Orange Cycle is a fine shop ... they are also about 1.5 hours from TV.
ALL of those brands (and many many more quality bikes including: Giant, Trek, GT, Jamis, Felt, Scott, 9er, Santa Cruz to name a few) are available at closer LBS's. Specialized is carried by Brick City Bikes (link in my posting above).
I would agree that a mtn bike specific bike (even a 29er) is not your best option if you only want to ride roads / paths within TV. In that case, I would go with something a little more "road" specific. Something lighter & with "pizza cutter" tires ;-)
Naturally, at your height you are going to need a large to XL frame. It is difficult to find a mtn bike frame (even a 29er) larger than an XL, which is about a 22" frame, as measured from center of bottom bracket to top of seat tube. As a general rule, 29ers ride somewhat "larger" than a 26" bike of the same frame size. It is somewhat easier to find a road frame in a larger size .... although you will most likely have to have it ordered.
If you want to to some mtn biking .... drop me a msg and I can introduce you to some truly excellent local single track.
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