How do you cope with glasses?

[BorisTheThird]

dont wear glasses personally, but HJC helmets have a groove for your glasses to sit in and not push into your head

[mr self destruct]

Don't forget that you can adjust pinlock!

Pinlock "pins" on the visor are eccentric so by turning them you can tighten or loosen the seal between the insert and visor. You should be able to achieve a tight seal by positioning the insert correctly and adjusting correctly.

Depending on the type of pin, you might be able to adjust with a small flat blade or philips screwdriver, small spanner/socket whilst the insert is in place. If the pins are blank, they might be the type where you have to remove the insert, push and then turn the pin before refitting the insert.

Thought I'd remind folks as I've met loadsa people who weren't aware of this design feature  :rolleyes Worth checking yours is adjusted correctly before going to the lengths Mr self destruct did, although I imagine that's a sure way to get a good seal too.

I should have mentioned I adjusted the pins the first time I got the helmet!  :o

[Fuzzy]

I should have mentioned I adjusted the pins the first time I got the helmet!  :o

Sorry, wasn't aiming my comment at you personally, but thought I'd mention it for the benefit of those out there who might have missed that detail (or those guilty of not reading the manual  :b )

[taurus66]

No problem wearing glasses with any of my helmets.

[brewking]

Caberg EGO no problem with glasses for me. Helmet has a flip down sun visor so good on the rare sunny days. Also has the essential Pinlock visor so no fogging.


You could get some of those memory metal spectacles that can bend so sit in any helmet nicely.


I think the armed forced have requirements somewhere that you cannot be selected for certain roles if you have had laser eye surgery. Must be something wrong with it? I would be worried about scar tissue etc..

[darrsi]

Caberg EGO no problem with glasses for me. Helmet has a flip down sun visor so good on the rare sunny days. Also has the essential Pinlock visor so no fogging.


You could get some of those memory metal spectacles that can bend so sit in any helmet nicely.


I think the armed forced have requirements somewhere that you cannot be selected for certain roles if you have had laser eye surgery. Must be something wrong with it? I would be worried about scar tissue etc..

I believe it may have something to do with night vision, which can affect some people who have had surgery, which is kind of weird 'cos if you lost your glasses or contacts in the field then you'd be a lot worse off.

[scratch it]

I use glasses all the time , as i returned to biking after a few years away now wearing glasses i found helmet choice made a difference for me.


Tried all the leading brands and settled for AGV,    In the old days i used a spot of washing up liquid rubbed on the lens or visor always worked for me. 

[redthunder]

I've just ordered a foggy mask for €19.99 off a local site, should have it tomorrow.


I have glasses but never wear them, my Shark Vision R lid has recesses for glasses so with the foggy mask I may actually throw them on and see a bit better. I'm about borderline, any worse and I would need to wear them for my license but I usually wear them in the car.


Chin curtain may have to be removed from the helmet to let that warm air out of the helmet though  :o

[Nero247]

I've always worn glasses so it doesn't bother me one bit.
But with a bike helmet it gets annoying when you go to buy a new one and find one that fits, but the decider is if the padding will give for the glasses and if they are comfortable when you wear them. Another thing which is super annoying is when you stop at traffic lights or at a junction and your glasses fog up when you breathe. I just hold my breath for a minute lol

[bristol banger]

I have been wearing glasses for 20 years, when I get a new set I take my helmet with me I narrow it down to a few pairs that don't make me look too stupid then try them with the helmet on. Fogging when sat at traffic lights is a pain but once on the move it soon clears.

[reillypadraig]

Might aswel give an update on this, I just got new prescription and 2 new glasses, ( thin arms around the ear) and got contacts aswel, so the days I forget about the contacts I have thin armed glasses so won't hurt my ears as much but won't stop the fogging I'm afraid, new shark helmet coming in January me thinks!
Com-on santy!!!!

[gryphongryphon]

My 2 penneth on this subject, had my eyes lasered over 10 years ago, now wearing glasses again, I have found best solution for me with steaming up of glasses and visor is to put a bit of plain shaving foam oninside surface, then wipe clear leaving a thin film.Works each time I ride,do the same again next time.

[Ianboydsnr]

Had my eyes lasered......sorted 

Me to, about 6 years ago!


I wore glasses for about 30 years, best thing I did was have them lasered!

[fazersharp]

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Had my eyes lasered......sorted 

Me to, about 6 years ago!


I wore glasses for about 30 years, best thing I did was have them lasered!
[/quote]You missed out this bit from your quote of gryphonogram "now wearing glasses again"
Your eyes (musles) change over your life and the lazer is a fixed moment in time as your musles were then.
One thing that always makes me think is that if one eye is not as good as the other say through injury (double image perhaps) your brain is very good at working out which eye is the correct "picture" and filters out the bad ones muck up------ so why dont you just get one eye lazered and let your brain do the rest.