Hi all, I am about to purchase my first road bike and I am in a dilemma whether to go for a triple or not. I am 44 years old and just starting out road cycling, am currently a little overweight and not the fittest. I am training for a 45 mile cycle ride with some pretty big hills and a friend of mine advised me to go for a triple, on reading reviews there is a very mixed opinion some of which are based around the fact that its not cool to ride a triple. I believe that the triple would help me out on the big hills, and to be honest looking cool is not top of my agenda but getting up those hills is. Can anyone tell me if there is a big difference or not. Many Thanks