Originally Posted by
jimc101
Would discount the Giant, as it's not a mountain bike, for the other 2, do you prefer red or green or orange, do you want 27.5 (current wheel size standard) or 29" (slightly older but still current standard) otherwise, and this goes for most bikes at the price range you looking at, they will be very similar equiped, probably with a Shimano Atlus groupset and Suntour forks.
One thing to think about with the forks, you can upgrade these to a higher spec via Suntour USA for a discounted rate if you want to improve these -
SR Suntour North America
Ohh gotcha, yeah didn't know that about the Roam. Thanks for the advice, would have sucked to spend the money on a mountain bike that isn't a.. mountain bike haha. Yeah if it came to color I'd go with red or orange, but from what I've read about bike stability/ground contact for beginners, and the fact that I probably won't be doing anything strictly downhill soon, I'm leaning towards 29". Hadn't heard anything about the Suntour upgrade system tho! That's awesome could really come in handy sometime, thank man