Originally Posted by
Racing Dan
At some point an additional small, very light weight, chain ring in the front makes a lot more sense than one or two more dinner plate size cogs in the back. Especially if you didn't already went to 1x and ditched the front DR all together.
So at what point is that then? I’m quite happy with a compact double on my road bike, which is probably why they are so common. I used to hate triples when they were standard on MTBs. Much prefer 1x gearing off-road.