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Riding in goggles in cold weather

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Used my goggles at the weekend, was largely fine, started to steam up once on a climb but great apart from that. Tuesday night was out wearing a different helmet but they were steaming up constantly from the top down. Temperature and effort was the same ( Ebike so basically no effort)and goggles were clean.
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Posted : 15/12/2022 11:25 am
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anti fog spray on the lenses?

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/best-anti-fog-spray-wipes-gels-b1821076.html

Otherwise.... ebike... goggles... just send it??


 
Posted : 15/12/2022 11:30 am
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if the vents are blocked by the helmet they will steam up quicker.


 
Posted : 15/12/2022 11:58 am
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Not going fast enough.
Send it. Send it HARD.


 
Posted : 15/12/2022 12:13 pm
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Most good ski or boarding goggles are double layer with good venting to avoid that issue.
Single layer goggles are always a pain in the cold


 
Posted : 15/12/2022 12:22 pm
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Scott Prospect with their Enduro (pin-lock) lens.


 
Posted : 15/12/2022 12:27 pm
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Back when I used goggles the first thing we always did was rip all the foam out to improve ventilation airflow.
I used to try M/C visor antifog spray, smearing lenses with a film of washing up liquid, all sorts of things... Nothing ever worked completely.

They would always fog eventually, typically when you were stationary or trundling slowly.

The real trick was to just not put them on them until 10 seconds before a run DH run, hopefully the airflow would keep them fog free till the end, then whip 'em back off. best you might manage would be a few minutes, I certainly wouldn't wear them for the entirety of a ride though.

Glasses typically fog up less as they have less surface and trap less air behind them.


 
Posted : 15/12/2022 12:28 pm
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Warm, moist, air cooling against the cold lens. Needs airflow really, I’m amazed that you were able to wear goggles climbing at all


 
Posted : 15/12/2022 12:54 pm
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Cannook air is different


 
Posted : 15/12/2022 1:07 pm
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I wish, goggles don't help my stuffy nose this time of year! Glasses or nowt for me.


 
Posted : 15/12/2022 1:09 pm
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In winter I'd say goggles on for DH only - can't imagine trying to climb in them. Would steam up in seconds.


 
Posted : 15/12/2022 1:35 pm

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