I went out this morning for the maiden voyage with my new cadence sensor and heart rate monitor. I am excited to have this data collected with my RidewithGPS information. I can see what routes provide me the best heart rates for building a base and which provide the stress to build breathing volume. Also, I can see how I am doing at hitting my target cadence.
I had a meeting in just an hour and a half, so I was limited in how free I was to take new routes. I couldn't resist taking this one, though.
There was a short length along Old Spanish Trail where there is construction and the bike path was also blocked. They have milled the road. Milled roads are NOT fun riding. Within 10 ft my water bottle had jarred loose and went sprawling onto the road. The construction worker picked it up for me as I pulled to side to get out of the way of any traffic. After a quick conversation with the construction worker, I continued on the milled road. The next 100 ft or so were milled. I had to take it at about 5 mph so as to not jar everything loose. It wasn't too bad at that speed.
I see that my average cadence for this ride is 80.9 rpm. That is a little low from what I like. When I was riding consistently in 2013, my average cadence was about 95 rpm. That is a good cadence for a recumbent. However, I was climbing for the majority of this ride - all the way to Melpomene Way. The average grade to Melpomene was just under 2%, but felt like 4%. Freeman is a road of rollers where the ups are steep than the average because the downs subtract from the average.
The sensors I have are the Wahoo RPM Cadence sensor and the Wahoo Ticker Heart Rate Monitor. They integrate well into my phone, a Galaxy Note 3. I was surprised when I went to pair them and I had the choice of pairing them with either Bluetooth or ANT+. I had thought there would be only Bluetooth, but my phone also has ANT+. That must mean I could pair any cycling sensor! Though, realistically, what more do I need? The only thing the only additional thing I can think of is a power sensor, and I don't need that.
Overall, I really enjoyed this ride. Daunell's trike is fun. It is a little heavy, but I don't have to worry about maintaining balance (unless going around a corner fast), and I can ride through mounds of gravel on the road without giving it a second thought!