We have a women-only, beginner-friendly mountain bike race here in 3 weeks. The course is a 4 mile loop with very little climbing and hardly any obstacles.

I will definitely try the course ahead of time to see whether I can do it on my bike, but...what do you ladies think? And will any of you be there (Beti Bike Bash)?

I would likely ride it on the Fargo - I hate my old bike and haven't touched it since I fell except to hide it in the garage. The Fargo is a fully rigid 29er but I keep the tires pretty squishy so I don't think bumps will be a big issue for me. I'll just get LOTS of weird looks for having a drop-bar bike at a MTB race

Oh, and I've never raced before. This race was postponed for weather last year and happened after I wrecked but before I could drive - I couldn't even go watch.