Compact Double or Triple?

[alpinerabbit]

aaah the old staple discussion...

whatever makes you happy

there are a bunch of threads on this forum on the same topic if you care to search for them. There will be those who say that shifting is more precise on the double and all the counterargumentation will follow suit

I have one of each, Ultegra. I find the jumps not too too big, or put it this way: I don't notice any difference. note that the new gearsets are 10spd in the back so you have one more than you are used to now, meaning you have pretty small jumps.

I personally don't mind shifting on the front, I haven't counted whether I shift more on the double than the triple so I'm no help there...

on my compact, I managed to have a 30 "rescue" cog (from Marzocchi I believe) installed on the regular 12-27 Ultegra cassette, I gave up the 16 for that. That really helps me get up the big hills.

Just try to keep the equivalent of a 30-27 combo from your triple on the compact set and your knees should be happy. Or stick with the triple and try to treat your knees to the biggest granny gear you can get in the back....