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About a week ago I met a guy just starting his tour from Eastern Wisconsin, he plans to go to Arizona. He said he usually buys a $100 USD bike and gives it away at the end of his trip. His bike looked like it was maybe worth about that much. He said he does a long tour like that each year.
I can see shopping for a good used cheap bike, taking time to fix it up and then giving it away later. I paid $5 USD for my errand bike, put about $50 USD worth of new stuff on it. I do not tour on it but I would trust it for a tour.
But I can't see going to a new place, looking to buy a cheap bike and then immediately starting to use it while hoping that it will last.