I completed putting in an electrical help equipment on my recumbent, from a British firm right here. I’ll be describing it in additional element in a submit quickly. For now suffice it to say I’m delighted in it. I took it for my first lengthy take a look at experience final Friday, and it carried out fantastically. I took the identical bike out on rides Saturday and Sunday which had been very satisfying. Monday I did my higher physique power exercise then took my upright on a shorter experience. Tuesday was my group experience and I took the recumbent for the primary time shortly. With help I can sustain with the group simply climbing, whereas on downhills and the flats I don’t want help due to the aerodynamic benefit of the recumbent. So this made the group experience a better social outing. On Wednesday I took the recumbent once more, and after a protracted cruise I did some intervals and sprints. I did much less of those than up to now however pushed tougher. I did 8x repetitions of 90 second intervals with about 30 seconds restoration, then 8 reps of 20 sec sprints with 10 second restoration (that is the traditional “Tabata” intervals), adopted by on-bike power coaching. I favored this intense however shorter session. Yesterday I repeated Monday’s exercise, solely this time I took my upright out to Coyote Valley Open House which was a enjoyable outing.

Final Friday’s experience is posted on Strava right here, Saturday right here, Sunday right here, Monday right here, Tuesday right here, Wednesday right here, Yesterday right here.