Originally Posted by demoncyclist
You will be unlikely to notice any performance gain that is equal to the money you would have to spend to upgrade an older bike.
Thanks demon,
I was a little worried when I went looking for chainrings and found the Shimano rings were listed as designed for the narrow chain. Good to hear they will work with 8 speed. Maybe I am overreacting about the need to upgrade. Surely there are a LOT of 8 speed bikes still on the road.