Originally Posted by 3373jones

i was a swimmer before getting a road bike (still one at heart). my most important piece of equipment was my $5 googles... oh and a swim suit too i guess. with new regulations competition race suits are only $150 (as a posed to $600 before new regulations came out - full body suits are out)... cycling easily costs 10x as much as swimming in terms of equipment - at least from the get go... actually its probably more like 30x to start and then maybe 10x after you have your bike.