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Trials Day的点评
点评：I’m 55 and, despite having ridden motorcycles on the road for years, I’d never done any off-road riding at all. A few of my riding friends here in France have recently bought enduro bikes, things like KTM 350s, and it got me wondering whether I might enjoy having a go myself.
The trouble was, I genuinely had no idea where to start. Trials? Enduro? Something in between? My other concern was whether my 55-year-old body would actually cope with any of these off-road shenanigans! Looking at the seat height of some of my friends’ enduro bikes, I wasn’t even convinced I’d comfortably get my leg over one.
I live in France and don’t often get the opportunity to get away from my childcare responsibilities, but I happened to have a few days in England visiting my parents. On the off chance, I started ringing around trying to find somewhere that could give a complete beginner an introduction to off-road riding.
After trying about five different places, I came across Stu at Trials Day in Leek. By sheer luck he told me there was one place available on a beginners’ day – the following morning. Perfect.
There were four of us on the day, with quite an age range. I was 55 and one of the other participants was 70, there with, I believe, his son. They were farmers who had done some riding around their farm but wanted to learn the proper techniques before picking up bad habits. There was also a younger chap in his thirties(maybe?). The important thing was that we were all pretty green when it came to proper slow-speed trials riding.
The day started, appropriately enough, with a cup of tea and a talk about the bikes, balance, cornering and some of the basic principles. Then we togged ourselves up with the large selection of gear that was available and went outside and got onto the 250cc TRS trials bikes.
From there the instruction was excellent. We’d practise something for perhaps five or ten minutes, then stop while Stu and the instructors watched what we were doing, explained where we were going wrong and gave us things to work on. Then we’d move on to the next skill.
And there is so much technique involved that, as a road rider, I simply wouldn’t have known about without being taught: where your feet should be on the pegs, your arm position, how you position your body and create those big imaginary “bubbles” between your arms and legs, how you balance and turn the bike at incredibly low speeds, and so on.
Throughout the day it was skill after skill, gradually putting everything together on different terrain. We rode over railway sleepers and piles of rocks, climbed steep mounds, descended inclines that initially looked ridiculously steep, practised U-turns on cambers and tackled all sorts of obstacles that I certainly wouldn’t have imagined myself riding over when I arrived that morning.
Something else that deserves mentioning is that Stu wasn’t doing all of this alone. There were two other extremely skilled instructors with us, all accomplished championship trials riders, and the amount of individual attention was fantastic. If one or two of us were struggling with a particular technique, somebody could work with us one-to-one and help us understand what we were doing wrong. Watching the instructors demonstrate what these bikes can actually do was pretty impressive too – and they are seriously fit!
At lunchtime Stu disappeared off to the local chippy and returned with something for everyone, after which we got straight back into the adventure.
The weather wasn’t particularly kind to us and we had rain and damp conditions, but strangely I hardly thought about it. We were having far too much fun.
Towards the end of the day we went on a long ride, using many of the skills we’d learned over terrain that gave us the opportunity to put everything into practice. We eventually found ourselves high up in the hills, which was a brilliant way of bringing everything together.
For the finale, Stu put out red and blue flags and created a small, very technical trials section for us to attempt. There was only one slight problem: by this point all four of us were absolutely knackered!
I don’t think any of us covered ourselves in glory on that final section and eventually we pretty much abandoned it. My legs had discovered muscles I genuinely didn’t know existed, and by the end I could barely walk. It gives you a whole new appreciation for just how physically demanding proper trials riding is.
But what a thoroughly enjoyable day.
I originally booked Trials Day because I wanted to find out whether, at 55 and with nothing but road-riding experience, my body could cope with off-road motorcycling and whether it was something I would actually enjoy.
I think the best recommendation I can give is that it’s pretty much all I’ve thought about since.
I’m now looking for a bike somewhere between trials and enduro, and I’m even contemplating building a little technical trials course in my garden in France so I can practise.
So thanks very much to Stu and all the lads at Trials Day. I arrived knowing virtually nothing about trials riding, learned an enormous amount in a single day, exhausted myself completely – and apparently acquired a new obsession in the process.
Highly recommended, particularly if, like me, you’ve spent years riding on the road but have always wondered what happens when the tarmac runs out.
The trouble was, I genuinely had no idea where to start. Trials? Enduro? Something in between? My other concern was whether my 55-year-old body would actually cope with any of these off-road shenanigans! Looking at the seat height of some of my friends’ enduro bikes, I wasn’t even convinced I’d comfortably get my leg over one.
I live in France and don’t often get the opportunity to get away from my childcare responsibilities, but I happened to have a few days in England visiting my parents. On the off chance, I started ringing around trying to find somewhere that could give a complete beginner an introduction to off-road riding.
After trying about five different places, I came across Stu at Trials Day in Leek. By sheer luck he told me there was one place available on a beginners’ day – the following morning. Perfect.
There were four of us on the day, with quite an age range. I was 55 and one of the other participants was 70, there with, I believe, his son. They were farmers who had done some riding around their farm but wanted to learn the proper techniques before picking up bad habits. There was also a younger chap in his thirties(maybe?). The important thing was that we were all pretty green when it came to proper slow-speed trials riding.
The day started, appropriately enough, with a cup of tea and a talk about the bikes, balance, cornering and some of the basic principles. Then we togged ourselves up with the large selection of gear that was available and went outside and got onto the 250cc TRS trials bikes.
From there the instruction was excellent. We’d practise something for perhaps five or ten minutes, then stop while Stu and the instructors watched what we were doing, explained where we were going wrong and gave us things to work on. Then we’d move on to the next skill.
And there is so much technique involved that, as a road rider, I simply wouldn’t have known about without being taught: where your feet should be on the pegs, your arm position, how you position your body and create those big imaginary “bubbles” between your arms and legs, how you balance and turn the bike at incredibly low speeds, and so on.
Throughout the day it was skill after skill, gradually putting everything together on different terrain. We rode over railway sleepers and piles of rocks, climbed steep mounds, descended inclines that initially looked ridiculously steep, practised U-turns on cambers and tackled all sorts of obstacles that I certainly wouldn’t have imagined myself riding over when I arrived that morning.
Something else that deserves mentioning is that Stu wasn’t doing all of this alone. There were two other extremely skilled instructors with us, all accomplished championship trials riders, and the amount of individual attention was fantastic. If one or two of us were struggling with a particular technique, somebody could work with us one-to-one and help us understand what we were doing wrong. Watching the instructors demonstrate what these bikes can actually do was pretty impressive too – and they are seriously fit!
At lunchtime Stu disappeared off to the local chippy and returned with something for everyone, after which we got straight back into the adventure.
The weather wasn’t particularly kind to us and we had rain and damp conditions, but strangely I hardly thought about it. We were having far too much fun.
Towards the end of the day we went on a long ride, using many of the skills we’d learned over terrain that gave us the opportunity to put everything into practice. We eventually found ourselves high up in the hills, which was a brilliant way of bringing everything together.
For the finale, Stu put out red and blue flags and created a small, very technical trials section for us to attempt. There was only one slight problem: by this point all four of us were absolutely knackered!
I don’t think any of us covered ourselves in glory on that final section and eventually we pretty much abandoned it. My legs had discovered muscles I genuinely didn’t know existed, and by the end I could barely walk. It gives you a whole new appreciation for just how physically demanding proper trials riding is.
But what a thoroughly enjoyable day.
I originally booked Trials Day because I wanted to find out whether, at 55 and with nothing but road-riding experience, my body could cope with off-road motorcycling and whether it was something I would actually enjoy.
I think the best recommendation I can give is that it’s pretty much all I’ve thought about since.
I’m now looking for a bike somewhere between trials and enduro, and I’m even contemplating building a little technical trials course in my garden in France so I can practise.
So thanks very much to Stu and all the lads at Trials Day. I arrived knowing virtually nothing about trials riding, learned an enormous amount in a single day, exhausted myself completely – and apparently acquired a new obsession in the process.
Highly recommended, particularly if, like me, you’ve spent years riding on the road but have always wondered what happens when the tarmac runs out.
翻译：我今年55岁，虽然多年来一直在公路上骑摩托车，但从未尝试过越野骑行。最近，我在法国的几个骑友分别买了KTM 350这类耐力摩托车，这让我开始思考：自己是否也适合试试呢？
问题在于，我完全不知道该从何入手。是练习试车赛？还是直接玩耐力赛？或者两者结合？另外我还在担心，55岁的身体能否承受得了这些越野活动呢！看了看几位朋友的耐力摩托车的座椅高度，我甚至不确定自己能否轻松地跨上这样的车。
我住在法国，平时很少有机会摆脱育儿责任，但恰好有几天时间能去英国看望父母。抱着试一试的心态，我开始四处打电话，试图找到一家能为完全的新手提供越野摩托车入门课程的地方。
在联系了大概五家不同的地方之后……我在利克的训练日上遇到了斯图。幸运的是，他告诉我第二天早上还有一个名额可以参加初学者课程——真是天助我也。
那天我们一共四个人，年龄跨度很大。我当时55岁，另一位学员70岁，我记得他是和儿子一起来的。他们都是农民，平时会在农场里骑马，但希望在养成不良骑马习惯之前先学习正确的技巧。另外还有一位三十多岁的年轻人（大概吧）。重要的是，在如何进行正规的低速试骑方面，我们所有人都还是新手。
这一天的开端很合适——先喝杯茶，接着聊聊摩托车、平衡技巧、过弯方法以及一些基本原理。随后我们穿上提供的各种装备，走到室外，骑上了250cc的TRS试骑用摩托车。
接下来的指导也非常出色。我们会针对某个项目练习五到十分钟。随后我们停下，斯图和教练们则观察我们的动作，指出我们哪里做错了，并给我们布置需要练习的内容。接着我们再继续学习下一项技能。
这其中涉及的技巧实在太多了，作为一名公路骑行者，如果没人教导的话，我根本不可能知晓这些：双脚该放在脚踏的什么位置、手臂的姿势、身体该如何摆放，以及如何在两臂与双腿之间形成那些巨大的“虚拟气泡”。如何在极低的速度下保持平衡并转弯，等等。
一整天里，我们不断学习各种技巧，并逐渐在不同地形上将它们综合运用。我们骑过铁轨枕木和石堆，爬上陡峭的小丘，从一开始看起来极其险峻的斜坡上滑下，还在倾斜的路面上练习掉头，克服了各种障碍——这些都是我那天早上刚来的时候根本不敢想象自己能骑过去的。还有一点值得提及的是，斯图并非独自完成这一切的。当时还有另外两位技艺精湛的教练和我们在一起，他们也都是屡获冠军的骑手。我们得到的个性化指导可谓无与伦比。当我们当中有一两人对某项技术掌握得不好时，总会有教练一对一地指导我们，帮我们找出自己做得不对的地方。看着教练们展示这些自行车的真正实力也相当震撼——而且他们的体能真是出色极了！
午餐时，斯图去了一家当地的炸鱼薯条店，回来时给每个人都带了吃的，之后我们便立刻继续冒险之旅。
当天的天气算不上好，又雨又潮湿，但奇怪的是我几乎没在意这些。我们玩得太开心了。
快到傍晚时，我们进行了一次长途骑行。我们运用了所学到的诸多技巧，在复杂的地形中将这些技能一一付诸实践。最终，我们来到了高高的山丘上，这真是将所有技巧融会贯通的绝佳机会。
最后，斯图拿出了红色和蓝色的旗帜，为我们设置了一个难度颇高的小型试炼路段。不过有个小问题：此时我们四个人都累得要命！我觉得在最后那段赛程中，我们谁都没能表现出色，最终我们基本上就放弃了。我的双腿居然出现了一些我以前根本不知道存在的肌肉；到最后我几乎走不动路了。这让我深切体会到，真正的攀爬赛对体能的要求有多高。
不过，这真是愉快至极的一天。
我最初报名参加攀爬赛日，是因为我想看看，在55岁且仅有公路骑行经验的情况下，自己能否胜任。我的身体能否适应越野摩托车骑行？这是否会是我真正喜欢的事情呢？
我想我能给出的最佳建议就是：从那以后，这几乎成了我一直在思考的事情。
如今我正在物色一款介于越野赛车和耐力赛摩托车之间的车型，甚至还在考虑在法国的花园里修建一个小型的技术性越野赛道，以便自己练习。
非常感谢斯图以及“越野赛日”活动的所有伙伴们。出发前，我对越野骑行几乎一无所知。我在一天之内学到了大量知识，累得精疲力竭——显然还因此产生了新的痴迷爱好。
强烈推荐！尤其适合像我一样，多年来一直在公路上骑行，但一直好奇当柏油路走到尽头后会发生什么的人。
问题在于，我完全不知道该从何入手。是练习试车赛？还是直接玩耐力赛？或者两者结合？另外我还在担心，55岁的身体能否承受得了这些越野活动呢！看了看几位朋友的耐力摩托车的座椅高度，我甚至不确定自己能否轻松地跨上这样的车。
我住在法国，平时很少有机会摆脱育儿责任，但恰好有几天时间能去英国看望父母。抱着试一试的心态，我开始四处打电话，试图找到一家能为完全的新手提供越野摩托车入门课程的地方。
在联系了大概五家不同的地方之后……我在利克的训练日上遇到了斯图。幸运的是，他告诉我第二天早上还有一个名额可以参加初学者课程——真是天助我也。
那天我们一共四个人，年龄跨度很大。我当时55岁，另一位学员70岁，我记得他是和儿子一起来的。他们都是农民，平时会在农场里骑马，但希望在养成不良骑马习惯之前先学习正确的技巧。另外还有一位三十多岁的年轻人（大概吧）。重要的是，在如何进行正规的低速试骑方面，我们所有人都还是新手。
这一天的开端很合适——先喝杯茶，接着聊聊摩托车、平衡技巧、过弯方法以及一些基本原理。随后我们穿上提供的各种装备，走到室外，骑上了250cc的TRS试骑用摩托车。
接下来的指导也非常出色。我们会针对某个项目练习五到十分钟。随后我们停下，斯图和教练们则观察我们的动作，指出我们哪里做错了，并给我们布置需要练习的内容。接着我们再继续学习下一项技能。
这其中涉及的技巧实在太多了，作为一名公路骑行者，如果没人教导的话，我根本不可能知晓这些：双脚该放在脚踏的什么位置、手臂的姿势、身体该如何摆放，以及如何在两臂与双腿之间形成那些巨大的“虚拟气泡”。如何在极低的速度下保持平衡并转弯，等等。
一整天里，我们不断学习各种技巧，并逐渐在不同地形上将它们综合运用。我们骑过铁轨枕木和石堆，爬上陡峭的小丘，从一开始看起来极其险峻的斜坡上滑下，还在倾斜的路面上练习掉头，克服了各种障碍——这些都是我那天早上刚来的时候根本不敢想象自己能骑过去的。还有一点值得提及的是，斯图并非独自完成这一切的。当时还有另外两位技艺精湛的教练和我们在一起，他们也都是屡获冠军的骑手。我们得到的个性化指导可谓无与伦比。当我们当中有一两人对某项技术掌握得不好时，总会有教练一对一地指导我们，帮我们找出自己做得不对的地方。看着教练们展示这些自行车的真正实力也相当震撼——而且他们的体能真是出色极了！
午餐时，斯图去了一家当地的炸鱼薯条店，回来时给每个人都带了吃的，之后我们便立刻继续冒险之旅。
当天的天气算不上好，又雨又潮湿，但奇怪的是我几乎没在意这些。我们玩得太开心了。
快到傍晚时，我们进行了一次长途骑行。我们运用了所学到的诸多技巧，在复杂的地形中将这些技能一一付诸实践。最终，我们来到了高高的山丘上，这真是将所有技巧融会贯通的绝佳机会。
最后，斯图拿出了红色和蓝色的旗帜，为我们设置了一个难度颇高的小型试炼路段。不过有个小问题：此时我们四个人都累得要命！我觉得在最后那段赛程中，我们谁都没能表现出色，最终我们基本上就放弃了。我的双腿居然出现了一些我以前根本不知道存在的肌肉；到最后我几乎走不动路了。这让我深切体会到，真正的攀爬赛对体能的要求有多高。
不过，这真是愉快至极的一天。
我最初报名参加攀爬赛日，是因为我想看看，在55岁且仅有公路骑行经验的情况下，自己能否胜任。我的身体能否适应越野摩托车骑行？这是否会是我真正喜欢的事情呢？
我想我能给出的最佳建议就是：从那以后，这几乎成了我一直在思考的事情。
如今我正在物色一款介于越野赛车和耐力赛摩托车之间的车型，甚至还在考虑在法国的花园里修建一个小型的技术性越野赛道，以便自己练习。
非常感谢斯图以及“越野赛日”活动的所有伙伴们。出发前，我对越野骑行几乎一无所知。我在一天之内学到了大量知识，累得精疲力竭——显然还因此产生了新的痴迷爱好。
强烈推荐！尤其适合像我一样，多年来一直在公路上骑行，但一直好奇当柏油路走到尽头后会发生什么的人。
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