Those of us that are blind?

[Lozza2442]

Hey ya

Just wondering what the other blind riders on here do?
Glasses or contacts?
If glasses, do you find it interferes with your helmet/digs into your head?
If contacts, do you find that they dry out, what do you do if they do dry out and you're stuck in the middle of nowhere?

[bogan]

The main feature I looked for when choosing my frames was slimness so they would fit in my helmet all good.

I also use them off road, with some OTG (over the glasses) goggles. They do put a bit more pressure on the nose bit, but its not noticeable while riding.

[pzkpfw]

Last time I got glasses I got glass lensed ones for normal use and plastic lensed ones for bike use.

The plastic ones were so if I crash they don't so likely turn into glass shards in my eyes. Also got them so they go dark in the light, as I can't wear sunnies+glasses in the helmet and didn't want to bother with a tinted visor.

So far it's been fine. Chose narrower softer frames for the bike glasses, and they are OK inside the helmet. Bit of extra hassle when taking helmet off when getting petrol.

Main issue now is the frame on my not-bike glasses broke (funnily enough, not the glasses I jam into my helmet), so now I wear the same glasses everywhere, and because the bike ones are narrow I've got permanent dents in the side of my head.


I've heard that in a crash the helmet can make the bridge of the glasses dig into the top of your nose, and know one person who specifically wears contacts because of that.

[cynna]

when i wear contacts i normally have sunglasses on so they dont dry out. worse experince i had with contacts was after a 1000k adventure ride over 2 days - contacts got ruined by the dust. i now just use disposable ones from clearlycontacts.co.nz. works out to be about $2 a pair so cheap enough to carry spares

[p.dath]

Used to be contacts, then it was surgery.

[nerrrd]

Used to wear contacts a long time ago...until one late night ride from Auckland to Lake Tarawera, when fog meant I had to ride most of the way with the visor up and my eyes got very dried out. Arrived safely but was so tired I then went to sleep with them in...eyes got "sensitised" (?) and I was never able to wear contacts again for long periods comfortably.

Never had a problem with glasses and helmets - shoulder checks though are a real problem for me with progressive lenses, as I have to turn a long way and wait for my eyes to focus, so I probably don't do them as often as I should...

[Lozza2442]

Has anyone gotten prescription sunglasses?

[Tigadee]

At the moment, I carry prescription sunglasses for when it's sunny, and put on my regular glasses when it's dark. In time, I'd like to get the ones that turn dark automatically, like Pzkpfw's. I wear a flip-front helmet, so glasses are not a bother...

[Lozza2442]

Glasses. At the moment, I carry powered sunglasses for when it's sunny, and put on my regular glasses when it's dark. In time, I'd like to get the ones that turn dark automatically, like Pzkpfw's. I wear a flip-front helmet, so glasses are not a bother...

Are the flip-fronts easier for putting glasses on and taking off? Are they slightly wider at that point or something? Or just not having to shove them through the visor bit?

[F5 Dave]

Flip fronts compromise the helmet, I'd avoid them (ensuing argument starting . . .Now). Anyway contacts are sweet in helmets. I had my first problem on a bike with them in 24years last weekend during a race but it sorted itself out in a few laps. Glasses are a pain in helmets, if you can wear contacts - do so. Can you?

[xXGIBBOXx]

long sighted , so glasses at work , tinted visor in summer . glare will kill my eyes in ten minutes . Gold / orange visor works the best for me .

[GrayWolf]

Are the flip-fronts easier for putting glasses on and taking off? Are they slightly wider at that point or something? Or just not having to shove them through the visor bit?

Yes they are easier to put the glasses on, however, what I have found is the best solution, is a 'cheapo, Mitre 10' Dremmel and I just 'relieve' the polystyrene inner at the top of the ear to accommodate the extra thickness, and if needed a small 'slot' to accommodate the glasses frame/arms. Most lids these days have a flip down sun visor, so the worry about sunnies is fairly moot, but I have 2 pairs glasses, one reactolight, one normal pair. (Mainly due to only prescription sunglasses being allowed in my job).

[cynna]

Used to wear contacts a long time ago...until one late night ride from Auckland to Lake Tarawera, when fog meant I had to ride most of the way with the visor up and my eyes got very dried out. Arrived safely but was so tired I then went to sleep with them in...eyes got "sensitised" (?) and I was never able to wear contacts again for long periods comfortably.
...

contacts have changed so much these days. u can get ones were u dont have to take them out for a week or so. i used to fall asleep with mine in a few too many times as well. started getting problems with veins growing due to lack of oxygen to the eyeball or something. modern ones are way more comfotable and can wear contacts again with no trouble

[gijoe1313]

I usually ride with contacts in, usually no problem, but as you age, the eyeballs dry out faster (I used to like riding with the visor cracked open a tad). If I find I'm going on a longish trip, just pack some spare contacts and solution (just in case). I guess I should have packed spare glasses as well in case I get that "scratchy/itchy" feeling.

I've ridden with glasses and like previous posters had the usual issues, but a little care and patience and no problems. Flip down visor helmets I prefer, so I don't have to wear sunnies at all.

Damn my genetic inheritance as a slitty eyed chink! :oi-grr:

[Lozza2442]

if you can wear contacts - do so. Can you?

I can and do, been having some issues lately though (unrelated to riding) so need to get a refit when this lot run out (in less than a month).
Before you ask/say I should be getting it check right now, it's just that I need to get the diameter remeasured in one of my eyes cause it's been playing up after several hours of wearing in air conditioning when I'm tired/bored at work after spending many hours pretending to work and actually being on this and FB haha.

Contemplating going back to "monthly"s as I had less issues with them than I am with "daily"s

[Stirts]

I have been a four-eyes since I was 4yrs old.

At 18yrs old I went to a specialist that recommended I go to contacts - I had lazyarse eyes, he stated that contacts would force my lazy eye muscles to work more given that glasses can restrict your perriferral vision. My eyes no longer wander all over face :2thumbsup

No real issues with contacts drying out..and if I do, I always carry one of those Optrex Sore Eyes emergency packet thingies in my jacket. You can buy them from any service station.

I would love to get surgery, but they still can't correct upto my blindness level. :weep:

[The End]

I've been through a couple of pairs of glasses from (what I assume is) wearing them in my helmet. Both pairs have broken where the arm connects to the main glasses piece. I failed the eye test without them so have to wear them. They fit in the helmet fine, and generally will stay still so long as I don't knock them/move them out of place.

The last time I was at Opsm a few years ago I asked about contacts but they supposedly don't make them as strong as I would need them. I think I'm +6 in my left eye and +4 in my right.

Shoulda' gone to specsavers.

[imdying]

Lasers. Best money I have ever spent on anything at any time. Nothing has ever come close to the value for money, nothing ever.

[slofox]

Has anyone gotten prescription sunglasses?

Yes, I do. But I don't wear them on the bike because the lenses are polarised and there is distortion if I look through a visor with them. So I just use a black visor and normal glasses underneath. Having said that, my glasses are photosensitive anyway and darken in bright sunlight. The black visor still improves things a lot.

Oh and I have never had a problem with glasses under the helmet.

[Tigadee]

Are the flip-fronts easier for putting glasses on and taking off? Are they slightly wider at that point or something? Or just not having to shove them through the visor bit?

Yes, much easier. Not really but that depends on brands/models of flip-fronts. Certainly not necessary to shove them through the visor opening - leave them on and put the helmet on with the front flipped up.

As for compromising safety, BMW is famous for their flip-front helmets and I doubt they'd compormise on rider safety and many motorcycle cops around the world wear them too. A colleague had a flip-front when she had a major bike accident and though the front was damaged during her accident, it never opened and she survived more or less intact with no damage to head or face. It did it's job and no less than a full-face would have performed.

The only drawbacks of a flip-front are they are a little heavier than full-face and they let through a little more wind noise (I wear ear plugs anyway). Oh, and some people forget their front is flipped up while riding in windy conditions or flip it up while at high speed - guess what happened then...

[Maha]

I have been a four-eyes since I was 4yrs old.

At 18yrs old I went to a specialist that recommended I go to contacts - I had lazyarse eyes, he stated that contacts would force my lazy eye muscles to work more given that glasses can restrict your perriferral vision. My eyes no longer wander all over face :2thumbsup

No real issues with contacts drying out..and if I do, I always carry one of those Optrex Sore Eyes emergency packet thingies in my jacket. You can buy them from any service station.

I would love to get surgery, but they still can't correct upto my blindness level. :weep:

My blindness level was 6/60 in 05'...had new lens implants in both eyes (at different times) now just need some cheap arse 1.5's to read..
6/60 vision means, what normal vision can see at 60mts, I had to be at 6mts to clearly see the same thing.

[wysper]

I wear glasses
Have since I was 15, don't really notice so much now.
No issue with frames under helmet.

I have tried contacts, but I need to wear sunnies with them so might as well stay with glasses.

Plus, can't afford the ongoing cost of contacts!

Have prescription sunnies to, they are great, until your prescription changes.

[Oblivion]

I've had glasses for being short sighted since I was around 10. For the first couple of years, I really didnt wear them often, But its turned into a full time thing. Like Bogan said, a slim frame helps alot while wearing glasses inside a helmet. I even took my helmet with me to the optometrist to get a good fit. The only thing that is really annoying at the moment is that my vision is getting worse.

[F5 Dave]

I can and do, been having some issues lately though (unrelated to riding) so need to get a refit when this lot run out (in less than a month).
Before you ask/say I should be getting it check right now, it's just that I need to get the diameter remeasured in one of my eyes cause it's been playing up after several hours of wearing in air conditioning when I'm tired/bored at work after spending many hours pretending to work and actually being on this and FB haha.

Contemplating going back to "monthly"s as I had less issues with them than I am with "daily"s
Sometimes you have to find the right brand for you, I'm on 2 weekly (like monthlys) & had to go through a few sets to find the right ones.

[jellywrestler]

I spent the money and got a prescription Visor, not the cheapest way to go but worth every penny IMHO

[Lozza2442]

I spent the money and got a prescription Visor, not the cheapest way to go but worth every penny IMHO

Where on earth do you get one of them??

[jellywrestler]

Where on earth do you get one of them??

depends on what brand of helmet you use, what's yours?

[FJRider]

I've seen it all before ... it doesn't matter if I don't see it again .... :rockon:

[baffa]

Can wear glasses under a helmet, but contacts are much more comfortable.
Problem is wearing them for 24 hours straight if you camp out somewhere or ride late into the night can get pretty uncomfortable, so planning on getting a backup pair of glasses.

[nodrog]

Where on earth do you get one of them??

Payless plastics.

[F5 Dave]

This'll be good.:corn:

[Akzle]

Hey ya

Just wondering what the other blind riders on here do?
Glasses or contacts?
If glasses, do you find it interferes with your helmet/digs into your head?
If contacts, do you find that they dry out, what do you do if they do dry out and you're stuck in the middle of nowhere?

i'm "supposed" to wear correcting lenses.
i dont often. my perception of distance etc is fine without (due to me not wearing them...)
just can't read streetsigns until i'm pretty much underneatht them.

find that when i wear glasses i end up with 3 or four lenses fogged (both sides of glazzies + visor) depending on the day. easier and safer not to.

[Matariki]

Hey ya
Just wondering what the other blind riders on here do?
Glasses or contacts?
If glasses, do you find it interferes with your helmet/digs into your head?
If contacts, do you find that they dry out, what do you do if they do dry out and you're stuck in the middle of nowhere?

I'm not blind (blind people can't legally operate a motor vehicle), I'm visually impaired (short sighted).
I wear glasses (I find contacts to be a pain in the ass).
No, I don't have any problems with my helmet and my glasses. When I purchase a helmet I always make sure it has enough room to accommodate my glasses.
I tend to carry eye drops on me, so If my eyes do dry out I pop a drop or two into my eyes to bring the moisture level back up (chemists and optometrists stock these in small bottles that you can carry in your pocket, I also carry a microfiber lens cloth to clean my glasses and the visor of my helmet when required, sometimes I'll also carry a small bottle of lens cleaner just in case my visor or glasses gets dirty).

[paturoa]

It was expensive, and I've traded short sight for long sight. Had the op about a month ago. It was a little painful at the time but nothing dramatic.

Previously on the bike I wore contacts and it was a pain! Less of a pain than glasses, but I'm really liking only having to wear reading glasses.

[huff3r]

I can and do, been having some issues lately though (unrelated to riding) so need to get a refit when this lot run out (in less than a month).
Before you ask/say I should be getting it check right now, it's just that I need to get the diameter remeasured in one of my eyes cause it's been playing up after several hours of wearing in air conditioning when I'm tired/bored at work after spending many hours pretending to work and actually being on this and FB haha.

Contemplating going back to "monthly"s as I had less issues with them than I am with "daily"s

Aircon is a pain like that, dries the air out something chronic. Best help with it is drinking LOADS of water every day.

I wear contacts normally, although I have worn my glasses while riding before. I have monthly continuous wear (day and night) lenses, but I find I have to take them out at night quite often to prevent them drying out. Different solutions help differently as well.

I also have prescription sunnies and I love them. They are awesome. But way too thick framed for wearing under a motorcycle helmet I'd imagine. I have got an iridium visor on my helmet though, which works much better than sunglasses (and I keep the clear one in the box in case conditions change).

[banditrider]

I wear glasses and also have prescription sunnies. Obviously whenever you buy a helmet, make sure you can get the glasses on and off and in a comfortable position. I've had issues over the years breaking the arms off 'em with the abuse they get putting them on through the helmet etc so make sure that the frames are pretty strong.

One major pain I have with them (especially now adv riding) is the fogging. Using the Rainex antifog now and it seems to be pretty good but on cold days it can be a problem...

I've considered laser (although know someone who had issues for a while) and should probably look into it further...

[Old Steve]

I'm astigmatic, so I wear glasses 100% of the time I am awake. Last time I updated my glasses I got safety glasses because I often go into industrial sites. I also got titanium frames, WOW, so light. But they are so flexible that when I took up biking I couldn't slide then into a full face helmet, so I got a flip front helmet. Now I'm OK.

[sootie]

I am quite short sighted & need eye correction for driving. I have worn glasses since I was about 12 years old.
I have considered contact lenses, but glasses offer me a lot of eye protection for light engineering work.
Modern glasses are amazing. Mine are coated, photochromatic (sun glasses) and progressive (to help with reducing accommodation). They have titanium frames and cost a fortune, but considering I wear them 24/7 and am lost without them they are worth it.

The very light frames & light plastic lenses allow me to move my head very rapidly without the glasses moving on my face - a big plus. These frames also stand up to a lot of use, but you have to be acreful with scratching of plastic lenses.

Until I read this thread I had never considered they might not fit under a helmet. I have to don a full face helmet first, but no problem after that on the 3 full face helmets I own & others I have tried in the shop.

I have had the odd fogging issue, the worst being late last summer when we took the bikes over Gentle Annie under cold conditions. At one stage I thought I was going to have to stop & wait how ever long it took because constant fogging made me nearly blind. Fortunately I remembered some anti fogging stuff I was carrying & this literally saved the day. If you need glasses to ride I would suggest you always carry a little of this in your riding jacket pocket.

[sootie]

Has anyone gotten prescription sunglasses?
I do have prescription sun glasses & sometimes use them in the car. UV light does not come through a car windscreen well, and darken photochromatic lenses. It does penetrate most motorcycle visas OK.

[Berries]

The first time I rode a bike in the rain with glasses on was the last time and I switched to contacts straight away. I had thought about a prescription visor but apparently they scare the kids cos they make your face look huge.

[humphrt]

Worn glasses since I was 7. Eyes are stuffed but that's life. Haven't had any trouble at all(well maybe a little fogging). I found that the arai chaser helmets work best for me so far, everything fits in comfortably. Unfortunately I cant wear contacts, some thing to do with eyes drying out and me being a diabetic.

[jellywrestler]

I had thought about a prescription visor but apparently they scare the kids cos they make your face look huge. yeah it took me a bit of time to work out there was something different but i'd rather scare kids with my visor than run them over cause I can't see em!

[MrKiwi]

Hey ya

Just wondering what the other blind riders on here do?
Glasses or contacts?
If glasses, do you find it interferes with your helmet/digs into your head?
If contacts, do you find that they dry out, what do you do if they do dry out and you're stuck in the middle of nowhere?

I recently replaced my glasses because the frames of my old ones were a bit rigid and only fitted inside one of my helmets. I spent a lot of time finding the right frames that were flexible enough and durable so I could wear my glasses in a range of helmets. Cost a little bit more but is worth the trouble. I also have had the lenses treated with a cover so I can add drops once a week to keep them from fogging up. Doesn't work perfectly, but does a reasonable job on that front.

[haydes55]

I've worn glasses since before I can remember. Tried wearing them under the helmet, any slight wobble and they would lift off my nose or dig in. Went and got contacts, tried them for 4 months, dried out my eyes within a few minutes of riding. I just don't wear glasses any more, ever. I see better without them than my brother or dad, never had an issue and never get blurry vision unless I'm tired (I don't ride or drive tired any more, used to in my stupid teens). If I couldn't see without 'Corrective lenses' I would consider laser eye surgery. (Anyone know the cost of that?).

[Road kill]

I've worn glasses since I was about 12 years old.

Always hated the things,damaged heaps of pairs over the years because all of my sports have been hard on that sort of thing.

Had a pair save an eye while I was hunting once,I came out from under a log I'd crawled under on my hands an knees and as I looked up a spike from where it had snapped off cut down my forehead,across the lense an dug into my cheek.

So I now have a good scar to tell interesting lies about,an I'm very glad I was wearing glasses that day.

One of the things I like about wearing an open face is that I don't need to take my glasses off to put it on or take it off,that's always been a pain when wearing my full face's.

Also bought a pair of BLACK sunnies a couple of months ago and find people treat me differently when I'm wearing them,,,so I wear them a lot.

[slofox]

I find contacts to be a pain in the ass.

You must be putting them in the wrong place then...geez, I dunno...

[Matariki]

You must be putting them in the wrong place then...geez, I dunno...

:msn-wink:

Sorry, I meant pain in the eye. Bloody hell man.

[gunnyrob]

Custom Lasic eye surgery did the trick for me!!! Never regretted.:eek:

[jellywrestler]

Custom Lasic eye surgery did the trick for me!!! Never regretted.:eek:

must of worked a treat if you can't read the difference between 'Laser' and 'Lasic'!!

[pete376403]

Actually thats what it's called (spelling slighly different = lasiK)
http://www.eyeinstitute.co.nz/?gclid=CJjwsoDww7ICFcQbpQodgycArw

[jellywrestler]

Actually thats what it's called (spelling slighly different = lasiK)
http://www.eyeinstitute.co.nz/?gclid=CJjwsoDww7ICFcQbpQodgycArw

oops, nout wrong with my eyesight, just my knowledge on it eh!

[gunnyrob]

Somantics aside, Lasik eye surgery was bloody fantastic. Peter Ring of the eye intitute sorted me out really quick. It was a No Sh1t life changing experience. Consultations were free, you only paid once the surgery was done.

[jellywrestler]

Somantics aside, tis actually semantics.

[gunnyrob]

sorry, pedantics aside.....

[sootie]

Somantics aside, Lasik eye surgery was bloody fantastic. Peter Ring of the eye intitute sorted me out really quick. It was a No Sh1t life changing experience. Consultations were free, you only paid once the surgery was done.
I am seriously short sighted. You would not want me driving anywhere near you without eye correction.
With glasses my long sight is still better than 20/20.
The things is, as we get older we lose eyesight accomodation, which means very very few older people have both good short & long sight.
I happen to be one of those people whose interests involve long periods of both close up & distance work, so laser surgery would only change the nature of my eyesight problem & leave me as one of those people who is always trying to find their reading glasses.
I am not sure I would be any better off, but if you are only interested in Huntin', Fishin', shootin' and bike riding go for it.

[FJRider]

... but if you are only interested in Huntin', Fishin', shootin' and bike riding go for it.

Priorities not necessarily in that order ...

[Akzle]

...but if you are only interested in Huntin', Fishin', shootin' and bike riding go for it.

you mean there's something else i should be doing?

[sootie]

you mean there's something else i should be doing?


Priorities not necessarily in that order ...

With all the pearls of wisdom around here I figured you must both at least be avid readers of Philosophy, Politics & the Fine Arts. :innocent:

[HUMBLE]

I wear glasses, purchased a helmet with glasses slot in , also an internal tinted drop visor. This lets me wear normal glasses. Made sure I got a flexxy frame for glasses so they are easy to put on. Have no problems.

[Akzle]

I wear glasses, purchased a helmet with glasses slot in , also an internal tinted drop visor. This lets me wear normal glasses. Made sure I got a flexxy frame for glasses so they are easy to put on. Have no problems.

welcome to KB. isn't there an introduction sub forum somewhere?

[arcane12]

sorry, pedantics aside.....

I think you meant "sorry, pedantries aside....." :innocent:

I have worn glasses since I was 17. I have considered Lasik, but at around $6000 it is a bit pricey. The stories that are told of the failures...

I have regular glasses and identical tinted ones. I have yet to try contacts while on the bike, but it is good to hear other peoples tales of how they got on. I use the same anti-fog cleaner that I use on my helmet on my glasses.

My worst experience was in heavy fog. I foolishly lifted my visor as it had completely fogged over, and of course my glasses fogged up as well. After that I have taken to going slower, and wiping the visor with my glove. Same in rain, though if I have treated the visor recently, it seems to deal with the rain rather well.

I have yet to try Pledge on the outside of my visor for the rain, I wonder if it would be any good on the inside?

[NOID]

Somantics aside, Lasik eye surgery was bloody fantastic. Peter Ring of the eye intitute sorted me out really quick. It was a No Sh1t life changing experience. Consultations were free, you only paid once the surgery was done.

had glasses form age 6 - 21. Rode tones and was a pain with specs, played sports also = broke meny pairs. @ age 21 got Lasik aswell, best thing i ever did !!

[maxf]

Have to wear hard contacts - don't ask - and if they dry out :eek5: :angry2: :angry2: :angry2: :angry2: :eek5: I know about it... Caberg flip top allows for Adidas Climatech sunnies, the ones with the wind block around the edge (used to be WileyX ones, abd they're safety/shooting rated too, but the Adis were on special & the Wileys are now shop glasses).

Antifog? Tried RainX, CatCrap and a couple of others - all seemed to be the "worst case" when they finally gave up, that total & dense misting. Current Caberg has great AF on the clear visor but none on the slip-down interal sunnie visor, go figure - best I' ve found so far is "Extra Anti-Fog Lens Cleaner Gel" I got at the opticians, little white tube abt 5cm long. Works on the sunnies a treat.

PS - drops - Blink-n-Clear is realy good, but IMHO nothing beats tears. Remember to drink water - and "wet foods" ... coffee, tea, booze - don't always rehydrate as well or as fast as plain stuff.

[Road kill]

I took an unintended swim while coming back to the beach through the surf on my Kayak a couple of weeks ago.

$800 worth of glasses I'd only bought about a month earlier are still out there somewhere,,thank christ for insurance.

BTW those tie down things don't work that well when a tonne or so of angry wave slams you into the sea bed at a great rate of knots,,,will wear an old pair next time:laugh:

[ducatilover]

I have to wear glasses, I can't have contacts (fucked if I know why, but it's what the optometrist tells me)

I'm not considered legally blind anymore :D (well, not in both eyes)

[sootie]

I am short sighted & the law (quite properly) says that I must wear eye correction to drive or ride.

I have always worn galsses under my riding helmets & consider them a minor nuisance usually.
(It only becomes major when fogging is an issue & that can be very bad news.)
They are actually helpful (photochromatic) as sunglasses, and as limited eye protection with the visor open at low speed.

Reading some of the foregoing difficulties, I am puzzled. I always have to remove my glasses & then replace them when I don a helmet (just par for the course I reckon). Is this what riders are complaining about? I have never had a problem actually wearing glasses under any helmet I have owned or tried.

Please enlighten me about this :confused:

[Small explanation here:
- I am only considering full face, non opening helments in my comments above.
- My glasses are the modern metal rim type these days.]

[Road kill]

I am short sighted & the law (quite properly) says that I must wear eye correction to drive or ride.

I have always worn galsses under my riding helmets & consider them a minor nuisance usually.
(It only becomes major when fogging is an issue & that can be very bad news.)
They are actually helpful (photochromatic) as sunglasses, and as limited eye protection with the visor open at low speed.

Reading some of the foregoing difficulties, I am puzzled. I always have to remove my glasses & then replace them when I don a helmet (just par for the course I reckon). Is this what riders are complaining about? I have never had a problem actually wearing glasses under any helmet I have owned or tried.

Please enlighten me about this :confused:

[Small explanation here:
- I am only considering full face, non opening helments in my comments above.
- My glasses are the modern metal rim type these days.]

Same here,,glasses off helmet on glasses back on,,reverse for taking helmet off.

I test the procedure before buying a new helmet and I have found a couple where things were just a bit tight,,but other than that,,no issues.

[GSF]

I wear glasses under my helmet... one day when I had only been riding for a few months I attempted to remove helmet without removing glasses. Just had a brain fart I guess.
Yeah, they broke.

I don't find wearing glasses to be a hassle though. Just the added few seconds when gearing up, glasses off, helmet on, glasses on.

They're useful in a way too, mine have scratchproof coating so I can ride with the visor up and they provide eye protection - quite a few times they have caught a small stone or a bug or piece of dirt.

[arcane12]

I wear glasses under my helmet... one day when I had only been riding for a few months I attempted to remove helmet without removing glasses. Just had a brain fart I guess.
Yeah, they broke.

I don't find wearing glasses to be a hassle though. Just the added few seconds when gearing up, glasses off, helmet on, glasses on.

They're useful in a way too, mine have scratchproof coating so I can ride with the visor up and they provide eye protection - quite a few times they have caught a small stone or a bug or piece of dirt.

I try not to do that too much. Early on riding, I had the visor mostly up, doing around 30km/h, and I swear the bug got suck into the helmet around my glasses straight into my eye! ouch! So now I try to only have it opn a crack at lower speeds (not usually needed unless stopped for too long, but the extra air is nice) and fully closed at 40km/h+.

[Flip]

I am short sighted, 4.0 and 4.25 diopters. I have a set of riding sunnies that I had fitted up with corrective lenses. They work fine when riding but the lenses are right at the edge they can do into wrap-arounds and don't work at all well if I have to look at some thing close up.

If the weather is crap I wear a shoei flip lid, otherwise its just a half helmut.

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I have worn glasses all my adult life, they have often saved me from a face and eyes full of crap, I have had a couple of rounds seperate recently and all my glasses are pitted with welding hits. I can manage the fogging ususlly with detergent or cat crap and a anti fog insert in the shoei, it's no worse than many other riders have to put up with.

[f2dz]

I put contacts in before I leave home, put glasses on when I'm at work, then contacts back in to ride back.

The helmet is a bit too breezy though and every few months I have to have a break from riding as it drys out my eyes really bad and makes them really sensitive to light. I'm looking at getting a breath box to help minimize that though.

But having a helmet that fits glasses in it would solve all m problems..

[sootie]

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But having a helmet that fits glasses in it would solve all my problems..

I do believe you, but this statement amazes me.
I currently wear my glasses under a Shoei FF, an Arai FF, an old Vcan (open face) & a very old FFM.
Over the years, I have also worn glasses under far more helmets than I can remember.
Frankly I can never remember it ever being a problem once the helmet was in place.
This was true even in the old days of heavy plastic spectacle frames!
(The modern metal frames are much better in every respect that matters to me.)
I suspect there is something about your glasses which is the problem.

It has just occurred to me that I once had a cheap spectacle job done & got what I paid for.
It is very important that several aspects of spectacles are set up dead right for those of us who have to use them 12 hours a day plus.

I admit now to paying top dollar on specs. It would be impossible for me to live a normal life without good eye correction. My present pair were the best I could buy (photochromatic, progressive, coated, titanium frames etc) They cost over $1200 5 years ago, and were worth every cent. They still look new.

One of the fitting aspects is the spectacle frame width chosen. If it is too narrow, it is uncomfortable & reduces periferal vision. If it is too wide, the glasses are easily knocked out of place & the arms catch things. Small differences really matter here. Have you considered this??

I just checked, and my specs have 10mm clearance between each arm, and the forehead adjacent to each eye. ???

I have been wearing glasses for over 50 years now.
Hope something here helps. :) :)

[f2dz]

I do believe you, but this statement amazes me.
What amazes you about it? I tried to put my glasses on when I bought my helmet and they didn't fit inside, so I just bought it knowing that I'd have to wear contacts every time I rode.

I don't really want to start measuring my glasses in the middle of the office but I imagine the arms on mine are around the same distance from the sides of my forehead. My frames aren't the thickest I've seen but they're definitely not the thinnest either.

I couldn't see myself spending $1200 on glasses either. I need new ones, but I wouldn't spend over $500. My current ones were around that four or five years ago.

[sootie]

..... What amazes you about it?......

I guess I am amazed because I have pulled on literally scores of helmets, and never even thought twice about any spec wearability problem with any of them. The titanium frames are particularly thin, slippery and rigid by the way - it all helps.

Like you, I do not like paying big money for specs, but I pay more for my cars & my motorcycles & they mostly just sit & wait for me to use them!
Without eye correction, motor vehicles would be of no use to me at all.

Having anything as good as it can be is well worth a bit more when you get over 5000 hours of use from it every year!

Good short & long sight would be my first wish but the gods have conspired on that.
Really good specs are my next choice. Sorry if that choice is not sexy.

[f2dz]

Maybe it's just my helmet then. I'll make sure my next one fits glasses in it for sure though, cos when I have problems with my contacts or if I forget to order some I can't ride.

Not to derail the thread, but it mainly comes down to the quality of the lens, not the frames, when it comes to glasses, doesn't it? Providing your frames aren't made out of cheap crap.

[turtleman]

I'm with Sootie on this one - regardless of which specs I'm wearing, I've never had a problem with wearing my glasses in my helmet. Even the old style 'PRO', Shoei, FFM, KBC, VCan, Suomy.

[sootie]

Maybe it's just my helmet then. I'll make sure my next one fits glasses in it for sure though, cos when I have problems with my contacts or if I forget to order some I can't ride.

Not to derail the thread, but it mainly comes down to the quality of the lens, not the frames, when it comes to glasses, doesn't it? Providing your frames aren't made out of cheap crap.

Oh boy wish I was that lucky!! Some of my experiences over 50 years:

1. Thick safety lenses - I could not wear them as they gave me severe headaches
2. Frames not wide enough - had to change - no peripheral vision & uncomfortable
3. Frames too wide & heavy - useless - they fell off at any sport or with fast head movement
4. Progressive transition point wrong - had to go back to optician
5. Glass lenses - poor photochromatics - heavy - tended to move about with fast head movement
6. Pre titanium frames - lasted 3 to 5 years maybe & then stuffed (plastic the worst)
7. Non coated lenses - OK, but I don't like the reflections at times
8. Non sprung side arms - OK if you never bump in to anything

This is what I can think of off the cuff, am sure I missed some things.
If you are long sighted by the way, a warehouse pair probably works OK.
People like me with a serious eye disability need all the help they can get.

I am still curious about any helmet which fits, and which causes problems with properly sized specs.
Never seen one. (I guess riding goggles might be a problem but who wears them? I have worn safety goggles OK over my specs at times.)

[huff3r]

My nice and snug, well-fitting helmet will not allow the arms of my glasses in it. I simply cannot force them down between the side of the helmet, and the side of my face (and they are a very well-fitting frame too!). My not-so-snug helmet is no worries though.

[sootie]

My nice and snug, well-fitting helmet will not allow the arms of my glasses in it. I simply cannot force them down between the side of the helmet, and the side of my face (and they are a very well-fitting frame too!). My not-so-snug helmet is no worries though.

I just checked with a dial gauge.
The mid-arm thickness of my spec frames is 1.2mm. My skin ear flaps are each 4.5mm thick, and I refuse to leave those behind! Actually, on two helmets I have had to ease the pressure on my ear flaps slightly, but not further forward!

Do your glasses catch right up front near the hinges or do I have big ears? !!

[caspernz]

Has anyone gotten prescription sunglasses?

Yep, but now I only wear them when driving 4 (or more) wheels. Have generally used tinted visors, and the new helmet has integrated sunvisor.

But yeah, if you're new to glasses then wearing a helmet takes a bit of getting used to. Shame I can't wear contact lenses anymore.

[huff3r]

I just checked with a dial gauge.
The mid-arm thickness of my spec frames is 1.2mm. My skin ear flaps are each 4.5mm thick, and I refuse to leave those behind! Actually, on two helmets I have had to ease the pressure on my ear flaps slightly, but not further forward!

Do your glasses catch right up front near the hinges or do I have big ears? !!

They catch when I try and push them through between my head and my ear flaps, and also a little on the edges as I'm putting them on as my helmet wraps around my head..

But mostly it's the forcing them past my ears bit that makes it tough! (They are titanium wrap-around frames too, bought specifically to fit well under an aviation headset!)

[sootie]

They catch when I try and push them through between my head and my ear flaps, and also a little on the edges as I'm putting them on as my helmet wraps around my head..

But mostly it's the forcing them past my ears bit that makes it tough! (They are titanium wrap-around frames too, bought specifically to fit well under an aviation headset!)
The tips should be smooth, rounded & each pointing inward & down. They just slide in along the skin on the side of my head. Slightly fiddly, but after fitting them about 10,000 times I don't even think about it now. I genuinely have more trouble with skin ear flaps folding over! :weird: