Sunglasses and sweat

bigmul

Hi All,

Currently I use some dhb multi-lense glasses from wiggle but am finding that they sit too close to the face that when on long rides I get swear running down the inside of the lens. As well as that I get the usual fogging up when stationary too, so wondered if anyone has advice or recommends other glasses?

The ks

prhymeate

With regards to fogging, a bit of fairy liquid will sort that out no problem. I did it recently as mine always fog up when I come to a stop and it's completely solved it.

Philby

I wear a buff under my helmet which soaks up any sweat and also reduces its impact on your helmet.

zcapp96

Don't wipe them when they fog up, when you set off again the air flow over them will 'de-mist' them within seconds. If you wipe them they will smear and have to be cleaned.

bigmul

I'll give the fairly liquid a go (other brands may be available)...!

For the sweat dripping down the inside, I used to wear a buff in winter, not keen on that in summer. Might have to try some different glasses I think. Back in my MTB days in the 90's I used Oakley E-wires, now I've got kids I might have to look at cheaper glasses!

supermurph09

I remove my glasses when I know an all out effort climb is approaching, the extra cooling on my eyes makes a huge difference to me.

BrandonA

I've not used them but some of the Oakley lenses have holes at the top of the lenses to prevent this from occurring.

drlodge

Supermurph09 wrote:

I remove my glasses when I know an all out effort climb is approaching, the extra cooling on my eyes makes a huge difference to me.

Same here, I spent a lot of yesterday with the glasses up out of the way in my helmet. Only really need them when cycling fast.

Dorset_Boy

Try putting some lip salve or vaseline across the eyebrows to direct the sweat away, and as others have said, take the sunnies off on the climbs.

nweststeyn

Supermurph09 wrote:

I remove my glasses when I know an all out effort climb is approaching, the extra cooling on my eyes makes a huge difference to me.

And me... It's turned into a big psychological thing and I now find I can't climb with glasses at all without going into a mild 'I'll never make it' panic