Originally Posted by
Gonzo Bob
Get an XT or SLX 22/32/44, drop the granny and replace the 44 with a 48 like one of these
http://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?id=BPC348880 . It's not ramped and pinned but it will still work. I have one on my tourer/commuter. My crank is a 5-arm 94/58mm BCD triple with the granny removed and the outer ring replaced with a 46 so I run 46/32 rings. My crank takes a square taper BB so I was able to get a slightly shorter one for better chain line as a double. Not sure if you can do that with a Hollowtech crank, though.
Or you could get this FSA crank and I think you could replace the bashguard with a 48 ring:
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=30857
A problem exists. I live in Argentina and here it is difficult to obtain some components. But I can obtain any thing made by Shimano, crankset Shimano and chainrings Shimano, but difficultly obtain here a MegaExo Crankset or a Salsa chainring.