Shawnp204

Take your time buying. You can get a very good new bike for $1100
but a GREAT USED bike for $1000.

Some older bikes-no suspension-were sold as mountain bikes-but they are really just road bikes with 26" tires relaxed geometry-and flat bars.
A bike like that-no suspension-with narrow 1 -1.5" smooth tires-is a pretty good do anything bike.
Not quite as fast as a pure road bike or as light-but rugged durable- versatile-since you can fit them with wider tires or even tires with read suitable for grass light trails etc
They can take drop bars flat bars or upright bars