I'm new to the cycling world and am wondering what and which bike is good.

I'm thinking if you could list what is the best bike name Brand ranging from top to bottom and why.
What I know of is basically Kona's are good and Apollos are okay and nishikis are decent. I was thinking about grabbing a hybrid Trekk Navigator for a 160$. I'm trying to avoid department store bikes and was wondering if the trekk Navigator would fall under that.


Cheers!