Great ride from Old Moor to Wosborough ...

Seven 6-8 year olds on their own bikes, a wheelchair duet bike, childback tandem, 18 month old on a bike seat, a 3 year old in a trailer, a 12 and 14 year old on a visit from Bristol and numrous adults on a variety of solo bikes.

Only one puncture and only 2 people who had a dip in the reservoir ... the kids enjoyed a break to watch some classic bike racing at Wombwell circuit and splashing through the puddles.

Old Moor ride on June 21st 10 for 10.30 ..

The longest day and the longest ride? Well, no it will be the usual 8-10 miles max from the car park at the Old Moor Wetland RSPB reserve near Barnsley. This is the first time the Sheffield family cycling collective has ridden from this venue and we hope that you all think it is worth effort to drag yourself out there for 10 o'clock for a 10.30 departure.

As always bring a picnic and waterproof layer ... and remember to keep good tempered when you are wrestling with your bike rack in your dressing gown (hopefully in bright sunshine).

The reserve is situated at grid reference SE422022 (View on OS), and directions by road from the M1:

Leave at junction 36 and take the A61 (Barnsley). At the small roundabout, continue straight ahead on the A6195 (Doncaster) for approximately four miles. After passing the Morrison's superstore, follow the brown RSPB Old Moor signs. From the A1: Leave at junction 37 (Doncaster), follow the A635 towards Barnsley, then follow the brown RSPB Old Moor signs.

We will be riding on the Sustrans National Cycle Network via the the Trans Pennine Trail which runs along the Southern edge of the reserve. Access to the reserve is via a bridge into the car park. View National Cycle Map. Look forward to seeing you there ...

5 Pits, 12 riders, 1 cloud burst, 0 complaints ....

A great loop on the 5 Pits Way made for a damp but, enjoyable May family ride. Proof if proof were needed that a bit of rain never hurt anyone.

The kids loved it, but so did the adults ... although to be quite so cold in May was a 1st for some.

June ride details soon - 21st June - a sunny one perhaps?

May ride - 17th May ... Grassmoor Country Park

Sunday 17th May for a ride along the 5 Pits Trail from Grassmoor Country Park near Chesterfield. 10am for 10.30 departure.

See car park on map here. Note there is another car park on the northern side, but you want to come to the south eastern one that is bigger.

Some people had trouble last year, so we have marked the route to take on gmap pedometer - an amazing site for route planning.

Take A61 to Chesterfield and the A617 towards M1 and then follow above.

Super sunny tram assisted ride

A super sunny ride to Renishaw Hall on the TPT, with picnic, tram-assists for many and only one broken chain, but plenty of home made brownies and flapjack.

A great turn out of kids on their own bikes, on seats, tag alongs, tandems all very excited by chocolate coin hunts, jet skiing show offs and the opportunity to whizz along in a wonderfully wack races-like fashion along a great traffic-free route. They all coped very well with a few hundred metres of busy road too and the adults all tolerated the moving feast that was the picnic. How could anyone ever say a bunch of feasting cycling gannets could make somewhere look untidy ...

Next ride on the 17th May from Grassmoor .... more details in the coming weeks

April Ride - with tram option ...

The next Sheffield Family Ride has the option of a tram assisted start on Sunday April 19th. Meet at 09:45 @ Sheffield Cathedral to catch the tram or meet us at 11.00am Rother Valley CP Cafe.

The destination for the ride is Renishaw Hall whether you catch the tram, cycle out to the Park or park there.

The tram option is great fun for kids - putting your bike on trams is not allowed on everyday trams. The costs for the chartered tram are:
Adult + bike return £5
Child + bike return £2

The ride from the tram stop to the Park is mainly on off-road through housing, but there are bits of on-road. The route from the Park is on traffic-free routes, apart from the last bit to the Hall.

Pic-nic at the halfway stage as usual. Look forward to seeing you all.

Next ride - Sunday 15th - Rother Valley

The next Sheffield family ride is on the 15th March at Rother Valley Country Park. 10am meet for 10.30 departure. Around 10 gently rolling miles, the majority of which are traffic-free.

Everyone welcome ... we've get a mixture of tandems, tag alongs, trailers, child seats and of course kids on solo bikes. All under 16s accompanied by an adult.

More details nearer the date.