Well thought out response Kevan...I even agree...but...I have more than one bike. 4 road bikes...2 compact and 2 triples. I like them both and both have advantages. People have tried to make fun of me and my triples particularly since they are not on bikes that a triple is readily accepted.
I usually replay with some or all of the below...
I don't kid myself I'm 58 I live in Pittsburgh I have a bad knee I weight 220 pounds
Other comments can be added. My compacts are different in that I run a long cage rear derailleur to get the same basic gearing as my triple in my climbing gear and a somewhat higher one on the top end.
The compact with ratios this broad may not be applicable to all riding areas as the shifts are not close at all. Around here where you are often either going up or down a big hill it is nice. My triples with closer shifing I often have to double or triple shift to get a proper ratio.
I like them both. It is also nice to have bikes that have different approaches to the same end...getting my fat butt up a steep and long hill.
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