I've looked into bikes before this, I've also built computers, remote controlled cars, cooked food, and other such DIY activities.

This is what I've learned from all prior experiences- There is no one "best" solution, it's mostly a matter of opinion. There is fact which might support one opinion (in terms of better or worse components) but that doesn't necessarily make it right for another person to purchase the same thing.

As of now, I plan to buy the Kona Hahanna simply because I like the company (Kona), and I have 600 dollars to spend, but I also want to get all the accessories with it.

I'm a novice rider, going to be going on trails, but also biking around town and around college.

Now, I keep checking back and forth between the different bikes, but it doesn't seem, to me, that any bike is substantially better than the Hahanna within the 600 price range, and I might as well go for the hahanna and get my water bottles/tools/packs/whatever and have some money to spare... unless someone can recommend a bike which just completely outperforms it within 600 bucks?


P.S.

How could anyone NOT love the Kona company? Look at this bike description of theirs:

"With this model, Kona once again reclaims the longest model name in the bike industry. So to go along with this much sought after achievement, we’ve also thrown in one of the coolest bikes we’ve ever made. Yes…we used the word “Cool”. Once again, moving towards the unconventional."