cycling with glasses

[DaveM]

Can someone who wears specs give me any tips on how you go about cycling in the rain with them on, I've only recently started to wear them and I am finding them a bit of a pain in the arse when it starts rains

 

[palinurus]

Cycling cap, the peak keeps enough rain off to make a pretty big difference. Will also fit under helmet if worn.

 

[Dayvo]

Can someone who wears specs give me any tips on how you go about cycling in the rain with them on, I've only recently started to wear them and I am finding them a bit of a pain in the arse when it starts rains

Try wearing them on your head instead!

As paulinrus says, a cycling cap with peak, or same with a helmet should help. As for rain being blown directly into your face, perhaps lenses would be better, although it might mean squinting.

 

[Crackle]

yep, cap or helmet with sun shade but in prolonged rain you'll be better taking them off. The only real answer is contact lenses. I use the one a day type. Never really wear them except for sport type activities, especially in the rain. The only downer is these days I can't read so well in them, so less good for hill walking and map reading.

 

[fossyant]

You sometimes have to slow down a bit, but I can't see without them... Only get real problems when it's hammering down. A cap would help, but I don't have any....

 

[terry huckle]

I make a point of not cycling in the rain.

 

[SamNichols]

You sometimes have to slow down a bit, but I can't see without them... Only get real problems when it's hammering down. A cap would help, but I don't have any....

Well, get one then - they're 4 for 20 on Prendas most of the time (the Campy ones are nice). I wouldn't be able to see without my glasses and can't wear contacts as I hate them.

 

[fossyant]

Might just do that dude !

 

[John the Monkey]

The peak on my Specialized helmet seems to keep the worst of it off mine.

 

[DaveM]

OK guys thanks for the replies, I've got a old cycling cap that I used to wear before I started wearing a helmet so I will give that a try.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

With the correct pair of absorbent gloves you can give them a quick wipe with index finger. Particularly useful in foggy conditions when they get misty.

 

[ColinJ]

How about one of these...

Er, don't use in windy conditions!!!

 

[wafflycat]

I've found the only way to go is contact lenses. I wear specs for distance vision. Started the Dunwich Dynamo this year but had to ditch halfway through. Not because of a lack of fitness but because the rain was so bad, it wasn't clearing from my specs and I was effectively rendered blind. I didn't think that the distinct possibility of ending up in a ditch in rural Essex/Suffolk in the middle of the night during a torrential rain storm was a good thing, so I dipped out. I was gutted, as I'd been putting in the miles to get ready for the event & I knew the distance was not a problem. Since then I've invested in a supply of daily disposable contacts and now tend to wear those on a long ride. Much better.

 

[Fnaar]

Here we go:

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

Contact lenses?