Originally Posted by
GeoKrpan
There is a huge stigma on triples but 50/39/30 is better than 50/34.
Most of the time the 50 to 39 shift requires no rear shifting, 50 to 34 almost always. In a fast group I have much less anxiety with 50/39/30 when a steep hill is looming.
I think it's funny that there are no triple hydraulic road levers. Gravel, commuters, and tourers are having to resort to gizmos to run absurdly large cassettes. 1x11 is ok for the dirt and for riding by one's self but sucks in a pack ride.
The triple will return. 1x11 will go away.
This is a really standard dude problem of believing one's personal preferences constitute a market desperately in need of being catered to. Triples will stick around for a while longer on hybrids and the like, but they're absolutely dead at the high end and that trend will inevitably continue downmarket.