Originally Posted by stonecrd

Main reason I went from a triple to a double was I had no real use for the triple or a compact. Since 99% of my riding is flat I never used the granny and I use the big ring 98% of the time. As Blues Dawg said maintaining the triples FD alignment can be a pain and since I did not use it much it was even worse. So even with the triple I optimized the FD for the middle and big ring. In the end why should I carry the extra weight and complexity if I don't need it.