You only have a short ways to go and assuming that is your only use for the BSO then go ahead. Realize of course that box stores BSOs are designed to last their average 200 miles and that many real bicycle shops will not service them and that they often use non standard, non rebuildable components I would suggest you cruise the used market for a real bicycle, not a box store BSO.

Why buy from a bike shop, well, you keep a small bushiness man in business who can hire help like bicycle mechanics and stock supplies and parts for immediate purchase and the bicycle is is a long term purchase. When you buy from a box store you put small businesses out of business which then results in their full time employees becoming part time "associates" at the box store and the BSO is a short term purchase that will soon be occupying space in a landfill.

Beside, mountain bikes are lousy on road, see, that is why they call them mountain bikes, they were built for MOUNTAIN trails. On the other hand, a road bike, amazing thing, they are built for, take a guess, yep, ROADS. Amazing huh?

BSO= Bicycle Shaped Object.

LC