True, cycling has changed, especially since ~2019 and for many, offer advantages that outweigh nostalgic recollections, e.g., this googled this from a blogger on a bike tour in '22–

"The terrain is pretty hilly as soon as you get away from the waterfront. So everyone seems to have given up on pedaling around under their own power. Easily 90% of the cyclists we have seen here are on e-bikes, especially the kids. Everyone in the 10-18 age range was on an e-bike. It struck us as a bit sad, because e-bikes actually seem to be replacing regular bikes, not cars - hardly a climate-friendly development. It’s also not the best for kids, who generally need more exercise rather than less."

Lightweight skinny tire race bikes with arse-killing English leather saddles are definitely becoming way passé....