Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 947
Likes: 8
From: Tucson, AZ and SE Asia
Bikes: Spec Roubaix Expert, Cannondale CAAD12, Jamis Quest ELite, Jamis Dragon Pro, Waterford ST-22
Keep it!! I would kill to find a nice triple setup on a newer road bike.. as a result of this trend to compact doubles I always have to mess with cassettes, rear ders, etc in order to get a little better climbing ability. And it's still hard to overcome the disadvantage of a 34T small chainring.
I never had problems with triples, especially 105 or Ultegra.. I suspect this was all about cost cutting on the part of the manufacturers, with some marketing spin to make it sound like a great idea, lol..