Hi I read on a website that the FC were going to improve the XC mtb trails at Wharncliffe. I think singletrackworld

Anyone know anything about it. When it is going to happen and how to get involved? It would be great if we could have a mini Glentress/Betsy Coed in Sheffield.

Anybody interested in building trails?

Sounds good. Theres a lotta potential there for some nice routes. There already are some afterall. I'd be interested in building trails, but to be honest Im not sure I'd have the time.

here is the post on singletrack world so I suppose if you are interested leave your details on there so they people in charge can get in touch.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/read.php?f=2&i=1826520&t=1779791#reply_1826520

Yes its true, In fact we have formed a club called Wharncliffe riders collective at the request of the FC as a body for the FC to liase with regarding the new XC trail. Everyone is welcome to join the WRC and help in organisation / Dig days.
We are just waiting for the final go ahead from the local forester and diggining will begin on the 16km sustainable XC route. The route has actualy been designed by a certain Mr Steve Peat:cool:
Take a look at http://www.singletraction.org.uk/news_Jan_2006.htm for further news and adverts for the dig days where everyone is of coarse welcome.

cheers,

Simon,

few weeks ago i went down and saw a lot of riders with the forestry commisioners, they were planning to put burms at the bottom of each trail leading back up the hills so people dont get run over on the fire roads.
there also thinkin about havin someone in a pick up to take you back up 2 the top of each trail.
save walkin back up(well the walkin up is all part of dh)
:thumbsup: ps = live 2 ride

personaly i think theres enough trails in and around wharncliffe,
i can spend all day there and still not cover half of them,if theres to be a better surface instead of the ever impassable bits caused by motor bikes then il try to get up to help,

and im not shure peaty's the best person to design a xc route :rolleyes:
.... i can see the insane 12 ft drop offs now :hihi: :hihi:

JJ..

The new XC trail now has approval :-)

Good to see some interest on here!

Matt - I think I was one of the guys talking to the FC (I ride a YETI Mono 9, if that helps put a bike to a face to a username!) and have helped co-ordinate and put together the plans for the DH side. The initial goal is to address the concerns the FC have over safety - signing the tracks at the appropriate standard, fixing exist so they are all low speed, signing any difficult features in advance.

The plan is certainlly not to introduce more trails to the woods as such - however as well as the control the DH tracks need, the XC track needs a total overhaul so one loop has been designed to make the most of the land.

Steve is invloved as a high profile name but the trails will all be built with progression and development in mind - any features that are challenging will also have a 'chicken route'.

For reference, the WRC are mostly local and we hang out on the gravity-slaves forum here:
http://www.gravity-slaves.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=10.0

If you have any specific questions about the plans, can offer help with funding, sponsorship, planning, digging or just moral support, drop in and say hi!

2 bits of spam per week . .
log into "gravity slaves" . .
today 18 spam emails :huh: :rolleyes:

not impressed :rant:

JJ..:mad:

JJ, is the spam from Gravity slaves ?

nope,from the ".biz" addy's
i hardly ever had any spam till i noticed my email addy was on show on the forum,(now removed)
it could be the website hosts have distributed it, as they do :rolleyes:
if i find out its from elsewhere then clearly a full apology will be forthcoming ect,
it just seems a coincidance thats all,
ive barred .biz from my outlook express, il see if that stops em,

JJ..

Im 100% sure that Phil wouldnt not distribute members email addresses.

no,i don't mean gravity slaves but the web site hosts,
of course it could be a program trawling for addys,
i blame myself for not making shure my addy wasn't on show,

sees ya on the trails ;)

JJ..

I sincerely hope it's a coincidence! Neither I, nor my host (they assure me), have distributed the address so the only option is a web crawler has picked up the email. However, I have an 'alternate' account on the forum for testing and I get no spam to that address. Sorry to hear you feel my site was involved - I'll see if I can change the default setting from show to not show emails as an extra security measure.

Edit - just checked the forum settings and I forgot, I had set it up so that email addresses are hidden from guests, to prevent spiders hoovering up email addresses. Only registered users can see other users details.

A quick IT tip - I get loads of spam to all my addresses - drove me nuts until I swapped mail clients from Outlook Express to Mozilla Thunderbird. Not only is this way better and more secure but has a spam filter than catches 99% of my spam. Painless import facility too. Recommended...

Back to the woods - did anyone else see the press release in Fridays Telegraph? If not, it's on my site too, with some different pictures:
http://www.gravity-slaves.co.uk/main/?p=show_article&article_ID=302

Plans have been submitted, sponsorship started to come in and a great XC trail is on the way!

thanks for the time,
ive asked around and outlook has its detracters ;)

hopefully il be out this week over wc so maybe see ya around :)

mind you ,just started with tooth ache so i maybe around the dentist more :mad:

JJ..:P