I do think it is nuts the amount of money you spend cycling, but I look at it this way. I would spend a lot more on a gym membership, golfing or something else. I think we tend to get hit hard up front in terms of cost layout, but in the end, it all works out to be around the same cost layout. Plus, the side benefit - I am healthy and happier then I have been in years. I have made a ton of new friends being out on the road, and I have a passion for something else other then work, kids, work, kids and all the other stresses in life. I do not think you can measure that in terms of cost.
