Beamish trophy trial 2013

On Saturday you will be spoilt for choice with all the adventures you could have! There are Trail rides, suitable for all abilities and experience levels, to explore the local area and try out your riding skills.

These rides last from 3 to 6 hours, taking in parts of the TET route along the way! If you prefer to stay on tarmac, join a guided road tour and enjoy the local scenery with the opportunity to head across to the Lake District or Scottish Borders for the day!

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We had a minor detour when we overshot one of the roads we were supposed to take, but no big deal. We got to the first off-road section Oxenlaw Farm, we had been warned that it may be muddy and an alternative route was offered.

It was ok, a mix of small rocks, mud and grass. I was even aiming for the puddles to get the bike dirty sorry Doug. The small rocks had increased in size and the ruts had gone from puddles to small ponds. You have no idea how deep they are and no alternative route so you just have to hit them and hope for the best.

I had visions of ending up like Charlie Chaplin, up to my eyes in water with a few bubbles of two stroked filled smoke popping around me. We reached the first check point and were asked our first question.

I took a wild guess and luckily got it correct! We reached the next off-road section Weatherhill with an incline down Crawleyside. The off-road sections had taken their toll on my wrists, I had been grabbing the handle bars so tightly that it had stressed them. After battling our way up to the top, we then had to get down the other side. I took a minute to compose myself, but Doug was off!

A couple of guys, one on a BMW R75 flew past us and ended up on his backside. Then his mate ended doing a forward flip over the bars of his bike. Boy was I looking forward to this, not! I picked the bike up and carried on, not for long mind you. I was off again, this time with a spectacular dive to avoid impaling myself on the handlebars, and damaging the bike of course. Once again picked the bike up and carried. From here to the next checkpoint it was tarmac. We were flying, well I say flying!

The next checkpoint came without any dramas. You had to stop at the bottom of the incline leading towards it, so no chance to recreate the Isle of Man Druidale water splash.