Im ordering the pedals off of ebay Shimanos for I think it was 40 bucks so thats not to bad. The shoes yeah those will cost some but not to bad I'll buy those from the shop that I pick up the felt from. My wife is very supportive in this endeavor cause its something I've very interested in (I was a road racer when we started dating, but I've since packed on a lot more muscle making me better suited to sprint or hopefully track than road race, not to say I wont still dabble in that now and then)