Replace chainrings or crankset
Need some advice as per my title. I have a vintage (late 80's) road bike with Sugino steel 52-40t 110BCD rings and cranks. BB is JIS square taper. I am 65 and want to lower the gearing. Running 6-sp 14-28 freewheel in the rear and prefer to keep it. Pondering if it makes good sense to buy a new, lighter crankset (possibly HT2) or replace the chainrings - Gebhardt 44-33t for $78 all in. Most JIS sq taper cranksets today are designated as 10/11 speed with short spindle lengths (107-110) compared to mine (est.116mm) which raises chain compatibility and chainline concerns. Any thoughts?