Originally Posted by
Urthwhyte
Should've gone with the compact
Compacts are OK for reasonably flat terrain, not so good for many miles of 15% grades, which is what we have in Los Angeles, and what I rode two days ago. It's why I have more than one road bike, with different gearing for each. If I could only have one bike, it would be a triple, because I wouldn't want to give my epic climbs.