Quote Originally Posted by DebW
Your lowest gear is way lower than the requirement for that ride. You have a 19 inch low gear, and they are requiring a 39 inch low gear, so you quality (if they are really going to be snobbish enough to check). But if you have a mountain bike that weighs more than a road bike, you may need lower gears than they mention. Or maybe you are such a good hill climber that you don't need anything that low.
I wish
If we do this, we'll definitely do the easiest ride

I'm so glad you guys are here b/c I'm still completely confused
but then again, I'm a real newbie.
I got my bike 2 years ago, but we've been really lackadaisical about riding. Each season riding enough to be able to survive whichever route we decide to take on the Ride for Roswell (the big fundraising ride in these parts) and then petering out. This year I really want to change that and start riding regularly and get into shape properly.

Thanks so much for your help, everyone!