Bicycling Eyewear over Glasses

Hi,

My daily ride causes quite a bit of wind up under my glasses causing my eyes to tear up. Does
someone have a recommendation for eyewear that will fit over eye-glasses? I don't want to have to
wear contacts to eliminate this problem. I also don't want to cough up some money for a special
prescription solution.

Thanks, Robert

mcintoshrt at comcast dot net

In article <nGxzb.412476$Tr4.1188378@attbi_s03>, nospam@nospam.goaway says...
> Hi,
>
> My daily ride causes quite a bit of wind up under my glasses causing my eyes to tear up. Does
> someone have a recommendation for eyewear that will fit over eye-glasses? I don't want to have to
> wear contacts to eliminate this problem. I also don't want to cough up some money for a special
> prescription solution.

It would look pretty silly on a bike, but there are lots of ski goggles designed to fit over
glasses. I have a pair made by Scott.

--
Dave Kerber Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying!

REAL programmers write self-modifying code.

David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:
: It would look pretty silly on a bike, but there are lots of ski goggles designed to fit over
: glasses. I have a pair made by Scott.

been there: it doesn't look so stupid in january in minneapolis. looks quite smart, actually. sure
beats ducking into the ATM kiosks to thaw out your eyes.
--
david reuteler reuteler@visi.com

David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:

: It would look pretty silly on a bike, but there are lots of ski goggles designed to fit over
: glasses. I have a pair made by Scott.

I think the manual of mine stated that they shouldn't be used while driving...

--
Risto Varanka | http://www.helsinki.fi/~rvaranka/hpv/hpv.html varis at no spam please iki fi

In article <3fcf711a$0$21572$a1866201@newsreader.visi.com>, reuteler@visi.com says...
> David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:
> : It would look pretty silly on a bike, but there are lots of ski goggles designed to fit over
> : glasses. I have a pair made by Scott.
>
> been there: it doesn't look so stupid in january in minneapolis. looks quite smart, actually. sure
> beats ducking into the ATM kiosks to thaw out your eyes.

I grew up 150 or so miles south of you, and rode my bike to school every day all year 'round for 4
years even in -20F (actual temperature, not wind chill) and never felt I needed them. However, I
was wearing glasses which keep most of the wind off the eyes, and the ride was fairly short (2
miles or so).

--
Dave Kerber Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying!

REAL programmers write self-modifying code.

In article <bqqjkv$rkm$3@oravannahka.helsinki.fi>,
risto.varanka@secure.from.spam.helsinki.fi says...
> David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:
>
> : It would look pretty silly on a bike, but there are lots of ski goggles designed to fit over
> : glasses. I have a pair made by Scott.
>
> I think the manual of mine stated that they shouldn't be used while driving...

They definitely cut into your peripheral vision...

--
Dave Kerber Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying!

REAL programmers write self-modifying code.

David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:
: They definitely cut into your peripheral vision...

well, so does having your eyes frozen shut.

i have a pair of native glasses (athelon, they don't make 'em anymore) and they are more or less
goggles (a really good near sealed wrap-around) and are almost as good as the ski goggles -- they
worked. well, there are only about 5 weeks (christmas to the end of january) when i found that level
really desirable (not necessary, you could go w/o it and not die or lose your eyes). certainly not
comfortable, tho. counter productively my eyes tear up pretty bad in that kind of cold.
--
david reuteler reuteler@visi.com

"Robert" <nospam@nospam.goaway> posted:
> My daily ride causes quite a bit of wind up under my glasses causing my eyes to tear up. Does
> someone have a recommendation for eyewear that will fit over eye-glasses? I don't want to have to
> wear contacts to eliminate this problem. I also don't want to cough up some money for a special
> prescription solution.
>
I'll bet you're wearing stylish narrow glasses. I wear specs with big lenses that are better
aerodynamically - the wind doesn't bother my eyes.

What can you suggest to stop my nose from running in cold weather?
- Max

--
MisterMax Slideshows of Angkor Wat, Bali, Crete, France, Malaysia, Maui, Morocco, Mt Holly, Sicily,
St Tropez, Singapore, Thailand, Tour de France: http://buten.net/max/ (Yes,RemoveDoubles is part of
my email address. The double letters in my last name are not.)

Most major sunglass manufactures make an optical adapter that fits inside of normal sunglasses. I
have a pair of Bolle's and they came with 6 different coloured lenses. With the optical adapter and
prescription lenses it came to around $350 CDN. When you have a change in prescription all you need
to do is replace the lenses for around $30.

Hope this helps Zyggy

"Robert" <nospam@nospam.goaway> wrote in message news:nGxzb.412476$Tr4.1188378@attbi_s03...
> Hi,
>
> My daily ride causes quite a bit of wind up under my glasses causing my
eyes
> to tear up. Does someone have a recommendation for eyewear that will fit over eye-glasses? I don't
> want to have to wear contacts to eliminate this problem. I also don't want to cough up some money
> for a special prescription solution.
>
> Thanks, Robert
>
> mcintoshrt at comcast dot net

> Does someone have a recommendation for eyewear that will fit over eye-glasses?

I have a pair of large sunglasses that I bought in the drugstore. I don't remember the name, but
they looked sort of like the things called Cocoons that you can see online at Magellan's
(www.magellans.com). The Cocoons seem to go for $40, but the ones in the drugstore were under $10.

They fit over my glasses and are clear on the sides so you still have about as much peripheral
vision as you ever had in glasses. They block enough wind to make the ride comfortable in winter.
The downside is that they are sunglasses so you can't wear them at night.

However, sometime in the past I bought a pair of protective glasses at a hardware store, the kind
that are supposed to keep little wood chips from flying into your eyes when you are sawing stuff,
etc. They also fit over glasses and pretty much covered them. They were clear. I've lost them since
and haven't bothered to replace them since I'm happy enough with the sunglasses.

Cappy

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 03:16:35 GMT, "Robert" <nospam@nospam.goaway>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>My daily ride causes quite a bit of wind up under my glasses causing my eyes to tear up. Does
>someone have a recommendation for eyewear that will fit over eye-glasses? I don't want to have to
>wear contacts to eliminate this problem. I also don't want to cough up some money for a special
>prescription solution.
>
>Thanks, Robert
>
>mcintoshrt at comcast dot net

Saw this thread. Came in late.

An idea. Try industrial safety glasses. Most of them are designed to fit fairly snug to keep
particles from bouncing up into the eye area. Many are specifically designed to fit over eye
glasses. I use Norton 180's and find they fit sung against my cheeks and forehead and are
wraparound. Optics are usually very good. You can get them at Grainger's for less than 5.00 if you
know someone who has an account there. Otherwise go to a industrial safety supply house and if you
ask nicely (wimper-beg) they might let you try on some.

Just an idea.

Mike Forrest

"Mike Forrest" <mforrest@bwoodtx.com> wrote in message
news:ia1htvgj5olfhe4uii261u22lb6jrq835s@4ax.com...
>
> An idea. Try industrial safety glasses. Most of them are designed to fit fairly snug to keep
> particles from bouncing up into the eye area. Many are specifically designed to fit over eye
> glasses. I use Norton 180's and find they fit sung against my cheeks and forehead and are
> wraparound. Optics are usually very good. You can get them at Grainger's for less than 5.00 if you
> know someone who has an account there. Otherwise go to a industrial safety supply house and if you
> ask nicely (wimper-beg) they might let you try on some.

A good idea. The brand I have is Visorgogs, which can be seen here:
http://www.labsafety.com/store/produ...&parent_id=623

in article 50cf07965da79fb56876c9b48d290cb7@news.teranews.com, Mike Kruger
at MikeKr@mouse-potato.com wrote on 12/12/03 8:51 PM:

> "Mike Forrest" <mforrest@bwoodtx.com> wrote in message
> news:ia1htvgj5olfhe4uii261u22lb6jrq835s@4ax.com...
>>
>> An idea. Try industrial safety glasses. Most of them are designed to fit fairly snug to keep
>> particles from bouncing up into the eye area. Many are specifically designed to fit over eye
>> glasses. I use Norton 180's and find they fit sung against my cheeks and forehead and are
>> wraparound. Optics are usually very good. You can get them at Grainger's for less than 5.00 if
>> you know someone who has an account there. Otherwise go to a industrial safety supply house and
>> if you ask nicely (wimper-beg) they might let you try on some.
>
> A good idea. The brand I have is Visorgogs, which can be seen here:
> http://www.labsafety.com/store/produ...&parent_id=623
>
>
Performance used to sell (don't know if they still do) a pair of glasses that fit over regular
glasses. I have a pair that I used for years, worked OK and they were inexpensive. Gene