And here I thought that Bridgestone closed down their US bike operation because changes in currency exchange rates made it a money-loser. Remember, as someone else said, Bridgestone is a BIG tire company and a little bike company.

As for the OP's question, having talked to him a number of times, I suspect GP would find the question irrelevant. He certainly has his tastes in bikes, and he likely would have an opinion about somebody's bike. But I would bet you lunch that his larger concern isn't whether he likes your bike, but whether you like your bike. His main point is that he wants people to make informed choices about what they ride. It isn't racing bikes per se that he is against, or even carbon fiber bikes, just the uninformed, preconceived notion that, because racers ride them, they are the "right" kind of bike for everyone. Yes, that is part of his marketing, and he is trying to convince potential buyers, but if you talk to him, you'll find he really believes it.

If his views could be summed in a simple mantra, it would likely be a line from "Monty Python's Life of Brian" where Brian is addressing the crowd of suddenly-appearing acolytes outside his bedroom window: "You've got to think things out for yourselves."