Originally Posted by chipcom

I never had all this fancy cycling gear during my first 20 years or so of riding. I used to ride in jeans, cap, jacket, boots and gloves, putting one of my Mom's garters around my pant leg.

That said, I would spend some money on front and rear blinkies though...instead of duct taping flashlights to the bars and rear rack like I used to do. (used a magic marker to make the rear red...LOL)