Originally Posted by Retro Grouch

Mrs. Grouch and I took out the "Screaming Yellow Zonker" today. Our launches were a little ugly and, after moving our shoe cleats back as recommended by the seller, clipping-in took waaaaay longer than I would have expected. We were a little wobbly riding down the Katy trail and I don't think that I've got the handlebar ergonomics quite right yet. It'll come.

We only rode about 8 miles which I thought was plenty. We haven't been on our conventional tandem for 9 months so we would have struggled a little anyway. Even in that short distance I could tell that our SWB style recumbent uses different muscles than I'm used to. We need to be up to 50 mile days by the middle of June so we need to get in some practice miles.

More good news is the bike will fit easily inside our Honda Element by only removing the seats (quick release) and rear wheel.

I'm thinking this is going to be a fun year.