Originally Posted by
jsdavis
The 2014 with double 50/34 and 11-30 gets pretty close to 50/39/30 with 12-28 on the low end.
The lowest available gear isn't really the point. With a triple I can cruise around using the whole cassette with my 39T ring and only drop down to the granny when I get to the hill. It's just much more usable.