I ended up buying a red and white Mongoose mt. bike, the store sticker says Hyper vision and it has 84.68 printed on it (notice no dollar sign) i think "no way a mongoose for that little" so i ask the store guy and he says (uncertainly) Uh.. yep, that's the price, so i have him bring it to check out for me. the guy rings it up and it says $142.00. hUH!? I only left with it b/c i thought hey i can always bring it back.

I WILL BE! rode it down the sidewalk as soon as i got home and it felt tall in the store w/ the seat all the way down (so no room for adj.), it felt worse at home as did the thin seat and the kickstand is awkward on the rear axle, but the front disc brake stops well  

I wanted to know when i return this bike tomm. what are good things to look for when picking another out?

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when will i win the lottery?

Pink Floyd =)

Anyways...
Picking out a bike isn't really a science. Just whatever you feel comfortable riding and looks like its good quality and isn't gonna like break in two weeks.

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There is a ripple effect in all that we do,
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