noglider 

It doesn't have to be a hunk a junk. It can be a $300 bike from ten years ago. You know, respectable but not blissful. When my pride and joy was stolen, my roommate loaned me his old faithful boring bike for the rest of the school year, since he never rode it. It was a wonderful gesture, very helpful, and I learned to appreciate cheap bikes. I rode his bike to get to class and everywhere else useful. I rode my racing bike on weekends for fun. Oh, yes, I did replace the pride and joy with a high end used racing bike.