Originally Posted by SyntaxJO

I am very interested in long term bike touring with a mountain bike or some hybrid. My first extended ride I plan to ride all the way down the Baja peninsula. I understand the cost involved - so before I get into the full blown gear setup I was thinking of buying something ultra cheap to make sure it wasn't a faze. This way I could ride around town - take weekend rides - get into shape - and then know that I was still interested.

The problem is that the cheapo bikes for around 200$ are too small for me - I'm 6'1. Then as I get into bikes that are more my size they're approaching 400$. And when it's at around 400 it seems I may as well just spend the extra money and buy what I want.

So, now I'm thinking used. Anyone have suggestions for something I could get used that would be at a lower price point so I can get training?