I mentioned here/elsewhere that I've had to move to a trike from a DF. The early rides I've made since buying my trike have raised some significant questions. Hopefully a few of you might have some insight/encouragement/answers.

1. Obviously, new muscles are in play. Considering I did 30 consecutive days of metric century rides on my DF in May, any rough ideas about how long it'll take me to get my "trike muscles" if I ride 15-30 miles a day 4-6 days a week? (My hip flexors are killing me!)

2. Speed - always an issue/non-issue at the same time. 20inch wheels are going to be slower, I know. However, I seem to have cadence issues now I didn't really have before - probably lost at least 15rpm moving to the trike - which I can't understand. Any ideas? FWIW, same length cranks - 170mm.

3. Cue sheets - having "lost" the convenient location of a handlebar bag for a map/cue sheet, I'm somewhat at a loss for an appropriate trike-specific solution. My Terratrike Cruiser has separate handle grips so there's no in-front-of-me spot to just mount a map/cue sheet. Any ideas/suggestions?

4. General "training" question - Am I correct in assuming that "training" on the trike should be done basically similarly to what I did on a DF - just increase distances 10% or so a week and throw in some intervals once or twice a ride/week to break things up and increase my cadence/speed? Or should I forget intervals completely until I have 500 or so base trike miles? Riding at a pokey 10mph makes going any distance take seemingly forever - even compared to a "roaring" 12-13mph! Lol.

5. Lastly, endurance. It's been somewhat annoying/depressing to find that my current triking endurance is only about half what it was just this past May on my DF. Obviously, this is partly due to the accident/incident that caused me to move to the trike AND it is also partly simply adjusting to the trike itself. Excuses aside, it's annoying. Any comments, ideas, suggestions on making the adjustment to having to "start over from scratch"?