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#1 ·
Need to find a helmet solution for wearing glasses for a friend. Contacts, Laser surgery and prescription goggles not an option. We have tried Modular, modular 3, and Bvs2 but none with a heated visor. Visor does not fog, glasses fog I think due to leaks around breath mask as they are all large for some one with a smaller face and helmet size. Have also tried no fog mask under the modular with poor results.

Would a helmet with no breath box and heated visor be the solution? Has anyone had good luck with the Oxygen and glasses?

Thanks for input.
 
#2 ·
Have him try putting his glasses on the mask instead of the bridge of his nose, that trick has worked well for me with the modular Doo helmet. I've tried almost everything with the exception of the Oxygen helmet. Nothing will be 100% effective in stopping eye glass fogging.
With a Doo modular I've been able to reduce it down to only needing to slightly crack the shield momentarily to clear the eyeglasses/sunglasses
 
#3 ·
Glasses are a never ending dilemma almost. I try to breath through my mouth more and direct it down with my no fog mask, which only kind of helps. The Modular helmets were always the best, but would have to crack the lens occasionally until good airflow was present. In your buddies case, maybe an open face with prescription goggles is in line? Get ones possibly with a fan to help any extra fogging just from his face sweating if he sweats easy? It would be great if a person could test drive helmets before purchasing. I run a Castle EXO helmet currently and it works decent, but I breath heavy and with glasses I do have to crack the lens at times. I do wear contacts a bit more just for snowmobiling now too though. It’s a tough time and I hate nothing more then fogging in the helmet.
 
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Have him try putting his glasses on the mask instead of the bridge of his nose, that trick has worked well for me with the modular Doo helmet. I've tried almost everything with the exception of the Oxygen helmet. Nothing will be 100% effective in stopping eye glass fogging.
With a Doo modular I've been able to reduce it down to only needing to slightly crack the shield momentarily to clear the eyeglasses/sunglasses
Excellent tip about the glasses on the deflector not on the nose.... I found that to work well also......
 
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I've not tried an Oxygen helmet. But after reading all the comments pertaining to how warm it is, the moisture issues with the shields and freezing at the lower seal area, I think that helmet could compound the issue those of us that wear specs face with fogging. Just my opinion, but that picture window face shield may offer awesome vision, but plays a large part in the helmets issue and I don't think it'd work well with glasses.
 
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Have him try putting his glasses on the mask instead of the bridge of his nose, that trick has worked well for me with the modular Doo helmet. I've tried almost everything with the exception of the Oxygen helmet. Nothing will be 100% effective in stopping eye glass fogging.
With a Doo modular I've been able to reduce it down to only needing to slightly crack the shield momentarily to clear the eyeglasses/sunglasses
Would need special fit glasses, we tried it and everything is distorted. I remembered that from a helpful thread last year.
 
#7 ·
Would need special fit glasses, we tried it and everything is distorted. I remembered that from a helpful thread last year.
That's the downside of that, you do have adjust your sight line a little especially with bifocals or trifocals. My eyeglasses are the smaller lens type, I wonder if a pair with larger lens would help or hinder. Having dealt with glasses and fogging for 25+ years I feel his pain
 
#8 ·
Jeb,

I've used the Oxygen with hi end Oakley sunglasses and they fog just slightly when stopped. As soon as you get rolling, the fog clears. I used to run the BV2S for years and was NEVER able to wear sunglasses. So far, the O2 works well for me when I wear sunglasses.
 
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That's the downside of that, you do have adjust your sight line a little especially with bifocals or trifocals. My eyeglasses are the smaller lens type, I wonder if a pair with larger lens would help or hinder. Having dealt with glasses and fogging for 25+ years I feel his pain
Yup... big aviator glass lens none bifocal work best... but then you have to carry cheaters to read signs, maps an menus....... It's always something... I ride without during the day, and never lead.....
 
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My son and I have ended up with combination of the No-Fog breath deflector and the Bell MX-9 helmets, AND Scott OTG Snowcross goggles. We can run with the helmet visor up or down with these with little trouble, as these goggles fit quite snugly in the eyeport of this helmet. My son just leaves the goggles on the helmet and puts it on/off like that. This setup is pretty fog free even standing still, as long as the no-fog deflector is adjusted right and once moving is not any issue. You can open the visor to help clear things out.

One trick I learned in reeeeeally cold weather is to put the helmet and goggles on INSIDE the building. That keeps the glasses from getting cooled which is what makes them more prone to fogging. Sometimes you have to pull the helmet off outdoors, but that trick will help a lot. I use very large lens glasses, BTW.
 
#12 ·
Both wife and I use progressive lens. so need correct height on nose piece..Trick is to keep head cool not hot..Adjust baliclava to outside temps..We have a merino wool for cold days, thinner one for warm days..Zero issues with glasses fogging..Wearing FXR fuel helmets..Many yrs of riding till we found what works for us..Need air flow in helmet ..when stopping on cold days..leave visor down..Electric visor really helps to..Glasses suck as a rule...
 
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I really appreciate the discussion and everyone's help. We are dealing with a small type progressive lenses with a prizm on one side to correct double vision. Unfortunately it is just difficult to get much distance form the face. The Bvs2 almost works but sizing and the helmet warmth is a problem, a vented modular almost worked better. Seems like a few things we are doing wrong is full head balclava, and over helmet to warm.
 
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Both wife and I use progressive lens. so need correct height on nose piece..Trick is to keep head cool not hot..Adjust baliclava to outside temps..We have a merino wool for cold days, thinner one for warm days..Zero issues with glasses fogging..Wearing FXR fuel helmets..Many yrs of riding till we found what works for us..Need air flow in helmet ..when stopping on cold days..leave visor down..Electric visor really helps to..Glasses suck as a rule...
FXR fuel is a modular correct?
 
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Jeb is the fogging issue happening "in flight" or when at a stop?
With Modular mostly at stops, with the bvs2 both stops and not enough air movement to clear when riding.
 
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On the Bv2s if you have the nose piece is too tight against your face it will make your glasses fog. Try loosing it up a little but not too much it still has to have a good seal against your face.
Thanks for your thoughts, we have done both. I think the problem is just poor nose piece fit an it leaks next to the the glasses. Great helmet otherwise.
 
#19 ·
Just got a Mod 3 last week. Very happy with it. Glasses (bifocals) will fog slightly when stopped, but open the face shield and they don’t fog. As soon as I take off and there is air flow I close the shield and never have any problems while moving. It took me a bit to figure out what works for me. Experimenting with mask positioning and glasses positioning etc. It wasn’t that hard to figure out. I knew that there was a learning curve and everyone has different shaped heads, face, noses etc. A little patience while experimenting really helps.
 
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My wife had a problem with glasses fogging so she could not ride. I always have a problem with fogging because I perspire and exhale so bad. My wife has had zero issues with fogging with her Oxygen and no heat on as the fuse was blown on the sled. She never opens her visor. Last night I put helmet and glasses on in side and did not open visor on my oxygen. No fogging issues for 45 minutes, then I opened the visor for 2 minutes to talk then I had fogging issues, I did have a lot of moisture the bottom inchĂ· of the shield.
 
#21 ·
I have a modular 1 helmet. It's close to 10 years old. I wear glasses and I've been able to ride without fogging 95% of the time. Anything below -10 is tough. I had issues last weekend and found the rubber breather tubes on my mask were cracked allowing moisture into helmet causing fogging. I replaced and fogging gone. I need to adjust breather mask up and down a bit and can normally cure any issues.
 
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Thanks for your thoughts, we have done both. I think the problem is just poor nose piece fit an it leaks next to the the glasses. Great helmet otherwise.
Modify it..... ;)
 

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#23 ·
Everyone in my family who wears glasses has switched to the HJC modular with heated shield, and fully ditched the breath deflector... It's not needed with the heated shield. Breath deflector will work IF you get a PERFECT seal on your face, but that's kinda rare, and then you're just directing your breath directly into your glasses.

Remove the breath deflector and get the proper venting on your helmet figured out and it's almost a non issue. Obviously you need to stay on top of opening the visor if you're moving slow or stopped, but that's unavoidable... It's the air flow that keeps your glasses from fogging.

Those helmets are relatively cheap too

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Everyone in my family who wears glasses has switched to the HJC modular with heated shield, and fully ditched the breath deflector... It's not needed with the heated shield. Breath deflector will work IF you get a PERFECT seal on your face, but that's kinda rare, and then you're just directing your breath directly into your glasses.

Remove the breath deflector and get the proper venting on your helmet figured out and it's almost a non issue. Obviously you need to stay on top of opening the visor if you're moving slow or stopped, but that's unavoidable... It's the air flow that keeps your glasses from fogging.

Those helmets are relatively cheap too

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How about keeping your drop down sunglasses from fogging, does your method work with that?
 
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How about keeping your drop down sunglasses from fogging, does your method work with that?
Never tried drop down glasses. But the hjc helmets can be purchased with a flip down sun screen. In certain conditions it works and doesn't fog, but if it's really cold it fogs since it's just tinted piece of plastic.

My uncle had a gmaxx or something like that, and it had a flip down sun visor that was on the outside of the helmet so it never fogged... That's the ticket!

I ended up getting lasic right after we discovered all this. But it's comforting knowing when I need glasses again someday I can still ride without the old struggles

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Never tried drop down glasses. But the hjc helmets can be purchased with a flip down sun screen. In certain conditions it works and doesn't fog, but if it's really cold it fogs since it's just tinted piece of plastic.

My uncle had a gmaxx or something like that, and it had a flip down sun visor that was on the outside of the helmet so it never fogged... That's the ticket!

I ended up getting lasic right after we discovered all this. But it's comforting knowing when I need glasses again someday I can still ride without the old struggles

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Yes, we've talked about this before an based on your recommendation I bought the same (or so I thought) helmet as you have and followed your method of no deflector to keep my glasses from fogging..... but my helmet has the button activated drop down plastic sun screen lense and they always fog unless the visor is open...