I Now Suck A Bit Less At Off-road Biking: Fantic 250 Enduro green-laning day

It's fair to say the entirety of my 12-year biking career has been spent on Tarmac - and my recent off-road forays on press bikes haven't been especially, erm, safe. So I went along to Off The Kerb trail riding in Dorking for a day of guided green-lane trail riding in the Surrey Hills on a Fantic 250 Enduro. Will I fall off? Or get out of second gear? Thrilling stuff awaits. Maybe.

[@winchester92stevebrook44]

I've just booked a Dorking Trail Ride, and enthused by your video I can hardly wait. I am frequently riding the roads around here, and it will be lovely to experience the green lanes too.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

I've found dirt bike experience handy when my road bike gets out of shape. 🙃

[@DontPanicDear]

Stunning day for noob action Tim! I spotted Norbury Park, Ranmore, Whitedown, some Lovelace bridges down to Horsley and left over the hill down London Lane 🤓

[@taz473]

Nice video.👍

[@andybatchelor6665]

Dude, where is that chalk hill, I can never find it?

[@timrodierides]

If it's the one I think you mean it's called Hogden Lane, near Polesden Lacey. I think it starts here: goo.gl/maps/DJ16sVgDwBhV3v8N7

[@rotoehu9266]

Come on Tim, get some balls and do a wet and muddy green lane on a GSXR1000 shod with road tyres like BVG (Baron Von ‘nightmare’) 😁

[@winchester92stevebrook44]

I did once green lane my Suzuki Katana 110 around Leith Hill, does that count?