Hi all, being rather short sighted i need to wear prescription sunglasses which is fine until it rains,does anyone know of a product that stops rain drops staying on your lenses?
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Hi Bob Try Rain-X windscreen treatment from Halfords, this was suggested in a previous thread. At £8 i think its worth a go. K
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Why not try contact lenses? I get some some cheap daily disposables that i just use for when i go out cycling, not a problem then when it rains.
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 second contact glasses, really the only solution for us short sighted cyclists
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I wear wrap around sports style sunglasses(adidas , not cycling specific) with prescription inserts. I presume if you wear contacts you would still wear some kind of eyeprotection from wind , midges etc
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Well a mtn bike peaked helmet helps in some regard, also I find thin smear of washing up liquid on the lense helps slightly, but the rains at it's worst there's no doubt it's a nightmare.
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a cloth cap underneath the helmet can help stop too much rain falling on your glasses
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 Or even a peaked cloth road cap worn on its own...
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a cloth cap underneath the helmet can help stop too much rain falling on your glasses Seconded.  And I'll also second the use of Rain-X, too.
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go faster and let the windspeed drive the water off your glasses works for lewis hamilton I wear glasses and generally do not find it much of a problem find it more of a prob when sweat gets on there and starts to cloud up. Would find it just as difficult in the driving rain without glasses as would struggle to keep my eyes open with the rain driving into them there is nothing worse than hailstones bouincing off your eyes and face though
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I tend to wear a cloth cap in rain (as several others have said above) and also sometimes a helmet peak.
Proper rain is ok, its the fine mist type that causes me the most problems.
I usually carry a cotton hanky to wipe the lenses every now and then and this helps.
I use the RP Exception as I am very short sighted and if it all does get very difficult the flip front lens seems to keep the worst off whilst the inner prescription lens keeps the rain and grit out of my eyes. Looks a bit strange though.
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i find wiping them with a cloth helps... failing that contacts or laser surgery. The rainx may damage your glasses depending on the material they are made of it's silicone (usually trimethylsilane) based with a volatile solvent (which can do the damage). If it's truelypissing down go for swimming goggles w00t
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 I used to commute from Coventry to Smethwick, (years ago). I found that riding in fine drizzle, with halos round all the lights, was terrifying. Some years later, I rode about 5 miles across Brum in similar drizzle, and had to stop about every 1/2 mile to clean my specs. That decided me to go for contacts. I've used contacts for about 30 years, though now I only wear them for cycling and swimming. I don't find any need for other eye protection on the bike, maybe I don't go fast enough!
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