the unfortunate thing is that the opinions/comments/reasoning of the last three fellows dont make the manufacturers give a rats patootee.

that said, I figure triple setups are always going to be around on real touring bikes, its just unfortunate that on lots of bikes that could be useful touring bikes will often have gearing that isnt low enough for a lot of folks, but then this has been the case a lot in the past also....

plus this topic tends to come back to the same opinions put out by those of us who find triples very useful and the perfect tool for the job......