Good for you, Becca. DH and I bought mountain bikes about 3 years ago and I enjoy it......as long as it's not too technical. Give me a flat trail without logs or rocks and I'm happy. DH tried a very technical downhill with lots of rocks and ended up over the handlebars with a huge hemotoma on his thigh. We never got on them again after that. I finally sold mine last year and his is still hanging in the garage. I'm sticking to the road.