Originally Posted by
Velocivixen
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ThermionicScott - yes, I think I will leave it either as 38/52 or 38/48 because those are the chainrings I already own and am cheap.

If those chainrings do what you need, more power to you! I've been running 48/38 on one bike for a while but just switched to 50/38 for more range, and it's kind of a goal at this point to honestly wear out a couple before buying more to fiddle around with.