LoL. Pictures will be coming soon. (I promise).
With respect to mounting the Computer, I am using the garmin mount with rubber o-rings. It is just very hard to see. I've decided that DavidCH really has a good point. Seeing the LEDs is really what I need. It is nice to see cadence from time to time especially when trying to get familiar with a new bike. That said, post analysis shows that my mental cadence "calibration" is still pretty much in place.
An update on progress ...
The third time out was this past Saturday. By far, that was the worst day out. For whatever reason, I was fighting the bike for who was in command of where we were going. I had a bit of a drift to the left and I found myself tense. After about 10 miles (I was going to go much further), I decided to go home and give it a rest. I finished my ride on my old trike reasoning that it is sufficiently different not to impact anything I am learning. I was a good call. I was able to rethink a few things.f
The forth ride was so much better. I was much more relaxed and by the end of the ride, I wasn't really thinking about what bike I was riding but about how to go faster. The fifth ride stayed on that track.
Tonight, I made my most recent ride and decided to give two of my Strada segments a go. Getting my best time on either one of these is difficult because of a bit of history on them as well as the fact that traffic has to be just right. On the 1.2 mile loop, I got my third best time ever (averaging 18.1 mph) . On the short hill, I got 4th best. In the case of the loop, I believe I still had more in the tank and can do much better. In the case of the hill, the real obstacle is the running start through the turn (which I did not take very hard this time). So, I am VERY happy with the first results. Especially after only 50 miles on the bike.
More (and pictures) to come.
--Dave