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Lightning P-38 Recumbent – View From The Cockpit

19 Nov


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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  1. Utube6762

    November 19, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    Is that a Garmin GPS? What model number if so?

     

  2. sirlacy

    November 19, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    Garmin 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.)

     

  3. Utube6762

    November 19, 2009 at 10:36 pm

    does it show maps of cities?

     

  4. sirlacy

    November 19, 2009 at 10:52 pm

    No. 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.

     

  5. Waldo25m

    November 19, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    Hey mate, recumbents kick ass!

     

  6. sirlacy

    November 19, 2009 at 11:27 pm

    They 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!

     

  7. NMERider

    November 20, 2009 at 12:23 am

    Hey 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? ;-)