I took her to a bike shop today, one that carries Spec, Trek, Giant and a few others. My daughter expressed her preference for a skinny tire bike, not a mtb. In fact, she went back into the pro shop and picked out a $1000 road bike as her favorite. Of course I'm not spending that kind of money. Other than that, she liked the Trek hybrids, the 7100 I think it was, or maybe something else. In any case, they didn't have much in stock at the moment and would have to order it anyway.