Hecklings great

As one of the guys who organised the race this weekend, I’d like to say another thanks to those who came along on the day and for the feedback above.

The race was billed as a mini dh rather than full on dh race and this allows us to get the youngest kids in (10-12) to the race and encourages a much broader range of people to take part. The track was built for the race and to be part of the trails in the woods in the future. Most of the people who came to the race that I’ve seen gave us good feedback on the track despite it being a bit pedally (made worse by the mud).

While it wasn’t a perfect day the issues we had were minor and overall I’m happy with the event we put on. If anyone has any more feedback please feel free to email it to us or continue to post up here as we will keep checking back.

Keep up the good work

Thanks Steveh. I enjoyed spectating. Would it be possible to move the date back a few weeks? Ensure warmer/better weather? 2012 was amazing whereas 2011 was hummm wet!

I also enjoyed meeting Dave the Alsation

Yeah next year let’s make it a “proper” downhill & alienate a large chunk of entrants & spectators & change the ethos of the whole event.

Let’s also call it steel city alldownhillbutyoumighthavetopedal. It’s a much more accurate & catchy name.

Or we could just stop being a nob on the internet.

but podge, what would we do with all our spare time?

As a spectator it was great. Fantastic to see really talented riders mixing it up with the amateurs, and scary to see how good some of the kids were.

I’ve shared a few pics up there ^ but do have more. If you send a description I’ll try to find you.

Great work all those involved on both the track and the event.

We could use all our free time to stroke kittens & pat dogs.

Podgey were you the Jellybaby guy?

Yeah next year let’s make it a “proper” downhill & alienate a large chunk of entrants & spectators & change the ethos of the whole event.

why not do that?

Let’s also call it steel city alldownhillbutyoumighthavetopedal

Or we could just stop being a nob on the internet

seriously just rename it Steel City Trail Race? for next year…
it is a forum! im just throwing a few ideas and voicing my opinion.

well done steveh etc..

What a FANTASTIC Day it was, loved beeing there and er trying to race. We have a GREAT MTB community in Sheffield and really celebrate having a World Champ riding amongst us.
I didnt realise POOK and Hora were there, would love to have seen who your were.

Steve, well done to you and the team, everything worked like clockwork.

I wont hesitate to Race and Sponsor the prize again next year, unless your find a more bike orientatned sponsor this time 😉

BTW, Pinhead is just a wind up(I know who you are) -Rob told me yesterday 😉 Shame its tarnished the thread a little though.

Glad I pluckup up courage to do the drop this year.

Pinhead, opinion isn’t a disclaimer for being a Pratt

I wasn’t the jellybaby guy

Why pander to one person’s troll, sorry opinion, when hundreds of people were happy with everything?

I don’t like you, I shall now not comment on your posts, an idea that you might like to apply to this thread and the whole ssdh

SimonM, if you were at the top gap jump I was the guy sat just by the landing point. Had some close encounters with the riders (and ants).

What number were you?

simonm I’m going to bring a Duck whistle next year. There was a lad there with one and I couldn’t stop laughing whenever he used it.

We sat at the top of the final descent and horajnr kept on trying to slide down as though it was a slide 😮

ahh, I saw you Hora. Duck whistle sounds great.

Pook, I would have been launching the gap so wouldnt have seen you….er OK.. In my mind I would have done that gap 😉

£5 please hora

Shurrup. You could sell my likeness to Reuters 😉

£10 now cos you’ve changed it

Looks like a ventrilaquist doll doesnt he

about as wooden as his dad?

Are you feeding that lad Haribos ? What time did he finally get to sleep 😉

Feeding? He threw half of them at pook who was trackside at the bottom of the slope 😆

He fell asleep in the car and slept like a baby when we got back. I think it was all that playing in the earth etc that did it. Mrshora thinks toddlers should live in clean/sterile environments

simonm – i “know” fairhurst not pinhead

only know him off here mind, looking forward to meeting up in a few weeks when he and his partner are up in Rochdale for their annual Marrow growers festival.

simon M – what number were you? I can’t tell from your photo 😕

Pinhead – this was never billed as a DH event – I couldn’t enter for various reasons but right from the launch the organisers were promoting the event as being more suited to AM bike than a DH bike.

Katie even got her scar signed by the main man

Hope she’s doing well in whatever she’s recovering from…

Pook – Member

what were you riding/what number were you?

I was number 84 and riding a blue n white giant glory. 🙂

I was the one giving everybody grief with my pan and pedal spanner clanger setup.

Ace day, does anyone know how to find out the winning raffle numbers?

lgb – I’ll have a look for you later

lambo bigger prizes were kept for people who weren’t there and we’ll be in touch with anyone who won. When we got down to smaller things (like t shirts etc) we drew until someone shouted in the arena or we’d be living at the post office for a while!

Thanks Dashed

She had a operation to correct her scoliosis in July last year and was out of biking and boarding till she got the all clear at the end of January. She has just had a weeks boarding in the Alps and is in the process of getting fit on her bike ready for this years Alps trip

I was number 84 and riding a blue n white giant glory.

Sorry LGB, I’ve been through my pics and I must have missed you (you were probably going too fast for me)

I was 152 Pook

you may have seen me on the floor, just before the drop on my second run 😉

I’ll have a look to tonight. What colour top/bike/lid?

Sorry LGB, I’ve been through my pics and I must have missed you (you were probably going too fast for me)

Thanks for looking anyway 🙂

I’ve ended up buying one off roots and rain, partly because the profits are going to Woodhead mountain rescue. Good cause and one we all hope not to need!

LGB

I will look through Katies pics tonight as I think ther is one of you

LGB

I will look through Katies pics tonight as I think ther is one of you

Thanks Tracey 🙂

pook- got any of me?
Number 145 on a deeply unfashionable old marin. Blue top black helmet no pads.
Cheers
Tracey- that xray from sheffield children’s? Surgeon Mr Breakwell?

Black Everything.. then BRIGHT Orange POC top that you can’t miss on the pics.

I’ll look later