Search for old Spec, GT, Marin, Orange or Saracen (Saracen made good bikes once) on the bay. I turned up an old Univega for not much on RetroBike for a budget MTB/child carrying bike. Worth checking there as well.
My dad had an awesome Claud butler 531 lugged mtb, with full deore LX... must have been a 91 or 92 model. We didn't think much of it once we had "proper" mountain bikes and gave it away to family, might try and retrieve it.
Search for old Spec, GT, Marin, Orange or Saracen (Saracen made good bikes once) on the bay. I turned up an old Univega for not much on RetroBike for a budget MTB/child carrying bike. Worth checking there as well.