>>1243821>, is it really better than a doubleI might be wrong, but I think the triple came as a solution for mtbs that were working with tiny baby cassettes that maxed out at 28t. Maybe I'm wrong but I always assumed that was the reason
As MTB got bigger, number of gears was an idiotic selling point, "wow a bike with 27 speeds!" So it such around longer than it should have even as 36t cassettes became common
Another issue, which fits: a wide range 7 speed cassette would suck... So would an 8 or even 9 for some people. So like the other poster said, the triple allowed you to have sane gearing jumps even when you only had 7 or 8 cassette cogs
To think there was a point where people were rocking quadruple cranks ..lmao
