Cheap Essentials for Getting Back on Your Bike

The gym is still closed, warm weather is here, and everybody’s still giving public transit the side-eye—odds are good that your old bike has found its way out of storage. (And if you didn’t have a bike already, with any luck you were able to find one.) If the bike hasn’t seen daylight in a while, examine its essential parts with an ABC Quick Check (PDF). Then, if you’re missing any safety gear, we’ve made a list of inexpensive basics, based on years of research and testing, that should help get you on the road for the same price as a few trips on the bus or subway.