This may be an older thread, but still and interesting read. I've been contemplating updating my 1999 Raleigh R500 triple and have ridden by standard and compact doubles but not enough to know which I'd prefer. I rarely go into the granny gear on my triple so I was leaning to the standard double.

But I'm curious, have others who have moved from a triple to a double feel like one or the other types of doubles have been too much of a compromise?