I picked up a Raleigh Ram 2.0 for $310 at our friends bike shop today (We get things from him at dealer cost). Definitely not the greates bike out there, but I am a beginner at mt biking so it will work for now. I was riding around on it today and it seems like a nice bike. And when I get better and want to upgrade we can get the XT2500 for a major deal.

Anyhoo, I think this $310 well spent, definitely easy on the wallet