Instead of going compact on one of my bikes I bought a cross crankset, main reason it was a great deal.. 70.00 for New FSA Gossamer.. It uses a 48/38 and I use a 12x23 and it works fine for most of my riding.. Since it was Octalink, it took about 30 minutes to install.. Had to adjust the front der. just a little bit and I was good to go.. They also use 130bcd chainrings which is also nice..