I'll give my take:

The Peugeot UO8 and its touring variant, the UE8 are low end bikes that deserve high recognition here. My UE8 rides well and smooth. Although heavy as heck, I can see myself taking it on a decent light tour somewhere and not having to worry about comfort as long as there are small hills and mostly flats. It just lacks the appropriate gearing for out of town use or climbing.

On top of that, the UE8 has wiring braze-ons for light generators. It's just an all around crazy cool bike (to me at least).

Also shoutout to low-end Apollo bikes up here in Canada.