Lightning P-38 Recumbent – View From The Cockpit
On Sunday October 21st I rode my Lightning P-38 SWB recumbent in the 50 km ‘Around the Bay’ group ride. Almost all the riders were casual recreational cyclists – although I did pass a few serious D…
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Is that a Garmin GPS? What model number if so?
November 19, 2009 9:49 pm | #1Garmin Edge 305I have cadence and heart rate but don’t use the cadence. I love this computer – the display is programmable to show up to 8 fields of the users choice from about 30.The ability to ‘race against yourself’ is brilliant. It shows two bikes – one is you ‘last time’ and the other is you today (over a stored route.)
November 19, 2009 9:56 pm | #2does it show maps of cities?
November 19, 2009 10:36 pm | #3No. The Garmin 305 is a bicycle computer not a mapping device. The software on your PC displays a simple map of where you’ve cycled and the unit will accept a ‘waypoint’ so you can return to a given spot. You can upload the tracks into Google Earth and other mapping software.
November 19, 2009 10:52 pm | #4Hey mate, recumbents kick ass!
November 19, 2009 11:06 pm | #5They certainly kick big ass…! Putting this in perspective, most of the bikes passed are slow, knobbly tyred flat bars ridden by overweight rec. riders.Even so, there were a few drop bar DFs and I passed them all.Not all recumbents are fast – the P-38 was designed for racing but it’s a bit dated now. Carbon low racers will see it off but IMO they’re not as comfy!
November 19, 2009 11:27 pm | #6Hey Mate, Have mercy on those poor, recreational flatbar riders who seem to be slogging through treacle. If you clip on some playing cards that flap in your spokes maybe they’ll feel better riding backwards?
November 20, 2009 12:23 am | #7