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I suppose there's some impressive engineering involved in that thing, but from the standpoint of an avowed contrarian and life-long cyclist, and as a practical matter, of what value is a long, heavy, clunky bike festooned with a bunch of tanks and tubes and circuitry? To what end the competition to design such a monstrosity? Is there such a thing as a low-speed Tour de Parking Lot? Would a rider on one of those things be able to complete Colorado's Copper Triangle, Iron Horse Classic, or Triple Bypass? Is anyone going to tour from coast to coast on a bike like that? What's the point?

Efficiency? The really smart guys involved in bicycle design are producing 17-pound, carbon-fiber wonders designed with frame geometries and reliable, feather-weight components to meet the needs and desires of... cyclists. Power up by eating a piece of toast slathered with peanut butter, touch the pedal of a bike like that, and it goes.