Originally Posted by
Zach_Stone
Hmm. My front shifter is a double? And triples have always seemed fiddly to me. I guess I am still not grasping why people seem to think a triple is better than a wide range cassette
Ride SOTR which is probably in your neck of the woods and you will see the need for the triple.
http://stormingofthunderridge.org/
I do that ride every year on a 72 Lejeune with a triple up front and 5 out back. I am a flatlander in Richmond that spends most of my time on the 52 ring. On that ride I need a triple AND a wide range cogset. Most of the ride is spend on the granny gear and the 2 biggest gears out back!
The main reason I prefer a triple is because you have to jump all around on a compact double and wide range cassette to find the right gear. On the triple, you just stay in the same 2 or 3 gears out back and shift the front when you need it.