providencebikes

its cold as balls , what are the best goggles you have used for the cold winter days and nights ....????

ski / snowbrd
dirt bike
mount bike
motorcycle
flight / air plane
skydiving
swim
safety

let me know why you use them plz thanks bye .....

Tim_Iowa

You'll get better response on the Winter Cycling forum, btw.

When it's not that cold (25-40 F), I wear cheap clear safety glasses, $3 from Harbor Freight. I need to position them just the right distance from my face so they don't fog immediately.

When it's really cold (or actively snowing), I use some Oakley ski/snowboard goggles I picked up at my local sporting goods store. They provide excellent protection, don't fog up, and have interchangeable lenses.

For longer wear in cold weather, you should get goggles with double-layered lenses to prevent fogging.

And, when wearing goggles it's important that your breath isn't directed upwards or you'll fog them. Get a balaclava or face mask that doesn't cover your mouth and nose completely. The 45Nrth Lung Cookie is a good example, its face layers are loose enough to vent your breath downwards.

Personally, I use a FaceGlove by outerU to cover my nose and cheeks, and then just a neck tube pulled up to cover my chin. That way my skin is covered but my mouth is free.

cb400bill

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02Giant 

I use some Smith ski/snowboard goggles, they work great, lenses can be changed, no fogging, and help to keep more of your face warm. I tried the wrap around glasses, they would fog and let enough air through, my eyes would water bad enough I couldn't see.

epdarks

For what it's worth I got some very inexpensive ski/snowboard goggles and never looked back. Under $20 and I see no reason to upgrade. Make sure to get clear lenses rather than tinted if you plan on riding at night.

rumrunn6

tried skydiving goggles years ago but they fogged. drilled all edges with vent holes still fogged

TuckamoreDew

Cheap ski goggles have worked well for me as well. I use these.

Metaluna

I find ski goggles (at least the Smith ones I have) to be quite restrictive to my peripheral vision so a good helmet or handlebar mirror is essential, if you aren't using one already. It's the kind of thing you won't notice just trying a pair of goggles on in a store, but is immediately apparent when you get out on the road. I don't know if there is any winter eyewear designed with peripheral vision in mind. Motorcycles are expected to have mirrors so from what I've seen those goggles don't appear to have any more wraparound than the ski goggles.

Jim from Boston

best winter goggles for cycling

FWIW, see my perennial post. I have also often suggested that any recommendations for winter riding include description of the conditions in which they are employed, i.e. lowest temperature and distance.