I have switched from triples to compact doubles. With a 12/26 flatland cassette and an 11/32 hill country cassette I've found the gearing more than adequate. As Kerlenbach noted, the 53 on the triple was rarely being used.
As to the famous double shift (rear and front to get the right ratio), I was doing that on the triple anyway. For a rider who wants to stay in a relatively narrow cadence range a "chainring smaller, cassette 2 larger shift" is a normal occurance. The whole point behind having the double crankset is flawless front shifting.
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