Cycling can be expensive? Who knew? Oh how true it is. When I got back into mountain biking last October, I figured "okay, I'll get a bike, a pair shorts and some shoes and I'll be set..."

Okay, stop laughing.

Here are just a few of my other investments over the past 6 months:

helmet, gloves, shorts, knee warmers, jerseys, cycling (wicking) jacket, shoes, new pedals, cyclocomputer (with HRM), mini pump, saddle wedge, lights (front and rear), hitch rack for transport, cleaning/maintenance supplies...

It's a bit frightening, but I'm guessing most here can identify. Now, for the best part - I'm now considering a ROAD BIKE in order to do some charity rides this summer! Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Somebody stop me...