I've dabbled in vintage/nicer bikes and used to think it was snobism when people on the forums described bikes from walmart etc. as BSOs. Then I owned a few bik

I've dabbled in vintage/nicer bikes and used to think it was snobism when people on the forums described bikes from walmart etc. as BSOs. Then I owned a few bike-shaped objects and tried to fix/update them and realized they were just a few steps removed from junk to begin with. It's sad that you have to get up into the few hundred dollar range to get a usable bike, because around here that's actual (very used) corolla money. I don't want to have to be an enthusiast (and spend enthusiast money) to get a bike I can reliably commute on.