Quote Originally Posted by aicabsolut View Post
Hmm..good point. But if you were a guy, would you still use a triple, or would that be "Fred"? (seems us women can get away with them a little easier huh?) Still, as far as weight and aerodynamics, a compact double makes the most sense if you need the smaller gears.
Compact doubles are nice for the lower end of the gear spectrum, but they suck on long descents. Even I like to be on 53X11 for those.

In all cases, I was just trying to say that we have no idea why this guy has a triple on his bike, and there are good chances that he's not clueless.