I love commute by bike for grocery and stuff, but riding in rain is my least favorite stuff ever. Even though i have poncho, it makes me looks like a Ring Wraith on bicycle, and it’s quite fussy trying to put it on. And even i get to keep everything dry somehow, the rain drop might sometime score a direct hit on my eyeball like the car salesman slapping the car. It’s annoying, irritating, and frankly quite dangerous. My vision is blurred, so is my glasses, and it almost got me into trouble a few times.
So how do you guys protect your eye and keep your vision clear? I live in tropical area so the rain can be quite heavy at time, and i can’t wait until it stop because sometime it will go on for hours, even if it get lighter.
How do they handle condensation (from the inside)?
It varies. IME you can’t combine them with something like a respro mask in winter, you have to choose whether to expose your lungs or your eyes. In some weather you might feel like you need wipers, at that point you kinda just gotta use your fingers.
(I used to wear a respro in winter here in Oslo, but between replacing diesels with EVs, some route changes and generally mild auto traffic here, I haven’t bothered this winter. Used to develop this kind of mild, sporadic but chronic cough, but now I think I’m free, apart from when I actually get close to a diesel with their rancid winter fumes.)
Yeah if you’re exposed to cold weather then ski goggles tend to handle not fogging up with a scarf/mask better. You can get some pairs with clear, swapable lenses for biking at night.
Best when paired with something like RainX
I never had luck with anti-fog additives when I was riding (and e-scooter) with a motorcycle helmet, especially during the colder months. The only thing that worked was cracking the visor open a bit to let air in.
With my cycling glasses, I only run into issues when I’m at a stop and have just come off a hard effort… or when I wear a balaclava over my face. 😵