Triple to double/compact?
ssk2
Posts: 25
Currently riding with a triple (Sora), but have been thinking about switching to a compact or maybe even a standard double.
On the 'pro' side, all I've come up with weight, slightly easier to adjust and (let's face it) it just looks a bit more...'normal'.
For cons, I've come up with the biggie of 'why bother?'
So, out of interest, how would I begin to go about switching my triple out? Is it a case of just buying a new Sora chainset? Is it difficult to change and would I be able to do it on my own (assuming a level of mechanical competence!)
Do people have thoughts? Is it not worth changing, stupid idea?
On the 'pro' side, all I've come up with weight, slightly easier to adjust and (let's face it) it just looks a bit more...'normal'.
For cons, I've come up with the biggie of 'why bother?'
So, out of interest, how would I begin to go about switching my triple out? Is it a case of just buying a new Sora chainset? Is it difficult to change and would I be able to do it on my own (assuming a level of mechanical competence!)
Do people have thoughts? Is it not worth changing, stupid idea?
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Wouldn't bother if it was me. Too much hassle.0
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Wouldn't both it it was me. Too much hassle.
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Wait until you upgrade to a new bike.Purveyor of "up"
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If your triple is working okay don't bother. I change my wife's bike from a triple to a compact because her triple wasn't shifting properly (the result of a crash) but I wouldn't have done it otherwise.0
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jejv wrote:Err... no.
Oh Dear.ssk2 wrote:(let's face it) it just looks a bit more...'normal'.
No.. No.. No...
That comment was made very tongue in cheek, don't worry. I have faced a 'look' and a smirk or two from more 'established' roadies at sportives and cafes, but this has been rare and something that doesn't bother me.
Thanks for the advice guys and gals, was pretty much what I was thinking!0 -
Don't know what kind of riding you do, but I've ridden a triple, double, compact and old-style 52-42 double, and one of the things I like with my current triple is that there's only a 10 teeth gap (50-40-30), which saves shifting when moving between front rings on rolling terrain.
Like John T says, you don't have to use the granny - I don't use mine in the UK, and it comes in handy in the Alps. And in the meantime I have a perfect 50-40 set-up here. Outweighs the weight, looks, and q-factor negatives for me0
