Which bike for my first race?

[SheFly]

Yikes! What am I getting myself into

FUN! And excitement! Don't worry, Linda, you will have a great time!

Would you recommend leaving my wide knobby tires on the hard tail? Is that allowed? I do have some 26-inch cross tires coming that I can put on the bike, but they won't get here until next Tuesday, so I won't be able to ride with them much before the race.

I would leave your tires for this race. The MTB tires will be fine (or better) on this particular course. Plus, racers have an addage that you shouldn't change ANYTHING on your bike right before a race. What you cannot have on your bike though is bar ends - those have to come off.

Can't wait to see you next weekend!

SheFly