slow climbing= foggy glasses... recommends?

[bikerchick68]

I could use some recommends... I am a slooooow climber... and when climbing I work up quite a sweat. Plus, it's hot here... pretty much all the time So as I climb, my glasses fog up. They're cheapies, but have done the job for a long time... but the more I ride, and the longer I ride, the more I realize it's time for some new glasses...

sooo... recommends? I'd prefer to keep the price reasonable if possible. I have heard that you don't necessarily need vents at the top, that not fogging has more to do with the lenses...?

thanks for any input...

[li10up]

My understanding is that fogging has to do with air flow around and behind the lenses. If your glasses start to fog pull them a little further down the bridge of your nose and they will clear up. Sounds like your glasses are hugging your face too tightly and can't vent properly.

I have some Coyote glasses that I got from Nashbar. They have 3 interchangable lenses and they are smaller in size. Most men's glasses are too big for me. I like them and they are very reasonably priced.

[GLC1968]

Is the fogging a new thing? As in, they never used to fog up so much?

I just noticed this with mine. They are 2 years old, but they didn't start fogging until recently. It was so bad on my last ride that I had to ride without them and the descents were dreadful without glasses.

I got home from that trip, threw the glasses into a bowl of soapy water (dish soap) and suds them up. I left them to dry and then wiped them down with the little cloth that they came with. So far, they are working like new again. I don't know if enough crud had built up on them that the air flow was screwed up or not, but so far so good!

So, if you want new glasses, ignore me. If you want to try a quick fix while you shop for new ones, try washing them. Who knows....worth a shot, right?

[bikerchick68]

li10up... yeah that makes sense... that's why I thought the vents would help too...

GLC... these have always fogged... but it's gotten annoying stopping at the bottom of major climbs to take them off... and if I forget to put them back on the descents are as you mentioned... my eyes water so bad when descending without glasses that I may as well be crying! Thanks for the soap trick... I'll try that until I can get 'em replaced...

[smilingcat]

There is an anti-fog coating you can put on the glasses. They are available for skiiers and usually comes as a treated cloth that you wipe your glasses with. You wipe the inside and it leaves a anti-fog coating.

Also pull your glasses out a bit and shake it up and down a few times to let dry air circulate over it to clear the fog.

smilingcat