Mountain bike experts?

[Username]

This a good mountain bike? I don't want to spend over $500 on one. I stumbled on this site last night. Looks good to me but I have no clue.

http://www.ibexbikes.com/bikes_03Alpine550.html

[LOCO]

um... disk brakes, rockshock, shimano alivio (24 sp), light frame, alloy rims..... looks awesome to me... and it's really cheap for that price.... get it, u won't regret it..

[Username]

Thats what I thought LOCO. I looked at a ton of bikes and this one has tons of cool features. I like the price though. I wasn't sure though since the company only sells online.

[rado]

looks really nice, good price too..

[phatkid77]

sounds good. i would swap off those disc brakes, especially if you are going off road. if you warp the disc you will be carrying the bike back, or if it is not bad unhook the brake which is also not cool. and the cost to fix the disc are high

[gongshow]

no clue man, Im not a biker...