Originally Posted by
cyccommute
...it’s easy to see the hassle of upshifts and downshifts using the wide double concept. ...
Yup, every time I shift my compact double (50/34) on my road bike that has a 10 speed cassette in back, I make two or three shifts in back to compensate for the shift up front.
A friend of mine got a new 11 speed bike, he almost never rides it, usually rides his older bike for the same reason.