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should I just get a triple?
Probably not. In the olden days, we had 5 or 6 sprockets and the biggest one was rarely over 28T, a 2:1 range. Without even going nuts you can now have 10 sprockets with a 3:1 range (e.g. 12-36), which pretty much eliminates both credible arguments for a third chain ring.
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Going to do a super traditional tourer, the kind of bike I wanted when I was touring on a £20 mountain bike. I got my late 80s Galaxy powder coated, this speckled carbon grey which is impossible to photograph.
The question is, should I just get a triple? I know its not en vogue but it's going to weigh 50 kilos anyway