AllWeatherJeff

I realized yesterday, after nearly freezing off my eyeballs, that I need dedicated winter eye wear. Which goggles are best? Are goggles the only choice for rides in sub-freezing temperatures?

Is there a low cost option (like generic ski goggles) that wont fog up? What are some good options for fog prevention or mitigation?

I don't imagine that my winter rides will average the same mileage as my warm weather rides, but I'm game for 100-200k in sub freezing temps if the sun will be out-- so I'm looking for eye wear that will function (i.e. not fog up) for commutes and on over longer distances.

Thanks

Tourist in MSN

Sub-freezing, I use generic ski goggles. I have not found any that do not fog when I stop or am going really slow, but with more speed and some air flow the fog has usually dissipates and clears pretty well. My goggles have enough tint that I would not want to use them after sunset, that would be a consideration if you might be out after dark.

If you go shopping in a store, bring your helmet with you so you can make sure the goggles and helmet play well with each other. I have a couple pair of goggles and one pair pushes against the helmet.

AllWeatherJeff

Good advice-- I would not have thought to check compatibility between goggles and helmet. Thanks.

I do a fair amount of riding after sunset and in the dark year round, so hopefully transitional lenses won't increase costs too much.

rumrunn6

If you’re not wearing anything now then cheap shop glasses will be a step up. For me fogging is related to face moisture & ventilation. I like my helmet that has an eye shield held by magnets (clear and tinted)



but riding into a blizzard last winter I resorted to my cheap ski goggles w foam air filter inserts (top & bottom) removed

hilltowner

There is a lot to wade through here: https://www.bikeforums.net/winter-cy...-riding-2.html, but it seems work/safety glasses are more popular than ski googles.

Tourist in MSN

In my other comment above, I stated that I prefer ski goggles but I specified that was for sub-freezing.

Above freezing conditions, I concur that there are other good options. In the upper 30s and 40s (F.) I prefer Bolle Tracker glasses instead of ski goggles.
https://www.bolle-safety.com/model/tracker

The Tracker model has small vents that allow air into behind the lens, in strong wind or at speed with them my eyes will water a little bit, thus prefer ski goggles when it gets really cold. When I stop on a windless day with the Tracker glasses, they will start to fog up but once I start moving and get some air low into them the fog clears out quickly. They have less peripheral vision than regular sunglasses, but I quickly got used to it.

I use the elastic strap to hold them on to my head, that puts the seal tighter against my skin much better than if I wore them as regular glasses without the strap. Also, the elastic strap means that I can put the ear pieces outside of my insulated ear band instead of over my ears, thus my ear band fits better. The specific helmet that I use has a bump in the back at the bottom of the shell, I put the elastic over and above that bump.

Above the 40s (F.) I revert to wrap around glasses.

The Tracker ones come in several different tints. I have the gray (or smoke) tint and also have ones with a dark brown (twilight) tint. There is some confusion with the tints as they also make or previously made a yellow version that some websites confuse with the dark brown ones. Amazon lists both yellow and dark brown with different model numbers.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bolle+tracker

I am not saying that everyone would prefer ski goggles below freezing and something else above, but those are my preferences. I suspect that everyone is a bit different

ADDENDUM:

I found a different Bolle website (USA Version) that lists both yellow and dark brown (twilight) part numbers, perhaps the other site was an international version?
https://www.bollesafety-usa.com/model/tracker

XXLHardrock

”Cat Crap”antifog works pretty well. I prefer the paste vs the liquid spray. It’s on the shelf at Walmart.