Helmets and spectacles?

[King Herald]

I wear glasses, but I find them near bloody impossible to put on when I have my newly bought snug and tight helmet on. I feel a right clown when I put my helmet on then faff about for five minutes trying to get the bloody glasses fed down past my ears.

Anybody else have this problem?

I don't strictly need them for driving, so I may try leaving them off and see how it goes.

So, if you see a fat guy on a Sportster in Staffordshire, steer clear, as he can't see you.

[trumpet600]

I wear glasses, but have to use an old pair when riding the bike as my new ones won't fit comfortably

Old pair have thin metal arms that are quite flexible, whereas the new one's are the modern chunky type

What you need is a pair of these.....

[lawrence567]

I wear glasses on my bike too...
Its a nightmare with a new helmet!
If im going on the bike for more than a short blast i put my contact lenses in!

[W66OCH]

Right pain in the arse , I'm booked in for a eye test next week and I'll be getting some contacts

[trumpet600]

W66OCH said:

Right pain in the arse

You're supposed to sit them on your nose

[desyboy]

I ended up getting a flip front helmet due to wearing specs. Means you don't need to take them off when putting your helmet on, and also don't need to faff about for 5 mins trying to gets your specs back on as well. Probably not much help to you now after buying a new helmet though.

[W66OCH]

trumpet600 said:

W66OCH said:

Right pain in the arse

You're supposed to sit them on your nose

Edited by W66OCH on Friday 8th August 11:37

[lawrence567]

I have a flipfront helmet but dont want to wear it to look like an old man

Edited by lawrence567 on Friday 8th August 12:01

[trumpet600]

lawrence567 said:

I have a flipfront helmet but dont want to look like an old man

A contradiction, surely?

[Rach81]

I had to wear my glasses one day, what a nightmare! They were kind of hanging over my nose and I had to peer over them like an old bag.
Have you tried contact lenses? I'm going to have my eyes lazered when I come back to Englandshire

[King Herald]

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one.

I just did some experiments, and straightened out the arms of a spare pair of glasses, so they now slide in straight behind my ears. The padding sure is tight there, but the guy in the shop says it has to be, as it will squish down after a bit of wear and fit properly.

I have quite a big head, but the XL 'Head Protection System' I bought feels better than the XXL I tried on, same model, same size shell just (supposedly) bigger interior. It is a Givi hrs 7000. I assume that is the model number, as it is written on the side?

[lawrence567]

Yeah the glasses with the curved arms are a nightmare, all mine are straight arms, i find them more comfortable that way!
In reply to my old man comment...
Not a contradiction at all, i'm only 22 and have had to wear glasses since i was 3!

[trumpet600]

lawrence567 said:

Not a contradiction at all, i'm only 22 and have had to wear glasses since i was 3!

22yo, wear a flip front helmet and you dont want to look like an old man.

Think about it

[lawrence567]

I said i bought one but i've never worn it...

[lawrence567]

my bad i type it wrong, edited it so it reads right now!

[trumpet600]

lawrence567 said:

I said i bought one but i've never worn it...

Phew !!!

[Talya]

my bf had a caberg which was a nightmare to use with his glasses, but he now has the shoei multitec and he doesn't even have to take off his glasses to put it on

[King Herald]

Rach81 said:

I had to wear my glasses one day, what a nightmare! They were kind of hanging over my nose and I had to peer over them like an old bag.
Have you tried contact lenses? I'm going to have my eyes lazered when I come back to Englandshire

I have oddball vision, need both near and far correction, so contacts won't cover it, or lasering

48 years old, and my eyes are getting tired and stiff, like the rest of me.

[lawrence567]

I dont want to know your getting stiff!

[steven182]

i wear thick chunky glasses and helmets fit perfect =]

guess i am lucky or just have weird indents in my head from wearing specs since i was 4