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Originally Posted by Garp

For me there are two ways of riding it, in winter on the MTB and in summer on the racing bicycle. MTB gives no issues, don't mind at all. With the road cycle it's a different matter. I ride a full carbon Stevens (German brand) for the record.
A stretch of cobbles will make your fillings rattle, your eyesight will go blurry, you will have no water because your bottle has jumped out of it's holder, your arms will go all itchy from the continuous vibrtaions, your ass will feel like as if you had a wrong timing to pick-up a bar of soap in a prison shower.
I go out riding with a small group of enthusiasts, many of them well in their sixties (my neighbour just bought a new racing bike at age 86) and all of them are very experienced. I like to watch how they deal with cobbles and try to imitate, the secret is in a very loose grip and composure, something I'm not mastering yet unfortunately.
I will sometimes have good a experience but in general I avoid cobbles like the plague.

Thanks. One day I love to give it a try.