Okay, here's my experience with Target:

I had hardly any money. I needed a bike and ended up with a hardtail ATB - normally $100+, on clearance sale for $20.00. No one there knew anything else about the bike. Busted the lame-ass bike tool I got with it trying to take off the front wheel to fit it into the trunk - some heavy-handed ape tightened it so that not even light could escape. A sticker on the frame indicated that this bike was not intended for serious off-road use!

The frame was a little small, and there were many cheap parts, yet I messengered with this bike thru the winter here in the city. On my second day I got nailed by a cab, hard. I went down, but the only thing wrong with the bike was that the handlebars were twisted around. I straightened them out, adrenaline did the rest and got me outta there. I had a lot of lousy riding days, but this bike always carried me home.

One windy day, a Hefty™ brand trashbag blew into the back wheel and bent everything back there to hell, and well, that was that. Now it sits in my studio.
Looking back, I'm surprised this Iron Dog fought the fight so well, and for such a small investment...I rode hard, and still felt like an ace out there on the streets. I'm wondering now if I can fit it with a suspension fork and convert it to a single-speed for the winter days ahead.