Originally Posted by Noobiebiker
What's a good price to pay for such a bike? I'm guessing 300 is too much?
Way too much. For around $300 I would suggest looking at the Specialized HardRock Sport, Trek 4300/4100 and Giant Rincon. MSRP on them is a little higher than $300 but you can usually find them at a lower price on sale. Also, look at last year's models. For the around $250 price range, I'd look at the Trek 3700/3500/820 and Giant Boulder SE. There are of course many other bikes in these price ranges too. Check out bikes from K2 (can be found at REI) as well.