steve2k

Any suggestions on how I can keep my glasses from steaming up on my commute?
There's a hill I fly down but sometimes my glassed get so steamed up I can't see the pot holes or speed bumps which makes for a tricky ride. I have to hold my breath and wait for them to clear so I can see.

anyone else have this or so I just have some sort of super steam breath?

Thanks, Steve

Ekdog

A little saliva might help. That's always been the best method for keeping one's facemask from fogging up when skindiving.

Cyclist0383

Try rubbing your glasses with a cut potato, let it dry, and then polish them up. Seriously.

mtnbk3000

try rain-x

linux_author

- there are many different anti-fog formulations, and previous posters have mentioned two that do work (if you're a scuba diver you'll definitely use an anti-fog solution)...

- but i'd suggest a different pair of glasses - ones that allow air movement and aren't so close to your face...

Cyclaholic

contact lenses

dipy911

Lasik!

It worked for me.

eubi

If the space between my glasses and helmet gets too small, my sunglasses will steam up, especialy at a stop.

I just slide my glasses down my nose until they unfog.

But then, I ride in SoCA, not England!

Melalvai

Someone suggested applying a thin layer of dish detergent, which worked great, at least for day 1 (yesterday).

Mr. Underbridge

If you know any snorkelers/divers, ask to borrow some mask de-fog and see if it works. Is your prescription strong enough that you can't see without them? When mine fog up bad I just push them down on my nose. When you get your speed up on the downhill, the air should drive off the moisture.

ericy

The scuba stuff is what I would use - I have some in my equipment bag, and it works great when underwater.

jeff-o

I use Cat Crap (it's a name brand, really!) and it works pretty well. You usually have to reapply it if your glasses get wet, or you touch the lenses with your fingers.

cooker

are you wearing a high collar that traps your breath?

Marrock

I keep a bit of flannel that I had soaked with a mix of water and dish soap and wrung out in a ziploc bag, and just wipe my glasses down with it once a day, keeps them clean and fogfree.

SDRider

That's odd. Mine usually steam up when I stop at lights and then clear as soon as I start moving again.

SDRider

You should still wear eye protection while on the bike.

steve2k

Um, yeah, maybe, I have a microfleece with collars but have the collars down, my jacket also has collars, again down, but I guess that's quite a lot of material near my mouth.

Contacts would be good and I have them, but staring at computers all day in my job just dries them out.

I'm going to try out the potato trick, I'm desperate for that to be the answer.

pgoat

That's my rec. too; I have found some shades work and some don't and this changes with regards to temp, wind, the style and shape of your hat or helmet, etc. I am going by some 20+ yrs experience on bikes and motorcycles (with open and full-face visor helmets). During a REALLY cold spell here where I wore a balaclava, all my glasses fogged up no matter what. I had to pull the nose/mouth piece below my chin.

decent glasses are fairly cheap these days. I'd try a few inexpensive shapes and then splurge on a nicer pair in a shape that works for you (if you even need to - if the cheapies have full UV protection and are comfy, you're good to go).

cooker

For downhill skiing I find antifog stuff indispensable. Haven't had bike problems, but than I have less clothing bunched up around my neck.

BarracksSi

Whenever my goggles fogged up while skiing, they cleared up pretty quickly when I unzipped my jacket a bit. With a collar up to my neck, warm hat, and no open jacket vents (pit zips, etc), all the body heat & moisture could only escape right in front of my face, and my goggles -- AND glasses -- would fog up pretty reliably.

I'd try that kind of thing before smearing potatoes or cat poop on your glasses. All the body heat you're generating has to go somewhere, and if the only place remaining is your face, you're much more likely to have fogging issues.

dipy911

I do, but my cheap plastic WalMart sunglasses have never fogged up. My old pre-LASIK glasses would, and I would just move them down my nose while stopped at a light. Start riding and no fog problem.

ItsJustMe

Contact lenses and lasik still aren't complete solutions. When the temps get down below zero, you still need glasses (goggles, actually) - I've had my eyes start to get really funky feeling when I was only wearing glasses, not goggles, at very low temps; I suspect my eyeballs were starting to freeze, so I started clamping one eyelid at a time shut hard.

Even in warm weather, when I was wearing contacts, I'd still wear safety glasses when riding. I've had too many bugs (including stinging ones) try to fly into my eyeballs. I'll keep them in my helmet and down my shirt, TYVM.

I thought about lasik, but only the waveform-guided version sounds good to me, and it's still pretty expensive. Also I'd still need reading glasses, which means I'd still be wearing glasses most of the day anyway. Also, there is still a slight reduction in dark vision with lasik.

I gave up on contact lenses long ago after wearing them for 3 or 4 years. Way too much screwing around. I've got too much stuff to do to spend more than 30 seconds a day caring for my vision aids. Also there's a slightly increased risk of corneal disease, and I don't want any of that no matter how low the added risk. Also, I honestly like wearing glasses better than wearing contacts.

chephy

ItsJustYou. Plenty of people ride and ski in cold temperatures without goggles and feel fine.

RT

I use shaving cream to keep the mirror in the bathroom from fogging - might work on glasses too!

nashcommguy

Yeah, there was a guy on PBS...Hugh, I think was/is his name and he recommended this for anti-fogging purposes in general. I use clear 'safety glasses' purchased from Home Depot for 4.99 and they work great for the most part. Rain-x on the outside and fog-x on the inside, but I've been thinking of drilling small holes in the upper part of each lense for better heat dissipation. When it's really cold and I have to cover my lower face they steam up during climbs. Maybe a combo of shaving cream, Fog-x and vent holes will do the trick?