Originally Posted by
Koyote
Here we go again...
The fact that there are people who can only afford to pay $200-$300 for a bike does not mean that a good reliable bike can be built and sold for that price.
The lack of attention span is strong today! We've already been over this in the thread, repeatedly.
The fact that things laden with complex anti-features can be offered at half that price shows that something simpler to manufacture but sounder could be offered in the stated range.
Then there's the fact that they are made for use in other countries...