Herts Trf Trail Riders Fellowship
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About Herts Trf Trail Riders Fellowship
The organisation that represents responsible trail riders
Preserving historic, public rights of way for the benefit of all user groups
Herts Trf Trail Riders Fellowship Description
Thank you for you interest in the TRF and in particular the Herts and North London group which I am proud to chair. We are committed to trail and adventure riding and maximising return on our investment in this activity. We are the faster growing TRF group nationwide and in across the past 18 months the Herts group has almost doubled in size from 100 to approaching 200 active riders.
The TRF as a national organisation was founded in Hertfordshire with the inaugural meeting being held at the Valiant Trooper in Tring in 1972.
Maintaining our Rights of Way (ROW) is the foremost concern of the TRF and we usually have 2 to 3 ongoing cases at anyone time with the TRF defending our members rights. Herts TRF are particularly strong on ROW with 2 ROW officers leading the way in National Best practice and pride ourselves on excellent relationships with the councils and other ROW groups whom we hold in respect. .
Contrary to misinformed opinion that the number of rideable lanes is falling. – several “new” lanes have been discovered and made useable for our members.
If there is one question we get asked most frequently from new or about to become new trail /adventure bike owners is “where can I ride locally and how often do you go out?”
Nationally in the UK the TRF use around 3000 miles of byways and green lanes of which a full around 125 miles are right here in Hertfordshire and more across the wider North London area
Last years TRF numbers
125 miles of green lanes in Herts alone
5 new lanes identified and recorded
180 members up from 90 – highest growth in TRF nationally
16 run leaders committing to 1 run per quarter (now 21 run leaders! )
over 60 Herts TRF runs per year available to members (and literally 100s nationally)
2 Public Inquiries attended
2 police stops of Herts TRF members legitimately riding on green lanes
2 complaints made to the Police – both upheld in favour of the TRF with written apologies
2 TRF Rights of Way officers in Hertfordshire
1 Rights of Way meeting with over 50 riders trained
0 successful prosecutions nationally since 1974 where the TRF has never lost a case defending a member from a right to ride green lanes.
We try to ride out between once a week in the summer to once every other week win winter on average and cater for all abilities from beginner / novice to experienced enduro riders and cover around 90-100 miles with riders free to drop off at any time.
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As you expect our route leaders and sweepers are very experienced including several ex police motorcyclists and enduro competition riders, which keeps our rides professional, steady, smooth and progressive.
We have female members and new women riders are made welcome.
All bikes are catered for on rides from a simple XR125 to the mighty 1200 GS.
As a group we are also handy with a spanner, or a soldering iron. We go at a steady pace that allows beginners time to progress as they wish. No one gets left behind on a ride… ever.
Goals across this year 2014 we are working on achieving
Recovering our right to ride lost and secret lanes.
Rides out on average once per week normally Sundays with occasionally Saturday or midweek
Once per month open rides for non members /beginners
Elite rides for faster / more experienced members
2 day ride starting at Watford North London to Wells next the Sea (Hunstanton) on the Norfolk coast
Around the M25 ride on green lanes (big and small bike)
A special TRF trip to the Stella Alpina Rallye in the French /Italian Alps July
Trips to Isle of Man, Wales, Devon and the Peak District.
Stand and demonstrations at Bikefest Stevenage, the Herts county show in August and the MCN Carole Nash Motorcycle show in London Exel
We look forward to seeing you on of our events
Regards
Mario Costa-Sa
Chairman Herts & North London TRF
Director National TRF – Membership & Marketing
Facebook hertstrf
Linkedin Group Trail Riders Fellowship
National Site www. trf.org. uk
Monthly local meeting 7: 30PM the 2nd Weds of each month at Shire Park Social Club, Shire Park, Central Drive, Welwyn Garden City AL7 1GB
NEW ”What we do” videos for new & prospective members
1. TRF on Bikechannel Sky & Virgin and YouTube http://youtu. be /8iT9cTpslq8
2. Harvest Lanes Video – See what you will shortly be doing here https://vimeo.com/76322205
New members questions and chat
New Members inquiries to John Fox 01462 811654 foxtm@btinternet.com
TRF Membership join online is here http://www. trf.org. uk /membership /join-online. html
or if you are having trouble click & download the print & post printable_membership_form
We run a forum where any questions get a swift response (usually in a couple of hours)
http://www. trf.org. uk /forum / Don’t forget to state where you live and how you found the forum (eg via the hertstrf website)
Inclusivity
Events marked Beginners / non members /open to all riders are for anyone including non TRF and TRF members. All 2hr Beginners rides marked open /beginners are free to non members unless clearly stated otherwise. They are generally held on the 1st Saturday of each month unless conflicting with another members main ride which will always take priority and the beginners ride will shift generally to the Sunday.
Joining on the day for any ride is only £45 for 12 months entitling you for everything and refundable if it doesn’t work out for you. http://www. trf.org. uk /membership /join-online. html
Regarding tyre choice, conditions can vary but introductory rides / beginners events are achievable on road /dual use tyres with care and experience and the route is selected with this in mind, however knobblies are always advised. Please also see our code of conduct http://www. hertstrf.org. uk /herts-trf-code-of-conduct-run-safety-advice /
The other events below are aimed at current TRF members with exceptions readily made if you are a guest of another TRF member attending the meeting or by permission of the run leader TRF officials if you want to come solo. Just ping us if in doubt.
New Members enquiries to John Fox 01462 811654 foxtm@btinternet.com
Ride fees & the Fighting Fund
Current Members – No ride fee ever for any TRF member on our area.
Join here http://www. trf.org. uk /membership /join-online. html
Non /Prospective TRF members
Main Beginners ride each month (normally 1st Saturday) - No fee for 1st visit however donations to fighting fund to keep byways open are appreciated.
Second beginners ride or those who cant make main ride and go on TRF members ride (£10 refundable from joining fee) Only 1st £10 is refundable toward membership fee ie. you cant go out 3x and ask for £30 member fee credit. If you are a habitual freeloader to TRF rides don’t be surprised if you are politely sent home.
All monies raised to go to straight to the fighting fund to pay for Rights of Way work and keep the lanes open. We are looking at spending £40k on defending lanes this year in Herts alone.
We are an inclusive fellowship and no reasonable request from either a member or prospective member will be refused.
Reviews
A short beginners ride focussed on non / new members and beginners to introduce you to the TRF, show you where and how to ride safely and responsibly and what you will need to enjoy the trail.
Normally held on the 1st Saturday of the month - and occasionally by special request held on Sunday to allow those with commitments to attend.
Current members are also very welcome to give the bike a run and coach any prospective new members.
... An easy 3 hour ride around some local green lanes and back by 1pm ready to get you home for lunch.
Whipsnade, Studham, Flamstead, Markyate and Ashridge.
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Stopsley, Offley St Pauls Walden Harpenden
TRF members may wish to continue on to Totternhoe Knowls.
Suitable for both smaller eg Honda 125 / 250 and bigger adventure bikes eg BMW 1200 GS. Suitable "off road" tyres are advised at this time of year as lanes may be muddy. You can drop off any time for any reason.
Please take a look at our short briefing videos designed to answer any questions you may have.
http://www.trf.org.uk/beginners/
Meet at the Chiltern visitors centre LU6 2GY at 09:30 ready to ride at 0945..
Please have tanks full to set off - Nearest fule https://goo.gl/maps/fsCbPyYvKv22
Free parking available here https://goo.gl/maps/4rHWr1kDQbM2
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Around 300 miles Herts to Hunstanton
More details in March
A course designed to change the way you think about run leading
For existing Herts TRF Ride Leaders only - nominated by Paul Lonergan
see https://www.facebook.com/events/126468529 7003507/ for more details
... Numbers will be limited to around 10
A second session for new Run leaders will be held in May. https://www.facebook.com/events/220250404 0072811/
and later in October
Pre course requirements • Trail Riding experience up to Competent level/ TRF Trail riders course • Review of CoC, LIG, Share the Trail & Run Leaders Briefing & Major Incident Process • Current First Aid Qualification - FAW highly recommended • Experience of green road information – RoR course, OS, GRM • Route planning – (see intro to run leading course)
Pre course reading /videos • LEAPS http://www.ikontraining.co.uk/wp-content/ …/2017/01/LEAPS.pdf • Conflict https://vimeo.com/channels/779523/1030036 74 • Emergency Situations - https://youtu.be/bTd7hMuqm1c
Course content - Total 3 Hrs
Theory - Pre ride Min 1 Hr • Role & Duties of a TRF Run Leader • Duty of Care • ACU, IAM & RoSPA Accreditation • Liability Insurance – TRF & ACU • Customer Experience • Ride Leader Briefs & Legalities o Indemnities o Medical Briefs
Theory - On the Ride Min 1 hour • Run Leadership styles • Group Dynamics on the Ride • Managing Risk on the Ride • Share the Trail & Dealing with Conflict • Dealing with Police Challenge S 59 • Readiness for Emergency Situations • Major Incident Process - • Assistive Equipment o Communications o Navigation o On Ride Coordination - Run Leader to TEC o Safety – aux lights & mirrors o First Aid
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The TRF will be organising the Trail Riding at the ABR Festival at Ragley Hall Warwickshire
More details to follow
Herts TRF Weekend at Sweet Lamb Adventure Rally Bike Academy
We had a great weekend here last year so I’ve decided to run another weekend on the 28th – 30th June.
We will be based at the Sweet Lamb centre which is in the middle of about 6000 acres of private land in Mid Wales, with miles and miles of fast flowing gravel tracks and then slightly more technical tracks up into the hills. See http://www.adventurerallybike.co.uk/ for more details.
... Mark Molineux and his very experienced team will be on hand for the whole weekend, helping to feed us and make sure we have an excellent weekend of riding.
Training is available (to all levels) for those that want it and for those that don’t we will be trail riding on the Saturday and Sunday, on site, off site and on other private areas to which Sweet Lamb have exclusive access (although that depends on forestry activity on the day, so no guarantees).
The price is £181. That includes accommodation on Friday and Saturday night in the bunkhouse. It includes a cooked breakfast on the Saturday and Sunday mornings and a BBQ dinner on the Saturday night. You'll need to cater for yourself on the Friday on the way to site. The food is good, but you must let me know well in advance if you need vegetarian food or anything else please, more complex requests will be hard to cater for as you are miles from anywhere. Tea and Coffee is unlimited and there is a fridge for you to bring your own booze. You can arrive on site from about 4pm.
See here for pictures of the accommodation http://www.adventurerallybike.co.uk/sweet -lamb-bunk-house/. The accommodation is very basic, but it’s warm and comfortable. You’ll need to bring a sleeping bag, pillow and torch (the generator turns off at night).
If you want to, you can stay off-site but the price won’t change. Similarly you can camp in a tent in the camping area if you don’t want to share, but again the price won’t change.
There is a maximum of 20 places and I need 10 to run it.
I expect the majority to be on smaller trail bikes or enduro bikes but if you want to, larger bikes are OK but you’ll have to be confident riding it off road, if you want to leave the site for the trial riding. Also, if you want to leave the site the bike must be road legal and insured. If you are happy to stay on site only then that isn’t necessary.
Please try to arrive fully fueled and if you can, bring a 20L jerry can full. It makes things much easier, especially if you stay on site.
Only payment secures your booking, call me on 07866 777 928 or email on bnewham@gmail.com to arrange. Because of the minimum of 10 riders I cannot easily organise refunds. The price is the price charged by Sweet Lamb and all money will be transferred by me to them. I am just organising this and will not be actually running it on the day.
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A practical session that will show a complete novice how to maintain their bike and avoid common breakdowns.
Plus
Breakout sessions on now to Service the following bikes
... Honda CRF250L HondaCRF230 KTM EXC-F (250-350- 450) BMW GS1200 / 800/ 700 / 650 (including GS911 demonstration) Beta XT 350 & RR
Food order at 7:00 Drinks available through the evening.
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A practical session led by former fireman and full trained outdoor First Aider and certified run leader Mark Hatherley for existing First Aid trained members to practise their skills with outdoor trail riding casualty scenarios
£5 towards the room fee
... 21 Leyton Rd, Harpenden AL5 2HU
Food order at 7:00 Drinks available through the evening.
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GPS is an invaluable aid to many trail riders, enabling our exact location to be displayed upon a map as well as allowing us to 'track’ and follow routes.
By far the most popular GPS amongst trail riders is Garmin’s Montana series, which Gavin Seiler a Senior Road Conservation Officer and Project Manager for the TRF Green Road Map will be doing an evening refreshers session
£5 on the night toward room hire
... A full day limited workshop is also available in January (£20) on the day fee towards the room costs
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GPS is an invaluable aid to many trail riders, enabling our exact location to be displayed upon a map as well as allowing us to 'track’ and follow routes.
A practical session that will show a complete novice how to use Viewranger.
Please bring your smartphone -preferably android or iphone and ideally with Viewranger installed.
... http://www.trf.org.uk/portfolio…/isnt-t here-an-app-for-that/
Garmin users will also be supported.
This kinesthetic learning supports the guide on here https://trail.trf.org.uk/green-road-resou …/how-to-use-a-gps/ which is one of many useful member-generated resources which will appear on our Trail website during 2019, making it the future go-to place for trail riding in England and Wales:
£5 on night fee towards the room costs to include a TRF Training Certificate
21 Leyton Rd, Harpenden AL5 2HU
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The Carole Nash MCN London show will be returning to ExCel on February 16th – 18th with an amazing range of 2018 bikes, an exciting schedule of racing action, star riders, guest speakers and hundreds of exhibitors all offering their own unique piece of motorcycle goodness.
The London show attracted almost 40,000 quality visitors who spent in the region of £3.9m, can you afford to miss out?
www.mcnmotorcycleshow.com
Former Senior Police Officer Steve Mann, a Senior TRF Road Conservation Officer does by far & away the best and most concise members' Rights of Road presentation.
Back by popular demand here is the place to set the record straight of where you can and can't ride and why. It is aimed at introducing members to understand their entitlement to Rights of Road and engaging members into taking their next steps into Roads Conservation.
▪ Public rights of way & roads... ▪ BOATs ▪ TROs and PTROs ▪ UCRs. ▪ ORPAs ▪ How to check legality. ▪ The LoS ▪ The Authorities – HA CC & LAFs ▪ User Groups LARA, TRF, GLASS, BHS,CTC,RA ▪ The TRF Road Conservation Team ▪ What we the TRF and as individuals do ▪ Our successes and failures ▪ Next steps for the TRF and yourself.
This presentation covers in across an enjoyable evening the basic knowledge that every TRF member should have. We will be giving a certificate to attendees.
ADVANCED TRAINING - The John V masterclass - advanced presentation in the history of roads and our understanding entitlements Beaulieu a couple of years back. This would certainly be worth travelling for and I will ask him to schedule this in later next year.
£5 on night fee towards the room costs to include a TRF Training Certificate
Bennets club (Harpenden British Legion)
21 Leyton Rd, Harpenden AL5 2HU
Food order taken at 7:00pm Drinks available through the evening.
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Welcome to the Herts TRF Facebook page.
We have an active open public facebook group on https://www.facebook.com/groups/HertsTRF/ with over 800 Trail Riders registered
Our local website is www.hertstrf.org.uk
... To join & become a full member of the TRF you can join here
www.trf.org.uk and follow the links to join.
This will give you membership to our closed group members only facebook site where you must be a current paid up member and with Herts TRF as a group.
Any joining queries to join@hertstrf.org.uk or call 07958 506066
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Trf is the reason I got back into biking .
I even took my full motorcycle test to ride with them . I have only been out a few times but met some great guys. looking forward to many more rideouts
National TRF trip to the Isle of Man 21st to the 24th of March. 49 riders, 3 Trail / Enduro bike groups & 1 adventure bike group. Big thanks to the leaders, sweepers & of course all the riders. What a trip!
Best fun i have had for years. It is completely addictive and i have met some great new friends. I would recommend to everyone that loves motorbikes and playing in the mud, but doesn't want to compete
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