Originally Posted by
redfooj
There's no burden to buying a bike. It's not a car - with registration, insurance, upkeep. It's a simple commodity no different from buying a blender whether new from the shop or used.
My point was not that the bicycle itself would be the burden. The burden I referred to is getting yourself settled with life basics in a new country. When moving to a new country the OP will have the challenge of trying to navigate a new city, find out where to buy food, how to use a new transportation system, get his utilities hooked up, and if he is working will likely have a crazy first few weeks on the job. Additionally, OP may be in a rural area without a bike shop, which would require traveling to another unknown city to get the bike.