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Old 09-02-09, 07:47 AM
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Square & Compas
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Don't make the mistake I made an think you can mash the gears to power your way up hills on a recumbent the way you used to on a road bike. You'll pay for it. I did. I quickly learned, the hard way, to not do this. Gear down and spin your way up and over hills.

You use differant sets of muscles on a recumbent then you do on a road bike. For starters you are probably feeling pretty sore in your quads just above your knees. You also may feel sore in the glutes higher toward your lower back and maybe some soreness in your lower back. At some point you will notice some sore muscles in your abdomine as well. But you likely do not feel much soreness in your calves. This will take a little bit to get used to as you use these muscle groups that you did not use so much on a road bike or did not use as much as you will on your recumbent. It took me about 1,000 miles to develope what they call 'bent muscles. It may take you less or even more to do the same.
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