Originally Posted by Al1943
If you are interested in getting into organized racing I think your plan makes sense. The compact double will take significant weight off the bike. A 50/36 crankset would shift better and be preferable for racing.
If you have a limited budget then there are probably better places to spend your money, but that's your business not ours.
Al
"Significant weight"? Totally not true. Don't know how that came up. You'd save as much weight from a compact double over a triple as you would by throwing half a Clif bar over your shoulder, at the very most.
If you're using the front two rings anyway, a properly tuned triple shifts- tooth for tooth- just as well as a double. It's an image thing.