Help me choose a bike!!!

XtRemE11

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so im looking for a new bike. i dont have much money, if i can i only want to spend around 500 new or used.
ill be using it mostly for just cruising around town to friends house's and stuff, ill probably never ride over about 10 miles, 15 would be the absoute max, i like to kinda goof around and like "jib" stuff, though im not great at biking. i also want to use if for some mtn biking, there are some trails around here that are pretty fun, nothing really hard or anything, its usually pretty easy with maybe 1 tricky spot on the whole trail.
there is also a bmx track close by, its not great, but we sometimes just go there and mess around on the jumps and stuff. there is also a mtn bike park somewhat close by with lots of those wooden tracks (dont know what they are called) and stuff like that.
so im not some really serious biker or anything, but i do like a bike that can handle stuff cause i can be somewhat rough with them.
and i dont like big bikes, i like my bikes a little smaller than normal, i like to have quite a bit of control.

i was thinking a hardtail dirt jumping bike, it would be small simple, tough, cheap, and be fun for messing around on, im just not sure how it would do on mtb trails its pretty much a bmx but with front suspension, though with my friends sucking at biking so bad i doubt id be left behind.
i dont know about getting a full suspension, cause for around 500 its probably gonna be pretty shitty.
a hardtail cross country bike would probably work, but i like the whole bmx type setup of dirt jumping bikes better. though the cross country would be a little better for cruising long distances, and maybe a little better for trails. but they arent as tough.

and do they make dirt jumping bikes with gears?
 
yeah i think thats what ill end up doing, anyone know of a good dj bike, preferably with gears i could get for 500 or a little more new or used?
 
Check out http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/

The best bikes to look for in your price range would be Specialized P. Series, Kona DJ bikes, or Giant STPs.

One of the easiest ways to make a bike diverse is the tire setup. Have some low profile tires for riding around town, and some knobbies for the trails.

As long as you have the basic skills of mountain biking down, you'll be able to keep up with your friends on the trails.
 
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get a DJ
there nothing like BMX, unless your riding it singlespeed on like 24's.
also, aside from the canadian tire bikes, you wont ever find a good (working) full suspension
also you dont really need one anyways so
 
yo ill find you a reasonable DJ/street hardrtail man. for me i spent 700 and bought the 2007 specialized p1 its pretty dope for a stock bike.

dont bash this bike cuz of the brand. but 480 for this mongoose beginner dirt/ street bike
http://www.mongoose.com/mtn/ProductDetails.html?id=2622&enc=mtn|7

or 599 for this

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but im tellin you single speed is the way to go. i thought i would get pwned by hills but its really not that hard. plus, you wont have derailler problems which i gurantee you will eventually have many of on a sub 500$ bike.
http://www.mongoose.com/mtn/ProductDetails.html?id=2629&enc=mtn|7

699 for this

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or my favorite which i would have bought if i had seen it earlier. the eastern night train this thing is beautiful.

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899$
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BI309R00-Eastern+Night+Train+26+Complete+Bike+07.aspx?sc=FRGL

sorry i did that all really quick cuz i gotta leave soon but ill find more better ones when i get back from the SHIP
 
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