BT Humble wrote:


Incidentally, why do roadies have such a loathing for triple front
chainrings? Is it just a machismo thing, or does it have some logical
basis?


BTH

My touring bike and my mountain bike have triples, but it is so much
nicer and smoother to change the double on my racing bike that I'd be
very reluctant to give that up. One day soon I'll move to a compact, but
if it gets too steep for that then that's just too bad!