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Highly identifiable, enjoyable read (until it morphed into a not-so-surreptitious marketing piece for a $4,000 Rapha ride.)

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Up to that point Rolf I also thought it was a great article for the Economist. Then again, it is the Economist!

My favorite line is the three kinds of cyclists; "...three types of riders: those who have crashed, those who are crashing and those who will crash!". I was able to identify with the first half of the article so well.

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A good article for sure. Very relatable for all us MAMILs. I was just glad, while reading it, that my wife rides with me, and has nicer bike than me, so I don't have to buy all black bikes.
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I liked the line, "racing against your peers gets harder as you get older, because of a selection bias that means anyone who still remains will be deadly serious." A couple of names jump to my mind. :wink:
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Tim might be one of those names!!
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