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Don't have much help in way of the first problem, but I would definitely recommend taking your bike to a local shop to get it tuned up. Most places will do it for cheap, and it can make a huge difference, even to an old bike Or, if there's nothing too major wrong with it, I could point you towards some materials to teach you how to fix it up yourself, which can be a really nice set of skills to have, and save you some money in the long run. As for running in the fall, I'm still at school, so I can run in the middle of the day when it isn't so cold out. It's definitely going to be harder once the temperature starts to drop more, though.