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[QUOTE="rmc_olderthandirt, post: 1294903, member: 68872"]
The grammar and sentence structure is so bad that I am not sure what the question is (or if it was a question).

There is no single "best" gearing.  There can be a "best" for a specific rider on a specific bike on a specific trail/track/hill/whatever.  Change any of those three and the best gearing may also change.

If you are bogging down in first gear climbing hills or over obstacles then you might want to consider going down a tooth on the front sprocket or up a tooth (or 2) on the rear sprocket.  This will certainly help you "stay on the pipe" for the speed you are attempting to ride at.

I suspect, however, that you may find that the extra torque will cause you to loop the bike when you climb the hills.  I would expect a 250 to have sufficient torque to climb a hill a beginner would consider attempting.  The problem may be that you are attempting to ride too slow.  Momentum is a wonderful thing when you climb a hill and getting the RPMs up so the bike produces full power will improve things a lot.

Rod
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