Open Face lid & Goggles?!

[Master_G]

Is this acceptable attire?

I always wear eye protection (POC glasses) but recently I've had a splooge of mud directly into the eye.

Anyone else ride with goggles whilst it's this muddy out?

 

[R120]

I ride goggles and an open face year round. I have an eye condition called Continual Retinal Erosion which was caused by getting something in my right eye when out biking, so I now never take a risk.
cant beat Google’s In wet or dusty conditions, and they don’t slip around

 

[Master_G]

I ride goggles and an open face year round. I have an eye condition called Continual Retinal Erosion which was caused by getting something in my right eye when out biking, so I now never take a risk.
cant beat Google’s In wet or dusty conditions, and they don’t slip around

Thanks, I am also fed up with glasses either falling too far down my face half way down a run!

Ive had a look online, are the Melon ones any good? They seem cheap enough to try or do you know if any cheaper options, just so I can try some?

 

[Russell]

I always wear safety specs or sunglasses.
I find a really big stupid looking front mud guard stops 99% of face splatter.

 

[Doomanic]

Is this acceptable attire?

Yes.

 

[R120]

Melon are good, I have a pair, but my go to goggles now are the Poc Ora - they have a kind of photochromic lens that means you can ride them in all conditions and are super comfy

 

[Mikerb]

I can only wear glasses for a bout an hour before they start hurting the sides of my head so yes I wear Goggles mostly for protection from stuff overhanging the trail in the woods or anytime on a new trail where I don't know what to expect. I use 100% Goggles with the thicker lens in blue mirror. I keep them on my helmet either reversed or below the visor ( with the visor pushed up) so they are always there if I need them. Much more protection and much more comfortable than glasses...….…….and as a bonus a decent pair are much cheaper than a decent pair of glasses ( most of which are stupidly overpriced especially for MTB use.

 

[Letford]

Make sure you have a banana taped to your frame.

 

[Master_G]

Make sure you have a banana taped to your frame.

Whilst wearing Lycra ?

 

[Doomanic]

You could keep the banana in your lycra...

 

[118]

I wear a Fox Dropframe with Scott Prospect, when it gets proper sloppy. Sometimes I may load them up with tear-offs too..

 

[outerlimits]

Check out Bolle Cobra safety glasses. Super light and comfy, with arms that adjust up and down, and also available with a strap. Cheap as too ?

 

[Master_G]

Check out Bolle Cobra safety glasses. Super light and comfy, with arms that adjust up and down, and also available with a strap. Cheap as too ?

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They look good!! Wonder if work can buy me a pair ?

 

[Master_G]

You could keep the banana in your lycra...

I do..

 

[outerlimits]

They look good!! Wonder if work can buy me a pair ?

Don’t know where you are but here in Australia, if you are in a job that requires safety glasses then you can buy them and write them off on tax.
I drive a truck and do minor repairs on the truck, so have a $300 pair of spotters Sunglasses I use for driving, and a $30 pair of Bolle Cobra’s for when I work on the truck. Both a tax write off.

Also check out the Bolle Rush and Trekker 2 safety glasses ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

Melon are good, I have a pair, but my go to goggles now are the Poc Ora - they have a kind of photochromic lens that means you can ride them in all conditions and are super comfy

How do you get on with misting ? I remember with skiing they would mist when you ease up and on the mtb if I slow down my mtb glasses steam up - though this might be my panting ..

 

[118]

How do you get on with misting ? I remember with skiing they would mist when you ease up and on the mtb if I slow down my mtb glasses steam up - though this might be my panting ..

I'd suggest that you pant less - however there's that horrid thought of you, now riding commando!

 

[steve_sordy]

@Master_G Wear them with confidence and they will look good.

I use a spray called Fog Buster to reduce the incidence of misting of the lenses.

 

[Doomanic]

A weak solution of washing up liquid does the same job.

 

[StuR]

How do you get on with misting ? I remember with skiing they would mist when you ease up and on the mtb if I slow down my mtb glasses steam up - though this might be my panting ..

Ive used ski/snowboard double lense goggles for mtb for many yrs
Much more efficient in reducing misting
They are basically 2 lenses held together , about 2mm apart with a foam edging , which allows condensation to escape
Particularly like the Dragon brand . Loads of pretty colours , lenses can be easily changed and are sensible money from about £25 if you shop around .

Ive never worn then with an XC lid though ??

 

[StuR]

Dragon double lenses
The black area is the foam tape holding them together. Note perforations at the top for ventilation

 

[R120]

How do you get on with misting ? I remember with skiing they would mist when you ease up and on the mtb if I slow down my mtb glasses steam up - though this might be my panting ..

I don't have an issue - the POC dont have foam over the vents in the frame, which means the foam doesn't retain moisture, which really helps.

IMO the key to preventing misting is removing the goggles when you are not in motion, same goes for glasses - well designed ones will clear almost instantly as long as you are moving.

With goggles its important you try them on, especially for fit around your nose - I like a goggle with a wide nose piece, which prevent the goggles sitting on pinching your nose in an irritating way. Both the Melons and POC's are very good in terms of this, whereas I have found Fox goggles in my case to be really uncomfortable due to being too tight on the nose.

 

[Jimbo Vills]

They look good!! Wonder if work can buy me a pair ?

I’ve got a store room full of them ? well it was full ??

not these exact ones but very similar

Bolle Tracker II Clear Lens Safety Specs - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Sports style frame with moulded nosepiece, side ventilation and interchangeable foam reinforcement. Includes adjustable strap. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

they are good for winter riding and protection. 0/10 on the style front but they do do the job ??

 

[dobbyhasfriends]

weird innit how we wanna fit in so much on the trails.. please dont take this the wrong way @Master_G - im not having a go at all..
I was watching a EMBN video about trail faux pas and one of the was showing leg between knee pads and shorts and I thought... piss off, no one wore knee pads except downhillers when I started riding and even helmets were a bit of a sniggering point if they looked a bit too protective, and if you had worn kneepads, you would have raised a few eyebrows so forget taking fashion advice when it comes to riding, be comfy, be safe.
As @R120 has said above, take all the protective measures you can, sod what anyone thinks.

 

[KenX]

Totally acceptable! Unlike wearing helmet plus sunnies for skiing.........

 

[RustyIron]

I remember with skiing they would mist when you ease up and on the mtb if I slow down my mtb glasses steam up

Why are you slowing down? FASTER! FASTER!

 

[eMullet]

I've recently moved to wearing goggles open face helmet and I find that they are better in hot conditions because air moves around better at speed. Of course when not moving they get warm. Also they don't move around or push anywhere and now I don't have to worry about branches hitting and getting tangled in them.

Not that my glasses were rubbish or anything, Adidas Zonyk Aero. Goggles are 100% Strata2's

 

[JoeBlow]

Is this acceptable attire?

I always wear eye protection (POC glasses) but recently I've had a splooge of mud directly into the eye.

Anyone else ride with goggles whilst it's this muddy out?

Acceptable to who?

 

[Doomanic]

The Fashion Police.