Second Ride--First Blog Post

October 13, 2015

This is the first blog post from my second decent ride on the street. I may get around to transferring the data from the first ride.

Today, I decided to get in a 'good ride'. This would be my second trip on the streets, and I am glad I worked out on the training stand. Already it is getting easier. Today's ride was just way cool.

By the numbers:  Distance 1.8 miles,12.9 mph top speed, Total ride time 27 minutes @ 3.8 average mph.

I was able to ride right up the gravel parking lot, across the yard to the side walk and up my ramp to the parking spot on my ramp's landing. The hand rails help me get up out of the Rover. and I am steps away from my front door.

I noticed one of the front disc brakes needs adjustment, it is dragging a bit. Not a significant drag, more an annoying rubbing noise. Nothing major.

The Silver Rover is a perfect trike for me. I know I am no longer 400 lbs., so that capacity translates to 'bullet-proof' for a lesser man, and that's a good thing.

It rolls so smoothly, I can not imagine riding anything else. I don't have a care as far as balance, and my thighs are starting to get nice and pumped up. Those large muscle groups keep burning calories long after the ride. Twenty-seven minutes is a good ride.

By blood sugar was 158 at 3:54 pre ride, post meal. My blood sugar at 5:31 in 95.
Now, for me, that is more important than my weight. My weight will fluctuate, based on water retention, but controlling blood sugar, with diet and exercise means resolving my Type 2 diabetes. And that would be the best thing for me.

My calves are howling, as are my quads and hamstrings but I ain't complaining.

The cable gets disconnected tomorrow. That's OK I can see my obsession is shifting from Sedentary to Body in Motion mode, and I can get all the news and important stuff from the internet.

Newton's First Law of Motion states that a body at rest will remain at rest unless an outside force acts on it, and a body in motion at a constant velocity will remain in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force.

 

Philosophiae Naturalis Principla Mathematica

Source: Boundless. “The First Law: Inertia.” Boundless Physics. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 13 Oct. 2015 from https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/the-laws-of-motion-4/newton-s-laws-46/the-first-law-inertia-236-10947/

Philosophiae Naturalis Principla Mathematica

Source: Boundless. “The First Law: Inertia.” Boundless Physics. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 13 Oct. 2015 from https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physics-textbook/the-laws-of-motion-4/newton-s-laws-46/the-first-law-inertia-236-10947/