[Closed] It's Steel City this weekend!

I'll be there manning the ride sheffield stand. Should be good and the weather looks promising.

I was thinking of creating a heckle/board to take this year but what to write on it?!

Last years was brilliant. If anyone is wavering on whether to go- seriously go. Great atmosphere, food, etc and great for kids to watch/they wont get bored.

I went to a different race last year and it wasn't the same/even I was abit bored nevermind the non-riders I took.

Let's be honest, it's worth going just for the burritos. Add that to the awesome atmosphere, ability to be at any point on the track in about ten minutes and some amazing riding... Why WOULDN'T you go?

My Mrs loves it, and she has somewhere between little and no interest in bicycle racing.

I took my 3 year-old daughter to watch it last year, and she loved it. Highly recommended.

Id like to go, but the GF isn't sure if she will have any free time Sunday, and wants to spend at least one day climbing/biking this weekend...

So will probably not make it, and spend both days in the peak doing stuff rather than watching people ride bikes whilst drinking beer...

is it against the law to ride a bike with a can of stella on the go? 😉

and wants to spend at least one day climbing/biking this weekend...

Why not ride the Peaks in the morning- race doesn't start till 11.30/12.

You could(?) even ride the Wharncliffe side first?

I didn't realise it was this weekend! Last year was amazing. Whatever the wife has planned she's doing it on her own 😉

Not going near greno/wharncliffe this weekend with an expectation to ride!
If "her outdoors" wants to ride, I might suggest an early (for us) start get some "esoteric" peak riding in and go for the afternoon.
good suggestion!
If she wants to climb, that will be it for the day

I'll be there - riding in the Vets category 😯 I feel old!!! Weather looking good between now and then so course could be dry and fast...

I'll be there, racing in vets also, and sponsoring the Elite prize 🙂

EDIT:- could be dry.... don't think that means I'll be fast....

I'll be there - riding in the Vets category

How did you manage to enter? I was there the first time it was posted up on the Friday night. Not poss.

Then on the Thursday 7pm. We stopped mid-evening ride so I could enter. Couldn't get through then a few minutes later it said 'all full' except ladies category (they wouldn't let me enter that one).

So I will be there shouting BASTARD! At you 😆

How did you manage to enter?

You know how it was full? Well, it was full of people who managed to enter 😉

Any good suggestions for things to bash on other things to make supportive noise? Much as I'd like to shout at all the competitors, I'd also quite like to be able to talk the next day...

I just got lucky I guess - entries went live around 7.10pm I think - another cock up with british cycling website. I just kept trying between 7 and 7.10 and got me a slot 😉 My partner at the climbing wall was a bit put out that I kept checking my phone whilst belaying to see if it had gone live 😯

I'd forgotten about this! Is parking a problem? The car park isn't very big and I can imagine it fills up early.

The farmers field as per usual is the best place to park- very friendly and organised properly and your putting money* back (not much) into the organisers/locally. If you park anywhere else (i.e. side of the road) you risk sitting your underbelly of your car or suspension on a tarmac-edge) and blocking throughway both ways on a narrowish road with people crossing/obscuring crossing.

*Its free to spectate so why not?

Anyone got a grid ref or postcode to get me there

Have a look on the steelcity website - all the info on parking etc is in there 🙂

Yeah - definitely DON'T park on the road or in the normal top car park, that needs to be kept free for normal folk to walk their hounds and horses and such. Farmer John over the road opens his fields for parking - it's a couple of quid if memory serves.

Will post a google map link when our internet shuffles out of the dark ages.

Thanks I've just checked the website, parking is £2 and up the road from the forestry commission car park as mentioned.

I saw a guy on the Earthed videos with a bicycle frame and he was using it as a giant triangle and whacking it with a metal bar, I thought that was a good way of.making noise!

I don't have a spare frame for whacking though! Got a set of bars, I guess that's a start.

Anyone go the pi$$ take video link from last year. I remember it being quite funny.

I'm going this year, taking 2 nephews (6 & 11) and a friend of the 11 year old. The wife was supposed to be dropping us off, but now she's read this, she's coming. 🙄
😉
I'll have a think about the noise making.

We will be there. Abigale is in the Ladies category. Shes riding a black and green S Works Enduro so give her a cheer. Shes in the middle of her GCSE exams at the moment and also suffering from a fall on Potato Ally last weekend so any encouragement will be great but don't mention her scratched frame

I shall make sure to bang together whatever things I am banging together extra hard as she passes!

it's worth going just for the burritos.

I managed to get a spot in seniors by spamming F5 for about 30 minutes straight. Only 3rd time out on the new whip, so there's a strong possibility of a swift game of facey-floory.

I'll be in purple, looking like a Huckmaster General 8) Say hello if you spot me (Green/red(pink) Orange Alpine)

Im going to have a offensive heckle sign for you guys 8)

I was thinking of making a Sean Bean style "Pedal! Yer bastard!" sign.

I'll also be there in the vets again. Hope the track dries up a bit. Biblical rain last night.
Can't wait!

Where's the food served? I may be peckish

I expect it'll be in the bombhole at the bottom. You can queue behind me 😉

Last year the burrito stand was at the top of the bombhole, but all the food and stands are in that area. You won't like the burritos though. Not one bit. At least not till I've had a couple.

Weather still (touch wood) looking amazing 😀

I will be the fastest i've ever been racing DH.* On my little Yeti in the Ladies category.

*because I've never done a DH race before.

I'll keep an eye out for you. Say hello to my friend Suellen if you bump into her, she's racing a Pitch in the Ladies Open, I think.

Is anyone doing the fancy dress? I wanted to but have left it a bit late now, got distracted with other grownup stuff 😳

I'm thinking of going as sheffield legend Phil Oakey
But as he is now not in 1980.
So that's a middle aged bloke with not much hair left. Should be able to manage that look I reckon. 😀

Docrobster, you wouldn't happen to be the Rob who I shared an A-Line skills day with this time last year, by any chance?

'Tis I Andy yes.
I'll be on my deeply unfashionable old marin, trying to remember everything I was told a year ago!
You still rocking the pink gloves?

Docrobster - I see him in Crookes coop every so often, buying crisps.

I'll be there with mini pook and Mrs pook

What flavour pook?
Apparently my missus has met him walking his dog round forge dam. Still a good looking chap she tells me.

Ah ha, great! I'll keep an eye out for you. Remember, all in the hips...or was it the hops? I cant recall, just pedal lots!

I stocked up on 3 pairs pink gloves in the last CRC sale, £6 each!

Damn, I missed those. Stuck to boring black.

I'll be there, rockin it in the vets,

Did it last year, brilliant event, well worth a trip down to heckle.

MiniDH #3 for me.....so riding in the big girl's cat on my Baby Blue Cotic BFe 🙂 Not nervous at all......*gulp*

I'll be there spectating this year 🙁 thanks to British cycling website issues
Hit a tree in the bomb hole last year on my final run......followed by a quick visit to the Woodhead Mountain Rescue tent....lol
Looking forward to a fun day in the woods 🙂 and the free Monster 😉

Is it suitable for a buggy?

Is it suitable for a buggy?

Yes- theres a long wide dirt track on the right down (and another on the left). Right is better though.

Nice one mark.toss up between going riding or coming to this.

Ride Sunday or in the afternoon. Honestly- weathers going to be good.

Hora's saying nice things about us, I'm concerned 😉

Everything is looking good up in the woods, off up there shortly to get the final course prep and taping done. We've got 2 caterers, a proper coffee van and bradfield brewery back again.

As mentioned elsewhere please only park in the event car park, it's not about the money but the use of the road or FC car park causes us lots of hassle and jeopardizes our ability to run it in future. We take no money for running the race and all the money it makes goes back to developing the trails in the woodland.

Hope to see as many of you as possible in the woods!

Is the track drying out ok, I've got fair-weather tyres on and am feeling lazy.

I will be there.

Racing.

First ever race.

So scared...

What wearing/bike??

Looking forward to this, last year was a cracking day out.

Never been before, but going with my youngest this year for a bit of father son time.

hora, im deciding between an orange t-shirt to match the colour scheme of my bike or a red flannel shirt.
Will be wearing a 661 evo helmet like this [img] [/img]
with clear lens ZEAL optics goggles.
Bike is a blue custom Giant AC2 with lots of orange stuff - floating rotors, pedals, stem, grips and red carbon X0 shifters

Will be there bright and early. Will someone tell Abigale to go to bed, she needs an early night.

Abigale, go to bed you need an early night!

How,'s that.?

Good luck tomorrow !

helmet cam practice run

What a great day, despite the snapped clavicle! 🙁

We had a great day. Thanks to everyone who made it happen once again. It must rate as one of the the best events in the country. Abigale had a half decent first run in the Ladies but crashed on the second run when her rear shock lost all its air causing her to clip a pedal and the resulting fall twisted the bars. Nice to see all the old faces and some new ones. We decided at the last minute to take Fin on her first outing, thought it might be too much for her but she loved it all, especially all the fussing from everyone.

Amazing day and I hope to be back next year. Great to hear that the girl who went big in the bombhole has 'only' got concussion. It was a long course hold so us lot waiting at the top knew it was bad. Fully tested my armour in run 2 and only bruises to show for it thankfully; finished both runs in one piece.

Thanks to everyone involved in making it happen and the weather gods for being most kind.

Cotic stand didnt have anything in bar a roadrat frame. How come?

I went and spectated inc flat cap and whippet. Didn't think it was possible to be more Sheffield!

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Some Photo's I took.. (click photo for more!)

had a great day hobbling about in the woods spectating eating burritos and drinking beer.. 😀

If anyone filmed my crash at the bottom of the bombhole about 12.45 is like to see it.
Apparently it was fairly spectacular...

Spacehopper was you the bloke I tild my son to push?

Glad you all had a good time! It's a lot of hard work but worth it when we get some good feedback. Cheers guys

Docrobster - Hope the collarbone isn't too bad, these guys are worth a shout if it doesn't need surgery. I've been a couple of times after breaks and once without and healing was definitely improved and less pain. www.physioclinic.net

Dont think so Hora...!! 🙄

i was hopped up on painkiller though so who knows..!

i was hobbling about with a leki walking pole wearing a blue t-shirt (i think) after having an operation on my feet a few weeks ago...

Brilliant day yesterday, well done to all who organised and competed, and good to hear all the fallen riders are up and about.

A couple of pics below:

The bombhole:
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The finish line:
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The usual suspects!:
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My photo from yesterday:
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No surgery needed, luckily!

Fack. Was that the 2 bike crash?

No I managed it all on my own. First race run, dropping into the bombhole. I think my mech went into the back wheel, jammed it up, threw me over the bars. Came to a stop just short of the line so goes down as a DNF. Gutted to say the least. No trip to BPW next month for me. 😥

Only managed to pop along for a couple of hours or so, but really enjoyed it. Big thanks to everyone involved in organising it - I couldn't believe how well attended it was!

Seemed to be loads of people with dogs/young families/expectant families/extended families all really enjoying the event!

Hope those injured have swift recovery!

How good are those burritos?

Hats off to 'Shawn Bean' and his cardboard tin-can! 8)

...and the Yorkshire Teapot, shouting "put the kettle on!"...I was only there for a coupla hours with the kids, but a really good do, well done to the organisers & competitors

Oi! Rogerthepap 😉

Cracking race, some brutal crashes and near misses in the bombhole, hope the lass that was stretchered off was ok.

Only spectating this year but next year the fat bike will be back out on course 😀

Got lost on my first run (!?!) and came to a stop. Second run was a flyer, then caught a pedal and otb in a really easy section just before the bomb hole - gutted! Would def have beaten peaty otherwise! 😉 amazing atmosphere all day - loved it 🙂

young families/expectant families

We ticked those 2, 2 year old, 8 month pregnant momma, kiddies electronic guitar thing, tamberine, bell shaky thing, recorder, triangle etc and picnic rug 😀

a great day out, my first time racing. went through the tape first run, then fell in the bombhole second run (with bonus shorts down moment) I've not seen any photos of my fall yet though, thankfully!

Another top job from all involved, looking forward to next year...