Originally Posted by
J.Oxley
[MENTION=465722]robertorolfo[/MENTION] -- You've still got one more purchase to make, if you haven't already: a repair stand. I can say from experience this isn't something to wait on. Without it everything is a PITA, and when you finally bring one home you'll kick yourself for not doing it sooner.
I went with the ParkTools PCS-10. Collapsible, reasonably economical, and very functional.
There was some recent chatter on this forum about the bike stand available at Aldi stores -- about $35 compared to the $100+ of the Park stand. I bit the bullet, and it's a great value if they stock it at the Aldi store near you. A good start for a new hobby if you don't want to spend too much right out of the gate.