescrition and date it was issued)