Full face helmet and glasses.

[dh00065p]

How easy do people find it to wear glasses with a full face helmet?

[JeremyH5]

Fine, although I have to put the glasses on after the helmet and having to wiggle the side arms between helmet and face to get over the ears is a bit of a palaver. Practice makes it easier!

[Dave.]

Yup, same here.

I bought new gigs, frameless with really thin arms which I thought would make it easier but it didn't.

They're a bit flimsy/flexible, so small and stiff would be my next pair.

[Car Mad Dave]

I have found 2 things help.

Try and go with a full face helmet that has a large aperture. After trying out various ones, I went with a Bell GT5 full face.

If you can, get glasses with straight arms, I got a pair of Oakley ones. It’s the lack of ear hook that makes the biggest difference when trying to put glasses on once you have put your helmet on.

[RizzoTheRat]

Take a look at flip fronted helmets, I don't even take my glasses off to put my Schuberth C3 on or off. Tend to be a bit more expensive that the equivalent full face though so not sure how common they are for car use.

[DocJock]

I find it much easier too.

[Bright Halo]

I use my old pair of glasses and have bent the arms straighter so they just slide over my ears.

Edited by Bright Halo on Friday 10th July 13:01

[mmm-five]

I have used 2 solutions.

1) wear contacts for track days
2) buy a helmet with ear cut outs for radio headsets - so the cushioning doesn't squash the arms into your ears/head

[RSbandit]

Car Mad Dave said:

I have found 2 things help.

Try and go with a full face helmet that has a large aperture. After trying out various ones, I went with a Bell GT5 full face.

If you can, get glasses with straight arms, I got a pair of Oakley ones. It’s the lack of ear hook that makes the biggest difference when trying to put glasses on once you have put your helmet on.

Just bought one of those for same reason...thin stiff arms make this alot easier...nice helmet v comfortable I must say.

[BobbyA]

I wear glasses and a full face helmet.

My old helmet I bought online and was uncomfortable.

I then tried on multiple at Autosport and ended up buying a Bell helmet which was much more comfortable. So it can be done but try on as many as possible.

[brillomaster]

Yeah did this all the time. Helmet on first, jam glasses in after. No problems.

[motco]

No problem putting them on, but because I have a positive prescription (long sighted) the lenses magnify. This means that the slightest movement of the frames up and down amplifies the movement for my vision and it is both hard to see and nauseating. My solution, I thought, was to find eyewear that has no arms (it's the arms that are moved by the helmet) and that is located against the bony structures around the eye socket. Pince nez would do that but they're impractical so I bought some swimming goggles to my distant prescription. They lodge against the face and are held on by elastic so don't get agitated by the helmet's movement. However... they must be fitted before putting the helmet on and it is very nearly impossible and is painful so I have yet to actually try them. That, and I look even more of a prat than usual in my helmet!

[Munter]

RizzoTheRat said:

Take a look at flip fronted helmets, I don't even take my glasses off to put my Schuberth C3 on or off. Tend to be a bit more expensive that the equivalent full face though so not sure how common they are for car use.

Not sure if you can get a flip front with a "gold sticker". A number of disappointed bikers at a local kart track who had to wear the abused/manky helmets supplied by the track because of this.

Nobody has ever checked my helmet on a trackday though. Just depends if the OP wants a single helmet for all eventualities.

[Megaflow]

Also make sure you don’t have rubber coverings on the glasses arms. I used to get in fine with normal glasses when I wore them. Recently tried a helmet with a set of Oakley sunglasses with the above... forget it!

[Zanderman]

Would a open face helmet help?

[dh00065p]

Thanks for all the helpful replies.
I have the Bell helmet so now need to get some glasses with thinner flexible arms as my current ones are tortoiseshell with no flexibility.
David

[leef44]

That reminds me, I must remember to wear contact lenses for the track day.

I use one-day disposables for occasions like this. Then you can order a pack and they can last quite a long time.

[QBee]

I wear sunglasses for track day driving, and as said above, straight side arms work well. I find the glare off the track too much otherwise.

If you are going to get new glasses, in order to have straight side arms, have you considered having prescription sunglasses instead?
Two birds, one stone.

[Nampahc Niloc]

I just wear contacts. It’s one of the few times I actually wear them these days.

[Mrs Muttleysnoop]

I wear varifocals so the placement of my glasses is very important. Hence I have a MT helmet which is suitable for people with glasses. The MT has 2 visors, one clear and the second one is tinted.