Originally Posted by InTheRain

So it is frustrating when someone feels like (through their own experience) that they could suggest several bikes that would meet the criteria, but those bikes are over the $ budget $. And... most of the available bikes that meet the criteria are over $X amount. So... what do posters do? They suggest bikes that don't meet the specifications or criteria. And then the OP asking for the suggestions goes out and buys one of them. So in a case like that, it was the $'s driving the decision, and not really the goals and objectives that the rider started out with.