engo3 Cyclist
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| engo3 Cyclist | |
|---|---|
| Basic Info | |
| VR/AR | Augmented Reality |
| Type | Head-mounted display |
| Subtype | AR Glasses |
| Manufacturer | ENGO (Engo Eyewear) |
| Announcement Date | 9 September 2026 |
| Release Date | 9 September 2026 (Engo online store) |
| Price | US$399.95 / EUR 349.95 / GBP 299.95 (standard); US$449.95 / EUR 399.95 / GBP 349.95 (photochromic); launch prices |
| Website | https://us.engoeyewear.com/products/engo3-cyclist |
| Versions | Standard (tinted, mirrored category 3 lenses); Photochromic |
| Requires | Paired Garmin watch or Edge bike computer, or Apple Watch (partial support) |
| Display | |
| Display | Color micro OLED head-up display (ActiveLook) |
| Connectivity | |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Battery Life | More than 20 hours (manufacturer claim) |
| Device | |
| Dimensions | 140 mm wide x 60 mm high (frame) |
| Weight | 41 g |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor |
| Input | Double tap on the temple |
The engo3 Cyclist is a pair of augmented reality sports glasses for road and gravel cyclists made by ENGO, the French smart eyewear company behind the original Engo Eyewear glasses and the Engo 2. It is a cycling version of the company's engo3 head-up display glasses. A small color display in the frame shows ride data such as power zones, heart rate zones and speed in the wearer's field of view, so the rider does not have to look down at a bike computer.[1][2] Compared with the standard engo3, it has a wider frame. Paired with a Garmin device and a compatible bike radar such as Garmin's Varia range, it shows alerts for vehicles approaching from behind.[1][2]
ENGO announced the glasses on 9 September 2026 and sells them through its own website. The launch prices were US$399.95, EUR 349.95 or GBP 299.95 for the standard version and US$449.95, EUR 399.95 or GBP 349.95 for the photochromic version.[3][1] The maker writes the product name in lower case ("engo3 Cyclist").[2]
Background
ENGO's glasses use ActiveLook, a lightweight head-up display platform for sports eyewear developed by Microoled, an OLED microdisplay maker that Éric Marcellin-Dibon co-founded in 2007.[4][1] The engo3 Cyclist press release describes ENGO S.A.S as a company founded in Grenoble by Marcellin-Dibon and Fabrice Berger Duquene, and says its glasses are designed and assembled in France.[3]
Earlier Engo models showed a monochrome image.[5] The third generation, the engo3, was announced in April 2026 for runners and cyclists with a multicolor display that shows metrics such as heart rate, pace and power in red-to-green zones.[6][5] heise online reported that the engo3 weighs about 38.5 grams, is rated for 20 hours of battery life and has no camera, microphone, speakers or voice assistant, and it compared the glasses with the Oakley Meta Vanguard. It also noted that, although marketed as AR glasses, the engo3 does not place virtual objects in the surroundings; it only displays training data.[5] The engo3 Cyclist carries over the engo3 feature set and adds a wider frame and cycling-specific screens.[3][7]
Announcement and release
The cycling model was announced in a French press release on 9 September 2026, which said the glasses were already available on the ENGO website.[3][7] Stuff, Bike Café and Dimensions Vélo covered the launch the same day.[7][8][9] Auganix reported the announcement on 15 September 2026.[1]
In the announcement, Marcellin-Dibon, described as ENGO's co-founder, said that cyclists "ride in groups, navigate traffic, and sustain efforts that last for hours", and that "Having radar data in your field of view is literally like having eyes in the back of your head".[1]
| Version | Lenses | United States | Eurozone | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| engo3 Cyclist | Tinted, mirrored finish, category 3[2] | US$399.95 | EUR 349.95 | GBP 299.95[1] |
| engo3 Cyclist Photochromic | Photochromic, light-adaptive[2] | US$449.95 | EUR 399.95 | GBP 349.95[1] |
Sources disagree on the photochromic lens range. ENGO's US product page lists category 1 to 3, while Auganix, Dimensions Vélo and ENGO's own technology page give category 0 to 3.[2][1][9][10] Color names also vary between sources. The French press release listed Stride (dark crystal green), Brilliant White, Matte Black and a new "Kenya" color.[3] In late September 2026 the US store sold the standard model in Dawn, Stride, Azure and Kenya.[2]
Design and hardware
The frame measures 140 mm wide by 60 mm high, against 137 mm by 58 mm for the standard engo3. ENGO says the wider, mask-style shape follows cycling standards and is designed for aerodynamics, wind protection and stability on the bike.[2] The temples are shaped to fit under a cycling helmet, and both the temples and the nose pads are adjustable.[1][3] The lenses are described as panoramic and impact resistant.[1] ENGO lists the weight as 41 g, compared with 38.5 g for the standard engo3.[2] Transition Vélo's launch article gave the cycling model's weight as 38.5 grams.[11]
ENGO describes the display in its engo glasses as a high-efficiency micro OLED, with an ambient light sensor that adjusts brightness to the surroundings.[10][8] The technical sheet published by Dimensions Vélo lists a MicroOLED display with a brightness above 1,000 nits.[9] The glasses are rated IP55 against sweat, rain and road spray, and connect over Bluetooth 5.4.[1][3]
The launch press release rates the battery for more than 20 hours, and the comparison table on the US product page lists 20 hours. Another section of the same product page claims 24 hours of continuous use and a full charge in less than two hours.[3][2] ENGO's technology page describes a magnetic pogo-pin charger.[10] The box contains the glasses, a protective case, a strap, a charging cable, a cleaning wipe and three cleaning tips.[2]
Software and features
The glasses show data sent from a paired Garmin watch or Edge bike computer, or from an Apple Watch.[2][7] Data screens are set up in ENGO's companion app from more than 40 metrics, with up to six values per screen, and the wearer changes screens during a ride with a double tap on the temple.[2][1] On Garmin devices, the glasses use an engo data field installed from Connect IQ.[2] Bike Café noted that the double tap replaces the hand-wave gesture used on earlier Engo glasses.[8]
A cycling screen covers power zone, heart rate zone and estimated watts. Power zones 1 to 7 are shown in real time with red, yellow and green color coding. The glasses also follow structured workouts loaded on a Garmin device.[1][3]
The radar screen draws the road behind the rider, with an icon for each approaching vehicle that moves up the display as the vehicle gets closer.[2] According to ENGO, the alert appears sooner the faster the vehicle is approaching.[1] ENGO's product page says the radar feed is part of the whole engo3 platform rather than a feature of the Cyclist model alone. The glasses display what the Garmin device already computes, so range, refresh rate and detection distance depend on the radar and the Garmin unit. A non-Varia ANT+ radar works if the Garmin device recognizes it as a radar sensor.[2]
ENGO says the engo3 range works with more than 81 Garmin devices. The Edge 530 and Edge 830 have only partial support, with a limited number of sensors that can be connected at the same time.[2] The press release lists the compatible Edge computers as the Edge 530, 540 (and 540 Dual Power), 550, 830, 840 (and 840 Dual Power), 850, 1030, 1030 Plus, 1040, 1050, Explore, Explore 2 and MTB.[3] Apple Watch support is also partial: only the heart rate widget appears in color, and the power and radar widgets are not available.[2]
Reception
Stuff deputy editor Tom Morgan-Freelander headlined his launch article with the claim that the glasses' cycling features could keep him safer on busy roads, and called the radar integration "slick".[7] Services Mobiles called the Varia radar integration, which keeps the rider's eyes on the road, the most solid idea in the product.[12]
Transition Vélo's Mathieu Chartier wrote that the glasses address a concrete problem, reading data without looking away from the road, and that the radar feed makes the Varia more natural to use. He argued that they do not replace a GPS bike computer, whose screen is still needed for maps, route planning and detailed information, called the price very high, and said that the site's brief earlier tests of such glasses had not particularly convinced it.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Sam Sprigg (2026-09-15). "ENGO Announces engo3 Cyclist AR Smart Glasses for Road and Gravel Cyclists". Auganix. https://www.auganix.org/ar-news-engo-engo3-cyclist-ar-smart-glasses/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 "engo3 Cyclist". Engo Eyewear. ENGO. https://us.engoeyewear.com/products/engo3-cyclist. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Grégory Maubon (2026-09-09). "[ComPress Engo lance ses nouvelles lunettes AR pour les cyclistes et leur sécurité."]. Réalité Augmentée - Augmented Reality. https://www.augmented-reality.fr/2026/09/compress-engo-lance-ses-nouvelles-lunettes-ar-pour-les-cyclistes-et-leur-securite/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Eliane Fiolet (2021-01-13). "ActiveLook Tiny Head-Up Display Module for Smartglasses". Ubergizmo. https://www.ubergizmo.com/2021/01/activelook-head-up-display-smartglass/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Josef Erl (2026-04-21). "Engo3: Smart sports glasses with display forgo camera, microphone, and AI". heise online. https://www.heise.de/en/news/Engo3-Smart-sports-glasses-with-display-forgo-camera-microphone-and-AI-11265629.html. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Sam Sprigg (2026-04-20). "Engo Launches engo3 AR Sports Glasses with Color HUD for Garmin and Apple Watch". Auganix. https://www.auganix.org/ar-news-engo3-ar-sports-glasses/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Tom Morgan-Freelander (2026-09-09). "These smart glasses have cyclist-specific features that could keep me safer on busy roads". Stuff. https://www.stuff.tv/hot-stuff/these-smart-glasses-have-cyclist-specific-features-that-could-keep-me-safer-on-busy-roads/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Jean-Louis Paul (2026-09-09). "Engo 3 Cyclist, les lunettes connectées pensées pour les cyclistes". Bike Café. https://bike-cafe.fr/2026/09/engo-3-cyclist-les-lunettes-connectees-pensees-pour-les-cyclistes/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Frederic Iehl (2026-09-09). "Engo3 Cyclist des lunettes connectées pour le cyclisme". Dimensions Vélo. https://www.dimensionsvelo.com/2026/09/09/engo3-cyclist-des-lunettes-connectees-pour-le-cyclisme/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "ENGO Technology - ActiveLook Augmented Reality for Athletes". Engo Eyewear. ENGO. https://us.engoeyewear.com/pages/technology. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mathieu Chartier (2026-09-11). "Engo3 Cyclist : ces lunettes connectées affichent vos données vélo devant les yeux". Transition Vélo. https://www.transitionvelo.com/equipements/lunettes/engo3-cyclist-ces-lunettes-connectees-affichent-vos-donnees-velo-devant-les-yeux/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Christophe Romei (2026-09-11). "ENGO pousse ses lunettes AR sur le vélo, avec le radar dans l'œil". Services Mobiles. https://www.servicesmobiles.fr/engo-pousse-ses-lunettes-ar-sur-le-velo-avec-le-radar-dans-loeil-114612. Retrieved 2026-09-29.