Oh man I did something really frakin stupid! I took the bike by truck to Redwood City like I did a few weeks ago and went to Alices, and went farther down to the Pacific Ocean. Then My front tire went flat when I was going around 40mph. I coasted to a stop at the side of the road and proceeded to repair the tire. Do you know why my tire went flat? I forgot to put rim tape on the front tire! I put it on the rear wheel but not the front. I cant for the life of me understand how I missed that detail. I must have been distracted or something. Bottom line, Double check you work people. Another thing, my steel Worksman rim had sharp edges along the welded seam. It was on the inside of the rim. It wasn't finished very well. I took a dremel bit to it and smoothed it down. When you get a new rim run your fingers along the insides to see if there is anything protruding or sharp. This probably caused my flat.
Chips are real, I don't fix chips or scratches. Over the course of the build I have add/welded and removed/grinded off various parts and mounts. When this happens the sparks and grinding media will begin to sand blast and erode the paint where they hit. This was an accident but it is a good effect. All my welds are purposely welded rough/semi ground down. All the body work has intentional flaws. There is not one single part on the whole bike that doesn't have some sort if imperfetion, all done on purpose or allowed to happen. I wanted it to look like it has been in service for 100 years, and it does now.
