Thanks ladies for your insight.

I've found if I don't keep the seat recline back I have a tendency to slide forward on the seat. I think I've finally found the pitch needed to keep my butt in the "valley."

I do feel very relaxed on the bike and with each ride I find my comfort level climbing upwards. I really never feel tense but than again I never feel tense on my DF either.

I do think I'm still low on the "learning curve" associated with my Giro, especially when it comes to the spinning. My computer does not have a cadence function and thus it makes it a little more difficult to closely monitor where I am. I do count pedal strokes for 10 seconds and multiple by 6 but as I've found on my DF being able to glance down at the computer to check cadence is wonderful. Maybe for Christmas I'll ask for a new computer (the one I have currently on the Giro was free so I try not to complain). I continue to try to focus on spinning when I ride and do fairly well on flat terrain it is the hills that are really killing me for I can't seem to maintain my spin. Maybe I simply need to ask my BF, a bent guy, to take me out and talk me through some hills (I hate hills regardless of what bike I'm on and thus the main reason I've avoided making this request). Maybe if he was there and could watch me and tell me what I'm doing wrong maybe I would gain some ground and speed.

I know my legs/butt muslces are slowly acclaimating to the recumbent for I don't hear them complaining as much and I'm slowly increasing my distance when I ride it. I also know if I would park my DF and ride only my Giro I would progress faster on the learning curve but I do love my DF and I simply can't drop it or ignore it for extended periods of time.

RedRans I went with a recumbent for two reasons. One I have a nasty case of tendinitis in my right wrist and a mild case in my left wrist. Riding my DF puts a lot of pressure on my wrist and causes discomfort. I thought maybe going to a recumbent would help and it has. The second reason was the price. A friend of my BF builds recumbents and gave my BF a recumbent he had built so that he could part it out. I purchased a raw Giro 20 frame, had it painted. BF built the wheels and put the bike together in a matter of a few hours back in June and well the rest is history. In reality I never would have been able to afford a Giro if I had to purchase it from a LBS, heck I can't afford to purchase a new DF from the LBS either (the reason I'm still riding the DF I purchased in 1985) so it appears I'm one very lucky gal. As I said before I love the Giro and I know with more time on the bike and an increase in my patience level my level of joy can only increase.