Originally Posted by DX-MAN

This question is a little more settled now than, say, 6-7 years ago.

Now, there are FEW worthwhile big-box bikes available; I'd say, go for the Jamis, it's about 2x the $$, and 10x the bike.

Back in the day, I picked up a 20" FS for my daughter, reg. $$ 114 at Wally, clearanced at $69 when I bought it. A few parts upgrades, and the bike only went bye-bye last year because we had no one left who could fit it. It was a smaller, near-'clone' of a Mountain Cycle Fury, with the cantilever-style single pivot on a conventional main triangle. We even had some fun with it, when I choppered it out for my daughter with a RockShox Jett!

I hated to let that bike go, but it was useless, and taking up needed space.