Originally Posted by cyccommute

You are correct that there is no right and wrong here but please respect others choices as well. Also respect others abilities. Your post has lots of loaded words in it that can easily be interpreted as insulting or holier-than-thou. Things like 'got a bit fitter', 'you don't need a triple to tour', even 'touring dogma' are all loaded terms.

I am not 'unfit'. I don't think that anyone who uses a triple is 'unfit'. I don't even consider anyone who posts here is 'unfit'. We bicycle tourist do an activity that not 1 in a thousand Americans do. By its very nature, bicycle touring requires at least a small level of fitness that is higher than the general population.