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What's a good mountain bike for an athletic guy, but beginner rider?
I'm looking to buy a mountain bike. How much should I spend? Do I need dual shock? Any good brand like Specialized? Trek? K2?
Fit is the absolute most important characteristic of any bike, road or mountain. Find a bike shop that will spend the time, and has the skills, to fit you correctly. Stay away from the salesman that just wants you to buy whatever is in stock and on sale. Try some bikes that are too big, and too small, just so that you know what "right" feels like. Different manufacturers have different ratios of seat height (from the pedals to the seat) to top tube length (from the seat to the handlebars), so keep looking if you can't reach the handlebars when the seat height is right. Changing the stem is not the right solution!
One thing that I had to change on my first bike was the handlebar width. If it's too narrow then you'll find that you can't breath as easily.
All the brands you listed are fine. I ended up buying a Giant just because the fit was so right for me, but that's just me. Plan on spending $500 for a decent bike. You can certainly spend more if you just need to, but at this point the technology has trickled down.
Buy a second pair of wheels if you don't have a road bike, and put slick tires on them for riding to the store.
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Registration is open for the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Bolton Kids Ride. The Bolton ride, one of 35 PMC Kids Rides held in neighborhoods throughout New England to raise money for cancer research, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, June 6, at Florence Sawyer School, 100 Mechanic St. in Bolton. Nearly 6,000 cyclists aged 2 to 15 will ride between 1 and 26 miles in mini-bike-a-thons.