[QUOTE=CorsairMac]the best piece of advice I read for a recovery ride was to ride slower than a kid on a Big Wheel!! (RBR Review) For my recovery rides I don't worry about cadence so much as making sure my muscles aren't pushing. So if it means low gears and slow speeds than so be it. It may even include some coasting and seated climbing in the lowest gears, or switchback climbing if I need to. QUOTE]

Thanks everyone for the advice. But being new my average speed is only about 14 mph. If I went much slower I think the bike would fall over. It just seems like as soon as I start pedaling my HR jumps up. I can't seem to take a slow (based on HR) ride. I guess I'll just have to drop my cadence really low.