Big guy bike for under 500
Just looking for some choices for a 300 pound guy at 6'1" under 500. Just getting into riding and dont want to spend a bunch incase I dont like it. Will be mostly pavement riding. After reading some posts, hardtail is probably the way to go. There are just so many Amazon and other choices, trying to figure out which ones are legit and which are not so good.
Thanks.