[RBW] Re: Tip for riding in the rain with eye glasses...
My helmet is a Bell Metro, which has a small brim which keeps a lot of the rain off. But my main way of dealing with precipitation is to carry an extra bandana in my pocket and give the glasses a quick wipe every few minutes. Works with mist, too. Cheers- Mike in Htfd, CT -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Tip for riding in the rain with eye glasses...
Check out this accessory: http://pathlesspedaled.com/2012/12/review-da-brim-rezzo-visor/ Like splats, ponchos and the like: dorky and practical. Edwin love the poncho, haven't been splatted yet Williamson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Tip for riding in the rain with eye glasses...
that's funny, i stopped wearing contacts 12 years ago because i had so many problems with contacts and bike riding. My eyes were drying out from all the wind and that's even when I was wearing fancy bolle and oakley sunglasses. Dry eyes and wind equals the contacts flying out, losing them and not being able to see. Or I would get a little dust particle in my eyes, that's very painful, have to stop immediately and pop out my contacts and ride to my destination with poor vision until I was able to get to a restroom to clean my eyes and contacts and put them back in. My rain riding plus glasses wearing now includes a fancy waterproof light weight hiking rain jacket that has a form fitting hood with integrated brim. I put my hood on under my helmet so my hood moves with my head and the hood doesn't block my vision at all. On Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:37:08 PM UTC-8, velomann wrote: Probably not a reply that's going to be super-helpful, but I commute about 24 miles RT every day, all year long, in the Portland area. Needless to say, rain is a regular companion. And I'm blind as a bat without glasses/correction. I haven't found rain to be a huge nuisance so much as fog/mist. Rain tends to bead up run off, but those tiny droplets and the constant wiping are downright dangerous. 2 years ago, at age 50, I finally took the plunge into contacts after telling myself for years that my eyes wouldn't like them. Absolutely transformed my commuting. Now I wear clear cheap glasses (winter) or shades to keep my eyes from drying out too much, and when it's foggy/misty - I don't. Cycling was the BEST thing about going to contacts. As an aside, I was most worried about racing NW cyclocross (read: MUD) with contacts, but for the most part, with the same cheap cycling glasses, it has not been a problem. Definitely better than racing in my prescription glasses. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Tip for riding in the rain with eye glasses...
I wound up taking off the glasses and riding bare eyed. Only bummer is that my rear-view mirror is stuck to the inside of my left glasses lens and therefore cannot see behind me when glasses are off without twisting my head around. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Tip for riding in the rain with eye glasses...
I use a cycling cap as well as a glasses umbrella On Thursday, January 24, 2013 11:59:48 AM UTC-8, René wrote: One of my unstated goals for this year was to ride and commute even if it's raining. I'm overcoming a whole bunch of mental barriers and I'm mostly well equipped now to ride comfortably in the normal California rain. However, the one detail that keeps baffling me is what to do with my eye glasses. With light rain/showers, I don't mind the drops that accumulate slowly on them, but with heavier rain or prolongued showers, at some point it becomes hard to see anything that isn't distorted by water drops. How do you rain riders manage with this issue? Thanks for the tips! René -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Tip for riding in the rain with eye glasses...
I do not ride in the rain. BUT : Just read about wearing sun glassea to see better when driving a car in the rain. and try Rain-X on the glassses, used to use it on racecar helmet shields in the rain.SportsCarClub of America = SCCA races in the rain.Open wheel cars with no windshield. Charlie On Jan 24, 2:59 pm, René Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote: One of my unstated goals for this year was to ride and commute even if it's raining. I'm overcoming a whole bunch of mental barriers and I'm mostly well equipped now to ride comfortably in the normal California rain. However, the one detail that keeps baffling me is what to do with my eye glasses. With light rain/showers, I don't mind the drops that accumulate slowly on them, but with heavier rain or prolongued showers, at some point it becomes hard to see anything that isn't distorted by water drops. How do you rain riders manage with this issue? Thanks for the tips! René -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Tip for riding in the rain with eye glasses...
+1 on Rain-X. On 24 January 2013 18:26, Charlie charliepe...@verizon.net wrote: I do not ride in the rain. BUT : Just read about wearing sun glassea to see better when driving a car in the rain. and try Rain-X on the glassses, used to use it on racecar helmet shields in the rain.SportsCarClub of America = SCCA races in the rain.Open wheel cars with no windshield. Charlie On Jan 24, 2:59 pm, René Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote: One of my unstated goals for this year was to ride and commute even if it's raining. I'm overcoming a whole bunch of mental barriers and I'm mostly well equipped now to ride comfortably in the normal California rain. However, the one detail that keeps baffling me is what to do with my eye glasses. With light rain/showers, I don't mind the drops that accumulate slowly on them, but with heavier rain or prolongued showers, at some point it becomes hard to see anything that isn't distorted by water drops. How do you rain riders manage with this issue? Thanks for the tips! René -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- lyle f bogart dpt 156 bradford rd wiscasset, me 04578 207.882.6494 206.794.6937 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
