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Winter goggles

I'm too lazy to research this and it's more fun to reach out to the seasoned experts on this forum anyway. What are the best goggles for winter riding? I'm looking for a pair that won't fog up (although I've read that's fairly easily remedied with Cat Crap), has a yellow filter to brighten up night riding, will fit well under a standard bike helmet, can accommodate someone who wears glasses, minimizes the reduction of my peripheral vison and won't break the bank. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Joe Guzzardo on December 25, 2013 at 10:22am

I've often thought of crowd sourcing the ultimate high tech bike helmet. Something that incorporates a head's up display, 360 degree situational awareness with a rear mounted camera, voice command responsiveness and blue tooth connectivity to a PDA. Google Glasses come close and I'm anxiously awaiting it's general release but I think something more mission specific would be a hot product.

Joe Guzzardo said:

Yeah, no way would I ride without eye protection, any time of the year or hour of the day. I've heard Cat Crap is supposed to be pretty good for handling the fogging problem, but I've had no personal experience with the product.


h' 1.0 said:

Do you have no eye protection at all currently?
 
Dave Grossman said:

Gold or clear lens on the Smith Cascades?  I really need to get a pair after Monday.  My eyelids were frosted.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 25, 2013 at 10:43am

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Was wondering why your eyelids were frosted...asking what you were using when that happened.

There is no anti-fog solution that works for me, period.

Joe Guzzardo said:

Yeah, no way would I ride without eye protection, any time of the year or hour of the day. I've heard Cat Crap is supposed to be pretty good for handling the fogging problem, but I've had no personal experience with the product.


h' 1.0 said:

Do you have no eye protection at all currently?
 
Dave Grossman said:

Gold or clear lens on the Smith Cascades?  I really need to get a pair after Monday.  My eyelids were frosted.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 25, 2013 at 10:47am

I have very little interest in seeing more bike products brought to market for a small minority of wealthy cyclists with gadgetry fetishes.  Cheap solutions to real problems for the working masses are much more compelling. 

Joe Guzzardo said:

I've often thought of crowd sourcing the ultimate high tech bike helmet. Something that incorporates a head's up display, 360 degree situational awareness with a rear mounted camera, voice command responsiveness and blue tooth connectivity to a PDA. Google Glasses come close and I'm anxiously awaiting it's general release but I think something more mission specific would be a hot product.

Joe Guzzardo said:

Yeah, no way would I ride without eye protection, any time of the year or hour of the day. I've heard Cat Crap is supposed to be pretty good for handling the fogging problem, but I've had no personal experience with the product.


h' 1.0 said:

Do you have no eye protection at all currently?
 
Dave Grossman said:

Gold or clear lens on the Smith Cascades?  I really need to get a pair after Monday.  My eyelids were frosted.

Permalink Reply by Dave Grossman on December 25, 2013 at 10:57am

No I do not.  I hate the balaclava as it is and can't breathe well with it.  I stopped at REI last Friday to look at the Smiths.  Still on the fence.

The hockey half shield does not fold.  It mounts to four points on a hockey helmet and is stationary.  It also fogs.  I have been wearing those for many years (on the ice).


h' 1.0 said:

Do you have no eye protection at all currently?
 
Dave Grossman said:

Gold or clear lens on the Smith Cascades?  I really need to get a pair after Monday.  My eyelids were frosted.

Permalink Reply by Joe Guzzardo on December 25, 2013 at 11:04am

Of course the first run will be the most expensive, but if the idea is successful, prices will fall rapidly. Consider the Tesla sedan, which is now priced less than high end luxury vehicles. Riding a bike exposes one to very serious hazards. I'm interested in anything that will reduce those risks.

h' 1.0 said:

I have very little interest in seeing more bike products brought to market for a small minority of wealthy cyclists with gadgetry fetishes.  Cheap solutions to real problems for the working masses are much more compelling. 

Joe Guzzardo said:

I've often thought of crowd sourcing the ultimate high tech bike helmet. Something that incorporates a head's up display, 360 degree situational awareness with a rear mounted camera, responsiveness and blue tooth connectivity to a PDA. Google Glasses come and I'm anxiously awaiting it's general release but I think something more mission specific would be a hot product.

Joe Guzzardo said:

Yeah, no way would I ride without eye protection, any time of the year or hour of the day. I've heard Cat Crap is supposed to be pretty good for handling the fogging problem, but I've had no personal experience with the product.


h' 1.0 said:

Do you have no eye protection at all currently?
 
Dave Grossman said:

Gold or clear lens on the Smith Cascades?  I really need to get a pair after Monday.  My eyelids were frosted.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 25, 2013 at 12:04pm

I have been very happy with the Bolle VS for several years now. I think I paid $9 or so each.

They're starting to get hard to find-- I prefer the clear but here are "silver" and yellow:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=bolle+safety+glasses&_osac...

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on December 30, 2013 at 5:38pm
Permalink Reply by We all have an inner Beast... on January 14, 2014 at 4:45pm
I have been using either my ESS Low Profile Land Warfare goggles issued to me in the military or Bolle' T-100 (used at Ranger Batt.) with different lenses (finally settled on the yellow one). I have stuck with my Bolle' for the last 2 winters. They have a small space between the lens and the frame that keeps them relatively fog - free by allowing air to flow on both sides of the lens. If they start to fog up, they will defogger quickly because of the space.
You can search the Web for either of them, and they shouldn't be too expensive.
hope that helped.
Permalink Reply by Homebuilt on January 15, 2014 at 10:39pm

Cat crap and any other coating (rain-x, etc.) is crap IMRO. Most are extremely hard to get to the point where they're really clear and not smudged.

I bought cheap ski goggles from either Sierra Trading Post or Campmor (can't remember which now). The primary problem is lack of peripheral vision. I also got amber, which is nice for gray days, but it's so quickly dark in the winter that clear might have been a better bet.

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on January 16, 2014 at 1:27pm

If you use Cat Crap, get the paste that you rub on rather than the kind you spray on; 'tis a world of difference. I use it on chemical safety glasses in the 20s and 30s and cheap ski goggles in the teens and below. Make sure you follow the directions for Cat Crap; get enough on to do the job and then polish with a soft cloth.

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