Not enough time to invent a solution

[remking]

Surely someone must have invented a solution for those who wear glasses (spectacles) in the rain on their bikes? Has anyone seen any products geared towards helping this vast number of cyclists with wet specs? I was thinking of some kind of miniature clip-on warm air blower, some kind of see through mesh that would deflect the water, clip on wipers, tear offs like Formula 1...

 

[tdr1nka]

Contact lenses?

 

[remking]

Not everyone gets on with contact lenses... many cannot wear them.. Nice thought though.

 

[wafflycat]

As a spec wearer, the only workable solution is contact lenses IME.

 

[remking]

I think there is scope for an invention here (other than contact lenses).

 

[domtyler]

Contact lenses maybe?

 

[remking]

I think I just found the solution...

 

[Scoosh]

Long-peaked cap under helmet worked for me during a very wet Glasgow-Edinburgh 51 miler last year. Not perfect but remarkably effective - and it was fair stoatin'

Looked marginally better than the glasses

 

[LLB]

Either a baseball cap, or a cycling hat with a peak - or disposable contacts. Those who can't get on with regular ones rarely struggle with these.

 

[remking]

Now in search of baseball cap....

 

[jasper]

Rain-x

 

[remking]

Rain-x

Do you know if Rain-x can be used on spectacles?

 

[jasper]

I don't see why not. It's just a treatment that that you wipe on and makes the water bead off. I use it on the visor of my (car) racing helmet. Might have to have a fair pace going though before it becomes effective...?

 

[wafflycat]

The only thing I'd be worried about is that some specs have an anti-scratch coating on. What effect, if any, would applying Rain-x to specs that already have a coating on them.

 

[Dayvo]

I have a similar product to Rain-x, and it passed the provisional test (water from the tap ) very well.

As jasper says, you may need to have warp factor 5 for it to be effective.

Do both sides of the lens, but let it dry before wearing: I don't know what harm the solution or the vapour would do to the eye!