Not only is “Strength in Numbers”, the eagerly awaited new mountain bike film from Anthill Films, the guys behind The Collective series of films, Follow Me and From the Inside Out; but it accurately captures what make Ride Sheffield work well. The more mountain bikers we represent, the stronger we are….
Author: Henry
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Digging Update
We have had a bit of a lull of late on the digging front, but we are going to try to get a few more regular dig days going over the next few months…..
- Photo: John Horscroft
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Women’s Ride
A womens only ride is something we have been trying to do for quite a while, but always struggle to find the right date that suited all. But finally with the longer and warmer evenings we finally have a date for you….
On Thursday the 14th of June you need to be getting yourself down to the Hunters Bar roundabout entrance to Endcliffe Park for 6:30pm. The ride is being led by Sue Duke and stilettos on Wheels Emma Peasland. (more…)
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‘Stop, Stand Speak’ – Keeping safe around horses
We were recently forwarded this from the local horse riders with advice on dealing with horses mores safely, the ‘Stop, Stand Speak’ advice is pretty sound to minimise startling horses. Here is the full info and video from Forestry Commission Wales below….
Respect: Share the Trail, a new video produced by Forestry Commission Wales in association with The British Horse Society, shows bikers how to help keep Wales’s forests safe by being more aware of horse riders sharing the popular paths: “Stop, Stand, Speak”. (more…)
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Boggard Lane Bridleway – Oughtibridge
Quick update from SCC ROW Team on a tempory bridleway closureA hole appeared a couple of days ago in the middle of the Boggard Lane Bridleway near Oughtibridge. It has been caused by badgers tunnelling under the Bridleway. We have made the hole safe and are working with Natural England to get an emergency license to work immediately above the sett during the badgers’ breeding season so that we can re-inforce the whole Bridleway surface in this area.
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Walkers and Mountain Bikers
Whilst the timing of this piece is coincidental, it is perhaps apt that it coincided with the anniversary of the Kinder Trespass. It is worth remembering how we got our rights to the countryside and who was
responsible for this.As relative newcomers, this is something we need to bear in mind, as are the timescales as we too look to changes in the access laws. We are fortunate to have the perspective on this from the chair of Sheffield Ramblers, Terry Howard below….
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Peaty’s Steel City Downhill
Last March Steel City Series put on their inaugural mountain bike race Peaty’s Steel City Downhill in Greno Woods; to raise awareness and money for the Wildlife Trusts Greno Woods appeal.
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Stilettos on Wheels Update – With Added Olympian!
Stilettos on Wheels Sheffield leg at Birchhall is coming up quickly, but before it shouts on your left and disapears into the distance, here is a bit of an update on the race with a little video including Olympic Hopeful Annie Last.
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Blacka Trail Day this Saturday
The Wildlife Trust are going to be up on Blacka this Saturday doing some maintainance to the bridleways up there – carrying out some repairs on the winter damaged Bridleways. After the great work that has been done by you lot over the past few trail days they are keen to get us on board again.
If you’re free this Saturday and want to give a little back, here is all the information you need from the Wildlife Trust…. (more…)
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Greno Woods Mini DH Track – Update
After a lot of hard work the new Mini DH track in Greno Woods is nearing completion and its looking good!
After lots of work and patience from the Wildlife Trust and a couple of moved deadlines Biketrack.org finally got into the woods at the start of the month. (more…)
