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Sorry, by first ratio I meant commuting ratio.
(At least from my experience) you don't want to be too worried whether its too high on the first go, when you see the track from the side knowing that you'll be on it it really can set your stomach churning.
That said the person I went with wasn't put off at all, he fell off.
Annoyingly managed to not see it happen. Roadie forgot to continue pedalling.
HHC
Had my first experience recently. The steepness of the track is a lot more than you will think (at least for me).
Just use the first ratio at least for first sesh IMO.
Otherwise, I found the hire bike ratio very easy and my legs are tiny.