Stephen
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Hi Guys,
Long time since I've posted anything on here, been on holiday, been knackered and been busy!
(If anyone needs any advice feel free to message me whenever!)
So I went to Spain at the beginning of the month, just down to Malaga for a few days. While I was there we (me and my dad) had a day out with Offroad Orange. They're a Uk setup just outside of malaga renting KTM's and taking people on guided tours of the wonderful countryside/mountains.
I suppose it's like green laning however the terrain over there is not like anything I've ridden on, dry, loose and (most notably) hard.
We met Paul, our guide, at a petrol station and he guided us to there premises. It's only a small setup but they've packed everything they need in there, theres about 10 KTM's all nearly new (they replace them yearly) a very tidy workshop they use to care for the bikes and a large cloak room/changing room. All the gear is provided, freshly laundered and clean.
Once we were geared up (awful when it's 34 degrees but it's totally worth it when you hit the ground!) We watched an instructional video, Paul showed us around the bikes and explained the do's and don'ts etc.
He started us off on the road, straight to some barren land to warm up a little and we were off. The terrain got gradually more difficult and in a moment of overconfidence/inexperience/just plain ignorance I had quite a painful off (30 minutes into the day!) It's hard to determine exactly what caused it..? One second I was vertical next second horizontal.. I know I was going a little too fast for a descent, I may have touched the front brake in error (force of habit). It's possible I hit a small rock that threw the front wheel idk. I winded myself, which was a new one for me. Kinda thought I was dying for a couple of seconds but Paul was excellent and talked me through what was happening to me and how to fix it.
I was extremely sore but after a few minutes I got back on ready to tackle the next hill (there was no other option, it was either up the hill or stay in the middle!). I set off up the hill but lost momentum and came off again. But I got back on again and continued for the rest of the day, Paul was very sympathetic and took us on a route with two paths so I could take it easy if needed. We stopped off for some lunch in a little village that I imagine would take hours to get to by road!
Anyway, I've rambled on enough. Basically, I would highly recommend Off-road Orange if your into off-roading or want to break up a beach holiday in Malaga that your missus dragged you on!
It's great value for money when you consider bike hire gear hire and an expert guide.
Pretty sure I've broken a couple of ribs when I came off but they're getting much better now. And I'll definitely be returning for another go!
I'll post some pics up later on, may even upload some gopro footage from my off, it's not as impressive as I'd have hoped...
Long time since I've posted anything on here, been on holiday, been knackered and been busy!
(If anyone needs any advice feel free to message me whenever!)
So I went to Spain at the beginning of the month, just down to Malaga for a few days. While I was there we (me and my dad) had a day out with Offroad Orange. They're a Uk setup just outside of malaga renting KTM's and taking people on guided tours of the wonderful countryside/mountains.
I suppose it's like green laning however the terrain over there is not like anything I've ridden on, dry, loose and (most notably) hard.
We met Paul, our guide, at a petrol station and he guided us to there premises. It's only a small setup but they've packed everything they need in there, theres about 10 KTM's all nearly new (they replace them yearly) a very tidy workshop they use to care for the bikes and a large cloak room/changing room. All the gear is provided, freshly laundered and clean.
Once we were geared up (awful when it's 34 degrees but it's totally worth it when you hit the ground!) We watched an instructional video, Paul showed us around the bikes and explained the do's and don'ts etc.
He started us off on the road, straight to some barren land to warm up a little and we were off. The terrain got gradually more difficult and in a moment of overconfidence/inexperience/just plain ignorance I had quite a painful off (30 minutes into the day!) It's hard to determine exactly what caused it..? One second I was vertical next second horizontal.. I know I was going a little too fast for a descent, I may have touched the front brake in error (force of habit). It's possible I hit a small rock that threw the front wheel idk. I winded myself, which was a new one for me. Kinda thought I was dying for a couple of seconds but Paul was excellent and talked me through what was happening to me and how to fix it.
I was extremely sore but after a few minutes I got back on ready to tackle the next hill (there was no other option, it was either up the hill or stay in the middle!). I set off up the hill but lost momentum and came off again. But I got back on again and continued for the rest of the day, Paul was very sympathetic and took us on a route with two paths so I could take it easy if needed. We stopped off for some lunch in a little village that I imagine would take hours to get to by road!
Anyway, I've rambled on enough. Basically, I would highly recommend Off-road Orange if your into off-roading or want to break up a beach holiday in Malaga that your missus dragged you on!
It's great value for money when you consider bike hire gear hire and an expert guide.
Pretty sure I've broken a couple of ribs when I came off but they're getting much better now. And I'll definitely be returning for another go!
I'll post some pics up later on, may even upload some gopro footage from my off, it's not as impressive as I'd have hoped...
