This bike is awesome. I've had it for about a month and it should be worth more than the list price. Bikes are made up of components and this one has all the desirable ones! It has Shimano Lever Shifters, Re-enforced Rims, Semi Aggressive Tires for riding on Road or Trail, and a Shimano Altus Derailer! The Trail XC shocks on the front forks have saved me multiple times from flying over the handlebars so it is also very safe. I completely recommend it. Thanks!

PROS
* looks great
* well made parts
* very light
* runs smooth & fast out of the box
* gears shift smooth & fast out of the box
* assembly very easy
* the brakes work good just need to adjust them
CONS
* you can't adjust the front suspension shocks
* seat is a bit hard
* hand grips make your hand hurt after a long ride
* front tire got a flat after my sixth ride

Im no bike expert, and its been a long time since I got one, I liked this bike because of the price, for this price range is a pretty nice ride, light weight and over all good quality, it took me some time to assemble it correctly but thats maybe because its the first time I do it. Im a systems engineer so I tend to try to assemble everything myself. In the end I did it but if you are not too versed into bikes better take it somewhere else to have it professionally assembled it will save you lots of frustrations.

it handles well in the street and in the trails, I use it mainly for exercising not too much mountain biking, I guess that for serious mountain biking it will fall short.