I will have to try shifting back to the middle ring and see if it works for me.  Also when I try and shift to the small ring it will not shift down unless I am on a higher gear 5 or higher.  Not sure why that is happening but because of it I usually just don't shift down.
 
I moved the seat back and leaned the seat about 2 holes and it made a big difference on the feel of the bike.  I was able to take a longer route with more hills one over a mile long not too steep but all without any problems.  The ride was 18.71 miles and I was not tired.  My average with a stop to call work and get a drink was still over 11mph.  
 
I still find myself in places start day dreaming and just peddling.  I am not tired just enjoying the ride.
 
I will take the bike to City Cyclist Saturday to get it's first tune up.

City Cyclist tuned the Stratus up and it is a lot smoother than when I first picked it up.  Shifts smoothly through all the gears without a problem.  The more I ride it the more I like it.
 
Everyone was right I don't fit on the XStream too bad.   I might later trade the V-Rex for a long wheelbase to go along with the Stratus

Quote from goldentouch on Jun 16^th, 2010, 8:55pm:

 I cheerfully disagree with my learned fellow riders. I think the Xstream is a poor choice as a climber as is the V3 and I suspect the SXP for the same reasons. First, I am talking about climbing something in MILEs not a few thousand yards (or k's if you prefer). When faced with a climb in Colorado that has a sign at its top, with a place to take a picture, I would much rather be on a Easy Racer or a V-rex. Especially if I am a bigger rider as referred above.  The  wheel flop of the Xstream and V3 (perhaps the SXP, never ridden one) makes long steeper climbs much tougher. You have to work much harder IMO because of the wanky low-speed steering than you would on an Easy Racer (much less). Last summer, my riding buddy and I were climbing Slumgullian pass. I was very jealous of his ti Rush and the ability to rock along < 4MPH. Pretty handy in higher elevations and long climbs.   Now, I don't argue that getting to the top on the  lighter bike may come sooner, but for me this is not the main issue.
 
On shorter hills, the Xstream wins because of weight (gravity). Although, I still prefer those shorter, especially steeper climbs on an Easy Racer, because again the steering is so much less brain damage. YMMV, caveat, CYA, etc.  
 
As an aside, I have ridden my Xstream more than my other bikes most recently. But the local terrain is flat, very flat, and darned flat with not many hills. I moved in summer, from a very hilly area. Before I moved, I wanted to sell the beast several times but couldn't bring myself to it. Glad I kept it.