Completely agree, its lame..but its also legit. You cant commute if you don't have a bike
Its easily fixed.
A couple coworkers of mine want to participate in a 50mi fund raising ride that my company helps sponsor, but they don't have bikes. I told em I would fix a few up(one's wife wants to ride too) and they can use them. Ill just sell them after the ride. Its easy to get cheap but reliable bikes if you work to find them. People don't want to work to find them, oftentimes.