Thank you for your responses after looking at my budget I’m thinking I may need to lower the amount I can spend. I think for what I’m looking for all I’d need is 27″ tires. I’m not looking for climbing real big hills, I’d be hitting small local trails maybe 6-8 miles, with small hills, some stumps, roots, etc. Considering I need to lower my budget I was looking at a Diamondback Axis? I think its called. The pedals were plastic but I’d swap those out. I’m thinking I should keep my budget down towards $400 hopefully I can still get a decent bike, as I am only a beginner, I haven’t ridden a bike in over 15 years. Again thank you for the information you’ve provided.