Author Topic: Fords (Read 97170 times)

Gareth Rees · « **Reply #150 on:** 05 April, 2016, 09:50:27 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 12 March, 2016, 10:42:49 pm

Probably the nastiest ford I've ever ridden through. It wasn't today, I took the bridge, after taking this photo:

That's really ugly, with all those tramlines between the setts waiting to catch your wheel. Best saved for a warm summer day when you don't mind falling in.

From the ridiculous to the sublime, here's my favourite ford again, on the River Rib at Barwick in Hertfordshire:

Gareth Rees · « **Reply #151 on:** 10 July, 2016, 08:06:00 pm »

Braughing in Hertfordshire held a fair on Saturday, and one of the attractions was this padding pool created by temporarily damming the ford on the River Quin.

Normally the ford looks more like this:

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #152 on:** 02 September, 2016, 09:50:26 pm »

This one's at Broadwell, just north of Stow-on-the-Wold. It's so shallow, slow running and smoothly bottomed that I don't think I'd even have noticed it (it was just off my route) if a car hadn't come to a complete halt before crossing it. Having spotted it, of course I had to ford it; the only problem was actually the row of bricks in the road surface at each side – on the exit, they're quite a bump.

Broadwell ford

Si S · « **Reply #153 on:** 17 October, 2016, 02:09:53 pm »

One to never ride through at Worlds End

Kim · « **Reply #154 on:** 17 April, 2017, 05:28:42 pm »

A pair of fords on the bridleway^[1] at Roych Clough...

Introducing a new game: "Where's Wowbagger?"

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A delayed-action Nothing™ happened to me at this one:

Having made it through the first one without issues, I managed to keep things rubber side down as the rear wheel went sideways on the hidden slime... but carried enough water with me that I ran out of traction and momentum at about the same moment on the way up the other side. I landed on my handlebars at about the level of that first boulder on the right. It hurt.

(I don't think there was photographic evidence.)

_{[1] Bring a proper mountain bike. And elbow pads. Or maybe a horse.}

cycleman · « **Reply #155 on:** 17 April, 2017, 07:53:52 pm »

that looks a very pretty spot . i hope both you and bike are ok after nothing happened

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #156 on:** 07 May, 2017, 11:22:39 am »

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Distressingly dry ford, although the depth post suggests it can get quite exciting.

andyoxon · « **Reply #157 on:** 07 May, 2017, 01:42:37 pm »

This ford is at Duxford on the Thames, just down from Hinton Waldrist. Our route was to Aston pottery cafe, through the BBOWT Chimney meadows nature reserve... Bridleway connects the lanes...

P1350182 by ao, on Flickr

P1350175 by ao, on Flickr

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #158 on:** 07 May, 2017, 02:24:15 pm »

Gosh that looks like quite a flow across there, I don't think I'd try riding that one!

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #159 on:** 07 May, 2017, 03:00:41 pm »

A rather tamer one:

Just outside Iron Acton, between Bristol and Yate. Probably ridable on a mountainbike but the surface is rather rocky.

andyoxon · « **Reply #160 on:** 07 May, 2017, 05:38:21 pm »

Quote from: mrcharly-YHT on 07 May, 2017, 02:24:15 pm

Gosh that looks like quite a flow across there, I don't think I'd try riding that one!

Yes only ~12-15cm but quite strong, and when I stopped midway pushing the bike it's wheels lifted off the ground and moved away from me. Would have definitely have thought twice if ~20cm deep...

P1350203 by ao, on Flickr

andytheflyer · « **Reply #161 on:** 14 May, 2017, 06:34:34 pm »

Quote from: Si S on 17 October, 2016, 02:09:53 pm

One to never ride through at Worlds End

Only just seen this.

Good advice, unless you want a wetting to go with your broken collar bone. Difficult even to walk through this green slimed ford-without crampons......

Ruthie · « **Reply #162 on:** 14 May, 2017, 09:51:38 pm »

Untitled by Ruth Irving, on Flickr

Ruthie · « **Reply #163 on:** 20 May, 2017, 06:23:54 pm »

Untitled by Ruth Irving, on Flickr

Same ford, different day.

Untitled by Ruth Irving, on Flickr

If anybody finds a pound coin on this ford, I'd like it back please.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #164 on:** 20 May, 2017, 08:59:08 pm »

Money laundering?

Ruthie · « **Reply #165 on:** 20 May, 2017, 10:01:07 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 20 May, 2017, 08:59:08 pm

Money laundering?

Possibly a sacrifice to the Sprite of the Ford

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #166 on:** 20 May, 2017, 10:56:02 pm »

I read an "alternative archaeology" book a while ago, The Megalithic Empire, which had some stuff to say about the custom of throwing coins in fountains, wishing wells and so on. They saw it as a relic of a neolithic toll collection; you'd put your toll into the well or pool as payment for the upkeep of the standing stones and so on which marked trading routes, stone circles being some kind of sorting office. This sounds quite reasonable but a lot of the book was tinfoil hat stuff; and quite a few things were factually wrong and obviously so to anyone with a tiny bit of general knowledge, eg they state that turning a tap anticlockwise tightens it and that John the Baptist's mother was called Ann.

http://www.themegalithicempire.com

andyoxon · « **Reply #167 on:** 27 May, 2017, 11:13:03 pm »

From a ride in Cotswolds today. I did ride through both...

Upper Slaughter... the river Eye.

VIRB0059 by ao, on Flickr

IMG_20170527_155429077 by ao, on Flickr

This ford over the Windrush, just down from Naunton.

IMG_20170527_162600401 by ao, on Flickr

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #168 on:** 03 July, 2017, 03:54:58 pm »

Winterbourne Dauntsey Amesbury Amble by Cudzoziemiec, on Flickr

Reinventingthewheel · « **Reply #169 on:** 09 July, 2017, 04:56:20 pm »

One with the Fargo.

2017-07-09 14.31.52 by John Rowlands, on Flickr

2017-07-09 14.33.36 by John Rowlands, on Flickr

Brianfox · « **Reply #170 on:** 15 July, 2017, 09:40:38 am »

On the NCN818 between Rhayader mountain road and Llangurig.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #171 on:** 02 March, 2018, 11:40:48 am »

Shilton, between Carterton and Burford, about three weeks ago. (No, I didn't, but the Discovery or similar that overtook me down the hill did, with a great deal of splashing.)

Pingu · « **Reply #172 on:** 02 April, 2018, 06:25:38 pm »

Tewel Ford near Stonehaven.

IMG_0602_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

ElyDave · « **Reply #173 on:** 03 April, 2018, 08:56:49 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 02 March, 2018, 11:40:48 am

Shilton, between Carterton and Burford, about three weeks ago. (No, I didn't, but the Discovery or similar that overtook me down the hill did, with a great deal of splashing.)

I know that one well, I used to live in Carterton and go to school in Burford.

Many a happy day spent riding around before dangling my feet in that ford to cool off. There used to be a good pub in the village as well, 20 years ago anyway.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #174 on:** 03 April, 2018, 09:23:33 am »

I think there still is, off to the right from the PoV of that photo, opposite and a bit beyond the old pump thing (out of view).