Don't let this ride scare anyone from flatland. I had been of the bike for a couple of weeks due to back problems and had a not so low gear. But it was still alot of fun and made some great friends. Judging from what Bikewnc says this ride will be much easier than the ring of fire ride we did. Besides this is a social ride, its to enjoy. Jschen hope you can make it back out here. And I'll see wolfpack and bikewnc then for sure.