i think there are A LOT of people who don't understand what mtb is all about, buy the first "great deal" on a questionable full suspension bike they find...i saw one guy at Canadian Tire here in ottawa, he sat on a 200$ full suspension bike, the whole thing SANK (ie compressed suspension both front and back completely) he asked hte sales guy if the bike was ok, and sales guy said YES. ugh! i never got a chance to warn him...