I'm going from a triple to a compact double when I get my new baby. I"m a little bit nervous. But I decided compact is "it" for me b/c I don't find myself changing gears very much with the triple. It's just too testy. I look forward to the straight-forwardness of the compact double. It is good to know that Tiva learned to get used to your compact double as I'm in Madison area There are some hills here for sure (north west of Madison)