>>1814492I'd expect it's either one or both of these things in combination: as you go through corner your pedaling slows or stops and so does the assist, and there's a slight bit of lag when you start pedaling again for the assist to resume, or it's related to the rear suspension itself changing the distance between the cassette and cranks slightly through its travel (try coasting down a bumpy section with your pedals held level and see if you feel the same thing as the suspension effectively tugs and releases the chain noticeably).
>>1814610Not scared, just exhilarated. I check my bike over before every ride, I ride fast knowing it's a calculated risk, and I've been doing it for enough years (and survived some injuries) so I've built up a fair amount of confidence and a modicum of skill at descending safely.
>>1814899Depends, do you live somewhere with heavily salted roads that will destroy a frame? If so then just use a sacrificial beater bike for the winter and accept that you'll replace it every 1-2 winters. But if not, just ride whatever you'll enjoy and makes sense for the local conditions. Pic related was my last winter bike before I moved someplace that doesn't experience winter and it was a great riding machine with studded tires and rim brakes. Not that great uphill in deep snow, but that didn't fall often...
>>1814910"All road" is a vague category like "gravel," but they're definitely more relaxed than racing road bikes but not designed for trails/adventuring like the more MTB-like entries in the latter category.
