Camping bike is great if you're doing heavy touring. But you titled your post "first rando bike build" ... so don't buy a touring bike if you're planning to do randonneuring. The SOMA Grand Randonneur is a good choice for a budget frame ($500) designed for randonneuring. There is no point in spending boatloads of money ($1500 to $2000) buying a magnificent frame until you figure out what kind of riding you really want to do. If you later decide that randonneuring is really your thing, buy a better frame later. I've ridden 45,000 kilometers on rando events with all sorts of bikes and frames--mostly steel but the first couple years on aluminum (not recommended unless you like a jarring ride). I spent several months dithering about buying a Boulder Bikes All Road but eventually settled on the SOMA GR, partly because I've got two kids in college and I figure the GR is good enough for now. Maybe later I'll spring for something fancier. I've ridden the last seven years with down-tube shifters, which I love for their simple, direct feel. STI is just too damn fiddly and unreliable. Personally, I'd go for a triple crank unless you are absolutely confident that a double will do the job for you. It's not often that I need to drop to a 24 chainring and 32 cog, but when I do need to drop there, it's because I'm totally worn out and on a really steep pitch. How much weight do you save going from a triple to a double? A Rene Herse triple is 55 grams heavier than a double--less than two ounces. A couple of swigs of water. Deore rear derailleur to handle a 32-tooth cog. Ask Compass or whoever you buy your compact triple from what derailleur works best with it.

Nick
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