I know that Campy has more ability to deal with front shifting situations which arrise more with triples than the Shimano design. To say that you shouldn't buy a Shimano triple, or that Campy has no problems with triples is a gross over statement. Everyone is allowed their own opinions, but any time someone tells me that I shouldn't buy one thing over because the one they are pushing is so vastly superior than the other throws up a red flag for me to do some more research for a balanced informed decision. I don't have any experience personally so I won't say I'm the right guy to ask on either front. You may want to send jsharr a PM and ask him his opinions about his Shimano Tiagra triple he's riding now (a Trek 1200). Also do some reading on how Campy's front shifter works and how Shimano's works. Under stand the differences from the source.