Topic: Riders who wear glasses - questions

[switchum]

  Contact lenses?  I personally use over the glasses goggles. There are many types to choose from. If you wear smaller frame glasses, you can even wear a red baron style goggles over them.

Or You can buy many cheap glasses at https://www.zennioptical.com/home.php. then keep bending the frame of your glasses.

   Good luck

[Sam Green Racing]

I have no problems with wearing specs under my full face race helmet but at a race meeting last weekend I had a problem. I was all suited up and ready to take take to the track when an oil down stopped the racing for about 20 minutes. I decided I would roll a cig while waiting.
I got to the stage where I needed to lick the paper and realised that I still had my helmet on.
Determined not to by out done by a lump of fibre glass and padding, I stuck my finger under the chin piece and into my mouth. I moistened the paper with my wet finger and rolled the cig, no helmet was going to beat me.

I guess you can figure what happened next

Sam.

[gmonkey]

Like everyone else said, take off the glasses, put on the helmet, put the glasses back on.  And if you can get your helmet on with the glasses still on at all even bending the glasses, your helmet is probably too big.  I never thought anyone would try pulling their full-face on with glasses still on their face...

I have no problems with wearing specs under my full face race helmet but at a race meeting last weekend I had a problem. I was all suited up and ready to take take to the track when an oil down stopped the racing for about 20 minutes. I decided I would roll a cig while waiting.
I got to the stage where I needed to lick the paper and realised that I still had my helmet on.
Determined not to by out done by a lump of fibre glass and padding, I stuck my finger under the chin piece and into my mouth. I moistened the paper with my wet finger and rolled the cig, no helmet was going to beat me.

I guess you can figure what happened next

Sam.

Well you said you decided to roll a cig.  You didn't say anything about smoking it.  So technically it was a success.

[OWilde]

I have no problems with wearing specs under my full face race helmet but at a race meeting last weekend I had a problem. I was all suited up and ready to take take to the track when an oil down stopped the racing for about 20 minutes. I decided I would roll a cig while waiting.
I got to the stage where I needed to lick the paper and realised that I still had my helmet on.
Determined not to by out done by a lump of fibre glass and padding, I stuck my finger under the chin piece and into my mouth. I moistened the paper with my wet finger and rolled the cig, no helmet was going to beat me.

I guess you can figure what happened next

Sam.

"I'm just not comfortable without a fag in my mouth..."

Quote--Peter Cook.


Geoff

[Uncle Ernie]

This is a great thread.  I can't believe how many are taking it seriously.
Kudos to the OP!

That last quote is priceless, BTW.  Thanks for that!

[Duanob]

Yes all great ideas. Didn't know so many riders wore glasses.

I may look into the flip face, my neighbor wears one on his hawg and he wears glasses. Also the goggles that fit over glasses is an option as well with a skid lid. Contacts are out I used to wear them continuously when I was younger and my eyes are paying me back these days and I can't see for squat up close anymore!

Ski goggles don't fit over glasses either. That is the biggest reason I want to go lasik is for my other hobbies; snowboarding, MTB riding, water skiing, and now riding. I'll get it figured out thanks for the ideas.

[Alan F.]

....And yeah I've alrady gouged my current glasses from falling off the seat and hitting the concrete.....

Just tuck one of the temples under your seat strap while you get the helmet situated, they'll never fall off again.
Soichiro must have thought of that one personally.

[BobbyR]

....And yeah I've alrady gouged my current glasses from falling off the seat and hitting the concrete.....

Just tuck one of the temples under your seat strap while you get the helmet situated, they'll never fall off again.
Soichiro must have thought of that one personally.

Since my Tranistion lenses do not darken behind the face sheild I switch glasses often. Since I do the helmet thing during the motor warm up. Simply I hang the frames from the collar of my shirt. I also have used the seat strap method which works well.   

[74cb750]

Wire rim glasses are a pain, but it is better to see than not.

I tried contact lenses and found that sometimes the wind behind the full face helmet w/ faceshield
still produced too much wind. Lens moved to the side of the eyeballs. 

If I could afford Lazik surgery I would do it, but still wear glasses while riding.
From experiences of hitting things while riding. 

[Duanob]

OK well full face helmets are out. I tried one on last night doing the "put the helmet on, put the glasses on". As soon as I put down the windscreen my glasses started fogging up. Not good. I have the same problem with safety goggles. Damn.

BUT I was at the optomitrist's last night and found these little gems for half face and 3/4 face helmets.

http://www.cocoonseyewear.com/

For ~$40 and come polarized that's not bad. I still need to buy the helmet but I will bring them into the OPs office to check out the fit.

[gmonkey]

OK well full face helmets are out. I tried one on last night doing the "put the helmet on, put the glasses on". As soon as I put down the windscreen my glasses started fogging up. Not good. I have the same problem with safety goggles. Damn.

That sounds strange.  I've never had that happen unless it's cold out and you put the visor down.  The air in the helmet heats up quicker than the glasses do so you get condensation.  If you wait a minute, it goes away.  What kind of helmet was it?  I know people say cheap helmets that are snell/dot certified provide the same amount of protection so there's no point in spending more but my more mid-range expensive shoei is way better at not fogging up than my cheaper HJC.  Having the lever on the visor mounting that lets you keep the visor open just a crack helps a ton with fogging up too.  Also, once you get moving the air circulates and the fogging goes away.  I blow out the air down exhaling when I'm at a stop to reduce fogging in cooler weather.

Sorry if I'm assuming you don't know much about full face helmets and saying some basic stuff but after hearing that you put them on with your glasses still on it kinda led me to that conclusion.