Okay, we all know Bicycling sugarcoats all review because they're just chicken. This one just kills me though. In the buyer's guide they review an Independent Fabrications 953. Here is a quote from the review:
It rides smoothly and quietly, soaking up buzz from broken pavement. But it also displays an assured connection: we felt the transition over a raised paint stripe, but minor jolts disappeared.
So am I to understand a raised paint stripe qualifies as a major jolt? WTF is that?