Helmets for people with glasses

**ceebie13** · 18th June 2007, 17:30

I don't wear glasses. But for extra eye protection I wear those old Spitfire Pilots' goggles on the outside of my Arai.

**Sidewinder** · 23rd June 2007, 20:55

hey

Shoei has a new visor out for all their helmet models. you can get you're lenses intergraded with the visor

**the mouse** · 9th January 2008, 21:35

I have astigmatic vision ( that's basically both long and short sighted) and a crock neck, both the result of a head injury prang in my youth. I can't wear contacts or a helmet with flipped up visor which is a pain in the neck (pun).
I fitted a big ugly Givi screen to the bike and wear an old school open face helmet,and smile for the bugs. At least it means i can ride.
The screen despite gay looking is very good and is great for reducing neck tension in wind. For cold / wet, i use a wrap around thermomask, or put up with the full face helmet and the fogging up.With the visor slightly open fogging is reduced. Just have to remember to take the i i i i's off before taking the helmet off or putting it on.

**Hitcher** · 10th January 2008, 08:31

Originally Posted by the mouse

I have astigmatic vision ( that's basically both long and short sighted)

Not quite. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astigmatism

**vifferman** · 10th January 2008, 08:35

Originally Posted by the mouse

I have astigmatic vision ( that's basically both long and short sighted) and a crock neck, both the result of a head injury prang in my youth. I can't wear contacts or a helmet with flipped up visor which is a pain in the neck (pun).

My wife (who wears glasserz) started out with a borrowed BMW System III flipfront helmet. When we went looking for a helmet for her, we initially started trying out flipfronts, but they were all pretty much inferior to standard fullface helmets, so we switched to seeing which helmets fit well AND allowed glasses to be worn underneath. The trick was matching the arms on the spectacules with the gaps in the padding on the helmet lining.
LO! (and behold!) - the Shoei Raid was the answer.

**kiwibryn** · 11th January 2008, 16:15

Got glasses.. helmet is an HJC CL-14... no problems :P

**MGST** · 11th January 2008, 16:24

My $0.02c

I have just been around the bike shops looking at helmets. I didn't realise how glasses-unfriendly a helmet could be until I tired to put my glasses on with some helmets on. I couldn't get them on at all with FFM, some others were average, but by far the best of the ones I tried was Shoei XR1000. It is like it was designed to be worn with glasses. No pressure at all on the arms of the glasses, absolutely first class. A very nice and comfortable helmet too. The price is worth it in my opinion ( $799 rrp ). That's what I will be getting in the coming weeks.

**Hitcher** · 13th January 2008, 14:45

The Shoei XR1000 is good. So too is the HJC CP12.

**the mouse** · 14th January 2008, 18:31

The Wiki site about astigmatism leaves me thinking my description was perhaps a little general, may have been easier to have said "i'm blind too".

A better description would have been blurred vision at all distances as described here http://www.lasik.co.nz/astigmatism.aspAlso, i stand to be corrected as astigmatism can be corrected by a quick laser operation that quickly takes 3 grand per eye out of your pocket.
Now that i know this, the proposition of a getting new helmet is looking good.

**rocketman1** · 16th January 2008, 18:31

Next time buy glasses with straight arms, ie no hook over the old ear lug.
The optician put me onto them , they knew all about this problem, my new glasses are great no problems, the old hook ones were a proverbial paint in the ass., Same applies for sunnies

**titirangi** · 22nd January 2008, 11:19

Suomy Gunwind with titanium rimless frames (the bendy ones). Took a few days to get used to sliding them in right - now i dont even notice. Only problem i have still unresolved is fog. I tried antifog spray stuff from the gas station which helped a lot but not a complete solution. I am forced to raise my visor one click to clear it from time to time. Bummer.

**backinthesaddle** · 27th March 2008, 21:01

My wife & I have the new nolan flip face helmets. Find them really good for glasses plus you can pay for your fuel without removing your helmet.

**BiK3RChiK** · 27th March 2008, 21:28

I don't wear my glasses when I ride, I always put my contacts in. I don't want to wreck my fancy schmancy flimsy frames which cost me a small fortune!

**Littlewheels** · 27th March 2008, 22:19

am newbie, with FFM helmet, at times coming round corner into the wind it nearly gives me whiplash, are there helmets out there that reduce the buffeting? A rider we talked to in Wellsford mention the shark brand. anyone able to give advice on this as I am not very big and find the wind buffeting, quite hard work. ride a cruiser