When I returned to cycling awhile back and bought a new bike I was asked if I wanted a triple. I said sure, why not? Since, I've used the granny ring only cause I felt bad for neglecting it. I've never experienced or felt the necessity of it. But still, when I built up my next bike, I put a triple on it.

I'm thinking about getting a new crankset. I cannot help but to feel I need a triple on the basis of, ya never know, one day I'll be in dire need of it.

Can anyone support my psychological dependence on a triple? Can anyone disabuse me of it?