A hello and a question

digger3 · 10-04-2008, 02:14 PM

Hi there
Just passed CBT and now doing DA.
I havn't been on a bike for a few years so need to get all new kit.
I just wondered if anyone had the same problem as me with glasses- I
can't get them on very easily with the helmet on. Any one out there with any suggestions for helmets to look at- I was wondering if one of the flip front
ones might be a bit easier.
Cheers
Digger

druidsam · 10-04-2008, 02:33 PM

hiya digger

welcome to the forum. i wear glasses and always have trouble with them, sometimes the legs slide in no problem but most of the time they miss my left ear for some weird reason. the best thing i have found is daily disposable contact lenses,if i only use them on the bike a months supply can last a while and doesnt cost a fortune

......................Sam

digger3 · 10-04-2008, 02:44 PM

Thanks Sam
I'm a bit squemish about contact lenses - so have never tried them.
But it's got to be better than not being able to see properly!!
Will try it out
Cheers
Digger

deano · 10-04-2008, 02:55 PM

ello digger

I have the same problem with me jonny swoonarahs (

)
helps to push yer chin piece up as far as poss before sliding yer gegs on

digger3 · 10-04-2008, 03:10 PM

Hi Deano
Will try that out
Thanks
Digger

Reddit · 10-04-2008, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digger3

Hi there
Just passed CBT and now doing DA.
I havn't been on a bike for a few years so need to get all new kit.
I just wondered if anyone had the same problem as me with glasses- I
can't get them on very easily with the helmet on. Any one out there with any suggestions for helmets to look at- I was wondering if one of the flip front
ones might be a bit easier.
Cheers
Digger

Howdy Digger and welcome

I also wear glasses (varifocals, so I have them on all of the time), but I have found that, with a flip front helmet (I have a Caberg S2), if you lift up the chin bar and then spread the sides as you put it on, you can, if you do it right, get the helmet on without dislodging the glasses. It takes practice though!

grotbag · 10-04-2008, 03:36 PM

Greetings Digger and welcome to the biker forum

Have a look at some of these threads which I pulled up using the search facility;

Helmets & Glasses was discussed here; Helmets and glasses

size;- Helmets

http://www.bikerforum.co.uk/forums/c...y-managed.html

Helmets Again

digger3 · 10-04-2008, 03:53 PM

Hi to you too Reddit
And thanks for that

Cheers Grotbag
I will look at the links - and find my way round the site a bit better too!

Digger

emzed · 10-04-2008, 04:03 PM

helloo and welcome. I'm a speccy four eyes too and would normally wear my old battered specs with an open-faced lid and a bandana tied over my gob. Works a treat except for when you have to ride through hail and rain, when your face gets stung and you can't see through the specs

My cheapo Airoh full-face (which I'm now reluctantly wearing) works fine with specs. As other esteemed and knowledgeable members have advised, go and try on a variety of helmets and see which works best for you.

hub · 10-04-2008, 06:32 PM

def get the flip up helmet................u WILL struggle without it,IF WEARIN YA GLEGS

10-04-2008, 02:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
digger3 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: worcester Posts: 27	A hello and a question Hi there Just passed CBT and now doing DA. I havn't been on a bike for a few years so need to get all new kit. I just wondered if anyone had the same problem as me with glasses- I can't get them on very easily with the helmet on. Any one out there with any suggestions for helmets to look at- I was wondering if one of the flip front ones might be a bit easier. Cheers Digger

10-04-2008, 02:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
druidsam Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: central scotland Posts: 5,138	Re: A hello and a question hiya digger welcome to the forum. i wear glasses and always have trouble with them, sometimes the legs slide in no problem but most of the time they miss my left ear for some weird reason. the best thing i have found is daily disposable contact lenses,if i only use them on the bike a months supply can last a while and doesnt cost a fortune ......................Sam
	trust me! im a druid

10-04-2008, 02:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
digger3 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: worcester Posts: 27	Re: A hello and a question Thanks Sam I'm a bit squemish about contact lenses - so have never tried them. But it's got to be better than not being able to see properly!! Will try it out Cheers Digger

10-04-2008, 02:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
deano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,017	Re: A hello and a question ello digger I have the same problem with me jonny swoonarahs () helps to push yer chin piece up as far as poss before sliding yer gegs on
deano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,017

10-04-2008, 03:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
digger3 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: worcester Posts: 27	Re: A hello and a question Hi Deano Will try that out Thanks Digger

10-04-2008, 03:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
grotbag Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Near Hornsea,on the East Yorkshire coast Posts: 8,357	Re: A hello and a question Greetings Digger and welcome to the biker forum Have a look at some of these threads which I pulled up using the search facility; Helmets & Glasses was discussed here; Helmets and glasses size;- Helmets http://www.bikerforum.co.uk/forums/c...y-managed.html Helmets Again
	Some time's my mind doesn't only wander, it leaves completely ...........

10-04-2008, 03:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
digger3 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: worcester Posts: 27	Re: A hello and a question Hi to you too Reddit And thanks for that Cheers Grotbag I will look at the links - and find my way round the site a bit better too! Digger

10-04-2008, 04:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
emzed Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 427	Re: A hello and a question helloo and welcome. I'm a speccy four eyes too and would normally wear my old battered specs with an open-faced lid and a bandana tied over my gob. Works a treat except for when you have to ride through hail and rain, when your face gets stung and you can't see through the specs My cheapo Airoh full-face (which I'm now reluctantly wearing) works fine with specs. As other esteemed and knowledgeable members have advised, go and try on a variety of helmets and see which works best for you.

10-04-2008, 06:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
hub Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: carlisle,cumbria Posts: 28	Re: A hello and a question def get the flip up helmet................u WILL struggle without it,IF WEARIN YA GLEGS

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