New road bike groupset

[wintergreen]

Im very close to pulling the trigger on a new road bike but cant decide on the chain set.
Should I go with a compact double or a regular 39/52?
Im not exactly the fittest person in the world, 50-60 mile a day is about enough for me on my Galaxy but obviously That's a triple and at least twice the weight of a new road bike.
What are the pro's and con's of each?
At the moment Im leaning more towards a regular 39/52 with a 12/28 cassette or would the compact be a better choice?

 

[TissoT]

IMO.... 50/34 compact .... You could always change the rings to a 52/39 at a later date !

 

[steve52]

compact until your regularly spinning out in top and wish you had more gears, 3 years on and im not there yet lol,i do spinout down hills at about 45 mph but other than that dont find i need any more

 

[Peteaud]

Some come with both, albeit the more expensive ones, but some of the deals out there, you never know.

I would go compact tho.

 

[Onyer]

I went with the compromise of 52/36 combined with an 11-32 cassette. Top gear is great and bottom gear gets you up the hills.

 

[wintergreen]

I had a good think and went for the compact with a 12/28 cassette.
As Tissot said, I can always change the rings at a later date. There's no point making things hard for myself right from the start.
Now all I have to do is sit back and wait for the nice people at Ribble to put the thing together.

 

[Kevin Airey]

I bought a Canyon with 53/39 as it was in stock, ended up changing it to 50/34 due to all the climbing round here. The double was brilliant with 50mm carbon aero wheels on the flat but wore me out on the hills....

 

[wintergreen]

Im sure the compact was the more sensible option.
Its been a long time since I owned a road bike and Im nowhere near as fit as I used to be.

 

[Kevin Airey]

You may want to consider a triple in that case....?

 

[wintergreen]

You may want to consider a triple in that case....?

I have been riding with triples on touring bikes for years along with single speed/fixed. I doubt its going to take long for me to get used to a double,