This bike has sooo much power it´s almost scary, however that said after the first day out I was using most of it. It is lighter then I suspected, has gobs of bottom end yet still revs out. I think it has 5 gears but I can only seem to use the first 3, trust me that should be enough for almost anything. I´m 5´6 and about 165lbs and don´t find it a big bike, I think it feels smaller the a CR 250! Highly recomended!