Originally Posted by
Chuck Naill
Bike racing has ruined bicycle riding. The obsession to climb a hill is a close second.
This occurs in white water paddling, Some paddle harder and harder rivers until somebody drowns. Then everyone rediscovers the river is pleasure enough in and of itself.
I think this is a claim that just gets less and less plausible. There's never been an era with more variety in styles of bikes available. Racing style bikes are such a small segment of the market that this is a classic tail wagging dog perspective.