[Rohith Surampudi]

buying a mongoose mountain bike would be like buying an AndyMark transmission not built by Andy...Guaranteed to break

anyway, not really, they are decent, but heavy, resistant, and in constant need of a tune up. You will need to replace the brake pads to good quality oner soon after you get it.

Schwinn bikes are time tested, and take no time at all to take the front wheel off so you can put your bike on your car. What i would suggest is finding a bike store that will let you try these bikes, and pick which ever one you find most comfortable. Now that you narrowed your selection down to 2 or 3 brands, it shouldn't be too hard to either find somebody that will let you take their bike for a spin, or a bike store that will let you take a test ride...but a lot of bike stores don't allow you to go for test rides, so asking a friend is the best way to go about it.