Gary Hudson
Active Member
Second time in the real world was better than the first. I got my neck rest in better position but I still need to tweak it. The front wheel still feels like it wants to dive bomb on me, although it didn't feel that way as often on the second half of the ride. I'm impatient for my muscle memory to take over. This is my 5th recumbent and the learning curve is the steeper than on the others.
Here are my observations:
The V20 is a pain to take on and off the trainer. Trainer miles don't help acclimate to the pedal steer so I plan on keeping it road ready and putting my metabike back on the trainer. (Henry, if you read this my team cruzbike wattage may suffer. I believe the V20s drive is more efficient. I know when I put it on the trainer my wattage went up a little. Non-zwifters can ignore this part)
They aren't kidding about the speed. My focus was on riding in a straight line. Even with the wiggles it was fast. I wasn't hammering down, again focusing on control, and I rode a pretty flat 20 mile out and back. Going out, with a little climb at the end, I averaged 18.9 mph. Coming back, with a little downhill at the start, I averaged 20.9 mph. This was not my top speed for that section but I wasn't going all out either. I have to acknowled that a year of Zwift has also played a part. Look at the picture. It looks fast just sitting still!
Tweaks take time and are more important on the vendetta. It's a process and I'm getting there.
I'm afraid of getting a front flat. I put new conti 5000s on front and back so I hope it helps. I know I can do it but I may be riding home in the dark.
I can tell the bike will be well worth it.
Here are my observations:
The V20 is a pain to take on and off the trainer. Trainer miles don't help acclimate to the pedal steer so I plan on keeping it road ready and putting my metabike back on the trainer. (Henry, if you read this my team cruzbike wattage may suffer. I believe the V20s drive is more efficient. I know when I put it on the trainer my wattage went up a little. Non-zwifters can ignore this part)
They aren't kidding about the speed. My focus was on riding in a straight line. Even with the wiggles it was fast. I wasn't hammering down, again focusing on control, and I rode a pretty flat 20 mile out and back. Going out, with a little climb at the end, I averaged 18.9 mph. Coming back, with a little downhill at the start, I averaged 20.9 mph. This was not my top speed for that section but I wasn't going all out either. I have to acknowled that a year of Zwift has also played a part. Look at the picture. It looks fast just sitting still!
Tweaks take time and are more important on the vendetta. It's a process and I'm getting there.
I'm afraid of getting a front flat. I put new conti 5000s on front and back so I hope it helps. I know I can do it but I may be riding home in the dark.
I can tell the bike will be well worth it.
