A set of Augmented Reality glasses for solo mountain bikers, helping users improve their skills by competing against real time simulations of local riders and friends.

Performance | Design | Innovation

Solo riders miss out on the many benefits of riding with others

Why are so many riders riding solo?

Fear of lack of skills

“Im too ashamed of my bike handling skills, or lack thereof, to ride with anyone. Also I am an introvert, so I naturally tend to avoid doing things with people.”

Speeds vary too much

“They're either way faster than me or way slower, so I'm either killing myself to keep up or bored waiting for them.”

Friends are too advanced

“Always solo. None of my nearby friends ride, and the local club caters to more advanced riders than I'll ever be.”

No time to plan

I ride by myself 80-90% of the time solo because it's hard to mesh my riding schedule with others and I don't know the gather drill.

Fear of lack of skills

“Im too ashamed of my bike handling skills, or lack thereof, to ride with anyone. Also I am an introvert, so I naturally tend to avoid doing things with people.”

Speeds vary too much

“They're either way faster than me or way slower, so I'm either killing myself to keep up or bored waiting for them.”

Friends are too advanced

“Always solo. None of my nearby friends ride, and the local club caters to more advanced riders than I'll ever be.”

Improves skills

Looking for their possible performance benefits and improving manufacturing techniques to reduce waste.

Learn new techniques

Looking for their possible performance benefits and improving manufacturing techniques to reduce waste.

Gain greater confidence

Looking for their possible performance benefits and improving manufacturing techniques to reduce waste.

Ride harder

Looking for their possible performance benefits and improving manufacturing techniques to reduce waste.

Riding with a partner helps:

Core question:

How can I help these solo riders overcome these preventative problems in order to reap the benefits of riding with others?

Strava is the key

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What is Strava?

Strava is an app that tracks and records your rides, it provides maps, data and statistics for your riding.

Its 3 main features are:
Track & Analyze, Share & Connect, Explore & Compete

A quickly growing movement

Strava currently adds 1 million users per month.

It is on track to hit 100 million users by 2022.

Strava has created a new way to compete:

Beating the community leaderboards

Strava allows riders to time different sections of their ride, getting logged and ranked within the leaderboards, driving users to compete for the best times.

"Improves personal levels"

“Can help you improve your personal level because you are chasing after your best time on a certain section, or the full trail.”
- Matt Hunt

"Its fun to compete"

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"Its fun to follow your buddies and see what times they got and have some friendly competition over that."
- Koa Mack

"A motivator"

“The desire to improve means that you don't get complacent about your riding, pedaling that little bit harder, rather than just going through the motions.

- Richard Kelly

Stravas main goals:

“Strava makes fitness a social experience, providing motivation and camaraderie even if you’re exercising alone”

Track > Compare > Compete

Project goal:

How can we take the benefits and goals of Strava to the next level to help solo riders become:

- More confident - Better riders

Creating a pair of AR glasses designed for mountain biking that allow riders to compete and train with simulated friends and competitors.

Understanding the basics of component layouts, additional products and core functionalities.

Idea development

Understanding the imaging process

Component layout

Camera integration and placement

Flexible nose piece design

Bike motion tracker surface design

Bike motion tracker control interaction

Bike motion tracker attachment

What, How, Why: Making unobtrusive, invisible, protective eyewear

What, How, Why: A new way to train

What, How, Why: A new way to compete

Understanding the imaging process

Component layout

Camera integration and placement

Flexible nose piece design

Bike motion tracker surface design

Bike motion tracker control interaction

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Design Development

Focused on creating a seamless design that allowed for full peripheral vision

The Solution: Strava Comp

These AR glasses allow solo riders to compete against simulated riders on their home trails using Stravas leaderboards feature.

Using Strava Comp

Activation

At the top of the trail the rider activates the glasses through the Strava App, loading a competitor.

3, 2, 1, Go!

A competitor is projected at the top of the trail and the countdown begins.

Race!

The rider then chases the simulation down in real time, trying to catch and beat the simulated rider.

Activation

At the top of the trail the rider activates the glasses through the Strava App, loading a competitor.

3, 2, 1, Go!

A competitor is projected at the top of the trail and the countdown begins.

Race!

The rider then chases the simulation down in real time, trying to catch and beat the simulated rider.

How it Works

TOF Camera & Flood Illuminator

Using both of these in conjunction, Strava Comp real time 3D maps the trail as the rider is biking.

This helps accurately display the simulation on the trail and improves every time a rider rides that segment.

Holographic Projector

Integrated in the internal sidewall, the holographic projector projects the visualization onto the inner lens.

Features

Birds Eye Vision

Zero vision interference enabling full peripheral vision.

Simple Touch Control

A touch pad on the side of the glasses uses simples touch gestures to control all interface interactions.

Birds Eye Vision

Zero vision interference enabling full peripheral vision.

Simple Touch Control

A touch pad on the side of the glasses uses simples touch gestures to control all interface interactions.

Solo riders miss out on the many benefits of riding with others

Why are so many riders riding solo?

Improves skills

Learn new techniques​

Gain greater confidence​

Ride harder​

Riding with a partner helps:

Core question:

Strava is the key

What is Strava?

A quickly growing movement

Strava has created a new way to compete:

Beating the community leaderboards

Strava allows riders to time different sections of their ride, getting logged and ranked within the leaderboards, driving users to compete for the best times.

Stravas main goals:

​

“Strava makes fitness a social experience, providing motivation and camaraderie even if you’re exercising alone”

Track > Compare > Compete

Project goal:

​

How can we take the benefits and goals of Strava to the next level to help solo riders become:

- More confident - Better riders

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Idea development

Design Development

The Solution: Strava Comp

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These AR glasses allow solo riders to compete against simulated riders on their home trails using Stravas leaderboards feature. ​

Using Strava Comp

How it Works

TOF Camera & Flood Illuminator

Holographic Projector

Features

Learn new techniques

Gain greater confidence

Ride harder

These AR glasses allow solo riders to compete against simulated riders on their home trails using Stravas leaderboards feature.