I encountered fog for the first time riding today. This is deep dense california fog, visibility was close to as much as 1 car length, and my visor kept fogging up through the inside and outside. What i was worried about the most was whether a car driving behind me would see my puny tail light. This is probably the worst condition i've ever rode in, even rain would be better. Any suggestions besides not riding in the fog? I have to commute about 60 miles and weather changes quite a bit.

 

i dont have any personal experience riding in fog, but you could try tapping your breaks repeatedly every now and then. the flashing may get people's attention. also, if you have the blinkers that stay on all the time would help because yellow light travels much further than red light does.

 

On my F4i i encountered fog a few times. But I had yellow bulbs and I must say, they make a difference....and they look pretty cool too.

That being said I rode through some fog a few days ago on my superhawk and yea it was pretty dense. I just rode 5 mph under the limit and kept tapping my rear brake. Best defense really, besides not riding in fog.

 

Been in dense fog like that many times before... I used a brake tap and you have to ride with your visor in the open position

I was much less worried about being rear ended as I was about not seeing a obstacle in front of me

 

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For me the visor open thing kind of makes my eyes tear up. I just got a Foggy Respro breath guard. We don't get much fog up here, but in the mornings, it's damn cold, which fogs up the inside of visors. The Respro breath guard has worked good. Got mine from http://www.helmetharbor.com Shipping was fast.

For the fog/condensation building up on the outside of your visor, try turning your head to the left or right, so the wind can take the water off. The problem with that is that you have to be moving fast enough. It can kind of work if you tilt your head down too.

Maybe Rain X on your visor?

 

Get a couple of these for the rear. They're BRIGHT. You can mount them on your bike or your helmet with a little creativity or simply clip them on the back of your backpack.



$17.80 http://www.rei.com/product/756360

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This works great in the shower but you have to apply it almost everytime. Don't know if its safe for visors.



Modified by ScareyH22A at 11:49 AM 10/28/2008

 

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Not @ 15-25 mph

And if the OP was doing more than that with one car length visibility

 

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I was much less worried about being rear ended as I was about not seeing a obstacle in front of me</TD></TR></TABLE>

This was on the freeway and speed limit is 65, and i was doing around that. i did try opening the visor for a bit but it was just too cold and also made my eyes tear that i could barely keep them open, aside from being asian

I'll try the rainx and tapping the brakes. thanks for the suggestions

 

You were doing 65 with one car length visibility?

 

I was hoping everyone else would be too so i dont run into anything lol. And i didnt want someone behind me going faster than 65 to suddenly find me in front of them.

 

Why not take the Integra for the crappy rainy season that's coming up? Getting to work/school all dry and comfy is worth the trade-off in mpg to me.

The Foggy Respro worked for me, but it would tickle the bridge of my nose too much. A balaclava helps a little bit, but most helmets have a "fresh air" position for the visor. It's not quite open, but just cracked a hair.

 

I would've drove but the fog came very unexpected. I commute from the central valley to the bay area, and it's usually cloud free and sunny, but sometimes it gets crazy. I leave the house on a sunny note, then out of no where when i reach a small stretch of hills the fog rolls in.

 

ride around with your eyes closed, it's good practice for these foggy days.

 

just ride on the rumble strips aka riding by braille