Muddy Good Fun

Let’s get muddy. Quad biking gives you the adrenaline rush you are looking for and throws in a mud pack for free. So, don’t wait for the sunshine, book your quad-biking experience when you know you can get down and dirty with mother nature.

Quad bikers and hippos have one thing in common. Mud. They love it. While ordinary folk like clear blue skies and firm green grass under foot, quad bikers are rarely happier than when wallowing in the mud. Rob Sawyer, who runs a 400-acre wood in Leicestershire, where quad bikers regularly splatter themselves in the brown stuff, says: ‘We are as busy in the winter as the summer.’

He adds: ‘People in the UK have a more outdoor mentality these days, so take a different attitude to the winter. Mud is seen as a liberating experience.’ Rob points out that quad biking is, in fact, safer in the mud. ‘You can do what we call power slides, where you let the bike drift,’ he explains. For the novice quad biker, the mud also represents the perfect playing field. ‘Riding in the mud can be less demanding on your arms, so it’s a good time to start riding,’ he says. ‘It’s a bit like playing rugby in the mud – it can be more fun.’

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Quad Biking – The Basics

Riding a quad bike is great fun, but being good at riding a quad bike is much better. Follow these five basic rules to really enjoy your next ride.

  1. FIVE-ASIDE: Keep five points of contact; feet, hands and bottom. If a rider keeps a good/positive riding position they are able to control the bike more easily.
  2. LEGS-UP: The riders’ feet must remain on the footplates at all times. If they try to steady the bike with their feet, it will be pulled as the feet can become caught by the rear wheels.
  3. STAY COOL: If the rider is tense it will translate to the bike and become harder to ride. It also increases muscle fatigue in the arms.
  4. FRONT-UP: Basically, it’s the opposite of motorway driving where you look way ahead. On a quad, look no further than your nose. Riders need to adjust their body position according to the terrain they are about to cross. By looking just in front they can do this.
  5. LOW LIFE: Keeping a low body position on the bike keeps the centre of gravity lower and makes the bike more stable.

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