Originally Posted by
Papa Tom
Are triples really going away? I haven't been out of the middle ring on my bike for about twenty years, but I always felt like a rebel for that. I guess now I'm just ordinary.
come on a ride with me Papa and you'll get out of that mid ring.
but we are talking touring here, so with any sort of touring load, and going from the short or long climbs I've been touring on for the last 30 years, my personal experience just doesnt fit with your comment.
but maybe you ride in more flattish areas or you're a tractor stump pulling sort of build guy.