Originally Posted by
anushn@live.com
I like the look. I ride on a combination of road and minor rough trails/dirt roads up & downhill. Nothing major.
Cool.
Understand that if you buy a cheap bike based on looks, it will be unlikely to be a great bike to actually ride, and probably won't last real long. However .... if you don't really test the bike, (ride it hard enough to stress the parts) then you could conceivably enjoy riding a cheap bike for a long time.
BikesDirect is still probably your best source, since you don't seem to know a ton about suspension, and buying used suspension is a real risk.
BikesDirect has some decent enough F/S bikes at $600-$900.
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products...ds2729-x24.htm
https://bikesdirect.com/products/gra...tain-bikes.htm
For the kind of riding you describe either of these should work.