Originally Posted by
Hoopdriver
With 10/11 and even 12 speed cassettes nowadays, I can't think of very many reasons why anyone would want a triple anymore, especially in Florida. Do your ratio chart for 2 and 3 rings and you'll see that adding another ring will not give you very many more gears. Add a bigger ring to your double and go riding.
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with a suggested 48/34 (14T difference).. Front derailleurs are sensitive to the difference in the number of teeth between adjacent chain rings.