Originally Posted by Harry Muscle

I'm trying to avoid getting a department store bike, however, my choices are a bit limited in my price range. Here's a few bikes that I've been able to located locally that I can afford and I'm looking for some opinions and possibly suggestions on what else I should try looking for. I like to research things to death, so walking into a bike store and just asking what they have that's good and cheap isn't my thing

Jamis Trail X2 Grenade - 2014 - $400 (plus $100 of free accessories)
GT Timberline 1.0 Mech 29R White - 2014 -$400 (plus $100 of free accessories)
GT Aggressor 1.0 White - 2014 - $440 (plus $100 of free accessories)

Thanks,
Harry