Originally Posted by
Dan515
My question is, even though these are infamous cheap bikes, would it be worth it at all to just turn it into a beater singlespeed errand bike? Or is it not even worth the effort?
I guess the sensible thing is to set a time budget and a money budget before you start. Once you exceed either budget, stop and drag the bike to the curb. Unless you set both budgets too high, you will probably not finish getting the bike done, but it's possible you will.