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Separation of sweat and glasses?
Does anyone have a good solution to keep sweat away from your ridin' glasses? As the sweat dries on the glass the visibility gets seriously bad and after a few uphills and downhills it becomes a bit tricky. Are there any good solutions out there? Stopping and cleaning them is not an option in a race. The ones I use are some cheap torpedo 7 so it may be crap design?
Suggestions welcome.
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Best invention ever.
I sweat pretty badly, and this little invention has been my saviour.
now have 2 of them and still going after 3 years..
pete
Probably a crap design.
I always wear Oakley, and never have that problem, tho I never sweat much.
Got a free pair of DHB sunnies earlier this year, tried them on and the design was all wrong. They make contact with most of my brow, so any sweat is likely to run on the inside of the lens and dry.
I sweat quite a bit and especially on the head and face.
Short of wearing a towel around my head, the best thing I have found is a bandana or headband under my helmet.
The things will getting dripping wet with sweat but won't drip into my glasses.
In winter I go for some old thermal material headbands.
1. Wear a skull cap/buff/headband
2. Wear Oakleys
3. Close Thread.
Have to agree with wearing Oakley. Never had a problem with sweat since I got a pair of Jawbones.
Jawbones have lots of holes at the top and bottom of the glasses which aid in air circulation. On road they have mediocre peripheral vision though which isn't the best to see that car that is about to blindside you or a fellow rider drifting into you. A mate had some Jawbone copies picked up in asia and they work seem to not fog up so it's maybe something to do with the design rather than fancy lens treatments, they are overpriced IMHO. A better priced cycling glasses on special at the mo is Shimano Equinox with 3 or 4 lenses including a photochromaic (adjusts darkness according to light) for $80 (bikeexchange). With Oakley I know in there snow goggles range oakley have a hydrophobic layer on the inside lens that keeps it nice and clear but you have to be careful not to scratch it.
For MTBing glasses with holes at the top of the lens before the frame tend to work well with me but it doesn't stop sweat dripping into your glasses though. You could try the old school method of some vaseline through the eyebrows to form a line that stops sweat running down.
I have the issue of sweat dripping on the inside. Its such a pain and impossible to clean on a ride.
HALO people!
even works a treat when on the staionary trainer at home in your garage!!
http://store.haloheadband.com/elastic-sport-head...
Just use the force people. See without seeing
Adidas Evil Eye sun glasses have a specific foam strip along the top of the glasses to stop sweat running down into the glasses!
"Sweat Blocker
Additionally to the wrap-around frame construction the detachable sweat blocker prevents sweat from running down into your eyes and obscuring your vision. It can be easily removed and replaced when needed."
http://www.adidas.com/Eyewear/content/en/product...
http://www.adidas.com/Eyewear/content/en/technol...
Those Halo bands look great. Where you guys getting them from?
I have a sweat band called a gutr gard its a soft plastic band that sits just under the front of helmet and has a channel across the front that channels the sweat down the side of your head. I picked them up from a industrial supple shop on Great Eastern Hwy in Midland.
I used to have the same problem for years. About 9 months ago I got a new helmet ( 661 recon) which had a horizontal pad at the front rather than the vertical pads in all my previous helmets. It was a few months before I realised that I didn't have anymore sweat on the glasses problems.
CB
+ 1 for Headbands.... are the go - Any Tennis one will work and you'll look like Bjorn Borg on a MTB. I have a Nike one $10 can't really see it with a helmet on
- Visit REBEL or such
I have HALF Jacket Oakleys - crap in regards to sweat
I have presciption photochromatic Oakley Flaks. Not so great for sweat on a hot day, but helmet choice makes a difference.
Riding with a Fox Flux seems to ventilate better than the Kali Amara I reviewed with the bug mesh, and seems to slow the sweat buildup from heat soak whenever I come to a stop. With the Kali, on a hot day, if I've come to a stop, when I get going again as soon as the helmet shifts, splat! I can't see clearly until I can dislodge the drips. It's my only beef with the helmet, which otherwise is the most comfortable one I own.
One of those Halo things is on the menu for next summer for sure.
This has previously been asked and discussed in the past (Search previous posts) and that's how I came across the Halo http://store.haloheadband.com/default.asp and the gutr http://www.sweatgutr.com/. Both work I understand. I use the Halo and works 100%.
+1 for Halo gear. I too sweat too much, and wear Rudy's with prescription inserts.
I started with the headbands, and have for the few years become a big fan of their skull caps, as I'm also follicly challenged!
Seems like I need to honour my ethnicity and do the Bjorn Borg thing, funnily enough his clothes brand BB never launched a sweat band. Halo it is and Oakleys.
Next 100ker, I will see you from start to finish
Long hair and thick eyebrows?
Well.. I've been doing some research over the last few years.. I think its the hair as my eyebrows are thicker than ever while the hair is getting thiner and its really only in the last couple years I have noticed a need for something to stop the sweat.
I plan to continue my research.. perhaps thicker and more prolific nasal and ear hairs can save the day?
If all that fails then I shall restrain the barber trimming the eyebrows? Is this the true price we pay to ride our bikes???
one of these http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-detail-BAN...
It does fill up with sweat after a short time but I really notice when I don't have it on for my short 1/2 hour to work. I think I'm one of the heavier sweaters out there so it does get tested fairly well. If away on a few days riding, I just rinse in cold water, wring water out, hang it up and it's mostly dry the following morning.
Have done 4 - 5 hour rides no problem although if you forget to take it out of the car boot for a few days it can get a bit smelly.........
+1 for Halo.....Works like a dream!
Where to buy?
Ebay
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140959104720
There are a couple more US based sellers.
Cheers
Robbie, if you read the thread, I posted a link to the Halo website where you can buy online.
I am one of those that has to pick it up,look & feel type of people...
Hey staffe have a look at the EVS sweat beanie from the motorcycle super store,not sure how to post the link sorry.these things work a treat.a mate and i bought a couple each.
Look at the helmet design for ventilation, make sure your shoes have good ventilation and your wearing the right thickness socks, knicks and jersey etc. In theory if the sweat on the rest of your body is evaporating properly you wont produce as much to get on the glasses.
I sweat profusely and always use a headband or halo. The halo performs much better when it gets soaked as compared to the headband which will begin to drip onto glasses at some point if it is a steamy day. My first halo only started to let me down after about 2 years on very sweaty days, when the yellow strip on the inside starts to leak a little as it gets less flexible with age.
After searching for a solution to the sweat getting in the eyes problem, I purchased a Head Sweat bandana and it worked very well, no more sweat. I then followed the recommendations on this thread and purchased a Halo band, direct order from their website. This product works incredibly well. I prefer the Halo overall as its easier to put on, but both reduce sweat getting into the eyes 100%.
Being a sweaty bugger myself I went to the Halo and got it just before C2C.
Works great, glasses are much cleaner. Just had to get used to the sweat coming down my cheeks and off the chin rather than in the eyes. Not a big thing to get used to.
Being folliclely challenged (too much skin on top) Halo do a bandana style that offers sun protection without too much over heating. Might go for one of those next time.
I sweat a fair amount and after I got the Halo headband the salty sunglasses and blurred vision are gone.As others have said the halo works better than a regular headband as it directs the sweat away from your eyes and to the side of your face.Get yourself a couple and you wont be disappointed.