Originally Posted by
Steve B.
My C-Dale gravel bike came with a 46/30 crank and 11-34 11 spd cassette. That’s a 22 gear inch low which is almost as low as my touring triple. I could go lower as well with an 11-40 cassette. My triple 24/36/46 with a 9 spd. 11-34 has about 14 non repeating gears, the 2X has 15.
I toured with a total load of 270 pounds, or so and I had a 28x28 7 speed with a triple. I could have used a lower gear at times.
Some people on the forum think triples are coming back.