Using 24" wheels, I am geared a little low, so I really need to get a good fast start and with my foot at the top of the pedal I push down hard and push my weight back to keep traction and then pop the clutch. The bike starts quickly and I don't pedal against the compression for too long. I have a small skip tooth sprocket with a short Schwinn banan bike crank. I have rounded the corners of my small sprocket with a dremel and use a moped #415 chain from treats.tv without a tensioner, and it rolls smoothly. The only issue is that the choke is hard to get to and it be great to go with a Bing carb, with a Bing, the choke plate raises up as you accelerate.