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Ken, The BEST answer is to stay in front!! Serious - I am curious about the responses you get. Guy At 07:22 PM 3/11/04 -0000, kenbreza wrote:

>Those of you that are in similar situations, what is you >helmet/goggle/visor combination that seems to work for you? > >Thanks, Ken

kenbreza@... wrote:

>I wear glasses and can't wear contacts. I don't have a problem with >my street helmet and glasses on the street, but in the dirt it is >not cool or comfortable for a long ride. > >Those of you that are in similar situations, what is you >helmet/goggle/visor combination that seems to work for you? > >Thanks, Ken > >

If it's dry out, any old goggles work fine, or sometimes I just use polycarbonate-lens sunglasses. For rain and cold I use double-pane snowboarding goggles. If I was wearing prescription glasses, I would either get a set of glasses with a heavy plastic frame, with polycarbonate lenses (impact resistant), or get a set of double-pane goggles with prescription lens inserts. Fortunately I don't wear glasses anymore. Try googling "prescription ski goggles", I found a bunch of links. I was using Smith snowboard goggles with my Thor mx helmet, worked pretty well. -- Devon Brooklyn, NY A15-Z '01 KLR650 '81 SR500 cafe racer "The truth's not too popular these days....." Arnold Schwarzenneger, in The Running Man

I can wear contacts, but they are not always comfortable when the dust starts flying. Consider speaking to a/your optomotrist. With the advent of so-called extreme sports, there have been advances in protective eyewear technology to meet the demands of professional athletes, including moto-cross riders. You see basketball players wearing corrective/protective eyewear. You can get goggles with rx inserts built-in. Aerostich sells their Gargoyles brand with the rx option, but they may not provide enough coverage with an mx helmet. If you have insurance, check to see if they will help cover custom prescription eyewear. Charles Earl Santa Cruz, CA Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 19:22:21 -0000 From: "kenbreza" I wear glasses and can't wear contacts. I don't have a problem with my street helmet and glasses on the street, but in the dirt it is not cool or comfortable for a long ride. Those of you that are in similar situations, what is you helmet/goggle/visor combination that seems to work for you? Thanks, Ken __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "kenbreza" wrote:

> I wear glasses and can't wear contacts. I don't have a problem with > my street helmet and glasses on the street, but in the dirt it is > not cool or comfortable for a long ride. > > Those of you that are in similar situations, what is you > helmet/goggle/visor combination that seems to work for you? > > Thanks, Ken

Ken, I too wear glasses and found a pretty decent combination that even resists fogging when you're working your tail off on a hard trail in very cool weather. I just used my setup on a month long trip to Arizona and SoCal in February, and it worked flawlessly. I don't think the particular off road full coverage helmet you use is that much of an issue unless it's something weird that doesn't accept goggle use. Most modern (even cheap) full coverage off road helmets will accept any decent goggle. With glasses, goggles, and an off road helmet, the most critical element is usually the glasses and goggle compatibility. There are some nice over-the-glasses goggles available from the major goggle manufacturers. In fact many non- glasses goggle wearers will use over-the-glasses goggles because of their usually superior venting over standard goggles. The lens is slightly farther from your face which also lessens fogging. I'm using an '03 Bell Moto 6 helmet with Oakley over-the-glasses goggles. I wear Oakley prescription shades (A-Frames) under the goggles in total comfort. The big key here is to insure that your glasses fit comfortably under your goggles. Obviously some glasses have frames/lenses that are too large or otherwise oddly shaped to prohibit them from any goggle use. Take your glasses that you will use for motorcycling to a good bike shop and test them under various goggles for insurance. The Oakley OTGs that I use are less expensive than the OTG Scotts. The foam and overall construction of the goggles is typical Oakley high quality. Their lexan lenses are particularly tough also. I'm still on the original one that come in the goggle even though I bought a 3-pack for my trip. I had trouble with the foam in Scott goggles reacting with high SPF sun screen-- kinda disolved and started breaking up. If you go this route, get the small lower nose protector that snaps into the bottom of most of these goggles too. It will give a little more wind protection, great sun protection, and .50 cal. grasshopper/bug protection. Most of these snap-on protectors will fit right into the open face port of the helmet, or at worst you have to trim a tiny bit of plastic off of the nose piece with a razor blade. If you go this route, I'd suggest running a clear lens and just make sure that your shades and clear glasses will fit under the goggle. It can be a little bit of a hassle frequently changing dark and clear goggle lenses out on the road or trail. Off roading, I'm always wearing a Camelback, and otherwise I usually have a small rack bag to carry tools and small items (like glasses). I'll send you a digital pic of my setup with a closeup of the goggles. Note the nice, large vents. Thad Carey A15

I love the smell of BBQ tri-tip in the evening.....especially when half way through my second cold beer. When you riding over Mike? Staying on 58 the whole way to Bfield or jogging up over 178 along Lake Isabella? I'll pull in Friday afternoon and am meeting up with a couple of BMW PD650 riders from up north. I'm guiding them through the SJ Valley from Raymond across the SJ River on backroads to Coalinga and into SD on hwy33. A full moon and wild flowers as far as the eye can see. Check out this great site on dual sport riding the Carrizo Plain: http://homepage.mac.com/wbunning/carrizods/carrizo.html --Jim A-15

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