Originally Posted by mtb_addict

I was riding my "lunch" bike to Chick-falay, and I was thinking the exact same thing.

The bike is a MTB BSO with a straight blade fork and 26x1.5" (38mm) tires and 45 psi.
I was thinking: men, this bike feels harsh compared to my commuter road bike.
My wrist hurt doing the short 10 min ride.

But my commuter road bike--a Dawes steel road bike with 25mm tires--feels dreamy to ride.
When I hit small bumps on the road with this bike, the shock does not seem travel up my wrist and into my shoulder at all.
Somehow, the frame just soaks it all up.