Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Middle of da Mitten
Bikes: Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, Catrike Speed
There's no reason why your cadence should be lower on the trike. Unless you're trying to push a gear that's too high. Which would cause sore hip flexors. I hope you don't expect the trike to ever be as fast as your road bike. Not that it can't happen, but that's not the normal outcome. Trikes' strong point is low-speed.