Let’s say, for a moment, that you’re a rider who has nearly 20 years of on-road riding experience. While you’ve had the occasional tip-over, spill, and/or near miss in your years of riding, so far, you’ve fared reasonably well.
At the same time, let’s also say that, along with your years of street riding experience, you have next to no off-road experience. You grew up in a city with paved roads, so even your junior bicycle-learning and roller-skating years were done on paved streets and sidewalks. You remember riding a bicycle on hilly dirt and grass in a rural area as a small child, but only once or twice—and pedal-power is a different experience than operating something that has both two wheels and an engine.
