[ansel12]

I used to see them in a coffee shop in Solana Beach fully decked out with their cleats.

How expensive can those outfits get with the shoes and the gloves, helmet and clothes?

[RoosterRedux]

I have all the right equipment (spandex bib, shoes, helmet, gloves) and I think I spend about $300.00 every ten years (not including bikes and bike computers).

But then I'm careful about money.

And I buy my bikes used. A lot of young couples buy expensive bikes and let them sit in the garage. And then they start having babies and have to sell their barely used bikes.

My road bike is a Trek Madone that was expensive when new. I paid $800 for it and it had been barely ridden when I bought it.

I ride between 5 and 7 hours a week and spend most of my biking budget on tires and tune-ups.

[grey_whiskers]

Roughly $400-$500.