Originally Posted by
terrymorse
Your experience is not everyone's experience.
When I had a triple on a road bike, I spent much of the time on the big ring, climbed almost always on the middle ring, and almost never used the small ring.
Once I switched to a compact double (and never looked back), I spend even more time on the big ring, and I shift the front less.
Same, but I still have the triple bike as a back-up. I'm happy on either bike, actually, but if I buy another bike it will be a compact double.