I have *only* used triples, so I waited to reply.

I don't go see my granny often ... but boy, am I glad she's there! We don't have hills around here, but I'm considered a strong climber (wind is great training for hills)... but I dunno, it just seems to make sense to be *able* to have more options.

Even with my triple on my first hybrid, I would run out of gears on the top end on the prairie with a good tailwind. My LBS dude said no, I didn't need a road bike :-) The 7500 FX with skinny tires would make me happy. It has...