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whatever you get buy a good used bike from a dealer. (I say dealer so at least you know it will be safe, a private party bike could have unforeseen issues like a bent wheel or frame).
don't pay too much.
There are 2 kinds of riders, those that have gone down and those that will go down.
as a beginner you will dump the bike at least once, probably while standing still. you don't want to buy something that is hugely expensive and get bummed when you dump it before learning to ride it.
I've been riding for 30 years, @ age 15 my first bike was a 10 year old bike I paid $700 for .. I used it in parking lots and vacant lots for 6 months before I was legally able to get a learners permit to ride on the street..
I dumped that thing a dozen times learning how to properly handle it on gravel, or a slippery road surfaces. By the time I earned my permit it was toast.. but for the next 21 years I rode a variety of bikes from sport to cruiser, putting 25K-30K miles a year on them and never had an issue, until @ age 34 some idiot decided to side swipe me on the highway.
get a cheap POS and learn on that, and stay off the streets and out of traffic until you can handle the bike..
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