Topic: storing eyeglasses while on the road

[kpier883]

Lots of good ideas.  So far I am leaning towards the handlebar strapped cases.  There is a good BMW store about 15 miles away that carries a lot of different cases, so maybe I will look through their tank bags for a small magnetic one with a side pocket for glasses and such.

And yes, this is in preparation for an iron butt 1000 attempt with maybe the 36 hour 1500 mile as a second goal.  I have some time to work all this out since the trip won't take place until October. 

I have found that my ignition key sometimes works loose and falls from the ignition.  This put me in a bind between Jackson MS and Birmingham some time back.  So I have a safety hook attached from the frame to the key ring at all times.  One way to decrease my gas up time has been to avoid fumbling with removing the key ring from the key/hook setup to open the tank.  I just reach in my pocket and open a small knife blade on my pocketknife which opens the gas cap just fine. 

The glasses holder isn't so much for "stand and gas" operations, but rather for when I actually take my helmet off at a stop.  I just have a feeling that if I don't come up with a good place to always put my glasses, I will one day lose or break them.  I have even had instances where the wind was strong enough to blow them off the seat, so a secure and easily accessible location that I can consistently use is best.  It would also be advantageous to be able to remove them from storage while moving or at a stop light in the event that I forgot to put them on after a stop.

[BobbyR]

I wear glasses and have a full face. I found a very novel place to put them when putting on my helmet. I foid them up and hang them from the collar of my shirt while I put the helmet on. When I ride I keep whatever pair I am not wearing in my inside pocket. Very low tech but effective

[Gordon]

I wear glasses and have a full face. I found a very novel place to put them when putting on my helmet. I foid them up and hang them from the collar of my shirt while I put the helmet on.

I do that in everyday life, but it doesn't work for me on the bike.  All three of my riding jackets have very high and relatively tight collars which don't allow for the easy slipping in/out of sunglasses. 

[sangyo soichiro]

What do you do with the strap when you want to put the glasses on after putting on the helmet?

I was thinking about one of those granny style loose straps, not a tight fitting one - perhaps 'strap' is not the appropriate word.

Something like this:


I imagine when your helmet is on, the strap can just go down behind your ears.

That's what I thought you were talking about, but that kind of strap won't work when wearing a helmet.  You have to put your glasses/shades on from the front when your helmet is on.  With a strap attached to the earpieces you can't do that. 

This'll fix that problem.

[flybox1]

there are eyeglass holders for car visors. they are a plastic rectangle, maybe 1"x2", which opens. put your earpieces in it and close it to secure. foam on the inside holds them in place.
they have a wire clip to secure to your visor.  take these wires off, add velcro backing, and secure it in some conspicuous spot on your bike, like between your tank and gauges.

[Gordon]

This'll fix that problem.

Now you're talking!

[BobbyR]

I wear glasses and have a full face. I found a very novel place to put them when putting on my helmet. I foid them up and hang them from the collar of my shirt while I put the helmet on.

I do that in everyday life, but it doesn't work for me on the bike.  All three of my riding jackets have very high and relatively tight collars which don't allow for the easy slipping in/out of sunglasses. 

Gordon., cool guys never close their jackets till they are ready to mount the bike and take off.  

[Gordon]

I wear glasses and have a full face. I found a very novel place to put them when putting on my helmet. I foid them up and hang them from the collar of my shirt while I put the helmet on.

I do that in everyday life, but it doesn't work for me on the bike.  All three of my riding jackets have very high and relatively tight collars which don't allow for the easy slipping in/out of sunglasses. 

Gordon., cool guys never close their jackets till they are ready to mount the bike and take off.  

Dammit!  I failed again.   Oh well, I'm in my mid 30's and a dad now, so I guess my opportunity for cool has passed.

[BobbyR]

I wear glasses and have a full face. I found a very novel place to put them when putting on my helmet. I foid them up and hang them from the collar of my shirt while I put the helmet on.

I do that in everyday life, but it doesn't work for me on the bike.  All three of my riding jackets have very high and relatively tight collars which don't allow for the easy slipping in/out of sunglasses. 

Gordon., cool guys never close their jackets till they are ready to mount the bike and take off.  

Dammit!  I failed again.   Oh well, I'm in my mid 30's and a dad now, so I guess my opportunity for cool has passed.

Gordon, next year I will be 60, so cool will mean asuuming room temperature in the not too distant future.  Enjoy your 30's.

 

[Damfino]

I wear glasses and have a full face. I found a very novel place to put them when putting on my helmet. I foid them up and hang them from the collar of my shirt while I put the helmet on.

I do that in everyday life, but it doesn't work for me on the bike.  All three of my riding jackets have very high and relatively tight collars which don't allow for the easy slipping in/out of sunglasses. 

Gordon., cool guys never close their jackets till they are ready to mount the bike and take off.  

Dammit!  I failed again.   Oh well, I'm in my mid 30's and a dad now, so I guess my opportunity for cool has passed.

Gordon, next year I will be 60, so cool will mean asuuming room temperature in the not too distant future.  Enjoy your 30's.

 

60!    And they still let you out to play on computers and post pictures of women with boobies!? 

[Gordon]

Gordon, next year I will be 60, so cool will mean asuuming room temperature in the not too distant future.  Enjoy your 30's.

 

It's easier to be cool when you're 60.  All you have to do is not wear high-waisted denim shorts with a braided leather belt and loafers, and those huge, plastic sunglasses that fit over your regular glasses.  


p.s.  That's what my dad wears as he drives around in his mid-life crisis convertible mustang.  I try not to poke too much fun at him, though, or he won't keep letting me drive his car when I visit.

[medic09]

I wear glasses and have a full face. I found a very novel place to put them when putting on my helmet. I foid them up and hang them from the collar of my shirt while I put the helmet on.

I do that in everyday life, but it doesn't work for me on the bike.  All three of my riding jackets have very high and relatively tight collars which don't allow for the easy slipping in/out of sunglasses. 

Gordon., cool guys never close their jackets till they are ready to mount the bike and take off.  

Dammit!  I failed again.   Oh well, I'm in my mid 30's and a dad now, so I guess my opportunity for cool has passed.

Gordon, next year I will be 60, so cool will mean asuuming room temperature in the not too distant future.  Enjoy your 30's.

 

60!    And they still let you out to play on computers and post pictures of women with boobies!? 

It's easier at our age.  They ignore us as doddering, slobbering old fools and allow us to do as we please.   

Except our wives, of course.  Then it is more like, "get away from there, you old fool!"   

[BobbyR]

I wear glasses and have a full face. I found a very novel place to put them when putting on my helmet. I foid them up and hang them from the collar of my shirt while I put the helmet on.

I do that in everyday life, but it doesn't work for me on the bike.  All three of my riding jackets have very high and relatively tight collars which don't allow for the easy slipping in/out of sunglasses. 

Gordon., cool guys never close their jackets till they are ready to mount the bike and take off.  

Dammit!  I failed again.   Oh well, I'm in my mid 30's and a dad now, so I guess my opportunity for cool has passed.

Gordon, next year I will be 60, so cool will mean asuuming room temperature in the not too distant future.  Enjoy your 30's.

 

60!    And they still let you out to play on computers and post pictures of women with boobies!? 

It's easier at our age.  They ignore us as doddering, slobbering old fools and allow us to do as we please.   

Except our wives, of course.  Then it is more like, "get away from there, you old fool!"   

The answer is yes, I am allowed to play with computers, and when I lose interest in a noce set of boobs, I will have reached room temperature. 

Medic, that is true also.

I still don't zip up my jacket until i am ready to launch.