Hope this is the right section. I don't really bother with racing - the longer sportives are more my bag.
I have a road bike and for the last year have been using a compact, which I find fantastic. Seems to me though that a high quality triple chain ring, with a relatively flat block at the back would offer the greatest flexibility of all - you could spin up all but the hardest of climbs and not lose out on top end gearing either.
How flawed or otherwise is my logic? Are they de rigeur on the UK sportive circuit?
I have a road bike and for the last year have been using a compact, which I find fantastic. Seems to me though that a high quality triple chain ring, with a relatively flat block at the back would offer the greatest flexibility of all - you could spin up all but the hardest of climbs and not lose out on top end gearing either.
How flawed or otherwise is my logic? Are they de rigeur on the UK sportive circuit?