April 21, 2015

            Just because we have assembled and ridden both the electric and gas powered bikes it does not mean that our work is done. Today the gas powered bike decided to act up. The problem is still under surveillance, but I will write more about that later.  On top of the bike problem, Campbell and I also have to prepare a presentation. This will take up a lot of time so I am now getting worried about our commercial we planned to film. I personally do not think that we will have to complete it properly so it may not be worth doing. We can put the work for the commercial into the presentation and just make a super awesome presentation that our fans will not forget. We will figure it out.

            The morning was great. We came back to my house after class to pick up the bikes and ride them to school. We flew. I rode the electric bike, and it is for sure the easiest and most comfortable. From my house, it took Campbell and I the same amount or even less than the usual time it takes to get to Lovett. We were at first timid about our speed, but when the cars started coming we had no issue with going full throttle. Campbell and I had no issue keeping up with the cars. We turned into Lovett to begin our timed trials, and this is where the problems began.

            The carburetor on the bikes is very loose and we have already had issues securing it, but this time it just fell off… not good. Before that however, the engine was having trouble starting. The choke is not supposed to be adjusted, but that was the only thing that would get it to start. Even when we were able to get it going, Campbell and I agreed that it was not getting up to the speed like it used to be. Patrick was able to help us with some suggestions, but after going out to buy and try a new spark plug that led to a dead end, we decided to just handle it tomorrow.

            Every day we have had to come up with a new plan for the next day. Things just keep popping up. We will fix the bike tomorrow and hopefully get to some presentations work. Campbell and I will decide whether or not to make the commercial or not based off of how long it takes to fix the gas bike. Hopefully we will be able to get a lot done and feel better prepared for the presentation. The electric bike is performing like Rick Ross, ‘cause it’s the boss. The timed trial showed us that the electric bike can get up to 27mph on flat ground. The gas powered showed up at 22mph. When we first tested the bikes we believed it to be obvious that the gas was much faster than the electric. I guess we will find out tomorrow. Hopefully everything goes as planned.