Following Dougie and Mark’s visit in June, we arranged to get together for some trials training at Tricks in the Sticks in Kent. In the end it was myself, Doug and Doug’s daughter Millie that came along for the day. https://www.tricksinthesticks.co.uk/ It is run by a guy called Jason PEARCE who used to be a …
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Cahors Urban Trials
The Urban Trials event has been held in Cahors for a few years, but I had never been to see it before. This was the August 2018 event and it was amazing, particularly if you have ridden a trials bike and can understand the amount of skill and control that these riders have. Toni BOU …
Scorpa T-Ride 250F
Having signed up with Dougie and Mark to do the 3-day Sport Adventure “enduro-navigation” event in Normandie in November, I needed a bike to use. I contacted the organiser to discuss a few options and explain my basic level of competence. It seemed that it might be possible to do it on the Scorpa Trials …
KTM Duke Farewell
Following Dougie and Mark’s visit earlier in the month and my initiation into trail riding, the Duke had to go – despite it being my “dream bike”. Years ago, when I was working in the UK I did a secondment to one of our offices in the Midlands and used to chat about bikes with …
Dougie and Mark Visit
Dougie and Mark called in on their way to Spain for a week-long off road adventure called the “Mini Mondo” with Austin VINCE. Dougie was in his big van and it was full of bikes and we had a great couple of days riding the trails around here on a variety of bikes – from …