Ride Sheffield

Category: News Update

  • Nutcracker XC MTB Race at Parkwood Springs

    553553_10151988935020058_1336823815_nWhile we all know that Sheffield mountain biking is going from strength to strength at the moment, a sure sign of a vibrant scene is lots racing going on. The ever popular Steel City Downhill had its third race this year, Stilettos on Wheels had its second race at Rother Valley Country Park and Midlands XC have been using the excellent course at Birchall to the south of Sheffield.

    But now we finally have an XC race that is a little closer to home; and you dont get much closer to the centre of town than Parkwood Springs! Organised as part of the excellent Altura Nutcracker MTB series, it should be a great day out. If you don’t fancy racing, they are still looking for marshalls too.

    More information below from Parkwood Godfather Dan Cook….. (more…)

  • Moving Forward: Logo and Tee’s

    R-SHEFFIELD-TWITTERYou might have noticed a few changes to Ride Sheffield over the past few weeks, not the lack of web updates or the fact that we have got a bit of a tan over the last couple of days! More that we have a new logo, which leads on to a couple of other changes too! (more…)

  • Over-Ride Ladies

    CIMG6485Feeling inspired by all the women racing at Peaty’s Steel City DH and at Stilettos on Wheels, Jacquie from Over-Ride CycleWorks is going to be running some women’s only rides. I will leave it to her to tell you more….. (more…)

  • Sheffield Moors Partnership consultation – Mountain bikers have their say

    2012 Apr 15 003For most Sheffield MBers, the Peak District’s moorland is sacred ground for the brilliance of the riding but it’s also an internationally important eco-system and the Sheffield Moors Partnership (SMP) has been formed to ensure that it is managed as well as possible.   (more…)

  • Staying on the right track

    While the debate of where you should be able to ride will continue to rage; there is no escaping the fact that if you want to stay on the right side of the law there are specific rights of way where we can and can’t go.

    This isn’t going to be a lecture on where you should be riding, but we have had a request from the Wildlife Trust asking for riders to stay of a particular footpath on Blacka Moor and stick to the bridleways around Wimble Holme Hill (more…)

  • Green Lane Research – Help Wanted

    It seems quite apt given what is going on with Stanage Causeway at the moment; but we have been asked to help someone with a bit of research on green lanes. If you have a spare few minutes please fill in the questionnaire. We are hoping to get some useful feedback from the survey too. More information below….. (more…)

  • Stanage Causeway Resurfacing Fiasco

    Stanage Causeway after the latest work - and there's more to come....
    Stanage Causeway after the latest work – and there’s more to come….

    Thanks to ever vigilant Ride Sheffield volunteer Sue Duke, a worrying situation has been brought to our attention on Stanage.  Derbyshire County Council (DCC) have begun to resurface the ancient causeway that runs down from Stanage Edge to Dennis Knoll.

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  • Seven Trails for Seven Hills?

    A happy Ride Sheffield team digging at Grenoside woods....
    A happy Ride Sheffield team digging at Grenoside woods….

    These are exciting times to be a mountain biker in Sheffield.  We have some of the best natural trails in the country and a buzzing scene too, not that I’m biased or anything.  Add to that lovingly hand-crafted trails at Grenoside Woods and Parkwood Springs, a superb new pump-track in Totley, the upcoming Steel City Downhill, venerable venues like Bolehills and Wharncliffe and it’s difficult to come up with another British city that can hold a candle to Sheffield’s all round mountain biking brilliance.

    Imagine however, if this was just the beginning.   (more…)

  • Research Project on Blacka Moor Management

    Exif_JPEG_PICTUREWe have had a request for a bit of help from a final year undergraduate currently writing a research project on Blacka Moor. As a lot of you out there will have a good knowledge of Blacka, hopefully your knowledge can be put to good use. More info below….. (more…)

  • Trail Work In Greno Woods

    Photo courtesy of John HorscroftThings have been a little quiet on the trail repair and construction side of things for a while as conditions have been rather sub optimal for getting the job done! But with weather improving its time to dust the spades and mattocks down and get back out their and get digging! (more…)