Flags flappin' in the wind

Good news. The tires were still full of air. I turned on the music and began riding. The flags were flapping in the wind. Things were not going as smoothly as I hoped though. There seems to be something rubbing. I had a hard time pedaling comfortably over 13-14 mph which is about 4 mph slower than normal. I just geared it down a bit and kept going. I'm not one for doing roadside repairs.

The flags really seem to grab peoples attention. Everyone was pointing and waving. The teenager punks yelled with their smart@!& comments, while an old vet even saluted. The mirror is not as cool as I hoped it would be. It seems that all the vibration from the front tire goes right into the mirror. If the car behind me has their headlights on I can see them otherwise it's almost useless.

I didn't mention it yesterday, but I also got a new helmet and sunglasses at walmart. The helmet, besides matching my flag theme, has vents in it which makes it much cooler than riding with my X-Games rollerblade helmet. It also has a visor which keeps the sun out of my eyes. The sunglasses work great. They are polarized and make the Edge 305 easy to see just as I thought.

Once Clayton got in to work I had him help me check out the wheels to see what was rubbing. The bad news is that both the front and real wheel were both rubbing. The back wheel was rubbing hard against the edge of my ZAP electric motor drive. It was easy to fix just by turning the motor to the side. I really should just take it off because I don't like to use it too much -- it's just too slow and the battery weighs over 15 lbs. But, I leave it on because I know if I took it off I would misplace all the parts for it and never be able to use it again. My front wheel was rubbing on the brakes. The only thing I could do was loosen the calipers. It shouldn't effect anything because I have lots of travel on the handle. The front rim appears to be slightly warped. I'm not sure if that is something that can be fixed or if I need a new rim.