Originally Posted by joejack951

Can we put this tired complaint to rest? The range and tight spacing of the gearing offered by a triple far outweight the extra 5 minutes of set up time and the few extra ounces a triple set up weighs. A 30/25 low gear offers far more hill climbing ability than a bike that weighs even 5 lbs. less that only has a 39/25 low gear.

I can sort of understand SRAM's approach to avoiding triples by making a low end group with a double and a wide range 10 speed cassette rather than a triple with a tighter cassette that has fewer cogs. However, with that approach they'll never get my business, or anyone else who wants the benefits of a triple but who also wants a higher end group.