Gearing for hills/mountains

[jsinar]

What are you guys who ride in the mountains running for gears? Mine is geared 14/41 now, I've got a 13 I can put on, Planning on a ride at the end of the month at wolfpen gap in central Arkansas, Should I go 13 or leave the 14? Tires are 20x11x9

[Paulie B]

What are you guys who ride in the mountains running for gears? Mine is geared 14/41 now, I've got a 13 I can put on, Planning on a ride at the end of the month at wolfpen gap in central Arkansas, Should I go 13 or leave the 14? Tires are 20x11x9

What is your motor combo?

[jsinar]

Far as i know it's stock, fmf fattys/power core 2's, cool heads, v-force reeds..

[Paulie B]

I would go with the 13 man.

[jsinar]

I tried the 13 today, I can't get enough slack out of the chain.. and if I pulled a link it would be too tight at the loosest setting.. How do you guys gear down? just run a bigger one in the back?

[sootman73]

Welcome to the problem with the stock banshee swingarm. Not enough adjustment to be able to take one link out. This is why i'm switching to a round style carrier.

[lms1977]

it a preference thing I only hill climb I run a big paddle tire and run 13-43 on it works good but I'm gonna try to switch it up

[Pasi S.]

When I had my stock swingarm, I could use 14-41 and 13-42 with a same chain.

Now I have +6 stock style swingarm shop swingarm and I´m trying to save some money to get a roundhouse style.

[jsinar]

Anyway to squeeze a 14-42 with the stock chain/arm? Also, does anybody have a chart for different sprocket sizes that has the outside diameter of them? My bike has a gytr plate on the swingarm and I want to make sure before I get a bigger rear sprocket it won't hit the plate.