Originally Posted by
bellweatherman
Cycling has gotten outrageously expensive. I don't think there are a greater percentage of people involved in cycling now than before. I juse think that there are more people involved in cycling that have higher incomes than in the past.
I'm glad someone else has noticed! Additionally, when I started racing in 1977 I didn't have a mortgage or a daughter to put through college. Even though I may earn just under six-figures now it all goes to service numerous debts with little left over for cycling.