Painful 1st Cold weather ride

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

What do you wear if it is cold enough to fog your glasses, but too dark for sunglasses? My commute yesterday was frustrating because I kept getting fogged up.

My sunglasses look dark to others, but when you look trhough them they are more of a golden amber color. They make everything look sort of sunny like a golden sunset. I've never found them to be too dark yet, even on a dark rainy day.
But if you are riding at dusk I guess you should look for some clear protective goggles of some sort. Things have come a long way from the old "shop goggles". I've heard some people rave about gardening protective goggles for mowing the lawn...saying they were really sleek and comfortable. Maybe ski goggles come in clear too?
That's all I can think of...

[tulip]

My only caveat here is if you use goggles during the sunlight hours, it's really important that you have some sort of UV protection--either in the goggles or in your sunglasses that you wear under your goggles. I'm not sure that inexpensive goggles provide any protection.

The reason why it's so important is that sunglasses without such protection allow your pupils to open, and if the glasses/goggles don't filter the UV rays, your eyes can suffer MORE damage than if you were wearing clear lenses. At least with clear lenses, your pupils stay more closed (to let less light in).

This gets even more important when there is snow on the ground that reflects extra light.

And one other thing, an old cashmere cardigan is a wonderful layer on really cold days. If it has moth holes, it's even better!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

+1 to Tulip's remarks....
make sure the sunglasses have UV protection.
If you can find a beatup cashmere sweater cheap somewhere....NAB IT! I have some cashmere gloves I use as glove liners....mmmmmmmm

[GeoCam]

Thanks. I think I will try something like what Lisa wears and only worry about clear if I then find out it looks too dark.

Re: cashmere - I had a great thrift store trip yesterday: got 1 pair of Merrell mocs, 1 cashmere turtleneck, 1 merino wool turtleneck, and a lovely cashmere twin set. Total spent - $16!!!!

[SouthernBelle]

So jealous. I can always find merino, but never cashmere.