Originally Posted by
operator
Triple cranks are obsolete for a reason.
Zero purpose for them now that we have wide range rear cassettes and a billion 2x and 1x drivetrains.
Yes, the wide range cassettes are available but at the cost of huge gearing gaps. MTB often have to shift under stress and fine tuning the gear choice isn't as important. For road and touring bikes small gearing gaps are a benefit that wide ratio 1X and 2X drivetrains can't provide.