Anyone not wear glasses?

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  • fatsmoker
    fatsmoker Posts: 585
    I didn't wear any today and this afternoon on the way home a truck going the other way kicked up a load of crap that all seemed to make a beeline for my eyes. Not very pleasant. So, I'll remember them tomorrow.
  • crikey
    crikey Posts: 362
    The point is to provide an alternative view to the preceding nonsense which implies that one requires specialised safety equipment to use a bicycle, but you knew that...

    Glasses may well make sense on occasion, but this gets extrapolated by the simples to mean that one shouldn't ever ride without, and that to do so will result in instant blindness.
    See also helmets and gloves for further evidence of silliness.
  • charlie_potatoes
    charlie_potatoes Posts: 1,921
    This forum needs more bigots. Preferably with a superiority complex. :D
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  • ai_1
    ai_1 Posts: 3,060
    crikey wrote:
    The point is to provide an alternative view to the preceding nonsense which implies that one requires specialised safety equipment to use a bicycle, but you knew that...

    Glasses may well make sense on occasion, but this gets extrapolated by the simples to mean that one shouldn't ever ride without, and that to do so will result in instant blindness.
    See also helmets and gloves for further evidence of silliness.
    Emmmm. This thread was fairly low on silliness until you started trying to re-interpret it. As I read "the preceding nonsense" there is a general consensus that waring glasses is worthwhile for a few different reasons involving comfort and safety. No-one has been fanatical about it or throwing hyperbole about except yourself.
    The implications and extrapolations you condemn don't actually seem to exist. What are you talking about?
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Charlie Potatoes wrote:
    This forum needs more bigots. Preferably with a superiority complex. :D

    It also could do with a 'like' button.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    crikey wrote:

    Glasses may well make sense on occasion, but this gets extrapolated by the simples to mean that one shouldn't ever ride without, and that to do so will result in instant blindness.
    See also helmets and gloves for further evidence of silliness.

    What occasion do you think they make sense then?
    My original post/question was pretty specific about the type of cycling I was talking about and feeling they were necessary for.

    Do not think anyone gives a monkeys about anyone else wearing gloves either so not sure why you even mention those.

    I certainly prefer wearing all three though. Along with padded bibshorts, base layer, various different technical jersey's, cycling specific socks/shoes etc. etc.

    Do they all pi55 you off too?
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    I always wear them. Get some with swappable lenses so you can use them at night. You only get one pair of eyes, a bit of gravel flicking up at 30mph will wreck that for you!

    The most important thing is to keep the arms over the straps as well. I can't stress this enough :wink:

    Someone was saying above about gloves, the one time I didn't wear mine recently I came off at about 40 km/h. Picking gravel out of your palm and bleeding all over your white bar tape is not fun! They aren't essential but the whole experience is more pleasurable with them.

    Anyone telling you not to wear a helmet, well...

    Edit: not sure why (The word that sounds like picking but starts with fl) is a dirty word?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I am arms under straps. Have I been doing it all wrong? :(

    Flicking can be a dirty word 8)
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    As if to make a timely point, I was crossing the road on foot at lunchtime today - halfway across, a fly went in my eye and i had to dig it out with my finger. Was uncomfortable and distracting to say the least, all while I was in the middle of the road. If I had been going fast on a bike and taking a junction or something like that and also maybe unable to take my hand off the bars so easily to get it out, could have been nasty.

    First time in 43 years that I can recall it hapenning while crossing the road, but that doesnt mean it will never happen, because it did!
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    I honestly cannot believe that anyone would even dream of not wearing sunglasses at any time - how are you meant to look at girls without busted if you don't have dark lenses covering your eyes?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    I wore some clear glasses yesterday ... it started drizzling ... after 6 miles I stopped and took them off so I could see where I was going ..
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Slowbike wrote:
    I wore some clear glasses yesterday ... it started drizzling ... after 6 miles I stopped and took them off so I could see where I was going ..

    Would have been the opposite way around in the heavy rain today.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    I honestly cannot believe that anyone would even dream of not wearing sunglasses at any time - how are you meant to look at girls without busted if you don't have dark lenses covering your eyes?

    This times a million.

    In seriousness I do normally wear mine, they don't have a particularly dark lense so are good as long as it's light. I take them off on big climbs sometimes. It doesn't really bother me not wearing them, except when I'm descending fast and my eyes start streaming. We do have a lot of midges around here sometimes, and I do get them hit my lenses fairly frequently, so I think they offer some safety benefit (for me).
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Carbonator wrote:
    I am arms under straps. Have I been doing it all wrong? :(

    ******* can be a dirty word 8)
    I am afraid so, it's not too late though, the prophet Merckx will forgive you if you change your ways now :wink:http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#37

    And whilst we're there, rule #39 provides some eyewear clarification :mrgreen:
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  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    apreading wrote:
    Slowbike wrote:
    I wore some clear glasses yesterday ... it started drizzling ... after 6 miles I stopped and took them off so I could see where I was going ..

    Would have been the opposite way around in the heavy rain today.

    Nope - I was fine riding home from work in the rain ... no glasses ...

    What do you use to keep the rain off them?
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Cap under the helmet - peak keeps the rain off the lenses quite effectively.
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Slowbike wrote:
    What do you use to keep the rain off them?

    I dont, but its better than having the rain streaming into my eyes.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Cap under the helmet - peak keeps the rain off the lenses quite effectively.
    I never seem to remember to do that !
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    apreading wrote:
    Slowbike wrote:
    What do you use to keep the rain off them?

    I dont, but its better than having the rain streaming into my eyes.

    Eitherway visibility is reduced - I can blink to clear the rain from my eyes - doesn't clear it from the glasses - I'd rather blink and see some of the time ... or try that cap method ...
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    The only time that glasses hinder visibility is if I'm riding someones wheel in pouring rain and they've got no mudguards so I'm getting hosed down all the time. if its just rain - it doesn't seem an issue. My Oakleys are meant to have a hydrophobic coating on though.
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Carbonator wrote:
    In particular on club/group rides, or anything other than solo riding.

    The helmet debate is one thing, but I have never actually need one of those
    I have had stuff hit (chip) my glasses and general face area loads of times though.

    Do not understand how you could cycle without any glasses and leave you eyes open to damage.
    I would find the wind annoying, let alone a stone.

    Is it odd/silly not to wear glasses while cycling, or am I just being fleeced by the manufacturers again?

    I don't. Mostly because I just don't like glasses. My wife wears sunglasses all the time and I've tried them but just can't get away with it, I find them really annoying, so the same applies when cycling.
  • cookeeemonster
    cookeeemonster Posts: 1,991
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Cap under the helmet - peak keeps the rain off the lenses quite effectively.

    I find that while definately better with a cap, enough rain will eventually land on the lenses to make visibility worse than without...amplify a 100 times if they start steaming up too.

    In the daytime it's not so bad but at night in the rain, they come off. Dangerous to keep them on with head and tail lights exploding in your eyes...why no windscreen wipers for glasses? ;)
  • ai_1
    ai_1 Posts: 3,060
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    ....I don't. Mostly because I just don't like glasses. My wife wears sunglasses all the time and I've tried them but just can't get away with it, I find them really annoying, so the same applies when cycling.
    I used to be the same, never wore sunglasses (this was years ago, before I took up cycling). Then I needed to get glasses for vision correction to drive as I can't wear contacts. I got used to wearing glasses and although I'd prefer to be without them, they're not a big irritation. I never notice them on the bike unless they get dirty or wet. Glad I got over this aversion before I started riding as I do think glasses are worthwhile when riding but I can see where you're coming from.
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    CookeeeMonster wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Cap under the helmet - peak keeps the rain off the lenses quite effectively.

    I find that while definitely better with a cap, enough rain will eventually land on the lenses to make visibility worse than without...amplify a 100 times if they start steaming up too.

    In the daytime it's not so bad but at night in the rain, they come off. Dangerous to keep them on with head and tail lights exploding in your eyes...why no windscreen wipers for glasses? ;)
    The soft bits on the back of your gloves in it :wink:
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    I stopped reading at page 3 as the arguments had become circular. I never even knew it was a safety issue. I genuinely thought (and still do) that the glasses were a vanity thing for most riders.
    Seriously, I accept you can get stuff in your eye once in a blue but what happens to these people who tried it once without and never again? Amazing thread.
    I think some people are just too risk averse.minimizing risk is a valid thing to do but you have to draw boundaries somewhere. I really, really, really do think this an issue out of nothing. I get a bug in my eye once in a blue. Stone chips, I genuinely can't recall being hit in the face (or anywhere above my calf ( yes, off my rear wheel)) by one.
    I really must be missing something.
  • vs
    vs Posts: 468
    ^ This

    I never thought of it as a safety measure either.

    As for the guy who got something in his eye crossing the road on foot, and mentioned it in this thread, just wow, talk about over reaction. So, I stubbed my toe on the kitchen table for the first time today, I guess that's steel capped boots indoors from now on then.
  • Walls82
    Walls82 Posts: 126
    I used to go on club rides without glasses until one night a swarm of blue bottles each carrying a piece of gravel flying at 65 mph smashed into my eyes, luckily I survived and now I always wear safety goggles on club rides and my rollers just in case.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    edited October 2014
    You guys that joke about things going into your eyes and accuse people of only wearing cycling glasses to show off are funny lol. Forgive me if I feel a lot of you have issues that you need to seek therapy for.

    No one is saying it is a life or death decision, or even necessarily a life changing one.

    Rain is a bit of a red herring. Unless the majority of your riding is in the rain (I would give up cycling if mine were) then you still have to dress for the non wet rides.
    Also you probably cycle differently in the rain, so the need for glasses is going to be lower anyway.

    For the record. Although I wear glasses I have never put them in my helmet or on top of a cycling cap (I have never worn a cycling cap without a helmet on top of it).
    I also never lean forward with my forearms on bars to chat with fellow riders.
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Paul 8v wrote:
    CookeeeMonster wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Cap under the helmet - peak keeps the rain off the lenses quite effectively.

    I find that while definitely better with a cap, enough rain will eventually land on the lenses to make visibility worse than without...amplify a 100 times if they start steaming up too.

    In the daytime it's not so bad but at night in the rain, they come off. Dangerous to keep them on with head and tail lights exploding in your eyes...why no windscreen wipers for glasses? ;)
    The soft bits on the back of your gloves in it :wink:

    You mean just wipe the snot from them all over your glasses?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    lostboysaint wrote:
    Paul 8v wrote:
    CookeeeMonster wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Cap under the helmet - peak keeps the rain off the lenses quite effectively.

    I find that while definitely better with a cap, enough rain will eventually land on the lenses to make visibility worse than without...amplify a 100 times if they start steaming up too.

    In the daytime it's not so bad but at night in the rain, they come off. Dangerous to keep them on with head and tail lights exploding in your eyes...why no windscreen wipers for glasses? ;)
    The soft bits on the back of your gloves in it :wink:

    You mean just wipe the snot from them all over your glasses?

    You have two hands. Wipe on, wipe off :wink:

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