Wharncliffe woods, Steel City, Steve peats home MTB trails

Took a ride down to Wharncliffe woods and Steel city to see what the trails were all about. I have been to Wharncliffe before, but this was my first time at Steel City.
Really feeling at one with the new bike now, I can’t say enough good things about it. Atherton bikes, take a bow 👌🏽

[@Rich_Pick]

Are you relatively local to Sheffield? Might see you out on the trials fellow Atherton'er

[@A_bit_better_than_average]

I’m north of York, so just over an hour away.

[@huckleberrythinz4617]

Try a magic mary on the front brother.

[@A_bit_better_than_average]

I use to run one, there really good 👍🏼 I have been using an asegai for a while now, there really good

[@danytheunicorn95]

I rode both and also WTB vigilante, maxxis shorty, and so far my favourite is the new continental argotal. Perfect por loose conditions. The vigilantes qive good grip but the casing is not so strong. And the rubber not as soft as maxxis. The maxxis give amazing grip but wear out quickly and the assegai picks up rocks and cakes up a bit, the contis are just amazing imo . Been trying tires for years and omg are they good

[@A_bit_better_than_average]

Which argotal? I’m on the trail tyre front I believe. I have the downhill tyre on the rear. Maybe I should try the enduro soft on the front. I was riding dyfi this weekend and I had a couple of dual wheel slides 😬 I’m a big guy.

[@Ordinary-Dad-MTB]

I’m a big guy too, been using assagi max grip front dhr rear for years until I picked up my kryptotal clad Atherton. Softest compound DH case front and back. They feel light for a dh casing and imo, so much more grippy than the assagai, which I’m kind of disappointed about as I get Maxxis trade price. The Conti’s have ruined the assagi for me now!!

[@PaulBrighton-n9f]

Looks good terrain, is the area open all year round?

[@A_bit_better_than_average]

Yes you can ride there all year 👍🏼

[@PaulBrighton-n9f]

Would you be interested in meeting there beginning of may and me taking some footage of you guys, I run a digital photography business which is partly government funded basically trying to get young people into biking and enjoying trails. Prob 3-4 hours shooting, and could be £500 in it to share between you, 4-5 riders?

[@A_bit_better_than_average]

@@PaulBrighton-n9f sounds fine to me. We’re always up for a ride 👍🏼

[@PaulBrighton-n9f]

That’s epic, look forward to it! It’ll be well worth it for you guys got plenty of advertising merchandise from POC and FOX so you guys will leave very happy 😜

[@A_bit_better_than_average]

@@PaulBrighton-n9f just keep us posted and we can be there 👍🏼

[@dendrow2930]

whats the bike?

[@A_bit_better_than_average]

It’s an atherton AM170

[@dendrow2930]

@@A_bit_better_than_average damn are they like 7k?

[@A_bit_better_than_average]

@@dendrow2930 mines a custom build, I bought a frame only then built it myself.

[@dendrow2930]

@@A_bit_better_than_average nice it’s a lovely bike, did you ever ride a hard tail?

[@A_bit_better_than_average]

I have rode a hard tail a lot of years ago