Mountain bikes help?

Question

i was thinking on buying a full suspension mountain bike but i did research on them and they required alot of maintenance and in order to find a good one you would need to spend more than 300 dollars to you get a good one. I also read that you can get a good hardtail (front suspension only) for the same amount of getting a cheep full suspension. i was wondering how much should i spend on a good hardtail and included two pics of mountain bikes below. one of them is full and the other is front. plz someone tell me if they are good.

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2598048&cp=3077577.3077627.2712462&parentPage=family

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2598051&cp=3077577.3077627.2712462&parentPage=family

Answer 1

dont buy either of those two bikes.  junk, junk, junk.  go to a bike shop.  first bike? go hardtail.  

Answer 2

Don't buy a full sus bike yet you link to one, why ?  You already know its bad. I wouldn't get the other one either. Go to a bike shop and look at some good bikes.  A good FS bike will run you $900 on up, but you can get a hard tail for 250-500..

Answer 3

I don't think either will last too long on a real trail, but if you're just going to use it to commute here and there, you might be alright for a little while. These department store bikes are known for being unreliable although some look pretty good. If i had to choose one of the two, I'd take the hardtail, but thats only if those were my only two choices. Buy a used better made, more reliable bike.