Cycling in the Metaverse

[carlucci1106]

Working night shift, I come up with some pretty zany stuff, but what do you homies think is possible for training, trying gear, and bike fit in the coming century and beyond?

Watched a long interview with Zuckerberg recently, and he said they are working on haptic sensory gloves to work with their VR/AR platform Occulus, and I'm sure we can at some point expect full body suits.

So this could open up some real possibilities with trying and experiencing products virtually, as well as immersive environments ( a la Zwift, Rouvy, etc) for training.

At some point, maybe you can ride a Duende and a Day is Done back to back, in the Metaverse, and not rely on words on a forum to base your decision on solely.

Or maybe we can instantly "build" virtual bikes with different components before our eyes in 3D on voice command, or try a fit before purchasing finishing kit(?)

Sure, they'll be some luddites who will shout "save the eBulletin forum," and maybe there'll be a little place where we can saunter into; with the walls decorated with memorable threads in blue/grey colorways, but will we be avatars and have virtual meetings in this room? Maybe there is a room in the back where Clean can store all of his bikes for forum members to try out. Is each one an "NFT"

Any AI geeks in here? What virtual reality features would be most useful to you?