i am suprised no one looked at my denali review:

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4.0 out of 5 stars Superb beginner road bike, May 17, 2011
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I was originally planning to get a mountain bike or a hybrid because I am used to the handlebars. But after researching, I found road bikes are much better. So I got this one after all the good reviews and the price. I got the yellow/black version. It is pretty stylish, but I would have liked white/black or red/black better, but no big deal. I was going to paint it, but I figured it's fine the appearance doesn't really matter. It matches my white helmet just fine. It came pretty much fully assembled, I just had to research on how to tighten the brakes and adjust them and the forks and everything. I took a quick ride around the neighborhood and I was amazed at how much easier and faster it was than our other bikes. I really enjoyed the 2 minutes I was on the bike for. I put a mirror and computer so far, and I'm expecting a bike lock, gel seat, mini pump, saddle bag, etc to add to it as well. For the price, you cannot beat this bike, pick one up today!

Update:
After riding for a little I can't figure how to turn up the front shifter. It goes up from 1, but it's blank at the next position and it never worked. Also, there are like gears 2 and 4 are missing from the rear. So I have to do some research to figure out how to fix the gears. But the gears that did work were excellent.

Update 2:
Still haven't gotten the gears to work correctly but after riding around my block 4x, it is a fantastic bike. I put a gel seat on, and I highly recommend you get one as well. It has made the ride much more enjoyable. I could've went around at least 30x without hurting. The bike itself is very fast. I can get so much leverage with my hands on the curved bars. Turns are fantastic. I am going to have tons of fun on this bike this summer. Cannot wait to get those gears fixed so I can go on longer distances and up hills. I am going to ride at least 25-30 miles a day on this thing probably if I can. If your looking to ride bicycle to save money on gas, or just get some exercise, please don't look further than this bike. I was reluctant to trying a road bike, but I am so glad I decided to get this one. Great beginner's bike.

Update 3:
So I sent my Denali back. I could never get the front and rear gears working well enough to like the bike. It also creaked pretty bad up hills. I am pretty sure it was the bottom bracket bearing, and on a brand new bike that should not happen. I recommend the bike if your looking to get into the sport like I was, but don't expect it to last you very long. Before long you will want a really light bike and performance one like I got now. But if you just want a bike to cruise around with and test out road biking, I recommend getting this. It's far more cheaper than any other road bike out there and if your on a budget it's a good value. Have a shop tune it up and prepare it for you though, it will be 40 dollars very well spent. Don't make the same mistake I did and try to do everything yourself if it's your first bike. I learned a lot from messing around with it though.