I just swithced from a triple to a compact.
Depending on the cassette on the rear I can get very close to the triples lowest gear.
I found the triple sketchy to shift into... and spent most of my time in the middle ring.
With the compact I have a more usable range of gears hi and low...
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So long. Been nice knowing you BF.... to all the friends I've made here and in real life... its been great. But this place needs an enema.