Mountain Bike Rider

DIY DOWNHILL

Sheffield is a city that just gets things done. New trails and jumps grow with amazing regularity, seemingly due to the sheer will of the riders, regardless of whether the powers that be are on side, or the funds available.

This is the punk ethos that put Sheffield – a relatively small Yorkshire city – on the map. And this DIY attitude permeates into Sheffield’s mtb scene too, where it runs so deep that many (almost all) of the tracks and trails developed over the last 15 years or so stem directly from a proactive community of riders and advocates. With Ride Sheffield close to the heart of it all, locals have essentially built up an

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