U.S. Track Cycling Team Training for Rio Olympics with Smart Sunglasses
U.S. track cyclists training for the 2016 Olympic Games are equipped with a new high-tech wearable: the Solos smart cycling glasses. The shades display in real-time performance metrics, heart rate monitors, and other self-tracking devices, enabling riders to view their critical stats without taking their eyes off the road.
2 June 2016
| Lacey Glave
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U.S. track cyclists training for the 2016 Olympic Games are equipped with a new high-tech wearable: the Solos smart cycling glasses.
The shades display in real-time performance metrics culled from the athletes’ bike sensors, heart rate monitors, and other self-tracking devices, enabling riders to view their critical stats without taking their eyes off the road.
“It’s a new way of experiencing the sport,” says Ernesto Martinez, director of sports performance wearables at Westborough, Mass.-based Kopin Corporation, which is developing Solos.
Many professional cyclists use bike computers to track metrics such as how many watts of power they are exerting and the cadence of their pedal stroke.
Many cyclists also use heart rate monitors strapped around their chests or wrists, and are eyeing some of the newer, more in-depth wearables, such as lactate threshold monitors.
The data helps the athletes gain insights on the training and maximize their energy expenditure.
The shades display in real-time performance metrics culled from the athletes’ bike sensors, heart rate monitors, and other self-tracking devices, enabling riders to view their critical stats without taking their eyes off the road.
“It’s a new way of experiencing the sport,” says Ernesto Martinez, director of sports performance wearables at Westborough, Mass.-based Kopin Corporation, which is developing Solos.
Many professional cyclists use bike computers to track metrics such as how many watts of power they are exerting and the cadence of their pedal stroke.
Many cyclists also use heart rate monitors strapped around their chests or wrists, and are eyeing some of the newer, more in-depth wearables, such as lactate threshold monitors.
The data helps the athletes gain insights on the training and maximize their energy expenditure.
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