I talked to my chiropractor the other day about the same thing: compact vs. triple. He does ironman so he uses compact. But he said if all I am doing is leisure rides, then triple makes a lot of sense. I live in Vancouver and like you, we have hills everywhere. If I were to do more mountain climbs, and not just my daily commute/ ride out to Delta where it's flat, I probably would've got a triple too. I also have a Ruby and I love my bike.