I just finished an Outlook, and it had surprisingly nice components for it's price range. The canti's were not bottom-end, and worked great. The rims were Mavic 519's, and the shifting was SIS 3x6 that worked pretty well. I put on a riser bar and decided the Avenir saddle was fine. I cleaned it up and it's a great little bike. If the owner wants road tires, I think it'd be an excellent path/city bike. Definitely not a stump jumper. I think I paid $75

I also picked up a GT Saddleback with Deore LX and wheels for $125. I'm sure the front shock needs rebuilding, but with road tires, it's a nice bike.

I agree with jimc101. For off-road use, even that Force or Forge from Target.com, for around $300, is a pretty good bike compared to the older ones.