Originally Posted by
cvall91
Don't know if this was already mentioned, but try and not cheap out too much on things. Sometimes the money you save up front gets later spent replacing that product quickly. Or double after you decide to buy a quality product. Just a tip as new riders usually always try and find the cheapest thing rather than quality. That's what I did and was glad after I bought a quality replacement.
This is solid advice.
I would get a helmet, at least one set of cycling shorts/jersey, a seat bag, extra tubes, frame pump, multi-tool, bottle cages/bottles, and a cycling computer. That's the basics.
Edit: Tire levers!