If money is tite ill say again that ive said in other threads..trek 820. Still available new and at barely 200 bucks you cant go wrong..i started on mine at 360lbs..got down to 290..had a car wreck that kept me bed ridden and put back on someweight. I ride this bike even on some bmx tracks..no jumping of course but 0 problems with anything..i even kept the seat. The only thing i changed was the pedals and that was for my own satisfaction.