Music of my dark solitary ride tonight was the soundtrack from Big Fish. Love that movie.

You do have a point though.
I thing FM is missing a huge opportunity at their biggest potential market. I spent last summer in southern Germany. The first mile (Km) last mile is huge there. Trains will take you anywhere. Next to most stops of any size is usually a big lot full of bikes, mostly electrified. While electric assist bikes are fine, they are not nearly as fun. OW could take a big chunk of that potential market if they would just set up some sort of service in the EU.

@HanahsDax ROTFLMAO This might be my favorite pic I have seen on this board.
That we could all have graphic evidence of our biffs.

@McFloaty Wow that OG, tire looks great for how many miles it has on it. My Vega was showing belts at the edges at1300. I forced it to 1400 just so the math would work out to 5 cents per mile. (Paid $70 with shipping for the new Hoosier) I know, a little ocd, but I just like number to come out even.

One thing to consider with that tire is that the is the stiffness of the sidewall and the stickiness of the rubber. The R60B is very stiff, with very hard rubber. This is good for durability but might be like riding a brick.
I'm currently riding a very soft D10A which is a bit like riding a sponge. It will do a slow U turn easy on a narrow sidewalk and soaks up cracks really well. Like you would expect it is very quiet and sticky, but crap on even a little mud. I only have 200 miles on it so far, so can't say about durability yet.
The stock Vega is a pretty stiff and square tire. Which is good for stability for beginners, but less responsive. I think the R60B might be even stiffer but with a rounder profile.
I'll be very interested in your riding impressions

I suspect a temporary fix. So long as there isn't any bad noise and the wheel is still rolling smoothly (power off). A bearing change can likely wait until your next tire change. I would just keep an eye on the bearing, If you see globs of the sticky grease from inside coming out and rough noise then you need to do a swap. The worse case is if the bearing fails then the stator can rub on the rim magnets. You would definitely hear that.

@Jerre The bearings are greased and have a rubber seal. I wouldn't hit them with WD40 or anything under pressure that might wash that grease out, but a drop of liquid oil on the outside edge of the seal is fine.

That is a "rubber rubbing" on hard parts squeak, and it sounds like it is in time with the rotation of the wheel. That leaves 2 options. The tire (obviously) or the bearing seal. I would take a dropper of light mineral oil (like baby oil) and add a drop to suspect areas until it stops. Then you know where it is coming from. Clearance on the back looks really tight I would start there.

@McFloaty Excelent, except that 23 min was about 16 minutes short.

Oh man, Spandex all the way!!
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Pics or it didn't happen.