eay - Thanks VERY much for the reply. While I can't use your suggestion of pinning anything to a bra strap (as I don't wear [or need] one last time I looked), the rest of your post resonates to a large extent.

"Don't let your ego make you overdo it." The only ego issue is not riding ~15mph average over even a 5 mile distance. For some reason, that's just something I really want to do - by the end of the year, over 20 miles. I don;t consider myself a racer, but I don't like "walking speed" movement either.

I've also considered pinning a map/cue sheet to my shorts but hadn't considered using an elastic strap to hold either end down as I don't want to cut off blood circulation any more than necessary (not sure if this is a reasonable concern or not). I just saw a pic over on bentriders where someone actually made a holder of sorts that was attached to the front derailleur boom - I might have to look into that (the attachment wasn't clear, only the view from the seat). The same person had managed to mount two waterbottles there too it seemed - again, no clear pic on the actual mount/attachment design.

I've considered using shorter-than-170mm cranks but am putting that decision off until I've ridden at least 500 trike miles. By then I hope to have at least adjusted to the new seating/pedalling position. Same decision delay with possibly moving to a 26 inch rear wheel as my locale is mostly flat so I shouldn't be giving up much in terms of granny gear needs unless I decide to ride "out of area".

Upodate/added: After reading the Granny Gear thread elsewhere on these very forums, I've actually begun to feel better. It's not me - it's the freaking small drive wheel! Lol. Definitely leaning more and more towards upgrading my rear wheel to the 26" size after reading that thread and playing with Michael's Gear Calculator for a long while. The tradeoff in speed with a 20" rear wheel just isn't necessary for where I ride/the flat terrain I ride in .