Excited Newbie!!

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1. Prescription cycling glasses;
2. Cycling shoes and sandals;
3. Shorts and more shorts;
4. Jerseys and more jerseys;
5. Knickers;
6. Winter tights;
7. Jackets and more jackets for wind, rain and cold;
8. Socks and more socks to match all of the above;
9. A new helmet every time you fall over;
10. Water bottles;
11. Packs and stuff to fill the packs;
12.Powders, gel blocks, fitness bars and so on to fuel your rides;
13.Heart rate monitor;
14. Computer for the bike, then a better computer with more data;
15. Summer gloves and winter gloves then more gloves when the first gloves wear out;
16. Registration fees for the cycling events;
17. What did I leave out?

Darcy

Lets see...
1. A bike rack to go to events with
2. A fancy floor pump with a gague
3. A pump that attaches to your bike that actually works
4. A new saddle to replace the horrible one that came with the bike
5. Another new saddle (because the one you just bought isn't working out)
6. Spare tubes
7. TONS of fun riding with friends

Welcome to the forum, Kathie...don't let these lists don't scare you off!