Well, I live here in Fort Collins, and I own a an 04 Giant Iguana. It's great for road and trail riding. It's a pretty light bike and it even has disc brakes. The thing that I really like about it is that it has XTC geomety. It gives you a slightly hunched over position but it really doesn't feel that way. It comes with F. Alivio, and R. Deore. It has deore shifters/brake leveres, hayes MX2 brakes, Rockshox pilot C fork, and the pedals even havve toe clips. Its a really nice overall bike, but its a bit more expensive ($600) but I got a discount so I got it for bout $530. YOu should give one a try.