Actually I'm not feeling silly at all. A 50/36 w/23/11 gives me more options on the top and the bottom than a 53/39 w/25/12. For someone like me who really needs to keep his rpm up this has been a good set up. I've timed myself on two climbs and I'm slightly faster this way but more importantly I'm able to take advantage of my sweet spot better. I'm saying this perfect I'm just saying that it works well for me.

The OP stated that everyone who had switched to a cp were lemmings and that he was happy that he had kept his 53/12. All many of us have stated was that in acuality the 50/11 is a bigger gear. Which is in fact a true statement.