I was riding about 60 mph and the rain was washing off the outside fine. It was like a mist collecting on the inside that was the problem. If I pushed the glasses tighter to my face then they would fog so then I pull them out and more water got in. I guess goggles with anti fog would be best solution with my half shell helmet.

 

Last week I rode about 400 miles in moderate - heavy rain with a 1/2 helmet & Wiley X Climate controlled glasses. Glasses were always fogging up when ever the rain got heavy. Bottom line is that I will not go on a long trip with a potential for rain without wearing either a 3/4 helmet w/shield or a full face helmet. Heavy rain and riding glasses just don't mix.

 

I wear a 3/4 helmet with a flip down visor. That seems to work better than anything I've tried so far, it keeps the rain from getting on both sides of my glasses and if I keep my speed up the rain blows off the visor. I also wear a 3/4 helmet so I don't have to listen the the lifter noise, another topic

 

For I am a scuba instructor I know only a little bit about condensation inside a diving mask. Or my visor. There are two things you can do' Number one is applying a drop of dishwash and spread it in a very thin layer inside the visor. It won't fog anymore form inside. Number two is visiting a scuba shop and pay several dollars for a tiny bottle of chemical stuff with the same effect. Hell I can tell you that it can drizzle here in the lowlands and I have never a fogged visor. Half helmet of system helmet, no problem with both.

 

Ditto.

 

Holly cow... not U can't advertise U bike as never RIDDEN in the rain when U sell her...

 

Ditto...some kind of anti-fog on your glasses...

I use a FF helmet, but ride w/the shield up most of the time; when it rains I get out my finger wiper and put it on my gloves...it keeps the shield pretty clear.

Finger wipers are sold now by J&P, Show Chrome p/n 59-105; package of three for $10:
http://www.jpcycles.com/Search/Produ...All&results=10

 

I got caught in a pretty bad "summer storm" on my way home from work yesterday. I mean the type of rain that Icould not see 6 inches past my windshield. It was coming down really hard. The inside of my glasses did not get wet. They have the foam around the lens to keep the air out. Apparently they do a decent job of keeping the rain out too.

I was wearing a 1/2 helment which has a little visor and these glasses. It was only about a 20 min downpour, but no water and no fogged lens. I was actually shocked.

 

If I expect to be riding in the rain I wear my ff helment without glasses. When I get caught in the rain with my 1/2 shell and glasses I have learned a couple of things, #1 The foam backed glasses fog up badly even with anti fog wipes, #2 you can not apply anti fog wipes while riding at highway speeds in the rain, #3 the most effective thing to do is to lick the fog off the inside of your glasses. the salava seems to slow down the build up of fog on the inside.
Also I try to follow a car or truck with bright tail lights.

 

I helmet with a full face shield is the answer. Never had an issue in the rain.