We will have lift-off this weekend. The triple crankset arrived in the "post" this am. I have a new FD, chain, RD and cable so come Wednesday evening or so I'll do the change over. I came face-to-face this past weekend with my need for a triple having to grunt up two climbs in what for a youngster would be very low gearing, 34-32. 12-15% grades leave me wanting more and going to 30-32 will make a very nice difference getting my lowest cadence at least into the mid-60's. This weekend will be an excellent test as the club ride I'm doing duplicates the longest climb (~3000') from this past weekend. Will be an excellent comparison.

My mid-30's son cruises up hills like these in a 39-28 which he would call his mountain gearing - the energy of youth. In 3 weeks or so I will have a small window, maybe 2 days to kick his butt as he gets on a bike for the first time after breaking his leg; unfortunately, he's already on a trainer 2-3 weeks after the injury due to the marvels of modern medicine.

BTW, the nice thing about the FSA road triple is that the inner chainring is 74mm BCD so I could easily put on a true granny and use a 12-27 cassette for virtually anything. Long term this might be the way to go.