Originally Posted by
chasm54
But that completely misses my point. If you have a triple you can have both - the nice close ratios, and the big range you need to help you in the hills. That's the whole purpose of a triple.
ah, didn't know you we're advocating for a triple. I thought you were just calling me a wimp
. Lol!
I hear ya that a triple is great if you're starting from scratch, but it costs considerably more to do than if one already has a compact double...