Hi everybody,

I'm new to the forums, so don't yell too much please? I recently learned how to ride a bike and fell in love with the relaxing sensation! Only took me 20+ years (man, I live under a rock)..! I would like to pick up cycling as a hobby on the weekends on some trails. I don't think I would bike more than 40 - 75 miles a week recreationally. I'm looking to buy a bike to start off, I still wobble! Haha. For shame, I know!

I went to the LBS and rode a few bikes, the person helping me was recommending a fuji hybrid bike (Fuji Absolute 2.0) and swore by the fuji brand. I'm not sure what brands are good, I did some reading and it seems like every bike label is made in china under the Kinesis factory except for one company?

I would ride on both paved roads and trails, but aren't road bikes fine for light dirt trails? As long as it's not rocks and boulders right?

Height : 5'8"
Weight : 150 lbs

Could someone help me out and take a look at these potential buys from CL and give me some insight? I know nothing about bikes and my budget is around $200-$400.

Cannondale F5 mountain bike MADE IN USA like new
TREK 2007 PILOT 1.0 ROAD BIKE FOR SALE
Fuji Team Road Bike 54cm ~ Super Nice Bike~ - $450
fuji bike and trainer

The forks on those bikes all look pretty straight to me, I had a hard time telling from the "How-to" guides /posts on this forum. Most of the pictures kind of looked similar even though they had defects.

Cheers and thank you!