e-Madness or what?

In our need to computerize all our daily goodies Koga Miyata has made the next step. Their Tesla S tour bicycle is software driven. The software helps you to control the electric engine and the amount of support it delivers. Next to that it informs you constantly about the remaining battery life. Okay, I can see the benefit of these features as you go for a long ride in the Dutch polder wind.

But how about this, when you bring your bike for maintenance it's plugged in at the dealer to get a full service read out on the computer screen! It sounds fabulous, but I wonder what there is to read out since most bicycle parts are still mechanic. I'm sure it's really nifty software and that your Koga will run even smoother after a computerized service check-up. But let’s be honest, haven't we gone mad? If we have nothing better to do I suggest we spend some time at more useful features. How come bikes still get stolen for instance, or why do we still end up with flat tires all the time.