None of us have a clue how to do this …
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:14 pm
… so lets get out there & find out
Having spent twenty years avoiding gravel, last weekend I took my Ten off road for the first time: clearly I didn’t kill myself, nor did my bike get trashed. Maybe most surprising of all was that in between the odd period of mortal terror, I actually really enjoyed myself.
So I was wondering if there are any other off road virgins that fancy meeting up on Saturday 30th July for a little trip out onto Salisbury Plain - I don't think that that day clashes with any of the more established events
The general idea would be to select the easiest range roads possible, a bit like this…
& just get out there.
If we do this, two things come to mind:
a) We go at the pace of the slowest rider, &
b) If you promise to help me pick my bike up when I fall off, I promise to return the compliment
As AckAckFlack put it to me the other day “it isn't about whether you came down the side of Everest on a big GS fully loaded or not, it is the enthusiasm for giving the Rough Road a go”
If there is any interest in doing this, maybe we could prevail upon the good offices of some the more experienced BBRR members to come along & help with a bit of mentoring (see the BBRR Group Board)
So anyone interested & if so, does that date work?
Having spent twenty years avoiding gravel, last weekend I took my Ten off road for the first time: clearly I didn’t kill myself, nor did my bike get trashed. Maybe most surprising of all was that in between the odd period of mortal terror, I actually really enjoyed myself.
So I was wondering if there are any other off road virgins that fancy meeting up on Saturday 30th July for a little trip out onto Salisbury Plain - I don't think that that day clashes with any of the more established events
The general idea would be to select the easiest range roads possible, a bit like this…
& just get out there.
If we do this, two things come to mind:
a) We go at the pace of the slowest rider, &
b) If you promise to help me pick my bike up when I fall off, I promise to return the compliment
As AckAckFlack put it to me the other day “it isn't about whether you came down the side of Everest on a big GS fully loaded or not, it is the enthusiasm for giving the Rough Road a go”
If there is any interest in doing this, maybe we could prevail upon the good offices of some the more experienced BBRR members to come along & help with a bit of mentoring (see the BBRR Group Board)
So anyone interested & if so, does that date work?