Quote Originally Posted by Core XK View Post
How much does a good bike run you?
Depends on what your definition of "good" is... If you want to start riding (which i highly recommend) then your best bet is really to budget $1000-$1500 and get a "good" used bike.

For example, this is a pretty good deal: http://www.mtbnj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27859
~2 seasons old and would have cost $2k+tax new. So $1000 and it has a few upgrades sounds good.