@@AntiParallali >>> You could create an association -- either real or virtual -- of _"blind"_ Lady bikers, and call them *_"The Helen Keller's"._* {I will see myself to the door now...😉}
I doubt you'll see this as I am late to watching this vid and in turn commenting. As a glasses wearing, 20 year+ riding, all year round rider in the UK, I thought I'd add my tuppence (two cents), as almost every day is cold in old blighty. First off totally concur with the glasses frames choice. I have gone one step further and have a set of super thin, flexible, metal memory frames on my bike glasses. The frames bend to match the pressure applied to them and spring back when you take them out of the helmet, so you cannot tell you have glasses on in the helmet. Also look out for helmets that have a channel in the foam for glasses, some helmets actually market this. With regards to fogging, first thing I always do to every helmet is remove the stupid bit of plastic they put at the bottom of the visor opening that ducts air towards your face, the nose bridge bit; in this vid you still have it fitted to yours. Removing that makes the biggest difference. It does mean that more of your breath gets to the visor itself, potentially fogging that up, but fitting a PinLock to the visor solves that. Lastly washing up liquid (I believe you Americans call it dish soap) applied and buffed into the lenses to reduce the surface tension of the water droplets in the condensation prevents almost all fogging of lenses. These steps allow me to ride fog free all through the winter here in Blighty.
As a blind rider also, I find that a pin lock visor works great to reduce fogging. The trick is to leave the visor and vents closed and after the glasses warm with the inner screen you will have no issues in cold weather.
For the fogging glasses problem , Arai has a Pro Breath Mask, it replaces the stock rubber breath deflector, fit snug on your nose dividing the chamber in your helmet to a ‘upper eye compartment ’ and a ‘lower nose/mouth compartment ’. Since your breath is kept away from the eye compartment, there will be no condensation on glasses. I live in Canada and I ride with it and pin lock the whole winter with no problem.
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LS2 helmets are good with glasses too. Both my current helmets are LS2's, they have a channel in the padding to suit glasses. The full face one does cause a bit of fogging but the 399 Valiant flip-up one doesn't unless I'm stopped in traffic but it's mightn't be good for motor Vlogging, the chin vent can make a whistling noise when closed.
Fogging up is why I ride open face..And keep visor semi open to let air in. Anti fog sprays also help on glasses. Also Vari or Bifocals are useful if you have eyesight range issues and need to read a map on your phone in a holder...I drive 8hrs a day 5/6 days a week as a scooter food courier.
@Lali - Another tip (glasses wearer biker here from the best fogging country - the UK haha)... Over time, I got a 2nd pairs with plastic arms with either straight arms, or trimmed down the curved (around ear) part so that the glasses just slid right between helmet and ears without me having to wangle them up over and around my ears when putting them on (makes it easier to take them off too.... Ride safe girl, and all the best! 😁😎
i have a 2 hole in my visor for constant airflow so my classes don't fog ..... This is something i found by watching an f1 driver making hole in visor for preventing fog during rain
I just bought a Nexx Gridline SX100r helmet and I can say my glasses fit sweet inside of it. Ive wore glasses all my life and my best tip is buy thin armed and thin small framed memoflex frames. Memoflex is a metal that bends. Mine are Ray Bans but other companies make memoflex too. There is a multitude of creams out there that you can coat your specs with to stop fogging. I use it on my visors too. Just ask any optician. Oh and I live in England where it rains permanently too, so it's a real problem here. My visor is never ever closed....ever!! I ride with the visor open to the first click so it's open... Just. There are days when it just happens, like winter when it's pouring down or snowing, but you just gotta crack on with it It's a bummer but there's no way on earth I'd wear contacts.
Try Shark helmets, they have padding suited to glasses. Me and my wife wear glasses and use Shark helmets with no problems. Plus they have a drop-down sunvisor 👍
I tried to wear contacts, as some of the comments suggest it, it works, but when you drive fast no matter how you closed all the vents in the helmet, its kinda dry my contacts and wprroed it might pushed all the way through my eyes, so I came back wearing glasses again. Just using anti fog wipes, works like a charm.
Nice! I'm a fairly new rider, and I wear glasses, and I've been watching a LOT of motorcycle videos. You are the first person that I've come across that gives tips on how to ride with glasses. Fortunately I wear wireframe safety glasses, and they are small, and the rims are very thin, so they fit comfortably on my face when wearing a helmet. I will try out some of the tips that you gave with regards to fogging. That's the one thing that drives me completely crazy, the fogging!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate the suggestions.. I know how it feels when they suddenly fog up and you're left looking for a spot to pull over quickly..
Hey Lali, I was wondering if you ever tried scuba diving anti fog drops. I used to scuba dive and never had an issue with my mask fogging when I used the drops. A drop or two and spread it around and wash it under faucet before leaving the house, I would suggest shake it dry or using an air dryer. I hope this helps and the one I used was "Sea Drops" or "500 PSI"
I live in a tropical country and I am also a fellow blind rider. Idk how effective this method is in areas with colder climate, but it works for me even if I have to ride under a heavy rain. Try to find glass frame with straight arms and straight tip rather than the bent/hook tip. It is easier to fit and also, it kinda solve the fogged up lenses problem because I can always adjust my glasses to be a little bit further away from my eyes (to get better airflow) since it doesn't need to actually sit on my nasal bone. The clamping force from the padding of my helmet is enough to keep the glasses right where I wanted to be, so it doesn't really matter if it kinda "floats away" if you get what I mean. I know it gets wiggly sometimes and it's not really that comfortable, but it isn't as dangerous as not being able to see the road because of the fogged up lenses.
This is on the money. I wear ultra-light frames from Ovvo Optics normally cause I like light frames, and it works fantastic. RE: Fog, fog is a struggle. I live in Canada, so cold weather riding is pretty much always. Your tips are really good, I would add one thing, pinlock is pretty useless for glasses wearers, I find my glasses are almost always going to fog way before my visor.
New rider with glasses here and over 60 years as well. I just pop my visor off before my ride, spray shaving foam onto the inside part of visor let it sit while I do my glasses. Once that is done I buff out the inside of the visor and Presto, "Absolutely no fog up", Love it. Great video please keep them coming..
You hit all the key points on wearing glasses with your helmet. I too wear very thin frame glasses commuting to work every morning with the visor partially open.
I have very thin titanium glasses frames. Long ago I found the modular helmets to be best for me. When it is very hot and humid and I get stuck in slower moving traffic I can flip it up for full airflow. Traffic around here is usually pretty mild. The only variation to this is during Sturgis rally. I live (normally) 30 minutes from Sturgis. During Rally expect to take an hour to get there. Until I got my current helmet, a Schuberth C4, I had no idea what a pinlock visor was. Now? I am not sure I could live without it.
@@bubbagumphrey7111 mine cost around $5,800 USD for both eyes. There are cheaper options around $4K but they actually use a physical blade to cut your cornea flap. I didn’t feel comfortable with that so I chose a surgeon that used a machine with a precision laser to cut the cornea flap. Some eye insurance companies will help pay too but most will not since it’s considered a cosmetic surgery.
Kudos on some great tips! Fellow blind rider here for 20 years- I have tried all the recos here but here's what works for me now 99.99% of the time- Respro Foggy Mask. I just need to be patient to make sure I put the helmet on correctly so there is a good seal under the eyes. Removing the chin skirt def helps here as well. All my helmets have it...except the modular one.
For cold weather anti-fog, I use the "Cat Crap" brand anti-fog paste(liquid stuff is snake oil); for everything else, dawn dish soap. In both cases they only help so much, but at the very least you start getting water droplets instead of a fog that you can't see through. For comfort, I use wrap around glasses instead of normal glasses inside the helmet. I like the products made by Wiley X, as they also make their stuff available in both a prescription lenses and an ANSI Z87.1 rated safety lenses. But there is also other companies that make similar products. You also need to consider the materials of the frame, in particular flexible(like the Flexon brand stuff) vs rigid and where they flex. It makes a big difference how the frames create pressures points inside the helmet. Some pressure points(like the temples) are much worse than others.
Cat Crap is what I also use. Now called Scope Dope. This green goo works for a 1 way trip, used on Temps from 45° down to 27°, no snow on the ground though.
Fellow (partially) blind rider here. I didn't read through all the comments so don't know if these additional tips were mentioned but I felt these will help the situation. I've been riding with glasses for over 15 years now. For most of that time I've been using something that totally prevents my glasses from fogging up. I ride all year, sometimes in temps well below zero F (upper Midwest here). And I do this with no fogging of the specs! A co-worker told me of this idea and I adopted it for every time I ride when the temps are below 45 F when my glasses are prone to fogging up. I made a snorkel. It's simply a small diameter vinyl tubing elbow with a short length of clear tube that extends JUST to the bottom edge of my full face helmet on one side. I hold the end of the elbow in the side of my mouth like a classic old time movie gangster holds a cigar. I exhale out the snorkel to keep things clear behind the visor and inhale through my nose to keep fresh air coming in. Never had even a hint of fogging since doing this. Another tip about choosing glasses, to go along with all the excellent advise given in the video, is to choose glasses with relatively straight side bows. This makes it very easy to slide the glasses on in the helmet. I've had some glasses with more of a hook behind the ear and those can be impossible to slip into a helmet. linky to snorkel: photos.app.goo.gl/jen5wZemuEZaKeAT8
Two tips. Payne glasses sells Jordan Sports Goggles for $26, prescription lenses included. About $30 shipped. They are for kids playing sports. But take the sides and big band off and replace it with a thin one and you are good. You could probably attach them to the helmet if you wanted. For fogging, wear a mask that has the nose pinch peace (or buy them to add to the ones you have,) and that is loose at the bottom. I have one that is meant to go around my neck,(sorta like a neck gator) but it also has ear loops, so I just use those with it not around my neck. That lets my breath go down as its loose on the bottom. And I have metal stick-on strips that I use to form it to my nose. That keeps my breath from going up. The part that is meant to go behind my neck, is sitting under my jaw, and I am breathing through the tube that your neck is meant to be in when worn correctly. Pipes it all down and away.
I've been wanting to get sport prescription glasses, but for another reason. I was thinking the wrap-around would be good for when I want to ride with my visor up (I judge distance better, and things just feel more real). My question is, do they prevent wind getting to your eyeballs (thus making my eyes water) better than regular glasses?
I find a modular flip up helmet perfect for riding. Easier to remove/add glasses. I flip up if needed at low speed for increased air flow . Your vlogs are very professional and useful. Stay safe.
I've found out that dish detergent produced best results on my safety glasses :D Spread it thinly on both lenses (about a small drop on each lens), leave it for about 10-15 min until a thin film forms, then just polish them with a glasses-cloth - don't wash it off! Keep polishing until the lens becomes completely clear. Prevents fogging in normal humidity conditions; in high moist environments small drops of water will form on the lens, mostly on the side - however still better than if the whole lens gets fogged up :)
Having a modular helmet helps too. If you’re riding in town or in stop and go traffic you can open it up and when you hit the highway close it. I also have an open face helmet with a clear face shield that I wear sometimes, not as much protection with this helmet but on the plus side there are zero fogging issues, also I don’t even have to fiddle with my glasses when I’m putting it on or taking it off.
Love the helmet hair. Shark helmets come with a glasses groove, or a flip front works too. Also the size of the aperture has an effect on how easy it is to fit/remove your glasses, touring helmets compared to a sports helmet are usually easier to do. You can try washing up liquid, polished until dry, does work for a couple of hours. For those of us maturer riders, if you now need varifocal glasses, measure the distance from your clocks to your eyes, (when seated normally) rather than "reading" distance makes seeing them a lot easier.
Thanks for the content! I ride with glasses too, just let the visor a little open and it works good, I usually prefer to ride with visor fully open but using a big windshield to minimize insect impact 😅
For the fogging, I just keep my vents open and at stops, open the visor... if it's raining, just open enough that air gets in without letting in the rain.... also when riding in cold, rainy weather, I leave visor open on first click, so that there is a good flow of air passing through and no rain.
I have rode my motorcycle for several years and have had this problem. My helmet I also use for snowmobiling. I got a heat shield for snowmobiling and got a second power port and installed the on my motorcycle. It helps quite a bit and the other thing I do is just bearly crack the shield and they seem to work pretty good.
I also wear glasses when I ride, I use the Zeiss anti-fog wipes and they have worked good for me so far, I keep a few in the backpack I use when I go ride because you never know when you're going to need them, they're also good to clean your glasses with if you get smudges on them however I don't recommend cleaning bugs , road grime or dist off of them with the wipes because that could scratch your glasses. I have debated on going to contacts, that would completely eliminate the need for glasses but also presents its own set of problems
I’ve always had trouble getting the earpieces hooked over my ears with the helmet on. I ended up getting glasses with straight earpieces and that made it much easier. A lot of aviator sunglasses are designed this way, probably for this reason. I think my clear glasses are actually reading glasses. If I wear them without the helmet they tend to slip down my nose after a while, but the helmet actually keeps them in place.
i've only been riding less than a year, but got my bike during the fall/winter season, so had to learn quick how to keep my glasses from fogging. Never had the comfort issue, but I always sorta prefer thin frame glasses style wise, so maybe got lucky there. Step one. alcohol based cleaner, it'll do a little ... i actually had this learned from covid, during the summer before I got my bike, wearing a face mask and glasses is also hell. but the alcohol based cleaner, kinda breaks the surface tension of the condensation, helps a little with fogging. breathing out your nose is probably the single best advice. it's only really your moist, hot breath that fogs the glasses. keeping a bit of awareness on your breathing, and specifically breathing out your nose, eliminates like 80% of all fogging. Then, it's only if you're stuck at a stop. and there. pop the visor up. and maybe crack the visor for a little extra air if things are really bad. but I road in some sub 30 degree temps. And never really had an issue with my glasses fogging.
Wow thank you! Great information. I wear glasses as well so the fogging is an issue at times. Thanks for listing the glasses friendly helmets. Great video. I'm a new fan 😊
When I was a Kid I rubbed a Potaoe on my skin diving mask and it worked quite well. I have no idea about soap.. All of your glasses have rather straight ear pieces.. some loop around your ears better.. which might make them harder to get on and off inside a Helemt ..
@@AntiParallali This snowmobile helmet is Patented . I was going to buy one this winter but snowmobile season was so short.. It vents your breath out the back of your helmet and covers your nose with a breath sheild .. ua-cam.com/video/_R_Q9bd63Vw/v-deo.html
@@AntiParallali Merry Christms I plan to purchase one of these Helments next winter.. Snowmobiling is more fun than riding motorucles in many ways .. No Speed limits in most places you can go as fast as you want.. I slow down in the woods when I am riding between the Trees .. I thought My Yamaha Attack with a R-1 engine in it was doing 129 MPH on the pseedometer.. but it's only 116 MPH on GPS.. but it is fun with no speed limits on lakes and farmers fields ect.. This helmet had a rubber nose and face cover like Scuba gear and vents your breath through channels out the back of the helmet ua-cam.com/video/_dzCHBMr64s/v-deo.html
@@AntiParallali So this video popped up in my sugestions.. NOw I will pay more attentiont he second time. At age 60 I got my first Prescription glasses at Sam's Club.. I wear a small Helmet .. I got kids glasses very small frames not enough room for bi-focals.. Larger lenses would have more room for bi-focals. You make a good point about glasses being wider than your face won't fit into your helmet. I can't figure out why helmets don't have a cut out for glasses ear pieces.. I want to get a Modular Helmet next.. My biggest gain with my glasses is that I can read my Instrument panel and my GPS through the bifocals.. With Presecription glasses I can read a road sign at a greater distance.. Being a skibum for a few years damged my eyes a lot. Bright sun reflecting off from the snow at high altidudes makes the sun more than double intense.. I use my Cardo Blue tooth for driving insturctions so not as dependant on needing to read road sighns.. I sprayed som anti fog on my helemt shield and it smeard . sort of like frosted glass on your bathroom shower door.. Still don't wear glasses most of the time while riding just experimenting to see if it can work. My kids glasses great obstruct my periphail vison and it's hard to turn your head to look with 4 layers of clothes on .. Plus wait until you are 60 and see if your neck is less flexable .. With no glasses on this time of year I always have to ride with my face shield cracked open .. I always open the shield at stop lights.. I close it on one finger witch stops it at the first click ..
Hi Lali, I wear Oakley glasses. I find the wrap around feels comfier than the ones that wrap around behind your ears. The Oakleys only wrap around your head. I also find it easier to keep your glasses on then put the helmet on after. I find it more difficult to put the helmet on then squeeze in the glasses. Although I wear a modular helmet so it’s easier to put on the helmet after the glasses and having the chin part of the helmet open. Then I close the chin part after I put the helmet on. You are right about the fogging. I try to keep the visor open just a crack to get air flow through. Also keep it open a crack when stopped. Great videos by the way. Keep them coming.
With my airflite I've found that I can open my visor slightly but still be mostly protected from the cold weather. It helps to crack it open at stoplights. Also I've found breathing through your nose instead of your mouth helps a lot as well. No taking deep breaths at stop lights during the winter haha
Bought a glasses lens called optifog by essilor, it's an anti-fog lens for your glasses, it lasted for a week before you have to rub your glasses with their special fibre cloth, and also combine it with pinlock for your helmet. It worked for me for 5 years Happy Riding!
What if you just take like a pinlock lens insert and cut out enough for the lens of your glasses and use that to reduce the fogging? Not a glasses wearer but that might help :D
The pinlock works because it creates a small pocket of air between the visor and the pin lock insert, but I'm not sure how you would be able to get a pin lock type thing on glasses that are everyday use type of glasses
Great presentation, Lali, and terribly relevant to my rising situation. (Dig the helmet-hair, too.) I'm on my second-ever full-face helmet, an in both instances I made point to find one that was more spectacle-friendly, and it helps *lots*. Pretty much do all the stuff you mention, except treating my lenses with anything. *But*, one thing I do in seriously-cold weather is allow both glasses and helmet visor to acclimate to outdoor temperature before putting them on: even though my visor has a Pinlock shield on it, this actually helps keep initial fogging to a minimum. Of course, as I might've mentioned in the past, I'm silly enough to not only ride when it's silly-cold, but also silly-wet. (But not both at once…had one non-fun incident doing that, learned my lesson.)
Interestingly because of riding I went the opposite of you - from glasses to contacts. I was wearing glasses long before I started riding and I always hated them. Since I have quite a bad eyesight my eyes always looked super tiny through them and as I am sweating a lot they never stood in place. When I started riding I bought glasses friendly helmet and it still wasn't comfortable for me. They kept moving out of place, fogging, I had blisters on the side of my head... so I fought a bit about my fear of anything getting near my eyes and went to a checkup for contacts. Ordered them and first 2-3 weeks were awful, I dreaded the time of the day when I had to put them in or remove them. But now, after 4 and a bit years I am super used to them and they are one of the best decisions that I made both for convenience and my look :D And I don't have to look for glasses friendly helmets anymore, I just buy the one that I like and that is nicely ventilated (like my current Corsa-R). And I never ride with visor open, it somehow feels wrong for me. When riding it is down, when in slow traffic or in town/city it is just cracked open and when I am stopped I will sometimes open ti fully, but then close it down once I am on a move. Never had a problem with something flying in my eye so far, but still just in case I carry a spare pair of contacts with me if I am going on a longer ride.
Most new helmets now have a channel for glasses. Look for one that pushes more airflow over the shield or one that is actually made to be cracked open yet not lift ,like the shoei helmets that are great for this use motorsport type glasses that take up less real estate inside the helmet ,this also makes it more comfortable also quick transition lenses are good to use. Pro tip shaving cream on the lenses work fantastic not soap and remove the chin curtain( like stated) it helps with airflow if you motovlog get a good dead cat to put over the mic.. remember safety first.
I wear glasses and bought my helmet early. What I've found is a problem similar to your glasses # 3. I've finally purchased a mechanic special 1983 goldwing. So once I finally start riding... I'm glad you've addressed issues like this.
I do not wear prescription glasses but I do love sun glasses, and as a diver, fogging goggles are an issue, and by far the best trick that actually worked was rubbing toothpaste on them, let it sit through the night and washing them in the morning.
Small thin frames, great call. I find glasses with no behind the ear element helps eg: Oakley frames. Try and keep a microclimate inside the lid is good in the wet. Arai lids have a mid point setting on front vent so you can push out breath through on uber cold days. The first helmet manufacturer that solves this issue will clean up.
I got a Shark Spartan Karken and it has been my favorite full faced helmet for glasses. My glasses fit and I can even use the internal sun visor without it hitting my glasses.
Hey lali I have a glasses tip for you that may change your life! Not sure if you had loom bands in NA but if you didn't they are small hair bands. The kind you use for braids. Take a band and put it over the cheek padding where the arms of your glasses normally sit then repeat on the other side. Try it and smile 🙂
As for something to rub on the lenses to keep them from fogging, instead of a bar of soap, try shaving cream. It sounds really weird but it's very effective keeping car windows fog free in cold weather so I imagine it might be a good choice for glasses too.
@@AntiParallali The right helmet depends also on the shape of your head and the helmet brand e.g. Shoei fits a little different than an Arai of Schubert helmet or many others. I live in Europe and I happen to have some sort of a 'Shoei head'. My Shoei helmet lining can also be somewhat customized in lining shape with Shoei personal fitting. They measure your head, punch the numbers in the computer and add or remove some small strips of helmet lining to create a good fit.
From a fellow Blind rider.. I have tried all your suggestions and I have found that none work (for me). I also spoke to the optician and they said that rubbing soap or fairy liquid and buffing it in can actually damage the lens. I have anti Glare etc on mine, so id rather keep that in tact. They are apparently developing Anti Fog Len's but they are still rubbish.. I think its gonna be awhile before a proper anti fog lens comes out. Shame they can't adapt the pin lock visor tech to do the same for glasses.. All the vents open & when Im not gunning it down a motorway, then open a crack for me does the trick.. Keep it up :-) & look forward to the next one
Great tips! I’ve been riding for over 11 years but only been wearing glasses for around 5 years so adapting to riding with them was interesting. I don’t get along with contacts so having the right glasses and the right helmet is really important for me.
Great video Lali. Been riding with glasses for over a decade now. Where I am in north GA I don't have to worry much bout foggy lenses since it's cold here like 3 months outta the year but still rideable and little to no snow at times. So just leave my vents open. Fitment was my main issue till I switch to thin metal frames. Will try the anti fog stuff next fall/winter here.
What you said is actually what i also do, except the glasses i use is flexible so it can easily fit on my helmet. It doesn't snow here but it does fog during rains when you're on stop or not moving, so i always slightly open the lid when on stop light but closes it while moving since there's enough airflow.
Great video! I found thin metal Oakley frames at Costco that have no downward curve behind the ear. They sit in the glasses groove of my Shoei and kinda' levitate without touching my face at all. Perfection, no pressure points.
Good video, I've been riding 40+ years but only about 10 with glasses. I have small metal frames and keeping the vents open usually works for me. Taking the chain thing off will annoy you with too much air across your eyes.
After many many years struggling with this problem I now simply wear an open face helmet = lots of air flow and endure the cold winter mornings - at least I can see where I’m going! 👍😎
I've worn glasses my whole life, and in 30 years of riding I've never really thought much about how I ride with glasses on. I've just always managed to make it work because I had to! 😁
I choose the smallest frames I can get away with. Now that I wear progressive lenses and have to where larger frames. Modular helmets are easier than full face.
same here. I don't even use my visor because they are scratched up. Even in rain, Id just use my finger to wipe it every time it gets to difficult to see, and I would lower my visor about 25% and tilt my head down so the rain doesnt get to my glasses too easily. Also where im at many of the street lamps don't get fixed, but I just thought I had to, and never really thought about it. It was years later that I start to realise the conditions I was riding was probably truly unacceptable for other people, but it taught me a lot of ways on how to ride much safer too, also it makes me wonder why I didn't bother trying to make my life easier.
I ride in all weather so long as there is no ice on the roads. I keep all of my vents open, regardless of how cold it is, and I open my visor at every stop and don't shut it until I am moving. It is a bit cold, but at least I can see where I am going. Sometimes it sucks to have to wear glasses.
Great video, thanks. Not sponsored by them, but as a rider who needed prescription glasses for last 15 years, I came across the company called "ic! berlin". Their frames are excellent to fit inside the helmet, titanium thin and flat temples and special hinges interlocking just by their shape, not the mechanical connection. Easy on,/easy off and unbreakable... They come with the price, but given their quality I find them the best (for myself)...
Divers use spit to stop fogging. Tried it a couple of times on my glasses, and it works ok but leaves murky streaks. Wouldn't recommend if you have bad breath though.
I like to use Sea Drops on my glasses to prevent fogging. Normally the compound is used on scuba goggles to prevent fogging, but it also works for glasses on a motorcycle!
I have ridden with glasses for 40 years the best and most comfortable glasses for me are ones with aviator frames with straight thin arms that don’t hook over your ears. You might need to carry two or more pairs of glasses with you but comfort aces style on a bike. As to fogging I have yet to find a 100% effective cure sprays ,vents ,creams and waxes all work to some extent but there is no cure all.
New subscriber. This is the first video I watched . I found you through “doodle on a motorcycle “ . I have to tell you the quality of your video is fantastic. The production and editing are very professional. Well done 👍 I don’t even wear glasses but enjoyed all your tips and insight.
Absolute gold in terms of advice! And sensationally presented. I could listen to this young lady all day! Will definitely buy my next set of glasses with an ultra thin steel frame. Much appreciated... oh & regarding the fogging issue, yes, I too ride with my visor open at the 1st click. Works a treat! ✌️
Try shaving gel. I used it on windows of me Nissan Serena C23. It worked quite well. Serena is greenhouse on wheels and fogging is serious problem on rainy weather. Only issue for me was a lot of time needed to remove streaks. For now I don't have bike to test this solution, but it worked for windows, so maybe for glasses it will too...
Really really good tips, I'd also say stay away from frameless glasses for riding, as I've found the part where the temples attach to the lens gets bent all to heck. Then you have to try to bend them back after riding. Also stay away from glasses with super flexible temples, as they bend while you try to push them between your face and helmet. They're impossible to get to sit right.
There are helmets designed to work with glasses (like my Nolan with eyewear adaptive) but one tip is to remove the part of the foam that have contact with your glasses. I just pull out the foam from a hole behind it at cut it away (for my xlite since it doesn't come with eyewear adaptive) . This is useful because when your helmet vibrates, it will keep your glasses contact free at that point and your vision is not affected by the vibration.
I bought special glasses that fold every which way for ease of putting them on under the lid. luckily I have a very good lid that doesn't fog my glasses up (although I try to avoid riding in extreme cold)
Lali and readers helmet maker "LS2" makes their helmets at least the "Advantix" series with "Eyeglasses Fit System". Basically there are side channels in the padding to accommodate the temples so glasses EASILY slide back to the ears. Very nice.
Thank you! When the road is bumpy my glasses rattle which can distort my vision. It makes off roading more challenging, as well. Something else to think about for fellow glasses wearers.
Two things: 1) not all contact lenses are the same; I recommend Dailie Total 1 from Alcon 2) I recommend you look into laser vision correction; especially if younger than 40 years of age. Can be done later in life, but there are pros and cons. LASIK and PRK are both good choices; but see your local professional to determine if you are a candidate.
I live in a really humid island/country and anti-fog wipes are my saviour. I've tried a few brands and only one works, unfortunately. My recommendation would be to cycle through a few manufacturers. Also, blow onto the lenses after you wipe. If they still fog up, wipe it down again. Repeat till it works.
Another tips for preventing fog on glasses - I snowmobile in the motorcycle off-season (winter) and snowmobile helmets/attire work hard to prevent your breath from causing fog on your visor. So a breath box for your helmet - which directs your breath away from your eyes- helps in preventing fog on glasses. Also, some snowmobile balaclava's are designed to direct your breath away from your eyes. Do a search for 'anti fog balaclava' and you'll see what I mean. Again, not the 100% solution, but these in combination with others mentioned in this video help.
Hello fellow blind rider! From experience, my first helmet was not eyeglasses friendly, when riding and on rough roads, when the helmet vibrates, the glasses vibrate with it causing my vision to vibrate as well. My helmet now is eyeglasses friendly, it has actual spaces for the frame temples and they do not move when the helmet moves. So now I always look for helmets that are certified eyeglasses friendly. You can check the specs or in my case while hunting for a bell helmet, I emailed them and they gave me a list of bell helmets that are friendly to glasses wearers. 😊
I generally use hot melt to seal a piece of plastic between the nose area and the spectacles .... so the deflector works fine....no fogging... ... ... joking of course, but I usually forget the anti fogging spray...so I just lift the visor...which at the right weather condition I got the following: 1 Polar region directly on the nose. 2 In case the balaclava has been found/ washed 'n dry....the nose is protected...but the micro climate then turns the nose area into tropical rainforest....and the fogging fogging still there because I still forgot the fogging anti-fogging spray. .... Joking again.. just move the visor up and down and get what ever air I can get... riding is what I just want!
A lot of modern helmets are glasses friendly & have a slot that the arm of the glasses fit into. Also, choose a frame with a straight arm & not one with a heavy curve behind the ear. The helmet will press the curved part into your skull behind your ear & this gets very uncomfortable. Another tip , choose a titanium frame. These things are strong & can withstand the stresses of being pulled on /off through a helmet much better than a plastic frame. I have titanium straight arm Oakleys with my prescription lenses in which are perfect for helmets. Took a lot of trial & error before I got it right.
Had this just recently. Both my visor and glasses fogged up as I rode through some sort of cold spot. Couldn't stop, couldn't wipe them clear, just had to use the force. Glad the road was straight...
As a fellow blind rider. All I can say is thank you. 😄😀
Hello my blind brother 😂👓
Lol, well hello fellow blind riders! :)) Wanna start a blind rider social club? :)
@@theuniqid that'd be cool.
@@AntiParallali >>> You could create an association -- either real or virtual -- of _"blind"_ Lady bikers, and call them *_"The Helen Keller's"._*
{I will see myself to the door now...😉}
When i go to make new glasses, i bring my helmet with me. The frame that passes the test will be the one
That's a good idea!
I do that too.
I do this as well.
That is actually 1000 IQ, will do in my next visit to the store.
@@casg75 i thought this is standard for all with glasses :)
Girl, this is probably THE MOST relatable motorcycling video I've seen as a fellow blind af person LOL. Thanks for sharing your experiences and tips!
I doubt you'll see this as I am late to watching this vid and in turn commenting. As a glasses wearing, 20 year+ riding, all year round rider in the UK, I thought I'd add my tuppence (two cents), as almost every day is cold in old blighty. First off totally concur with the glasses frames choice. I have gone one step further and have a set of super thin, flexible, metal memory frames on my bike glasses. The frames bend to match the pressure applied to them and spring back when you take them out of the helmet, so you cannot tell you have glasses on in the helmet. Also look out for helmets that have a channel in the foam for glasses, some helmets actually market this.
With regards to fogging, first thing I always do to every helmet is remove the stupid bit of plastic they put at the bottom of the visor opening that ducts air towards your face, the nose bridge bit; in this vid you still have it fitted to yours. Removing that makes the biggest difference. It does mean that more of your breath gets to the visor itself, potentially fogging that up, but fitting a PinLock to the visor solves that. Lastly washing up liquid (I believe you Americans call it dish soap) applied and buffed into the lenses to reduce the surface tension of the water droplets in the condensation prevents almost all fogging of lenses. These steps allow me to ride fog free all through the winter here in Blighty.
Good tips!
As a blind rider also, I find that a pin lock visor works great to reduce fogging. The trick is to leave the visor and vents closed and after the glasses warm with the inner screen you will have no issues in cold weather.
For the fogging glasses problem , Arai has a Pro Breath Mask, it replaces the stock rubber breath deflector, fit snug on your nose dividing the chamber in your helmet to a ‘upper eye compartment ’ and a ‘lower nose/mouth compartment ’. Since your breath is kept away from the eye compartment, there will be no condensation on glasses. I live in Canada and I ride with it and pin lock the whole winter with no problem.
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These are good motorcycle helmets for glasses wearers, they have less padding around the area where your glasses would slide in, leading to less pressure points:
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LS2 helmets are good with glasses too. Both my current helmets are LS2's, they have a channel in the padding to suit glasses. The full face one does cause a bit of fogging but the 399 Valiant flip-up one doesn't unless I'm stopped in traffic but it's mightn't be good for motor Vlogging, the chin vent can make a whistling noise when closed.
Fogging up is why I ride open face..And keep visor semi open to let air in. Anti fog sprays also help on glasses. Also Vari or Bifocals are useful if you have eyesight range issues and need to read a map on your phone in a holder...I drive 8hrs a day 5/6 days a week as a scooter food courier.
Good one... but it's better to use contacts while u drive in cold weather..
@Lali - Another tip (glasses wearer biker here from the best fogging country - the UK haha)... Over time, I got a 2nd pairs with plastic arms with either straight arms, or trimmed down the curved (around ear) part so that the glasses just slid right between helmet and ears without me having to wangle them up over and around my ears when putting them on (makes it easier to take them off too.... Ride safe girl, and all the best! 😁😎
i have a 2 hole in my visor for constant airflow so my classes don't fog .....
This is something i found by watching an f1 driver making hole in visor for preventing fog during rain
I just bought a Nexx Gridline SX100r helmet and I can say my glasses fit sweet inside of it.
Ive wore glasses all my life and my best tip is buy thin armed and thin small framed memoflex frames.
Memoflex is a metal that bends. Mine are Ray Bans but other companies make memoflex too.
There is a multitude of creams out there that you can coat your specs with to stop fogging.
I use it on my visors too. Just ask any optician.
Oh and I live in England where it rains permanently too, so it's a real problem here.
My visor is never ever closed....ever!!
I ride with the visor open to the first click so it's open... Just.
There are days when it just happens, like winter when it's pouring down or snowing, but you just gotta crack on with it
It's a bummer but there's no way on earth I'd wear contacts.
Just received my contacts and I'm stoked for this summer riding
Just don’t open the visor while riding haha the wind will dry out the contacts pretty quick and can get pretty bad
Try Shark helmets, they have padding suited to glasses. Me and my wife wear glasses and use Shark helmets with no problems. Plus they have a drop-down sunvisor 👍
I've actually pulled the trigger on getting contact lenses because I started riding.. It's really nice since you don't have to worry about this.
Wish I could wear contacts. Tried all brands. Contacts make my eyes irritated and had to use steroid drops for a month.
That was an answer I was looking for. Thanks
I wore contacts for years and I've gotten to the point where I just can't wear them anymore and I went back to glasses years ago.
I tried to wear contacts, as some of the comments suggest it, it works, but when you drive fast no matter how you closed all the vents in the helmet, its kinda dry my contacts and wprroed it might pushed all the way through my eyes, so I came back wearing glasses again. Just using anti fog wipes, works like a charm.
This just popped up on my recommendation and I instantly liked because finally someone shares the struggle 😩
Nice! I'm a fairly new rider, and I wear glasses, and I've been watching a LOT of motorcycle videos. You are the first person that I've come across that gives tips on how to ride with glasses. Fortunately I wear wireframe safety glasses, and they are small, and the rims are very thin, so they fit comfortably on my face when wearing a helmet. I will try out some of the tips that you gave with regards to fogging. That's the one thing that drives me completely crazy, the fogging!
"Holding my breath while I'm riding" I felt that hahaha this and opening the visor just a bit works for me haha
...I normally have a camera pointed at my face so that when I am getting blue in the face I will take a breath...
Thanks so much! I really appreciate the suggestions.. I know how it feels when they suddenly fog up and you're left looking for a spot to pull over quickly..
Yep, done that before 🙈
Love it that flying eyes used your video to promote their product on Facebook. I love seeing my favorite youtube celeb making it big.! Way to go Lali!
Hey Lali, I was wondering if you ever tried scuba diving anti fog drops. I used to scuba dive and never had an issue with my mask fogging when I used the drops. A drop or two and spread it around and wash it under faucet before leaving the house, I would suggest shake it dry or using an air dryer. I hope this helps and the one I used was "Sea Drops" or "500 PSI"
I haven't, sounds like I should!
I live in a tropical country and I am also a fellow blind rider. Idk how effective this method is in areas with colder climate, but it works for me even if I have to ride under a heavy rain.
Try to find glass frame with straight arms and straight tip rather than the bent/hook tip. It is easier to fit and also, it kinda solve the fogged up lenses problem because I can always adjust my glasses to be a little bit further away from my eyes (to get better airflow) since it doesn't need to actually sit on my nasal bone. The clamping force from the padding of my helmet is enough to keep the glasses right where I wanted to be, so it doesn't really matter if it kinda "floats away" if you get what I mean. I know it gets wiggly sometimes and it's not really that comfortable, but it isn't as dangerous as not being able to see the road because of the fogged up lenses.
This is on the money. I wear ultra-light frames from Ovvo Optics normally cause I like light frames, and it works fantastic.
RE: Fog, fog is a struggle. I live in Canada, so cold weather riding is pretty much always. Your tips are really good, I would add one thing, pinlock is pretty useless for glasses wearers, I find my glasses are almost always going to fog way before my visor.
New rider with glasses here and over 60 years as well. I just pop my visor off before my ride, spray shaving foam onto the inside part of visor let it sit while I do my glasses. Once that is done I buff out the inside of the visor and Presto, "Absolutely no fog up", Love it. Great video please keep them coming..
You hit all the key points on wearing glasses with your helmet. I too wear very thin frame glasses commuting to work every morning with the visor partially open.
I have very thin titanium glasses frames. Long ago I found the modular helmets to be best for me. When it is very hot and humid and I get stuck in slower moving traffic I can flip it up for full airflow. Traffic around here is usually pretty mild. The only variation to this is during Sturgis rally. I live (normally) 30 minutes from Sturgis. During Rally expect to take an hour to get there. Until I got my current helmet, a Schuberth C4, I had no idea what a pinlock visor was. Now? I am not sure I could live without it.
Yeah I don’t miss riding with glasses at all... I got LASIK and that’s the best money I’ve spent lol I highly recommend it if you can afford it!
How much it run you?
@@bubbagumphrey7111 mine cost around $5,800 USD for both eyes. There are cheaper options around $4K but they actually use a physical blade to cut your cornea flap. I didn’t feel comfortable with that so I chose a surgeon that used a machine with a precision laser to cut the cornea flap. Some eye insurance companies will help pay too but most will not since it’s considered a cosmetic surgery.
@@Goingpostal-dg1vz that's not horrible. I've been wanting to get it done at some point.
Kudos on some great tips! Fellow blind rider here for 20 years- I have tried all the recos here but here's what works for me now 99.99% of the time- Respro Foggy Mask. I just need to be patient to make sure I put the helmet on correctly so there is a good seal under the eyes. Removing the chin skirt def helps here as well. All my helmets have it...except the modular one.
For cold weather anti-fog, I use the "Cat Crap" brand anti-fog paste(liquid stuff is snake oil); for everything else, dawn dish soap. In both cases they only help so much, but at the very least you start getting water droplets instead of a fog that you can't see through.
For comfort, I use wrap around glasses instead of normal glasses inside the helmet. I like the products made by Wiley X, as they also make their stuff available in both a prescription lenses and an ANSI Z87.1 rated safety lenses. But there is also other companies that make similar products. You also need to consider the materials of the frame, in particular flexible(like the Flexon brand stuff) vs rigid and where they flex. It makes a big difference how the frames create pressures points inside the helmet. Some pressure points(like the temples) are much worse than others.
Cat Crap is what I also use. Now called Scope Dope. This green goo works for a 1 way trip, used on Temps from 45° down to 27°, no snow on the ground though.
Cat Crap works great, highly recommended
Fellow (partially) blind rider here. I didn't read through all the comments so don't know if these additional tips were mentioned but I felt these will help the situation. I've been riding with glasses for over 15 years now. For most of that time I've been using something that totally prevents my glasses from fogging up. I ride all year, sometimes in temps well below zero F (upper Midwest here). And I do this with no fogging of the specs! A co-worker told me of this idea and I adopted it for every time I ride when the temps are below 45 F when my glasses are prone to fogging up. I made a snorkel. It's simply a small diameter vinyl tubing elbow with a short length of clear tube that extends JUST to the bottom edge of my full face helmet on one side. I hold the end of the elbow in the side of my mouth like a classic old time movie gangster holds a cigar. I exhale out the snorkel to keep things clear behind the visor and inhale through my nose to keep fresh air coming in. Never had even a hint of fogging since doing this. Another tip about choosing glasses, to go along with all the excellent advise given in the video, is to choose glasses with relatively straight side bows. This makes it very easy to slide the glasses on in the helmet. I've had some glasses with more of a hook behind the ear and those can be impossible to slip into a helmet.
linky to snorkel: photos.app.goo.gl/jen5wZemuEZaKeAT8
Two tips. Payne glasses sells Jordan Sports Goggles for $26, prescription lenses included. About $30 shipped. They are for kids playing sports. But take the sides and big band off and replace it with a thin one and you are good. You could probably attach them to the helmet if you wanted.
For fogging, wear a mask that has the nose pinch peace (or buy them to add to the ones you have,) and that is loose at the bottom. I have one that is meant to go around my neck,(sorta like a neck gator) but it also has ear loops, so I just use those with it not around my neck. That lets my breath go down as its loose on the bottom. And I have metal stick-on strips that I use to form it to my nose. That keeps my breath from going up. The part that is meant to go behind my neck, is sitting under my jaw, and I am breathing through the tube that your neck is meant to be in when worn correctly. Pipes it all down and away.
I've been wanting to get sport prescription glasses, but for another reason. I was thinking the wrap-around would be good for when I want to ride with my visor up (I judge distance better, and things just feel more real). My question is, do they prevent wind getting to your eyeballs (thus making my eyes water) better than regular glasses?
I find a modular flip up helmet perfect for riding. Easier to remove/add glasses. I flip up if needed at low speed for increased air flow .
Your vlogs are very professional and useful.
Stay safe.
I've found out that dish detergent produced best results on my safety glasses :D Spread it thinly on both lenses (about a small drop on each lens), leave it for about 10-15 min until a thin film forms, then just polish them with a glasses-cloth - don't wash it off! Keep polishing until the lens becomes completely clear. Prevents fogging in normal humidity conditions; in high moist environments small drops of water will form on the lens, mostly on the side - however still better than if the whole lens gets fogged up :)
I'm gonna have to try this. I'm just worried it'll eat away at my glass coating due to chemical reaction.
Try shaving foam
Rain x works.
Having a modular helmet helps too. If you’re riding in town or in stop and go traffic you can open it up and when you hit the highway close it. I also have an open face helmet with a clear face shield that I wear sometimes, not as much protection with this helmet but on the plus side there are zero fogging issues, also I don’t even have to fiddle with my glasses when I’m putting it on or taking it off.
Love the helmet hair.
Shark helmets come with a glasses groove, or a flip front works too. Also the size of the aperture has an effect on how easy it is to fit/remove your glasses, touring helmets compared to a sports helmet are usually easier to do.
You can try washing up liquid, polished until dry, does work for a couple of hours.
For those of us maturer riders, if you now need varifocal glasses, measure the distance from your clocks to your eyes, (when seated normally) rather than "reading" distance makes seeing them a lot easier.
Haha yeah that static got me 😂
Thanks for the content! I ride with glasses too, just let the visor a little open and it works good, I usually prefer to ride with visor fully open but using a big windshield to minimize insect impact 😅
For the fogging, I just keep my vents open and at stops, open the visor... if it's raining, just open enough that air gets in without letting in the rain.... also when riding in cold, rainy weather, I leave visor open on first click, so that there is a good flow of air passing through and no rain.
I have rode my motorcycle for several years and have had this problem. My helmet I also use for snowmobiling. I got a heat shield for snowmobiling and got a second power port and installed the on my motorcycle. It helps quite a bit and the other thing I do is just bearly crack the shield and they seem to work pretty good.
I don’t even wear glasses but I loved this video and feel like I really learned something. Thanks.
I also wear glasses when I ride, I use the Zeiss anti-fog wipes and they have worked good for me so far, I keep a few in the backpack I use when I go ride because you never know when you're going to need them, they're also good to clean your glasses with if you get smudges on them however I don't recommend cleaning bugs , road grime or dist off of them with the wipes because that could scratch your glasses. I have debated on going to contacts, that would completely eliminate the need for glasses but also presents its own set of problems
I’ve always had trouble getting the earpieces hooked over my ears with the helmet on. I ended up getting glasses with straight earpieces and that made it much easier. A lot of aviator sunglasses are designed this way, probably for this reason. I think my clear glasses are actually reading glasses. If I wear them without the helmet they tend to slip down my nose after a while, but the helmet actually keeps them in place.
i've only been riding less than a year, but got my bike during the fall/winter season, so had to learn quick how to keep my glasses from fogging. Never had the comfort issue, but I always sorta prefer thin frame glasses style wise, so maybe got lucky there. Step one. alcohol based cleaner, it'll do a little ... i actually had this learned from covid, during the summer before I got my bike, wearing a face mask and glasses is also hell. but the alcohol based cleaner, kinda breaks the surface tension of the condensation, helps a little with fogging. breathing out your nose is probably the single best advice. it's only really your moist, hot breath that fogs the glasses. keeping a bit of awareness on your breathing, and specifically breathing out your nose, eliminates like 80% of all fogging. Then, it's only if you're stuck at a stop. and there. pop the visor up. and maybe crack the visor for a little extra air if things are really bad. but I road in some sub 30 degree temps. And never really had an issue with my glasses fogging.
Wow thank you! Great information. I wear glasses as well so the fogging is an issue at times. Thanks for listing the glasses friendly helmets. Great video. I'm a new fan 😊
Glad it was helpful! And welcome! 😁
Keeping vents open will help if you are moving. Once you're stuck in traffic, they will mist. Best bet is finding a helmet with pinlock.
@@jeannoelsandrazie1874 true but a pinlock visor doesn't keep your glasses from fogging
When I was a Kid I rubbed a Potaoe on my skin diving mask and it worked quite well. I have no idea about soap.. All of your glasses have rather straight ear pieces.. some loop around your ears better.. which might make them harder to get on and off inside a Helemt ..
A potato....okay that I haven't tried yet 😂 might try it on an old pair of glasses
@@AntiParallali This snowmobile helmet is Patented . I was going to buy one this winter but snowmobile season was so short.. It vents your breath out the back of your helmet and covers your nose with a breath sheild ..
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@@AntiParallali Merry Christms I plan to purchase one of these Helments next winter.. Snowmobiling is more fun than riding motorucles in many ways .. No Speed limits in most places you can go as fast as you want.. I slow down in the woods when I am riding between the Trees .. I thought My Yamaha Attack with a R-1 engine in it was doing 129 MPH on the pseedometer.. but it's only 116 MPH on GPS.. but it is fun with no speed limits on lakes and farmers fields ect..
This helmet had a rubber nose and face cover like Scuba gear and vents your breath through channels out the back of the helmet
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@@AntiParallali So this video popped up in my sugestions.. NOw I will pay more attentiont he second time. At age 60 I got my first Prescription glasses at Sam's Club..
I wear a small Helmet .. I got kids glasses very small frames not enough room for bi-focals.. Larger lenses would have more room for bi-focals. You make a good point about glasses being wider than your face won't fit into your helmet.
I can't figure out why helmets don't have a cut out for glasses ear pieces..
I want to get a Modular Helmet next.. My biggest gain with my glasses is that I can read my Instrument panel and my GPS through the bifocals.. With Presecription glasses I can read a road sign at a greater distance..
Being a skibum for a few years damged my eyes a lot. Bright sun reflecting off from the snow at high altidudes makes the sun more than double intense..
I use my Cardo Blue tooth for driving insturctions so not as dependant on needing to read road sighns..
I sprayed som anti fog on my helemt shield and it smeard . sort of like frosted glass on your bathroom shower door..
Still don't wear glasses most of the time while riding just experimenting to see if it can work. My kids glasses great obstruct my periphail vison and it's hard to turn your head to look with 4 layers of clothes on .. Plus wait until you are 60 and see if your neck is less flexable ..
With no glasses on this time of year I always have to ride with my face shield cracked open .. I always open the shield at stop lights.. I close it on one finger witch stops it at the first click ..
Hi Lali, I wear Oakley glasses. I find the wrap around feels comfier than the ones that wrap around behind your ears. The Oakleys only wrap around your head. I also find it easier to keep your glasses on then put the helmet on after. I find it more difficult to put the helmet on then squeeze in the glasses. Although I wear a modular helmet so it’s easier to put on the helmet after the glasses and having the chin part of the helmet open. Then I close the chin part after I put the helmet on. You are right about the fogging. I try to keep the visor open just a crack to get air flow through. Also keep it open a crack when stopped. Great videos by the way. Keep them coming.
I had the same problem with my glasses while I was snowboarding. Contacts, smaller glasses, and antifogging spray seemed to help.
With my airflite I've found that I can open my visor slightly but still be mostly protected from the cold weather. It helps to crack it open at stoplights. Also I've found breathing through your nose instead of your mouth helps a lot as well. No taking deep breaths at stop lights during the winter haha
Bought a glasses lens called optifog by essilor, it's an anti-fog lens for your glasses, it lasted for a week before you have to rub your glasses with their special fibre cloth, and also combine it with pinlock for your helmet. It worked for me for 5 years
Happy Riding!
What if you just take like a pinlock lens insert and cut out enough for the lens of your glasses and use that to reduce the fogging? Not a glasses wearer but that might help :D
The pinlock works because it creates a small pocket of air between the visor and the pin lock insert, but I'm not sure how you would be able to get a pin lock type thing on glasses that are everyday use type of glasses
Lol thats true, but think of the bright side. Now you’re everyday glasses also won’t fog up while wearing masks 😷
Haha yes 😂 the mask fogging issue is also familiar to me
Great presentation, Lali, and terribly relevant to my rising situation. (Dig the helmet-hair, too.) I'm on my second-ever full-face helmet, an in both instances I made point to find one that was more spectacle-friendly, and it helps *lots*. Pretty much do all the stuff you mention, except treating my lenses with anything. *But*, one thing I do in seriously-cold weather is allow both glasses and helmet visor to acclimate to outdoor temperature before putting them on: even though my visor has a Pinlock shield on it, this actually helps keep initial fogging to a minimum. Of course, as I might've mentioned in the past, I'm silly enough to not only ride when it's silly-cold, but also silly-wet. (But not both at once…had one non-fun incident doing that, learned my lesson.)
Thanks Lali. Take care and stay safe.
Interestingly because of riding I went the opposite of you - from glasses to contacts. I was wearing glasses long before I started riding and I always hated them. Since I have quite a bad eyesight my eyes always looked super tiny through them and as I am sweating a lot they never stood in place. When I started riding I bought glasses friendly helmet and it still wasn't comfortable for me. They kept moving out of place, fogging, I had blisters on the side of my head... so I fought a bit about my fear of anything getting near my eyes and went to a checkup for contacts. Ordered them and first 2-3 weeks were awful, I dreaded the time of the day when I had to put them in or remove them. But now, after 4 and a bit years I am super used to them and they are one of the best decisions that I made both for convenience and my look :D And I don't have to look for glasses friendly helmets anymore, I just buy the one that I like and that is nicely ventilated (like my current Corsa-R). And I never ride with visor open, it somehow feels wrong for me. When riding it is down, when in slow traffic or in town/city it is just cracked open and when I am stopped I will sometimes open ti fully, but then close it down once I am on a move. Never had a problem with something flying in my eye so far, but still just in case I carry a spare pair of contacts with me if I am going on a longer ride.
Most new helmets now have a channel for glasses. Look for one that pushes more airflow over the shield or one that is actually made to be cracked open yet not lift ,like the shoei helmets that are great for this use motorsport type glasses that take up less real estate inside the helmet ,this also makes it more comfortable also quick transition lenses are good to use. Pro tip shaving cream on the lenses work fantastic not soap and remove the chin curtain( like stated) it helps with airflow if you motovlog get a good dead cat to put over the mic.. remember safety first.
My wife uses a pin lock visor and it helps eliminate fogging completely. Not always great for extreme cold as it does let in a bit of air at all times
I wear glasses and bought my helmet early. What I've found is a problem similar to your glasses # 3. I've finally purchased a mechanic special 1983 goldwing. So once I finally start riding... I'm glad you've addressed issues like this.
When I rode when I was younger, early 20's no glasses. Started riding again last year and now with glasses. Thank you for the tips.
Excellent video Lali, have this problem its definitely the colder you get the worse it gets....
I do not wear prescription glasses but I do love sun glasses, and as a diver, fogging goggles are an issue, and by far the best trick that actually worked was rubbing toothpaste on them, let it sit through the night and washing them in the morning.
Small thin frames, great call. I find glasses with no behind the ear element helps eg: Oakley frames. Try and keep a microclimate inside the lid is good in the wet. Arai lids have a mid point setting on front vent so you can push out breath through on uber cold days. The first helmet manufacturer that solves this issue will clean up.
For keeping my visor/shield from fogging up, I just blow the air downward straight out of the helmet, kind of like whistling but without the sound 🙂
I got a Shark Spartan Karken and it has been my favorite full faced helmet for glasses. My glasses fit and I can even use the internal sun visor without it hitting my glasses.
Hey lali I have a glasses tip for you that may change your life!
Not sure if you had loom bands in NA but if you didn't they are small hair bands. The kind you use for braids.
Take a band and put it over the cheek padding where the arms of your glasses normally sit then repeat on the other side.
Try it and smile 🙂
As for something to rub on the lenses to keep them from fogging, instead of a bar of soap, try shaving cream. It sounds really weird but it's very effective keeping car windows fog free in cold weather so I imagine it might be a good choice for glasses too.
I take my helmet (Shoei GT Air 2, with a space for glasses in helmet lining) in when shopping for glasses.
Good move. I've done that too.
Yesss I heard that one being recommend, I linked it along with a bunch of others in the description and pinned comment
@@AntiParallali The right helmet depends also on the shape of your head and the helmet brand e.g. Shoei fits a little different than an Arai of Schubert helmet or many others.
I live in Europe and I happen to have some sort of a 'Shoei head'.
My Shoei helmet lining can also be somewhat customized in lining shape with Shoei personal fitting.
They measure your head, punch the numbers in the computer and add or remove some small strips of helmet lining to create a good fit.
From a fellow Blind rider.. I have tried all your suggestions and I have found that none work (for me). I also spoke to the optician and they said that rubbing soap or fairy liquid and buffing it in can actually damage the lens. I have anti Glare etc on mine, so id rather keep that in tact. They are apparently developing Anti Fog Len's but they are still rubbish.. I think its gonna be awhile before a proper anti fog lens comes out. Shame they can't adapt the pin lock visor tech to do the same for glasses..
All the vents open & when Im not gunning it down a motorway, then open a crack for me does the trick..
Keep it up :-) & look forward to the next one
Useful content! Carry on Lali ✌
Moving the glasses a little forward toward the tip of the nose helps a lot with fogging
Great tips! I’ve been riding for over 11 years but only been wearing glasses for around 5 years so adapting to riding with them was interesting. I don’t get along with contacts so having the right glasses and the right helmet is really important for me.
I just discovered your channel. I think it is amazing!! Good luck with the PhD!! 🤗🤗
Great video Lali. Been riding with glasses for over a decade now. Where I am in north GA I don't have to worry much bout foggy lenses since it's cold here like 3 months outta the year but still rideable and little to no snow at times. So just leave my vents open. Fitment was my main issue till I switch to thin metal frames. Will try the anti fog stuff next fall/winter here.
What you said is actually what i also do, except the glasses i use is flexible so it can easily fit on my helmet. It doesn't snow here but it does fog during rains when you're on stop or not moving, so i always slightly open the lid when on stop light but closes it while moving since there's enough airflow.
Great video! I found thin metal Oakley frames at Costco that have no downward curve behind the ear. They sit in the glasses groove of my Shoei and kinda' levitate without touching my face at all. Perfection, no pressure points.
Good video, I've been riding 40+ years but only about 10 with glasses. I have small metal frames and keeping the vents open usually works for me. Taking the chain thing off will annoy you with too much air across your eyes.
This is a super relevant albeit sadly neglected aspect of bike riding.
Respect for an intelligent and helpful subject.
good video, i didnt know i needed these tips untill you started breaking them down. I just delt with the misery. thanks for the tips.
i didn't know i need this. Glad it appeared on my feed!
After many many years struggling with this problem I now simply wear an open face helmet = lots of air flow and endure the cold winter mornings - at least I can see where I’m going! 👍😎
Just remember that means your face is open to the pavement if you ever go down. Good luck.
I've worn glasses my whole life, and in 30 years of riding I've never really thought much about how I ride with glasses on. I've just always managed to make it work because I had to! 😁
Me too.
I choose the smallest frames I can get away with. Now that I wear progressive lenses and have to where larger frames. Modular helmets are easier than full face.
same here. I don't even use my visor because they are scratched up. Even in rain, Id just use my finger to wipe it every time it gets to difficult to see, and I would lower my visor about 25% and tilt my head down so the rain doesnt get to my glasses too easily. Also where im at many of the street lamps don't get fixed, but I just thought I had to, and never really thought about it. It was years later that I start to realise the conditions I was riding was probably truly unacceptable for other people, but it taught me a lot of ways on how to ride much safer too, also it makes me wonder why I didn't bother trying to make my life easier.
I ride in all weather so long as there is no ice on the roads. I keep all of my vents open, regardless of how cold it is, and I open my visor at every stop and don't shut it until I am moving. It is a bit cold, but at least I can see where I am going. Sometimes it sucks to have to wear glasses.
Great video, thanks.
Not sponsored by them, but as a rider who needed prescription glasses for last 15 years, I came across the company called "ic! berlin". Their frames are excellent to fit inside the helmet, titanium thin and flat temples and special hinges interlocking just by their shape, not the mechanical connection. Easy on,/easy off and unbreakable... They come with the price, but given their quality I find them the best (for myself)...
Divers use spit to stop fogging. Tried it a couple of times on my glasses, and it works ok but leaves murky streaks. Wouldn't recommend if you have bad breath though.
I like to use Sea Drops on my glasses to prevent fogging. Normally the compound is used on scuba goggles to prevent fogging, but it also works for glasses on a motorcycle!
I just came across your video by accident. Being a rider that wears glasses I liked your advice. I'm going to look for more of your videos. Stay safe.
Thanks Thomas! Glad it helped and welcome! ❤️
I have ridden with glasses for 40 years the best and most comfortable glasses for me are ones with aviator frames with straight thin arms that don’t hook over your ears. You might need to carry two or more pairs of glasses with you but comfort aces style on a bike. As to fogging I have yet to find a 100% effective cure sprays ,vents ,creams and waxes all work to some extent but there is no cure all.
I’ve just got some muc off anti mist spray for your visor . Works perfect on glasses ! No misting when stationary 💪🏻
New subscriber.
This is the first video I watched . I found you through “doodle on a motorcycle “ .
I have to tell you the quality of your video is fantastic. The production and editing are very professional. Well done 👍
I don’t even wear glasses but enjoyed all your tips and insight.
Welcome aboard!
This actually seems like it’ll be super helpful
Absolute gold in terms of advice! And sensationally presented. I could listen to this young lady all day! Will definitely buy my next set of glasses with an ultra thin steel frame. Much appreciated... oh & regarding the fogging issue, yes, I too ride with my visor open at the 1st click. Works a treat! ✌️
I always liked the sort of wrap around sunglasses too they seemed to fit better between the padding of helmet. Have fun and be safe.
Try shaving gel. I used it on windows of me Nissan Serena C23. It worked quite well. Serena is greenhouse on wheels and fogging is serious problem on rainy weather. Only issue for me was a lot of time needed to remove streaks. For now I don't have bike to test this solution, but it worked for windows, so maybe for glasses it will too...
Really really good tips, I'd also say stay away from frameless glasses for riding, as I've found the part where the temples attach to the lens gets bent all to heck. Then you have to try to bend them back after riding. Also stay away from glasses with super flexible temples, as they bend while you try to push them between your face and helmet. They're impossible to get to sit right.
There are helmets designed to work with glasses (like my Nolan with eyewear adaptive) but one tip is to remove the part of the foam that have contact with your glasses. I just pull out the foam from a hole behind it at cut it away (for my xlite since it doesn't come with eyewear adaptive) . This is useful because when your helmet vibrates, it will keep your glasses contact free at that point and your vision is not affected by the vibration.
I bought special glasses that fold every which way for ease of putting them on under the lid. luckily I have a very good lid that doesn't fog my glasses up (although I try to avoid riding in extreme cold)
Thanks. You just reminded me, "It isn't just me." It can really be a pain when conditions are just right, i.e. wrong.
Lali and readers helmet maker "LS2" makes their helmets at least the "Advantix" series with "Eyeglasses Fit System". Basically there are side channels in the padding to accommodate the temples so glasses EASILY slide back to the ears. Very nice.
Thank you! When the road is bumpy my glasses rattle which can distort my vision. It makes off roading more challenging, as well. Something else to think about for fellow glasses wearers.
Two things:
1) not all contact lenses are the same; I recommend Dailie Total 1 from Alcon
2) I recommend you look into laser vision correction; especially if younger than 40 years of age. Can be done later in life, but there are pros and cons. LASIK and PRK are both good choices; but see your local professional to determine if you are a candidate.
I live in a really humid island/country and anti-fog wipes are my saviour. I've tried a few brands and only one works, unfortunately. My recommendation would be to cycle through a few manufacturers. Also, blow onto the lenses after you wipe. If they still fog up, wipe it down again. Repeat till it works.
Another tips for preventing fog on glasses - I snowmobile in the motorcycle off-season (winter) and snowmobile helmets/attire work hard to prevent your breath from causing fog on your visor. So a breath box for your helmet - which directs your breath away from your eyes- helps in preventing fog on glasses. Also, some snowmobile balaclava's are designed to direct your breath away from your eyes. Do a search for 'anti fog balaclava' and you'll see what I mean. Again, not the 100% solution, but these in combination with others mentioned in this video help.
Hello fellow blind rider! From experience, my first helmet was not eyeglasses friendly, when riding and on rough roads, when the helmet vibrates, the glasses vibrate with it causing my vision to vibrate as well. My helmet now is eyeglasses friendly, it has actual spaces for the frame temples and they do not move when the helmet moves. So now I always look for helmets that are certified eyeglasses friendly. You can check the specs or in my case while hunting for a bell helmet, I emailed them and they gave me a list of bell helmets that are friendly to glasses wearers. 😊
I generally use hot melt to seal a piece of plastic between the nose area and the spectacles .... so the deflector works fine....no fogging...
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... joking of course, but I usually forget the anti fogging spray...so I just lift the visor...which at the right weather condition I got the following:
1 Polar region directly on the nose.
2 In case the balaclava has been found/ washed 'n dry....the nose is protected...but the micro climate then turns the nose area into tropical rainforest....and the fogging fogging still there because I still forgot the fogging anti-fogging spray.
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Joking again.. just move the visor up and down and get what ever air I can get... riding is what I just want!
A lot of modern helmets are glasses friendly & have a slot that the arm of the glasses fit into.
Also, choose a frame with a straight arm & not one with a heavy curve behind the ear. The helmet will press the curved part into your skull behind your ear & this gets very uncomfortable.
Another tip , choose a titanium frame. These things are strong & can withstand the stresses of being pulled on /off through a helmet much better than a plastic frame.
I have titanium straight arm Oakleys with my prescription lenses in which are perfect for helmets.
Took a lot of trial & error before I got it right.
1st time here Enjoyed the information. Thanks ,I will look for more content.
Had this just recently. Both my visor and glasses fogged up as I rode through some sort of cold spot. Couldn't stop, couldn't wipe them clear, just had to use the force. Glad the road was straight...
Haha the force, love it 😂