Quote Originally Posted by morsecode
Well, it's a ride that focuses on climbing, so maybe that's why?
http://www.highlandercycletour.com/

We've been done a charity ride the past two years (the Ride for Roswell) and I know they don't have any minimum gearing requirements

We were thinking about doing the "Wanderer" ride, which is the easiest one (30 miles with 2 moderate climbs) and actually requires a slightly lower minimum gearing (39/25)

I showed this thread to my hubby and apparently he gets it (it's still all Greek to me :blush: ) so he's going to figuring out our gearing later.

39/25 minimum gearing is really high. You will be fine with the gearing on your bike. I would guess there are probably very few (or maybe zero) TE women who would have 39/25 as the lowest gearing on their road bike.

Looks like a really neat ride. It should be a fun time!