Recommend me... goggles

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Recommend me... goggles

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In a classic stlyee, to wear with an open face lid... that fit over an average pair of prescriptions glasses.
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Halcyon ( and contact lenses, or their “over the glasses range” here: https://classicpartsltd.com/goggles/otg-goggles.html )
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I have a pair of Leon Jeantet goggles, and I love them. Designed to fit perfectly with a Davida lid if that's any use.

Come in three sizes, the T2 model is for going over glasses.Various shades of glass available too.

https://the-cafe-racer.com/brands/aviator-goggles

Only thing against them is that the rubber edging perished a bit and came apart after a few years. I bought another pair though.
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Slenver wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 2:07 pm I have a pair of Leon Jeantet goggles, and I love them. Designed to fit perfectly with a Davida lid if that's any use.

Come in three sizes, the T2 model is for going over glasses.Various shades of glass available too.

https://the-cafe-racer.com/brands/aviator-goggles

Only thing against them is that the rubber edging perished a bit and came apart after a few years. I bought another pair though.
Those do look like they might fit with a modern deeply padded open face helmet.

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Slenver wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 2:07 pm I have a pair of Leon Jeantet goggles, and I love them. Designed to fit perfectly with a Davida lid if that's any use.

Come in three sizes, the T2 model is for going over glasses.Various shades of glass available too.

https://the-cafe-racer.com/brands/aviator-goggles

Only thing against them is that the rubber edging perished a bit and came apart after a few years. I bought another pair though.
They're cool... but a bit spendy!
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If you need them to fit over prescription glasses you really need motocross goggles that have a single eye chamber. The "fighter pilot"type have separate eye chambers and would be uncomfortable with glasses. Slight complication, MX goggles have soft visors and wouldn't provide much eye protection.
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KungFooBob wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 4:28 pmThey're cool... but a bit spendy!
Yeah, sadly they are
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Maybe not Classic but these look like a retro scrambler / racing style goggle. They are essentially safety goggles so good for impact resistance and have double lenses to avoid fogging.
They are not too expensive circa £35-40, but have a rubber type surround not a foam one like modern MX goggles so not sure how they'd fare over glasses.

Bolle Chronosoft https://www.bolle-safety.com/reference/chrokadesi

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I think I'd still go for the Halcyon OTG range starting at £23.95

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Slenver wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 2:07 pm I have a pair of Leon Jeantet goggles, and I love them. Designed to fit perfectly with a Davida lid if that's any use.

Come in three sizes, the T2 model is for going over glasses.Various shades of glass available too.

https://the-cafe-racer.com/brands/aviator-goggles

Only thing against them is that the rubber edging perished a bit and came apart after a few years. I bought another pair though.
I've got them but was never that keen. Felt like I was looking out of tubes?
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ajlog wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 3:40 pm Maybe not Classic but these look like a retro scrambler / racing style goggle. They are essentially safety goggles so good for impact resistance and have double lenses to avoid fogging.
They are not too expensive circa £35-40, but have a rubber type surround not a foam one like modern MX goggles so not sure how they'd fare over glasses.

Bolle Chronosoft https://www.bolle-safety.com/reference/chrokadesi

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I used to have a pair of bolle safety goggles (different from those) for when we went door kicking as protection from splinters and broken glass .....excellent kit and would happily use them on a bike due to the protection rating. I wish i had kept a pair back in the covers for when i left as my ones were badly scratched by the time i stopped using them.

I have a cheapo pair of MX goggles i used keep in the top box when commuting as i normally wore black visors on the TourX helmets so when i was later than expected the clear MX goggles came into use
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I have the Leon J ones - kind of okay - but not worth the 110 GBP or whatever they were - but they work with a Davida - unlike my snowboarding Oakley
Halcyon are good - I sold a pair and wished I hadn’t - but mine were the mega retro Mk42 or something like that
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Taipan wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 9:27 pm I've got them but was never that keen. Felt like I was looking out of tubes?
Never really felt that but can see what you mean. Do you have the over-specs model or the 'normal' ones?

Might be something you get used to of course, esp coming straight from a big, wide visor. I used mine on a long trans-US trip and loved them. Dig them out in the summer too and, apart from the mouthfuls of insects, still enjoy them :)
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Slenver wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 12:27 pm
Taipan wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 9:27 pm I've got them but was never that keen. Felt like I was looking out of tubes?
Never really felt that but can see what you mean. Do you have the over-specs model or the 'normal' ones?

Might be something you get used to of course, esp coming straight from a big, wide visor. I used mine on a long trans-US trip and loved them. Dig them out in the summer too and, apart from the mouthfuls of insects, still enjoy them :)
No, they were the non specs model. I feel he same with MX goggles though, they both take away a part of your peripheral vision which I find, slightly unnerving? I guess what I'm saying is try before you buy, if you can?