yeah, all this cold weather is pretty burly but it shouldn't be unexpected, especially if you were raised in the upper Midwest. We've been spoiled the last few years with above-average winter temps. But no matter; tomorrow I am off to Tucson for Single Speed Arizona on Saturday. Time to give the Sycip a spin in some real desert singletrack. Hoping to avoid the $80 bendover surcharge by the airlines. I'm hoping to accomplish this by breaking it down to just the frame, and putting the wheels, fork, bars and misc. in an S&S soft case. I'm not too confident, though maybe I'll just tell them the frame box is actually golf club. Those fucking execs don't get charged for flying with their irons, and neither do hockey bags. WTF? Screw it. I'll let you know how it goes when I return...