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Succinct Jay-Z is succinct...
He does address that himself in the article, perhaps not well enough but at least he's self aware enough to do that. I agree though, the world of cycling is clearly richer and more diverse than it ever has been and that's good.
Has there been a cultural shift though? I suspect there has.
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But isn't the cultural shift really just "more people like the thing I love, I LIKED IT FIRST, I don't think they like it in the right way and this makes me VERY ANGRY"? There is nothing stopping him popping on the tighty denim shorts, skinning up, riding to a different hill and enjoying the adventure like he always used to...
I still don't get it (well, I do, but not really) - why should he let it bother him if other people are being macho, combative or rampantly adoring pro cycling? There are so many inspirational things still happening in cycling, many of which highlighted via this forum - TCR, TransAm, ludicrous tours, ludicrous bikes, Steve Abraham etc... focus on what inspires you and ignore things that don't interest you. It just sounds like the standard exclusive/nostalgic 'clubs were better when I was young' / 'India was better before people started going' / 'football was better when you could kick people etc...
I think Jay-Z puts it best - "What you eat don't make me shit"