hahaha ...

There are people that complain about Jan's reviews. I'm trying to remember a particular forum with a bunch of frame builders (famous ones) talking about his Pegoretti review. Although Jan is willing to defend his remarks and explain how he comes to his conclusions. Personally, broadly speaking, I think that some statements/conclusions he makes are too strong based on the evidence. But it is clear that he is trying to be objective and honest.

Just to elaborate, the Moulton owner was faster on an alternative randonneur bike than on the Moulton. That, among other observations, led them to the conclusion that it was slower. Moreover, the owner corroborated the comment regarding the rack .... from memory, the big rack instead of the day rack.

I'm surprised that he didn't weight the smoothing of the big jolts more. Particularly for randonneurs that often ride in the dark. There are Moultons that can fit relatively wide tires -- 1.6" if my memory is correct -- so there are good reasons to believe that it would be more comfortable and safe for longer distances.