what bike should i tell my friend to get.
 

I have a friend that i got into biking but she has a really crappy roadmaster wallmart bike. She wants to get a new lighter bike, she likes neon colors(mostly green) but i can't find anything that i would recommend to her. she wants multi speed and likes more comfort type bikes(she did like my gary fisher pro caliber a little bit once she got used to it). She's got a lot of potential, when i let her use a friends cross country bike she took right off. so if anyone has any idea what she should get please let me know. she doesn't want to spend more than $350 if it can be helped. thanks.

(tweaked my pro caliber frame:bang

What brands are sold in the bike shop you like doing business with?

The After Sale Service is there. a $350 bike in a bikeshop
is close to the same across the Brand names.

it is About entry level at current costs..

If she wants comfort, take a look at recumbents (although, at those prices, you'd be looking at used). Don't oversell that, though. A lot of people, once they get on a decent cyclocross or road bike, will really feel the difference, and be willing to put in the time and effort to get used to it.

The closest bike shop sells Trek.

Trek has a broad selection, Have her drop by and talk and take some test rides.

their take on a classic design
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes...reation/cocoa/

hybrid,
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes...al_sport/neko/

Racy sport
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/sport/lexa/

full tilt
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes..._wsd_compact/#

I'm going to show her a Diamonback lux 29 and see what she thinks. We've also been looking at Motobecane. thanks for the suggestions.

We'll go down and look at some Treks and see what she thinks.

Also thinking about getting a frame and putting together a build kit. Both my bikes I made from the frame up and she kinda' likes that idea.

That would cost more than three fifty.

A red one.

it would cost about 370. check out bike nashbar, crazy frame prices.

i like the neko, i'll show her that, thanks fietsbob.