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Ride_Fast
I practice spinning as well. I have a spare wheel with a 17 on one side and 16 on the other. All of my strava segments are very similar from 17-15 except for top speed, but usually the "average speed" is always 20-21.
No hills, I live in Florida. I do enjoy climbing though whenever there's a bridge.
Nice, glad to hear you've got some experience and know what you want. The 48/14 is certainly a big jump up and is large enough to compete in endurance events at outdoor velodromes, just something to keep in mind.
For some context, I race a 51/15 in the Men's A's at the outdoor velodrome in San Diego, which is a similar gear to 48/14. It's certainly big enough for me to score points in races sometimes against national champs, former world champs and (occasionally) professional road cyclists. But there are guys who ride bigger gears and I happen to prefer a lower, "spinny" gear than some people. As with everything else YMMV, just providing some context. Needless to say the races are fast.