Five dollar bikes
About twenty years ago I rode a bike to work. It was only about 6 or 7 miles and I really enjoyed it. Untill my bike got stolen that is. A few days after mine was stolen I bought a beat up Schwinn Collegiate for Five Bucks. It too was stolen after a few months. Went back to Goodwill and found another old Schwinn for Five bucks. This one lasted nearly six months before it was stolen. The crazy part is that I had become rather disgruntled with it and was kind of hoping it would get stolen. Over about four years I went through about ten bikes. Except for the first they were always Five Bucks. Only after I rode the newest one for a couple of weeks and decided I liked it did I invest in brake pads and perform a minimal tune up. Funny thing was after the first couple bikes got stolen I began to look forward to the next theft just so I had a reason to find a new ride!