Wimped out.

I wimped out.  I added a 24T inner chainring and derailleur.  I'll post up a picture soon.  Couple of hills I just could not make on the 1x8 gearing.

The Thaw

Wow, the weather went from ice and 9 degrees to mud and 60.  Still need 4WD, but not because of the ice anymore.  Still, a few weeks of that and my training schedule is completely shot.  I also missed the early registration deadline for the Mohican 100k.  I think I am going to pass this year, not enough time to train and it would be a very expensive race for me.