Shorter crank experiment is going okay...
There's a 100% chance that the 52/36 is not low enough for me right now with the 11-32 cassette, esp with the shorter cranks. Definitely need to swap my compact rings over from the other crankset so I can spin a bit more. With the compact I was spinning pretty well and had a bail out gear I really didn't need to use. With the mid compact today I was looking for a bigger cog to keep my cadence up on some climbs. Ended up having to stand up which I didn't last time.

Oof.