These are goggles that display riding data on the lenses (HUD)..
I bought them from overseas, tried them, and found them convenient, so I'm leaving a review. (This is not an advertisement.)
I purchased them through direct purchase at the end of the November 2024 season, but couldn't use them in 2025 because my bike was in storage,
and now that I'm riding again this season, I've been using them properly.
The goggles display power, cadence, speed, heart rate, time, distance, and more,
so during rides I don't have to bow my head to check my Garmin, which is great.
(You can display whatever you want from each category / It displays up to elevation, but it seems like it can't display gradient...
I might just not have found it.)
The device that makes this possible is between the eyes (on the back of the lenses), so from the outside you'd barely notice it...
The connection methods are:
1. Sending sensor information detected through Garmin Edge to the goggles via the data field app (activelook), or
2. Connecting power, heart rate, and speed sensors to the phone app for goggles (activelook) and transmitting information from the phone to the goggles.
If I write down only the drawbacks of each..
Garmin integration:
1. A slight delay
When I check the power on my Garmin during a ride and then raise my head to see the goggle data, it changes right around that timing.
2. Not all Garmin units are supported.
The 1050 works, but the 850 doesn't...
When I sent an email, I received a response that it's still not supported due to technical limitations of the device itself (BLE capability or internal memory).
Phone integration
The advantage is that you can ride while checking data without needing a Garmin.
(It integrates with Strava, so riding records get registered in Strava)
If you have power meter/heart rate/cadence sensors on your bike... the phone app picks up Bluetooth signals and sends them to the goggles.
(Those who care about weight can ride without the weight of a Garmin)
-> However, you won't get the diverse analysis that Garmin Connect provides..
Oh! Importantly.. elevation is displayed up to... but it seems like ☆☆gradient display is not possible☆☆)
Instead, the biggest drawback of phone integration is...
When you pause for a rest during a ride and the sensors go into sleep mode.... the reconnection part when turning back on is unstable.
The reconnection flow is somewhat unstable, I've heard... To fix this, you have to turn off the app, turn off Bluetooth, turn it back on, and reconnect... while your ride recording gets interrupted...
I'm using them pretty well though..
If anyone is interested in trying them, I think it's good to research them well and make a decision.
I've had my heart sink more than once thinking 'did I buy something that doesn't work?'..^^;;
And my brother who had LASIK couldn't see them clearly because of light diffraction, so please keep that in mind...
P.S.
It seems like a newer model after the one I'm using has come out.. It appears to show graphics in color, not just text..
Since it's something you have to look at briefly while riding, I sometimes think that displaying only numbers is better..
It's been almost 2 years since I bought it, but I've only used it for about a month or two... so I'm going to keep using this one.
