Clothing

I don't want people to look at me like I'm taking this seriously. Because, while I love to bike, I'm trying not to take this seriously.

I own a few pieces of serious attire that I've found comes in handy on the bike.

First, gloves. I discovered early on that my hands weren't happy with me after a long bike ride. They kept feeling chafed and stuff, so I decided I should get some gloves. Except that I went to a bike store and they didn't have anything that would fit. I'm kinda sad that Bike Spring in Mountain View went under because they always made a point of keeping big person sized bikewear handy.

Second, bike shorts. This is pretty much the only piece of clothing that you should seriously consider getting.

Everything else is just plain optional, at least until winter comes.