But, that doesn't stop me from buying the gear. It's not like running where you just need a pair of shoes, or swimming, the trucks. Cycling, you can just keep buying and buying and buying. The deeper you get into it, the deeper you have to dig into your pocket for the money to buy the stuff. Some guys are waaaay into cycling.
Some guys shave their legs.
The theory being that when you crash, it's easier to clean the wounds when there's less hair around them. Other guys say you just feel like you're going faster when you shave your legs. They don't have the fingers. They've got the padded palm. Not cheap, but not a second mortgage item, either.