Help for a very undecided girl on her new bike! =)

[mariademasi]

Find an AUssie forum, it does not have to be for women at all, blokes are pretty useful and the bike industry is male dominated still. I am 5'3" and I won't even ride a WSD bike so don't feel limited by gender. The reality is you might pay through the nose in Aus for US branding like spec, when there is all possibility that you have Asian choices that will give you the quality without the sticker shock.

Ok! I'll do that than!!! Do you know any asian good ones?

[Skippyak]

No, hence find the Aussie's forum. Most of these bikes are made in Asia and just branded anyway. A cheaper spec is probably chinese anyway, so why pay through the nose for US branding? Australia must have way better trading deals in Asia that with US companies that are made in Asia anyway.

[MadisonBronze]

Here a list for you

26" wheels-
Specialized Rockhopper Comp ($880)
Trek 4500 disc ($770)
Trek 6000 disc ($990)

29"wheels-
Specialized Rockhopper Comp ($990)
Specialized Rockhopper Expert ($1050)
Gary Fisher collection by Trek Mamba ($880)
Gary Fisher collection by Trek Cobia ($1000)
Giant Talon 1 29er ($975)
Giant XTC 2 29er ($1200)

Have fun