48/32 chainrings, an interesting innovation

[kbernstein]

My setup has been vector pedals w racework carbon cranks, and chainrings that cost 25 eur and are largely disposable. I'm very pleased with that, because everything is cheap, reliable, and easy to swap. from one bike to the next, the pedals follow me. it's very easy to swap the chainrings (much easier than on shimano) so depending on the terrain / season, it's easy to change the chainrings. and if i break anything, i wont cry.
Why are looking for a bike specific PM, what is it you dont like about PM pedals? especially with Assioma making great road AND MTB pedals now.

I like that setup, it's just that I'm also waiting for chinese PM pedals to drop. Favero is cheap and reliable but the greedy cheapskate in me wants less.
GOLDIX 48-32+ racework cranks + favero MX1 (to keep it cheap and fair comparison) pedals = ~960g and ~600 euros. couldn't find any history of MX1s on sale
GRX 48-31 + 4iii usb rechargeable (hell yeah) left crank + zeray pedals = 1003g weighed and I paid 340 euros for the whole set, new
yes, i'd prefer it, yes, hollowgram style chainrings are very sexy, yes, i'm curious about carbon crank stiffness... but that's not a price/weight ratio i'd go for on a gravel bike, plus the potential carbon crank failure

[Daviddavieboy]

I have used 48/32 chainrings for few years on my all road bike with 2 sets of wheels for gravel and road. Never held me back and really appreciated the fact that it let me stay in the middle of the cassette most of the time.

 Same for me. I have a SRAM 43/30 power meter on my gravel bike and can still get  ~30mph on flats. On descents it's not that much slower than my other bikes with traditional road gearing if there are lots of turns.