Off-the-beaten-track, down a little lane on the edge of the Hafren Forest, the Jones family have been showing mud-loving bikers what enduro and adventure bikes are all about for over three decades.
Ten-time British Enduro Champion and eight-time International Six Days Trial Gold Medallist, Geraint Jones first started offering enduro training back in the mid-80s, making use of his specialist set of skills back at the expansive family farm. He'd found a winning formula, and in 1994 Yamaha wanted in on the action. The Yamaha Off-Road Experience was born and over the subsequent years they've hosted thousands of riders of all shapes, sizes and skill sets looking for their off-road fix.
Nowadays, it's more likely you'll be looked after by his sons Rowan and Dylan - both seriously handy riders, with the gold medals and trophies to prove it - and their small but mighty team of bike-mad blokes with decades of racing, teaching and spannering behind them.
The bikes have changed, too. Back in the day it was XT500s and DT125s, then it was Super Ténérés and WR200s, and now you've got your pick from a whopping fleet of WR450Fs and WR250Fs and Ténéré 700s, including the new, specced-up Extreme.
Having heard nothing but good things from our pals who've spent a day or two exploring with the Jones, we decided it was about time to head west ourselves and see what all the fuss was about.
THE OPTIONS
ONE DAY TOUR £320 with bike and kit hire / £120 with your own bike Tuition in the morning before hitting the trails
TWO DAY TOUR
£550 with bike and kit hire / £220 with your own bike Day one's the same, but on the second you'll head off for a proper 150-mile adventure across the best trails and Tarmac Mid-Wales has to offer.
THREE AND FOUR DAY TOUR
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