Well, I agree with everyone. Its best to start out with a well balanced bike. You can upgrade all the parts later. Little by little, depends by ur budget. As for me I just bought a bike manufacture by Polygon. The model is Quatro. It costs around RM940. Quite good for its price. Its a full aluminium. I thought of buying a TREK but i forget about it coz the cheapest model cost RM1000 (hardtail) and the specs is not as good a Quatro. Anyway the point is, you should start out with a well part bikes. Not the super high-end suspension cause it will only cause you more. As for me, my next upgrade will be my front suspension. Im upgrading my RST Capa T4 to RockShox Sid. And my next maybe it will be a huge 1 which is changing it to 27 speed cause not its only 24. Anyway good luck in choosing ur bike.