Please let me know how that goes! I am really on the fence about getting a pair 
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The dichotomy here is killing meā¦.weather too bad to ski so I am gonna ride in the snow. 
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Had a few very bright days on the slopes, and sun protection was suffisent for me:
That said I ran into some issues when using my fenix 6S to ādriveā the display (shutdowns when stopped or in lifts). Ended up using the app and had zero issues there.
I skied for a few hours at a time in temps ranging -27C to -10C and battery held well (unlike there GoPro).
The glasses cover much more than my Oakley radar ev path and so ventilate slightly less well. This is mostly good for skiing, but in some situations can create more fogging: I climbed AH again on a bad weather day (avoiding whiteouts while skiing), with my skiing helmet (for GoPro) which falls a bit lower on the forehead, and had fogging issues due to the fact that ventilation was hampered.
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Thanks @Noegros! Done deal then, Iāll put them on my shopping list cone outdoors season.
I am really looking forward to do outdoors workout with them 
i struggle to read some things on my 1040 as i use reading glasses but looking at this thread it appears that if you can read something clearly 3m away then youāll be able to read the data in the glasses ?If so that would be good.
Iāve actually found that I can see clearer this week (after intensive use) than initially. Iām not sure if itās just a question of getting used to, or the fact that I didnāt wear optical correction for the week.
To be clear on another subject: there is currently an annoying issue with the garmin connection, but I believe they are working on it (software update planned in the next week or so). It doesnāt happen all the time but often enough that itās annoying. I have found no issues with the native app (but used it fairly basically), so the hardware has no issue.
Once they fix the garmin issue it feels theyāll be fairly perfect, of course thereās already a bunch of features Iād like such as varia alerts and API access
Update: Iāve had the pair replaced (next day, they sent the new ones before me even sending the old one).
I was getting unexpected shutdowns, both when connected to garmin, or the activelook app. The new glasses donāt seem to have these issues, but I have used them a bit less since tearing a hamstring. Iāll have a week hiking / cycling in the mountains next week and put them through the test.
Re previous questions on sun protection: I find them very polyvalent, working well on grey london days, or very sunny/bright days in snowy Alpe DāHuez (using them as ski glasses).
They survived the fall that tore my hamstring (Hit a patch of soft snow in a schuss) without a scratch.
Re nose adjustment: I personally donāt need it, but when opening the new glasses (came as brand new box), the manual shows that the nose bridge can be adjusted.
For devs/nerds: While (weirdly?) this is not advertised on the engo page, the API of the glasses is open, and the Activelook website (activelook is the name of the companion app) has instructions on how to use it. I havenāt tried myself yet.
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So far, after multiple hours of activities, the replacement glasses donāt seem to exhibit any of the connection problems of the previous ones, even in very similar situations.
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Battery life seems longer than the advertised 12h: I did a 5h40 hike today, and had >70% battery left (80% left 4h into the hike).
I had concerns that I wouldnāt be able to use this on longer bike events (e.g. the rift, which will probably take me well over 10h), but I donāt think thatās the case.
Sun protection was stellar (the hike was on snow)
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Probably last report unless I encounter issues (or write my own app): No issues whatsoever with the new glasses. Used them for about 10h on Dirty Reiver (with hand gesture disabled due to the rain). Great to be able to see numbers (if only my Garmin Rally pedals didnāt act weird due to spurious low battery issues & shutdowns, but thatās a completely separate problem), even when the computer is not too readable due to rain drops or mud.
At very slow speeds, and with the hood on, the display dimmed a bit due to slight fogging of the glasses, but only for very short period of times, and display was still readable.
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got a link to this? I canāt find it.
Small update on these - I love them every time more. Been spending time in the alps, and keeping target power is so much easier than looking at the bike computer (which I basically no longer look at).
Also great when speeding on descents, to look at speed (helps me to know if worth pedalling or not, since I mostly ride low gearing and rev out at about 65kph).
I had an issue where a small part of the glasses got lost during a long and shaky gravel race (The Rift 2023), and the glasses got repaired in 3 working days (from sending to receiving - Iām UK based, and they are France based). The functionality wasnāt affected, other than seeing a bit of glare under certain angles).
I only use one screen (RPM at the top, Power in the middle, and speed and HR at the bottom (smaller font)), and disabled the hand sensor, at it wasnāt useful to me (it would just toggle between that screen, and an empty screen), and would sometimes do āfalse positiveā toggle (long hair, and/or heavy rain).
Iāve been riding in very sunny days from early afternoon to sunset, and find the sun protection just right, but am almost tempted in getting the chromatic ones for night riding, as I donāt want to forgo the way the info is displayed on night rides.
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