Smart Glasses, who’s wearing them while cycling and if so do you like them ?
If not, would you consider using them ?
For a while now I’ve been considering using/wearing some type of action camera while riding my bike.
Not to take YouTube content GoPro type sports footage but rather for my own protection against motorists while using the, generally, good cycling infrastructure around my city.
Where the cycle routes meet and cross the road network at intersections and at crossing points the cyclist, generally, has the right of way and this is clearly marked in/on the roads.
In the last year I’ve had 3 incidents of nearly being hit by motorists vehicles and chased down twice by the angry motorists following their poor driving. The most serious of which being where the motorist chased me for quite a while and at one point mounted the curb and blocked the cycle route with his car. I hopped onto the road, passed him and back onto the cycle route before he was able to confront me. Though he did continue his aggressive pursuit until I was able to give him the slip cutting through an industrial zone.
This last weekend I spent some time on YouTube watching long term smart glasses reviews by cyclists, noticed how, much more, reasonably priced the Gen 1 Ray Ban Meta Wayfarer smart glasses had become and how practical they could be for my safety concerns, having built in camera and video function, plus built in speakers which I could also use to listen to Map directions, accept/make calls and receive notifications.
More expensive makes/models even offering heads-up type displays. But for now the Gen 1 Wayfarers appear as though they would fit my current wants and needs plus some more and have an acceptable battery life.
They’re available with prescription lenses, the lenses are easy to switch out and there’s also a lot of aftermarket accessories available.
There are some privacy concerns, though some of these can be mitigated in the app and by not using cloud storage.
I’m in need of some new prescription glasses and am seriously considering buying a pair of these Gen 1 Ray Ban Meta’s
If not, would you consider using them ?
For a while now I’ve been considering using/wearing some type of action camera while riding my bike.
Not to take YouTube content GoPro type sports footage but rather for my own protection against motorists while using the, generally, good cycling infrastructure around my city.
Where the cycle routes meet and cross the road network at intersections and at crossing points the cyclist, generally, has the right of way and this is clearly marked in/on the roads.
In the last year I’ve had 3 incidents of nearly being hit by motorists vehicles and chased down twice by the angry motorists following their poor driving. The most serious of which being where the motorist chased me for quite a while and at one point mounted the curb and blocked the cycle route with his car. I hopped onto the road, passed him and back onto the cycle route before he was able to confront me. Though he did continue his aggressive pursuit until I was able to give him the slip cutting through an industrial zone.
This last weekend I spent some time on YouTube watching long term smart glasses reviews by cyclists, noticed how, much more, reasonably priced the Gen 1 Ray Ban Meta Wayfarer smart glasses had become and how practical they could be for my safety concerns, having built in camera and video function, plus built in speakers which I could also use to listen to Map directions, accept/make calls and receive notifications.
More expensive makes/models even offering heads-up type displays. But for now the Gen 1 Wayfarers appear as though they would fit my current wants and needs plus some more and have an acceptable battery life.
They’re available with prescription lenses, the lenses are easy to switch out and there’s also a lot of aftermarket accessories available.
There are some privacy concerns, though some of these can be mitigated in the app and by not using cloud storage.
I’m in need of some new prescription glasses and am seriously considering buying a pair of these Gen 1 Ray Ban Meta’s
