chainring: triple vs. compact double

[jobob]

Absolutely!! Would you like to also borrow Hell on Wheels??

But of course

Gosh, yellow, you need to warn your fine employers that they might have to step up production a bit for that weekend !

but how on earth will I schlep all that chocolate home?

[SadieKate]

but how on earth will I schlep all that chocolate home?

I'm trying to figure it out also. The Bike Bus can carry more but it will be exposed to temperature fluctuations. Since yellow apparently does approve of ice being used at all, even to get the precious cargo across the summer desert, I'm not sure what we're going to do.

[jobob]

I'm not sure what we're going to do.

I have but three words:

Maximum Baggage Allowance.

Oh heck with it, I've given up keeping track. Sorry for hijacking your thread Amy !

[jobob]

Three of the strongest riders I know - SadieKate, maillotpois, and Veronica - use triples.

I'm about one-tenth as strong as they are (maybe one-fifth on a good day!) so darn tootin' I have a triple. I also have 46 year old knees which, by and large, have given me very little trouble, and I fully intend to keep it that way. And I hope to still be toodling up Mt. Diablo when I'm 80.

And hopefully sometime between now and then I'll finally make it up freakin' Sierra Road