Are You a Foggy Doggy? Check This Out!
10-12-18, 07:26 AM
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Are You a Foggy Doggy? Check This Out!
This just might work.
I think I'll get one and try it out.
I think I'll get one and try it out.
10-12-18, 08:36 AM
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get what? he was talking about a cpl diff. things
I got one of these to try this winter. there's an air gap at the top where the magnets are & lots of flow from underneath
if I want to take the visor off when I stop, or no longer want it down, it's easy to either flip it upside down or take it off momentarily & then re-seat it with the magnets
I got one of these to try this winter. there's an air gap at the top where the magnets are & lots of flow from underneath
if I want to take the visor off when I stop, or no longer want it down, it's easy to either flip it upside down or take it off momentarily & then re-seat it with the magnets
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10-12-18, 01:35 PM
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I think you are talking about the vented helmet. I really doubt that will work for bicycling. First we don't move fast enough to get the kind of air flow those need. Second, riding a motorized vehicle is a rather passive activity. It's certainly not aerobic so snow mobile riders aren't breaking into a sweat from exertion. That's the big problem for bicyclists. When I stop at a light in the winter, I'm surrounded by fog from my own sweat. A vented helmet won't do much for that and, because it doesn't flow as much as it should, it is probably just going to exacerbate the problem.
The way I deal with fogging is to pull my prescription sport glasses away from my face slightly...mostly so I can see over the top...at stops. My glasses (Rudy Projects) have lots of flow around them but they still fog when I stop. Once I get moving again, the glasses clear quickly.
The way I deal with fogging is to pull my prescription sport glasses away from my face slightly...mostly so I can see over the top...at stops. My glasses (Rudy Projects) have lots of flow around them but they still fog when I stop. Once I get moving again, the glasses clear quickly.
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10-12-18, 02:10 PM
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I think you are talking about the vented helmet. I really doubt that will work for bicycling. First we don't move fast enough to get the kind of air flow those need. Second, riding a motorized vehicle is a rather passive activity. It's certainly not aerobic so snow mobile riders aren't breaking into a sweat from exertion. That's the big problem for bicyclists. When I stop at a light in the winter, I'm surrounded by fog from my own sweat. A vented helmet won't do much for that and, because it doesn't flow as much as it should, it is probably just going to exacerbate the problem.
The way I deal with fogging is to pull my prescription sport glasses away from my face slightly...mostly so I can see over the top...at stops. My glasses (Rudy Projects) have lots of flow around them but they still fog when I stop. Once I get moving again, the glasses clear quickly.
The way I deal with fogging is to pull my prescription sport glasses away from my face slightly...mostly so I can see over the top...at stops. My glasses (Rudy Projects) have lots of flow around them but they still fog when I stop. Once I get moving again, the glasses clear quickly.
10-13-18, 08:33 AM
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Couldn’t say. The gap between the shield and the helmet isn’t very wide. It may get flow during riding but when stopped, it could serve as a trap that collects the moist, rising air from you. It’s hard to tell. Best to experiment.
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10-13-18, 08:52 AM
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Same concept with a diy solution by a winter cyclist:
https://tuckamoredew.wordpress.com/2...-cycling-mask/
I have tried something that is similar - yes, it helps a lot.
https://tuckamoredew.wordpress.com/2...-cycling-mask/
I have tried something that is similar - yes, it helps a lot.
