Need Opinions!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Thanks everyone, the reply's are great.
sorry, i didn't specifiy before, i'm researching these bikes in order to create a website that can help females of all ages to find the right bike for them.
I am interested in getting more females out there riding!

so thats why these bikes are a bit all over the place too. i was hoping that if i had quotes from 'real' cycling men and women it would help the users.

Gathering 'research' this way is not going to be very accurate or useful. For every 3 people who love a certain bike, there will be 3 people who hate it. A 'good' bike for one person will not be 'good' for someone else. Why?- because people have different needs in bikes. Besides, bike models tend to change every year.
If you really want to make a useful website to advise women about what kind of bikes to buy, I suggest you concentrate less on brands and instead do a lot more reading about the differences between types of bikes, frame materials and geometry, components, gearing, etc... and what various people might need and why they might need certain features in a bike. You can't really skip the knowledge base part to go straight to the 'favorite bikes' part, because it may well wind up being rather meaningless.
I think anyone who wants to make a website advising riders what to buy or even just presenting people's ratings of bikes should know a lot about bikes themselves- to the point where you should already know all the bikes on your list fairly well and know why each one would be good or bad for any particular rider's needs.
Just trying to be helpful.

You say you are 'interested in getting more females out there riding'. Why? Do you yourself ride? Do you sell bikes or do you work in marketing? Tell us a bit about yourself.