Welcome aboard. My sister and cousin are nurses so I'm familiar with the demands of nursing school.

My first bike (as an adult) was a hardtail mountain bike. For the first few years I had it, I rode it mostly on roads and paved trails, with some riding on a canal towpath. I had lots of fun with it. Eventually I started riding single track. I bought a road bike four years later, and I mostly ride that now, but I still like like to ride the mountain bike on dirt paths from time to time.

Enjoy your new bike, and good luck with school!!