Greetings,
I do not know where you live but may I mention a couple of riding 'schools', the Principals of which are also long term members of the TRF, and offer personalised trail riding services using one of their bikes or your own bike actually out on the lanes so that you get a real feel for our hobby;
Contact Rob Dixon - Shropshire
http://www.adventureride.co.uk/index.htmlContact Boyd Emmerich - Peak District
http://www.adventureride.co.uk/index.htmlFor riding in the Peak District you might also want to have a look on the Association of Peak Trail Riders website for biker friendly business;
http://peaktrailriders.co.uk/index.php/ ... dly-placesTTFN
Hugh.