Originally Posted by wphamilton

I've got the feeling that cycling tech is in its infancy, and we've got gadgets coming that we don't even imagine yet. I'm actually eager for the Google Glasses type technology to come into its own. Built into RayBan type glasses or even a clip on helmet visor, it will be awesome to have a heads-up display of ... everything. Even rear-view, say from a tiny helmet-mounted camera. Navigation sure, but by that time we should also have AI for early threat identification and alert. Vehicle movements, road conditions, analytic predictions of sudden movements by humans and animals. And what I'd really like is to have it tied into video feed from mini-drones flying out ahead with the same software, so we'll know what to expect. And behind possibly, with lights to wake up unconscious drivers if necessary. The possibilities are endless.

This tech could enormously improve the nascent virtual racing games as well. Instead of guessing where you stand in a segment at any given instant, how neat would it be to have a 3-d image of the bike you're "racing" against virtually in front of you? Or any number of virtual "skins" imposed on the bare streets and neighborhood about you?