I did it. I got her out, put the original tires back on and took her for a ride with my son and his friends. By the time I got back from a check-up from the LBS as my tires weren't aligning right, my son and his friends walked in and wanted to go.

About 2 miles out my son's crankset broke and we all just walked the rest of way home. Hopefully it's under some kind of warranty as he's had it less than year. He's got a Specialized Rockhopper and he busted something else about the crankset over the summer and got it fixed. The whole thing fell apart on him while he was riding. I'm just glad he didn't crash.

My Fargo keeps having shifting problems as the chain won't catch right on some of the gears. I had my LBS go over it earlier, but if I start going up a hill, it chokes up on me grinding gears as the chain tries to catch. Any help on that would be great.

It was nice to be out on a bike again and more fun with other people.

I had hoped to go out on the trail, but it's closed until deer season is over in the middle of January.

Thanks for the encouragement. My DH is totally supportive of cycling. He doesn't have a problem with me going alone, he just worries. He wasn't upset when I told him why I haven't been riding. He just said to ride when I felt like it.