Originally Posted by
bluegoatwoods
Right now I'm riding a $55.00 Wal-mart Roadmaster MTB and a Trek model 820.
I'm not at all certain that I like the Trek better than the Roadmaster.
Those cheap department store bikes aren't so bad. You need to be able to adjust and do minor repairs, of course. But anyone who can't or won't learn maintenance is not cut out to be a bicyclist anyway.
Ignorance is bliss. Whatever you do, do not test ride anything else that costs more at an LBS.