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  • Lady Cannings is open again!

    After the recent closure, we’re pleased to announce that both trails at Lady Cannings are both now open again.

    Both trails have had a bit of TLC and a tickle with the leafblower to get them as prime as we can.  It’s been wet this week,so that’s not quite as great as we’d hoped.  There’s a few puddles in places, but nothing’s too muddy.

    Be aware that given the bank holiday, we expect the woods to be busy – not just with bikers, but walkers and other users too.  Please take care at crossing points, gates and on the shared main trail.

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  • The Tipping Point

    What would it take to stop you riding a trail? Given the addictive nature of mountain biking, just how big a red flag would have to be waved to stop you heading out? And who would have to be waving it? (more…)

  • March Trail Day and BBQ: Lady Canning

    It’s been great to give Lady Cannings trails a break over the past couple of weeks. It gives them time to rest and recover. Not to mention making it easy to do a little bit of trail work here and there. But nothing beats the solid effort of a trail day.

    This time as a little extra thank you to all our diggers/pruners/scrapers/rakers we will be having a bbq to round out the session and to celebrate the start of British Summertime!

    We will be heading upto Lady Cannings from 1300 onwards and will be eating about 1600.

    We will meet at the car park at 1300 and then after that on the trails (Blue Steel and CoG – the plan is to split into two teams). We will provide tools, but feel free to bring extras (barrows are particularly useful).

    While there will be food, you might want to bring water with you. Also please dress appropriately for the work.

    All help is greatly appreciated. See you Saturday!

    Please bear in mind that the trails will remain closed while we do the work and we will then review the closure after the work has been done and related to the weather forecast.

    Details

    Location: Lady Cannings

    Time: Saturday 24th March 1300 until 1600 (bbq time)

    Meet: Lady Cannings car park on Sheephill Rd at 1300 or after that on the trail

    Tools all provided (but extra wheelbarrows welcome)

    Bbq provided, though you may want to bring your own drinks. Also if you have dietary requirements (vegetarian etc) please let us know.

    Please wear clothing/footwear suitable for trailwork

  • Lady Cannings Closures

    In discussion with Sheffield City Council we are aware the trails at Lady Cannings are have had a tough wet and soggy winter, not to mention a lot of snow and frozen weather and the unseasonably big thaw that followed last week and then the near flooding we have had today and forecast for more….
     
    For this reason there will be a short term annual closure of both Blue Steel and Cooking on Gas Trails within Lady Cannings over the next few weeks to reduce impact and keep the trails sustainable.
    Therefore the trails will be closed until the 25th of March (we will review at this point)

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  • The Battle Of Blackamoor and Beating of the Beastly Blackamonster

    Once upon a time, deep in the forest, there lived a wicked bog monster. Hiding amongst the foul-smelling gloop of the Devil’s Elbow swamp, the Blackamonster would lure unsuspecting bikers into his realm and trip them up with cunningly concealed roots and rocks. Sometimes, he’d swallow bikes whole and let out an enormous belch, especially if they were made of carbon or had 29″ wheels. (more…)

  • Bragging Rights?

    “Ride Sheffield? Is that who built the trail in Lady Canning’s?”

    Well, that’s one way of putting it…. (more…)

  • Trail Maintenance Day – February 24 10am, Devil’s Elbow, Blackamoor

    One of the most popular trails in the area needs our help. Over the years Ride Sheffield has done a lot of work on Devil’s Elbow and it’s paid off. (more…)

  • Trail Builders Wanted for Research Project

    Mountain biking differs in lots of way to many sports, one of which is our ability to sculpt our playground to create places to ride that compliment the rights of way that give us access to swathes of the countryside.

    For some, building trails gives us a deeper connection with the dirt, a better understanding of how things flow, even a closer relationship with nature!

    We had a message from a researcher/lecturer at Sheffield Hallam James Cherrington who is looking to talk to mountain bikers who also dig! If this is you and you are interested in helping please get in touch with James.

    Full details below……

    I am currently recruiting participants to take part in a study around the experiences/motivations of people who build mountain bike trails in England. Specifically, I am really interested in their relationship with nature and dirt, and the tensions that exist between digging and public access.Participants would be required to take part in an informal 30-60 minute interview regarding the issues listed above, which would take place either in person (depending on location) or over the phone, and the identity of anyone involved will remain strictly confidential.As well as being published in academic publications, the contributions made by participants will also contribute to debates about mountain bike access in England, and I am fortunate to have had a great deal of interest from mountain bike advocacy groups who are keen to use this information to improve, preserve and promote access interests for mountain bikers across the country.

    j.cherrington@shu.ac.uk

  • January Trail Day: Lady Cannings

    To get the year off to a good start, we thought it was time to get back into our monthly trail days.

    We will be heading upto Lady Cannings from 1230 onwards to give the trails a little tlc.

    While the trails in Lady C’s are holding up pretty well at the moment, there are a couple of spots that are getting a bit of hammer and off trail excursions that we would like to get sorted to make sure things run sweetly into spring.

    We will meet at the car park at 1230 and then after that on the trails (Blue Steel and then CoG). We will provide tools, but feel free to bring extras (barrows are particularly useful).

    Snacks are provided courtesy of Shorelines but you might want to bring water with you. Also please dress appropriately for the Work.

    All help is greatly appreciated. See you Saturday!

    Please bear in mind that the trails will be closed while we do the work.

    Details

    Location: Lady Cannings

    Time: Saturday 6th January 1230 until 1600

    Meet: Lady Cannings car park on Sheephill Rd at 1230 or after that on the trail

    Tools all provided (but extra wheelbarrows welcome)

    Snacks provided, though you may want to bring your own drinks

    Please wear clothing/footwear suitable for trailwork

  • Winter Social VII

    Happy mountain bikers!

    I can’t believe it! Seven Winter Socials? Have we really been going that long?
    Once again Ride Sheffield was lucky enough to have a crowd of enthusiastic mountain bikers turn out to hear the latest news, drink fine Sheffield beers, grab some great raffle prizes and prove that they’re sad bike nerds in the quiz.

    As usual, we were fortunate enough to have a lot of our greatest supporters in the room including John Dallow from SCC, Danny Udall from the Eastern Moors Partnership, Roy Mosley from Sheffield Wildlife Trust and Mike Sanderson from GoOutdoors. Without these guys, the Sheffield mountain biking community wouldn’t have made the enormous progress it has over the last seven years. (more…)