The rain finally let up and I was able to take my new recumbent out for a spin. I decided to ride the route I've put together for this evening's club ride. I really concentrated on my cadence today (computer lacks this function) to see if this would not help me increase my speed and boy what a difference it made. I went from an average speed of 14 to 15 today. I know there were other factors at work here as well, mainly terrain but it sure did do a lot for my confidence on this bike. I now know I can, with a lot of focus really achieve the speeds (low end) that I desire. I got in 22 miles this after and will take the "little blue bike" out this evening when I host the club ride.