They make triple cranks but not for road shifters. MTB and Hybrid maybe. It is like Di-2 or Campy electronic power shifters. Double only. SO he has to compromise with the bike or transmission if he wants to move into a new Bike that has SRAM or di-2 shifters. That is simply the direction the industry seems to be headed. It has nothing to do with what some of us may like, my nephew likes vinyl records, but that does him no good if he wants the newest album from his favorite group.