Take a look at Fuji
Take a look at the Fuji line. Fuji has been building bikes for 110 years, and they are quality. I recently bought a Fuji Tourer, and it's the best bike I've ever had. I paid $950 for it, but I'm sure they have less costly bikes in their line. My bike was about $200-300 less than a comparable Trek.
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"I am a true laborer. I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my harm." As You Like It, Act 3, Scene 2. Shakespeare.
"Deep down, I'm pretty superficial." Ava Gardner.