I am using this blog to pass on my experiences with my new ActionBent recumbent trike. I will showcase my upgrades and improvements, and my riding experiences.
Nice ride, but I was exhausted
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Yesterday I had a very active day, and it took it's toll on my body. I woke this morning extremly tired, but I still headed out for my daily ride. I rode a bit over 10 miles in nice weather.
This morning I took my first ride of the season I went the back roads to Etra Lake park and road the sandy trail, it isn't a suitable ride for a trike. There were areas that were so sandy that the tires just wouldn't grip so I was forced to ride the grass on the edge. I then left the park and road local roads back home. I then came home to meet my wife for a 2.5 mile walk. I had some bad leg cramps while riding but worked through them.
Y esterdays ride was great until the cadence sensor failed on the Sigma, then after doing my 10.25 miles I turned off the Garmin Edge 500 and the file became corrupt and I was unable to recover the ride. Today I rode and the file was intact, so I sum it up to possible user error. The cadence sensor is still broken, so if the new ANT+ speed sensor I receive today works, I will save and purchase a Ant+ cadence sensor. My ride stats are below. UPDATE: After today's failure of the cadence sensor I did some searching on EBay and found a compatible ANT+ Cadence sensor made by Nightrider. The price was great and it was brand new. The owner and Nightrider support say it will work with the Garmin Edge 500. I also found the Edge 500 to have a very reflective screen which makes it hard to see in bright sunlight, so I ordered a Lexerd Anti-Glare screen protector. I am hoping the protector will make viewing easier. T he speed sensor came and I installed it this afte...
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