Post by: Gareth Rees on 27 September, 2011, 12:43:17 pm
- a cyclist riding through
- while there's water flowing (no fair riding it when it's dry!).
I'll start with the low water crossing near Shaftenhoe End in Hertfordshire. The brook, labelled "Comberton Bottom" on OpenStreetMap, and which delineates the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, is culverted, so normally the road is dry (as seen on Google Street View (http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=52.022712,0.053945&spn=0.004001,0.006673&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=52.022756,0.054085&panoid=Oyh_Q46o8tQ4qCPgUhPPZg&cbp=12,88.85,,0,0)), but after weeks of rain have saturated the fields, a storm can cause the brook to overflow the road.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OtAp8NwT8LM/S4rQg9M46zI/AAAAAAAACUQ/YYhXIcdypsM/s640/IMG_1511.JPG)
(Cyclist: me. Photo: Nigel Deakin. The car was parked up because the driver had dropped his glasses in the stream when he was out jogging earlier in the day. I thought he had no chance whatsoever of finding them, but I was wrong.)
Post by: Kim on 27 September, 2011, 03:50:36 pm
Post by: rower40 on 27 September, 2011, 03:56:27 pm
Paging rower40. Rower40 to the dry-it-out-and-hope-it-still-works courtesy phone please... ;DAny sympathy I was feeling about your invasion force of buzzing yellow-n-black stripey insects is fast receding.
Crinkly has already posted the picture of me getting up after NOTHING HAPPENED. Not sure where it is.
Post by: Kim on 27 September, 2011, 04:15:05 pm
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/251695_10150200095836839_551606838_6819426_7540073_n.jpg) (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=46943.msg961487#msg961487)
Post by: delthebike on 27 September, 2011, 04:19:58 pm
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AmnOqms85Ko/TCd26aIFI3I/AAAAAAAAFsE/d2_ftZj2lQc/s640/p6272572.jpg)
edit: It's just occurred to me that putting a finger into Oaky's Wet Ring might be another ford name here. ::-)
Post by: clarion on 27 September, 2011, 04:34:33 pm
I thought it was in the mild touring thread, but all I could find was this one of Em's particularly well-plaited hair:
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/251695_10150200095836839_551606838_6819426_7540073_n.jpg) (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=46943.msg961487#msg961487)
Why is that in this thread? There's Nothing Happening there.
Post by: Wobbly John on 27 September, 2011, 04:35:55 pm
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jCDj9mwURs)
There's also video of the Hall's Hase Pino tandem fording a stream.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqvDwU5eTzc)
Post by: clarion on 27 September, 2011, 04:39:56 pm
Post by: Kim on 27 September, 2011, 04:45:05 pm
Why is that in this thread? There's Nothing Happening there.
If you look carefully, you can see the ford in the background.
Post by: David Martin on 27 September, 2011, 04:51:36 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/5462437882/
And on my LEJoG..
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/3667862008_1b1e98615e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/3667862008/)
DSC00383 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/3667862008/) by davidmamartin (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidmam/), on Flickr
Post by: Gareth Rees on 27 September, 2011, 04:57:53 pm
Here's a ford on the River Glem between Hawkedon and Thurston End in Suffolk. (Rider: Nigel. Photo: Averil.)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-doNC4pKsctA/S8tQtiXR9WI/AAAAAAAACsw/g6hk-VQ00bM/s800/IMG_1693.JPG)
Post by: clarion on 27 September, 2011, 05:07:41 pm
Why is that in this thread? There's Nothing Happening there.
If you look carefully, you can see the ford in the background.
Do I need to remind you of the rules of this thread?
In this topic, photos should show:
- a cyclist riding through
- while there's water flowing (no fair riding it when it's dry!).
A ford in the far distance with Nothing Happening, like, for instance, this one:
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/251695_10150200095836839_551606838_6819426_7540073_n.jpg) (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=46943.msg961487#msg961487)
doesn't qualify. ;)
Post by: Kim on 27 September, 2011, 05:17:19 pm
Post by: delthebike on 27 September, 2011, 05:37:40 pm
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HSzUgqJre9U/ToH6ssUzxuI/AAAAAAAAGTM/RbqjZyQogyE/s640/twofeet.jpg)
Post by: clarion on 27 September, 2011, 07:17:20 pm
Post by: matthew on 27 September, 2011, 09:22:49 pm
Crikey, who's that?
Tim Hall
Identifiable by the
Post by: clarion on 27 September, 2011, 10:14:38 pm
Post by: Wowbagger on 27 September, 2011, 10:18:03 pm
Post by: Pingu on 28 September, 2011, 10:01:28 pm
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6130/6193306874_c4d8055acc_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/6193306874/)
ford (http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/6193306874/) by The Pingus (http://www.flickr.com/people/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Post by: Gareth Rees on 29 September, 2011, 10:30:43 pm
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c5OhHnTwmIA/Tn9uI7yL4zI/AAAAAAAAF_I/FrJI-0bXT4w/s1600/IMG_5549.JPG)
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 30 September, 2011, 09:32:01 am
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vvR_5rhNh0I/ToV-IQSXSzI/AAAAAAAAAZw/ojWhC94pLjE/s640/collingham.JPG)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 30 September, 2011, 10:23:55 am
And where is that low water crossing?
Post by: Riggers on 30 September, 2011, 10:37:47 am
Post by: softspeaker on 02 October, 2011, 07:44:46 am
http://www.wetroads.co.uk/index.htm
4x4 bias, but helpful data.
Post by: Pingu on 02 October, 2011, 10:33:34 am
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/Riggers_1956/ford.jpg)
Wot, no pipe? :D
Post by: iddu on 02 October, 2011, 10:21:37 pm
That's nasty (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/myplaces?hl=en&ll=51.559362,-2.231807&spn=0.000634,0.001206&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=6.881357,14.941406&vpsrc=6&ctz=-60&t=h&z=20) :D
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/iddu/20111002%20-%20Tasty%20Cheddar/DSC00003.jpg)
About 75cm deep in the middle. No way, José...
Post by: PH on 02 October, 2011, 11:30:44 pm
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6204926759_d889b1eb26_b.jpg)
Post by: PH on 02 October, 2011, 11:51:31 pm
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6205041439_56f72eab3f_b.jpg)
Post by: iddu on 02 October, 2011, 11:57:02 pm
Doesn't really meet the criteria as they're not cycling.
No, and at that depth I'm not likely to; dumb I may be, stoopid I ain't ;)
Just to atone.
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/iddu/20111002%20-%20Misc/Picture070.jpg)
Choose your own line - somewhere in the Mongolian Outback ;D
Post by: PH on 03 October, 2011, 12:02:33 am
Doesn't really meet the criteria as they're not cycling.
No, and at that depth I'm not likely to; dumb I may be, stoopid I ain't ;)
Yes I understood No way, José... though I was referring to my photo rather than yours.
Post by: iddu on 03 October, 2011, 12:12:36 am
...though I was referring to my photo rather than yours.
So, colour me stoopid :)
Post by: iddu on 03 October, 2011, 12:13:15 am
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/iddu/20111002%20-%20Misc/CIMG0833.jpg)
The Gower Outback.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 05 October, 2011, 12:35:54 pm
About 75cm deep in the middle. No way, José...I'm wondering what is the deepest ford that people would consider riding through? Mr Charly mentions riding through one that was over the top of his wheels!
And does it make a difference whether it's a proper ford or a flooded road? IMO it does, I would be more likely to ride through a flooded road as the water is not running and there's (I think) less likelihood of submerged objects and slippery bottom.
Post by: clarion on 05 October, 2011, 12:47:29 pm
I don't think my bike's moving parts were happy about either of those.
I tend to avoid riding through fords if at all possible.
Post by: Riggers on 05 October, 2011, 01:16:24 pm
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 05 October, 2011, 01:26:09 pm
Some great photos in this thread.The deepest I've ridden through was over the top tube of my bike.About 75cm deep in the middle. No way, José...I'm wondering what is the deepest ford that people would consider riding through? Mr Charly mentions riding through one that was over the top of his wheels!
And does it make a difference whether it's a proper ford or a flooded road? IMO it does, I would be more likely to ride through a flooded road as the water is not running and there's (I think) less likelihood of submerged objects and slippery bottom.
I lived on a boat moored to a raised bit of bank. The access road crossed a floodplain and was considerably lower than the actual bank. If I expected a flood, I'd drag a canoe across the floodplain and tie it up, but sometimes I was caught unawares and came home to find the road covered. Set off across it once with trailer on the back - the trailer had a solid plastic crate in it, so I tied that down to the trailer frame - the trailer floated. It was very hard work pedaling through such deep water.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 05 October, 2011, 01:30:02 pm
I think up to the BB (bottom brackers, as Riggers would say) would be the limit for me, and even then I'd be wary.
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 05 October, 2011, 01:52:19 pm
My feet aren't webbed, but they are hairy.
Post by: Gareth Rees on 05 October, 2011, 05:17:32 pm
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4YLLrgL8K74/Sj6CteU-EMI/AAAAAAAAA9E/EGBT5-oQlsk/s800/IMG_1023.JPG)
Post by: Riggers on 06 October, 2011, 09:09:36 am
Post by: nicknack on 06 October, 2011, 11:27:24 am
Nice one Riggers.
Post by: nuttycyclist on 08 October, 2011, 06:52:35 pm
Some great photos in this thread.About 75cm deep in the middle. No way, José...I'm wondering what is the deepest ford that people would consider riding through? Mr Charly mentions riding through one that was over the top of his wheels!
And does it make a difference whether it's a proper ford or a flooded road? IMO it does, I would be more likely to ride through a flooded road as the water is not running and there's (I think) less likelihood of submerged objects and slippery bottom.
I've been through one that looked ok but turned out to be top tube depth.
I was ok until the bike hit a rock and stopped...
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 08 October, 2011, 10:54:53 pm
Post by: iddu on 09 October, 2011, 10:03:17 pm
And does it make a difference whether it's a proper ford or a flooded road? IMO it does, I would be more likely to ride through a flooded road as the water is not running and there's (I think) less likelihood of submerged objects and slippery bottom.
Great Brook, Oxon (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Great+Brook,+Oxfordshire,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&ll=51.706183,-1.503453&spn=0.020238,0.038581&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=19.826094,39.506836&vpsrc=6&geocode=FfEFFQMdhD7p_w&hnear=Great+Brook&t=h&z=15)
Fine until you get halfway along and suddenly recall, as yer nadgers get an imprompteau wash :o (56cm frame, 700c's), that the road dips some additional two feet between culverts :)
Funniest thing was getting to the Buckland Rd end, and some some geezer in a Subaru estate asked if they could get through; we told 'im to go round via Aston, and the dork promptly tried driving it across the field to the south. Fair do's - he got halfway before he totally trashed it :thumbsup:
Post by: tokwitney on 10 October, 2011, 04:41:52 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TdrVt77CTc&list=FLBIc-UHSn3rNTZNl0XyyurQ&index=28 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TdrVt77CTc&list=FLBIc-UHSn3rNTZNl0XyyurQ&index=28)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 10 October, 2011, 06:39:22 pm
Post by: jogler on 12 October, 2011, 08:53:18 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67610004@N03/6238097179/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67610004@N03/6238092279/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67610004@N03/6238614228/in/photostream/
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 12 October, 2011, 08:57:03 pm
Post by: jogler on 12 October, 2011, 09:35:53 pm
For many years that footbridge was but a well worn plank :o
Post by: citoyen on 12 October, 2011, 10:32:06 pm
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/selling2.jpg)
There are also a few pics of me riding through assorted fords on audaxes, on fixed, all taken by Mrs Cyklisten - it's become a bit of a running joke. Unfortunately, I can't find any of them.
d.
Post by: LindaG on 17 October, 2011, 10:31:28 am
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/lindagordinho/Routes%2068%20and%2072%20October%202011/IMGP0066.jpg)
Post by: citoyen on 17 October, 2011, 11:27:52 am
This is me crossing the ford at Bekesbourne on the Man of Kent 200 in 2010, © Mrs Cyklisten. It wasn't especially deep but I was riding fixed so got my feet wet. And it wasn't a warm day. (Being local, I know the roads so could easily have taken a small detour to avoid this ford, but I thought that wouldn't be showing the right spirit.)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/man-of-kent-099.jpg)
d.
Post by: citoyen on 17 October, 2011, 11:33:26 am
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/251695_10150200095836839_551606838_6819426_7540073_n.jpg) (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=46943.msg961487#msg961487)
I'm probably being silly, but however hard I look at this pic, I can't see the reason why it's been posted in this thread. Anyone?
d.
Post by: LindaG on 17 October, 2011, 12:23:09 pm
Post by: jogler on 17 October, 2011, 01:44:50 pm
Post by: jogler on 17 October, 2011, 01:47:46 pm
Post by: Marj on 17 October, 2011, 01:48:48 pm
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/251695_10150200095836839_551606838_6819426_7540073_n.jpg) (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=46943.msg961487#msg961487)
I'm probably being silly, but however hard I look at this pic, I can't see the reason why it's been posted in this thread. Anyone?
d.
Emily still refers to this and chuckles ;D
Post by: jogler on 17 October, 2011, 01:59:10 pm
We both PMSL,still :demon:
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 17 October, 2011, 09:59:51 pm
Post by: PH on 24 October, 2011, 09:39:19 pm
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6277326169_a119260535_b.jpg)
Post by: bobb on 24 October, 2011, 09:50:18 pm
(http://www.zaribor.com/raz/pics/car.jpg)
Bodmin Moor:
(http://www.zaribor.com/raz/pics/meford.jpg)
Post by: Luke on 25 October, 2011, 02:34:38 pm
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6279546783_385a69481b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60205142@N04/6279546783/)
IMG_0026 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60205142@N04/6279546783/) by Hey look, it's Luke! (http://www.flickr.com/people/60205142@N04/), on Flickr
Post by: rower40 on 27 October, 2011, 06:20:33 pm
Post by: Kim on 30 October, 2011, 04:01:50 pm
There will be extended and enhanced opportunities for nothing at all to happen on Saturday. I'm doing a canal-side ride, but on the Orange Bling rather than the recumbent.
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/stuff/tunnel_ride_ford.gif)
Strange absence of Orange Bling in this one, though...
Original photos here (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=53294.0).
Post by: Gareth Rees on 27 November, 2011, 08:35:42 pm
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mfx2uBzxtbs/TtEgMJMxB3I/AAAAAAAAGf8/ROl-t5ooZBA/s1600/P1070143.JPG)
This is from a collection of photos (http://site.ctc-cambridge.org.uk/search/label/ctccambridgein1930s) by club member and former president Donnex Claydon (1910–2006).
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 27 November, 2011, 08:44:14 pm
Interesting to see bar bags too, I had always thought of them as a post-war invention. (Don't tell me, they're actually wicker baskets aren't they.)
Post by: PH on 27 November, 2011, 09:18:25 pm
This is from a collection of photos (http://site.ctc-cambridge.org.uk/search/label/ctccambridgein1930s) by club member and former president Donnex Claydon (1910–2006).What a fantastic set of photos.
Post by: Oscar's dad on 28 November, 2011, 04:48:24 am
This is from a collection of photos (http://site.ctc-cambridge.org.uk/search/label/ctccambridgein1930s) by club member and former president Donnex Claydon (1910–2006).What a fantastic set of photos.
I agree, I particularly like the photo of the Guildhall, Thaxted as I rode past there the other weekend; Dick Turpin's cottage is next door. I wonder how many of those pictured survived WW2.
Post by: Oscar's dad on 28 November, 2011, 05:31:58 am
Charlotte fails to dip a toe into Nutty's Slimed Bottom!
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AmnOqms85Ko/TCd26aIFI3I/AAAAAAAAFsE/d2_ftZj2lQc/s640/p6272572.jpg)
edit: It's just occurred to me that putting a finger into Oaky's Wet Ring might be another ford name here. ::-)
The Current Mrs R riding through the same notorious ford at Nounsley ...
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l160/stevenr_01/1stcyclecampingtrip1-1.jpg)
And me and Twinkle Toes ...
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l160/stevenr_01/1stcyclecampingtrip3-1.jpg)
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 30 November, 2011, 01:25:04 pm
(http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac41/yostumpy/100_0488.jpg)
Eyensford today. Too blinkin' cold for an 'action photo', and a 'tres difficile' on ones own ???
Post by: Pingu on 05 December, 2011, 10:08:47 pm
IMG_4696 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/5541403914/) by The Pingus (http://www.flickr.com/people/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Post by: Feanor on 06 December, 2011, 09:42:05 pm
After crossing the ford, to the right there be Dragons.
The road was totally washed away earlier this year ( Aug / Sept or so ), when Junior and myself came by this way.
We were able to cross on the pedestrian bridge.
But cars were having to do a u-turn ;D
Post by: eck on 06 December, 2011, 09:46:14 pm
Now that's an all-too-familiar sight...+1.
After crossing the ford, to the right there be Dragons.
But it's worse if you proceed in the direction the photo was taken from: that takes you to Auchenblae. :facepalm:
Post by: Pingu on 06 December, 2011, 09:50:20 pm
Now that's an all-too-familiar sight...+1.
After crossing the ford, to the right there be Dragons.
But it's worse if you proceed in the direction the photo was taken from: that takes you to Auchenblae. :facepalm:
Via Drumtochty Glen, though, which is very nice.
Post by: Feanor on 06 December, 2011, 09:53:22 pm
Snot that bad so long as you keep pedaling.
I go Culter - Slug Road - Fetteresso - Auchenblae -Laurencekirk -Montrose.
Did that there-and-back-again today, and it was bloody cold.
Specially on my tootsies.
The road of which you speak is an odd little dark dingly dell, which never gets any sunlight, with a church that looks like it's from Lord of the Rings.
Oh, and signs at the entrance of the Castle that say something like "West Entrance. Private Property. No Peasants. Go Away."
--
R
Post by: David Martin on 07 December, 2011, 02:12:47 pm
Post by: Feanor on 07 December, 2011, 08:25:44 pm
I must head out along that road at some point.. Sounds like fun. It took me a while before I could place the photo - having only ever driven the B road.
Yes, you must.
The google street-view of the same point shows a White Van just hitting the first steep kick:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll=56.894344,-2.550695&spn=0.009505,0.033023&hnear=AB14,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=56.894417,-2.550597&panoid=OO-dTxQgyOduclTCo9LF5A&cbp=12,254.8,,0,-6.49
From then on it's "Thank you Sir, can I have more, Sir?" for 3.25k.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 22 May, 2012, 09:43:19 pm
This blurry photo is actually a cheat - not because I'm not riding through in the pic (it's hard to take a photo of yourself riding!) but because:
a) it's not a ford, it's a stream running over a bridlepath - the stream bed forms the track of the path for about 50 metres
b) I didn't ride through the water any more than was necessary to take the photo. It's only a couple of inches deep but too long for me and you're riding over bumpy stones. Would be good on a MTB I'm sure, but too many bumps for me, I'm afraid. Instead I rode along the footpath just out of shot to the right. Sorry. I thought you'd like to see it anyway for inspiration.
Post by: Gareth Rees on 03 June, 2012, 07:43:22 pm
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SBAoqbWzEkA/T8uc_EP2fAI/AAAAAAAAI1M/QkP_nbznSj8/s1600/IMG_8607.JPG)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 01 July, 2012, 11:31:31 pm
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rSiH8AXK4ns/T_CsJeNKJmI/AAAAAAAACVc/e6xXpUwkm9EUtYgr4WWUDw2VPX3ui7kZACKgB/s1600/P7010050.JPG)
I fell into the River Cam (or Granta) at Hinxton today, but sadly there is no photographic record of the event.
Post by: Gareth Rees on 15 July, 2012, 08:21:18 pm
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qcaHVYY03Vw/UAMIxSo4GII/AAAAAAAAJOs/jHaGWOwCeRE/s1600/IMG_9278.JPG)
And this is on Bumpstead Brook at Steeple Bumpstead in Essex:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8YSXKxCJEjU/UAMIKWEPfYI/AAAAAAAAJNw/gDyOc3akwlo/s1600/IMG_9338.JPG)
Photos by Nigel.
Post by: Andrij on 15 July, 2012, 09:00:17 pm
Not sure which one you were, but I was the lone cyclist who turned up at Tubby T's on the fully laden tourer while your group was there.
Post by: Gareth Rees on 18 July, 2012, 06:19:54 pm
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SDL0fOPN5bU/UAk3NbfIkdI/AAAAAAAABG4/j8akjuw3N_o/s802/IMG_0562.jpg)
Sorry about the quality—all I had was a camera phone and it was raining. There's another ford on this river not far away at Houghton St Giles, but we didn't fancy that one as it was more than a foot deep.
Post by: arvid on 18 July, 2012, 09:23:29 pm
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7471213602_9c335f2d1d_z.jpg)
Post by: Andrij on 18 July, 2012, 09:27:32 pm
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5XjOP_iZY3A/UAcV_UqmHdI/AAAAAAAABS8/AePtll5sOZA/s640/P1020669.JPG)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 19 July, 2012, 09:48:37 am
Also on NCN1, Pease Bay, near Cockburnspath.
That's a really cunningly composed photo! (Apart from the giant hand at the top, obvs.) You've managed to make it look like a beautiful remote glen by cropping out the caravans, the skip, the sign warning you not to use the skip, the building site ... (http://goo.gl/maps/lYrY)
Post by: Ray 6701 on 19 July, 2012, 12:35:24 pm
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8288/7574264530_b9bcae57f5_z_d.jpg)
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=448360&Y=298152&A=Y&Z=120&ax=449505&ay=297692
Post by: Gareth Rees on 19 July, 2012, 01:14:04 pm
This one is near Earl Shilton Leicestershire & found on the Two Battles 200k audax.
Nice! The stream is Thurlaston Brook and you can see how high it is by comparing your photo with Google Street View (http://goo.gl/maps/96Z3).
Post by: arvid on 19 July, 2012, 04:41:14 pm
Also on NCN1, Pease Bay, near Cockburnspath.
That's a really cunningly composed photo! (Apart from the giant hand at the top, obvs.) You've managed to make it look like a beautiful remote glen by cropping out the caravans, the skip, the sign warning you not to use the skip, the building site ... (http://goo.gl/maps/lYrY)
And all that with the 28mm equivalent and -2/3EV on my camera. I was in doubt about going through the ford because I had no idea how deep it was, and the water has quite some speed there. If it would be up to my hubs I am afraid I'd ended up in the sea. I'd advise against it with disc wheels.
Also, it was very sunny that day, the Google picture is a gray day.
I hadn't noticed the skip or the sign, it is very steep downhill there (unsuitable for caravans), until the ford, and then up again.
Post by: PH on 19 July, 2012, 07:26:13 pm
Also on NCN1, Pease Bay, near Cockburnspath.
That's a really cunningly composed photo! (Apart from the giant hand at the top, obvs.) You've managed to make it look like a beautiful remote glen by cropping out the caravans, the skip, the sign warning you not to use the skip, the building site ... (http://goo.gl/maps/lYrY)
At least the footbridge got left in...
http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=52233.msg1058332#msg1058332
Post by: Richard A Thackeray on 23 August, 2012, 10:12:21 am
I take it you know about this site, I used to use it a lot when I was travelling about in my Land Rovers
http://www.wetroads.co.uk/
As as for deep water?
How about this idiot in the floods a few years ago at Castleford???
He's on the 'Barnsdale Road', which is the 'Roman Road' that goes from the bridge over the River Aire, up towards Peckfield Bar & Aberford
Then again, he's probably not a cyclist, just a 'bloke on a bike'
If there was a manhole cover blown off by water pressure (before the levels rose so high) he'd have never be seen again
Zooomed in image
(http://image52.webshots.com/452/8/16/16/2640816160047309372fKHBQx_ph.jpg)
Road from start of closure
(http://image24.webshots.com/565/4/19/87/2621419870047309372vqxgyA_ph.jpg)
He was walking/struggling through half-a-mile of water
Post by: clarion on 23 August, 2012, 10:24:12 am
Newbie here.
I take it you know about this site, I used to use it a lot when I was travelling about in my Land Rovers
http://www.wetroads.co.uk/
As as for deep water?
How about this idiot in the floods a few years ago at Castleford???
He's on the 'Barnsdale Road', which is the 'Roman Road' that goes from the bridge over the River Aire, up towards Peckfield Bar & Aberford
Then again, he's probably not a cyclist, just a 'bloke on a bike'
If there was a manhole cover blown off by water pressure (before the levels rose so high) he'd have never be seen again
Zooomed in image
(http://image52.webshots.com/452/8/16/16/2640816160047309372fKHBQx_ph.jpg)
Road from start of closure
(http://image24.webshots.com/565/4/19/87/2621419870047309372vqxgyA_ph.jpg)
He was walking/struggling through half-a-mile of water
ETA: Oh, you got it sorted. OK, never mind. Interesting link, btw, thanks.
Post by: Gareth Rees on 23 August, 2012, 11:08:47 am
How about this idiot in the floods a few years ago at Castleford? He was walking/struggling through half-a-mile of water
You say "idiot", we say "intrepid explorer".
Post by: Richard A Thackeray on 23 August, 2012, 11:57:51 am
How about this idiot in the floods a few years ago at Castleford? He was walking/struggling through half-a-mile of waterYou say "idiot", we say "intrepid explorer".
Or.............. Darwin Award winner
Post by: Gareth Rees on 23 August, 2012, 12:59:45 pm
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 23 August, 2012, 01:08:56 pm
I have my opinions of people who *drive* through fords - but I'll keep those to myself.
Post by: Gareth Rees on 23 August, 2012, 01:14:36 pm
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-938GucoXCEs/TrVrYlquKsI/AAAAAAAAGS0/-KFYRLMWWec/s1600/edDSC00943.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 23 August, 2012, 07:43:08 pm
Newbie here.Zoinks!
I take it you know about this site, I used to use it a lot when I was travelling about in my Land Rovers
http://www.wetroads.co.uk/
As as for deep water?
How about this idiot in the floods a few years ago at Castleford???
He's on the 'Barnsdale Road', which is the 'Roman Road' that goes from the bridge over the River Aire, up towards Peckfield Bar & Aberford
Then again, he's probably not a cyclist, just a 'bloke on a bike'
If there was a manhole cover blown off by water pressure (before the levels rose so high) he'd have never be seen again
Zooomed in image
(http://image52.webshots.com/452/8/16/16/2640816160047309372fKHBQx_ph.jpg)
Road from start of closure
(http://image24.webshots.com/565/4/19/87/2621419870047309372vqxgyA_ph.jpg)
He was walking/struggling through half-a-mile of water
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 26 August, 2012, 08:27:19 pm
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8294/7866365884_ec18650f4a_z.jpg)
Not as deep as I'd expected but the concrete approach was so slimy that I would have fallen over when I stopped and put my foot down if there hadn't been a wall to grab! Though tbh this partly my lack of care - it's much less slimy near the bridge, and the other end is gravel so should be fine. I used the bridge but a little further up the road (which is a great way to Malmesbury) I met two trailie cyclists who were looking forward to fording.
Post by: Gareth Rees on 16 September, 2012, 08:48:10 pm
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2TAkBsh_ecM/UFYUcXcoZ6I/AAAAAAAAJ7Y/7OhjQP7B-oY/s1600/IMG_0492.JPG)
And a couple of fords that have featured here before. Left: the River Rib at Barwick in Hertfordshire. Right: the River Ash at Much Hadham in Hertfordshire.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WelAuseo3PE/UFYUdj1aPgI/AAAAAAAAJ7w/NQjluFRtUsw/s1600/IMG_0474.JPG) (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lmNPd0LrTbI/UFYUc0FNSKI/AAAAAAAAJ7k/nTGY-iD8ejw/s1600/IMG_0483.JPG)
Post by: chilipapa on 22 September, 2012, 07:20:12 pm
(http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/17/53/1175329_33594080.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 22 September, 2012, 10:25:41 pm
Post by: Deano on 23 September, 2012, 01:04:26 pm
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/8015033153_efcbba9c6c_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30024450@N04/8015033153/)
the slippery ford at Hob Hole (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30024450@N04/8015033153/) by dean.clementson (http://www.flickr.com/people/30024450@N04/), on Flickr
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 30 September, 2012, 10:48:55 pm
Post by: adam w on 04 November, 2012, 08:13:48 pm
(http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad11/adamwatkins87/1496C-EXB01ford.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 04 November, 2012, 11:35:07 pm
Post by: Tomsk on 23 November, 2012, 06:08:51 pm
Taken yesterday: The second of the two fords or rather 'wet bridges', on the well named Watery Lane south of Matching Green, Essex. The stream runs next to the lane [and spills over a bit when in spate - about 300 yards of splashiness] then crosses back at this point. There were juicy potholes lurking in this one...
Lots of water in the Stort Navigation on my return along the towpath. The raging crosswind needed a heavy lean to counteract, which made things interesting. Its been a while since I've travelled that bit of the towpath; the surface is much improved :thumbsup:.
Post by: Oscar's dad on 24 November, 2012, 01:29:56 pm
Post by: De Sisti on 24 November, 2012, 03:25:32 pm
Post by: jogler on 24 November, 2012, 03:34:38 pm
Post by: Gus on 24 November, 2012, 03:46:35 pm
What are they for? Fords I mean.
For countries who lack the money or the skills of building bridges ;)
I had not seen one one in Europe before visiting England.
Post by: Tomsk on 24 November, 2012, 05:13:54 pm
Is that your folder Tomsk?
That's Konnie, my Kona mtb - now with FULL mudguards as well as hub-geared loveliness. Proof against winter in Essex :thumbsup: As seen with Xmas lights on last year's extravaganza...
Fords seem to be an Essex speciality: the village of Pleshey is so named - ['plashet', dialect = ford] - as 5 out of the six roads into the village used to be through water. Lots of little streams that the parish couldn't afford to bridge I suppose.
Post by: Bledlow on 26 November, 2012, 01:42:12 pm
http://www.wetroads.co.uk/ (http://www.wetroads.co.uk/) county by county list of fords, most with pictures. Includes roads, RUPPs, & byways.
Post by: Gareth Rees on 16 June, 2013, 07:25:16 pm
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BpuKCJWF1rM/Ub3-gE-hLJI/AAAAAAAABbM/C5bAYtd-ma8/w820-h615-no/Image+1.jpg)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 08 July, 2013, 10:00:29 am
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VByH8OvKqdM/Udp_GahqlPI/AAAAAAAABgQ/S77Th8MAfC4/w821-h616-no/IMG_0765.JPG)
Post by: Kim on 11 August, 2013, 01:33:45 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/Photo0508.sized.jpg)
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/Photo0510.sized.jpg)
It's not so much a ford as a couple of farm tracks that happen to meet opposite sides of the river in about the same place. Given the low NSTN-approval-factor of the approach, I reckon it's just about passable in a sturdy tractor (which presumably would be too wide / heavy for the bridge[1]):
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/Photo0516.sized.jpg)
(The photos don't do it justice, I was wearing the wrong shoes to go wading to an optimal position.)
[1] Sadly for bridge enthusiasts, tree cover and fences thwarted any photographic opportunities. You'd have to trudge through the field in winter to get a pic.
Post by: Gareth Rees on 28 October, 2013, 04:41:16 pm
Here are a couple of flooded roads. Left, Dean Road near Bartlow, Cambridgeshire. Right, Brookfield Lane near Aston, Hertfordshire.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8VMyNzjzjiA/V44vNRlRHUI/AAAAAAAACWU/gqEqMrCRslMFppVraVWm2LgMUukclZoRQCKgB/s400/IMG_0903.jpg) (http://garethrees.org/2013/10/27/audax/IMG_0910.jpg)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 02 February, 2014, 06:58:57 pm
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1ZkoJbmqzdw/Uu5-6NRe4GI/AAAAAAAAOU0/U1akMm-ciI4/s400/IMG_5887.JPG) (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yfb9L7cuqg4/Uu6C-bbAPYI/AAAAAAAAOVw/7ArLVlBTZbw/s400/IMG_5962.JPG)
Post by: andrew_s on 13 February, 2014, 11:33:02 pm
It's not an official ford, but there was a fair flow across from right to left.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/b3kvq9ipheawoi5/A417_nov2012_zpsd80b8cb5.jpg?raw=1)
I got just past the depth gauge, with the water almost up to the top of my wheel, when I looked down and saw my SON/Edelux on low-rider boss trying to light up the water from the inside, at which point I started carrying the bike.
I had a look this lunchtime, and it was about 8-10 inches deeper than shown, with a considerably faster flow.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 14 February, 2014, 10:48:15 am
Post by: nikki on 16 February, 2014, 11:00:00 pm
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3727/12574626485_6ec151ce52_z.jpg)
Disappointingly, the epic flood (https://twitter.com/BhamUpdates/status/433875788442894336) we detoured to go and ogle at had sorted itself out rather efficiently:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/12574716783_f266ff2cc7_z.jpg)
Post by: Kim on 15 April, 2014, 05:52:29 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/nikkiford2.sized.jpg)
(click to show/hide)
Post by: andrew_s on 15 April, 2014, 06:07:08 pm
It's looking a bit nasty on the left of the photo. Is that near Fairford?No, Maisemore just outside Gloucester.
The Severn is split into 2 channels, and the east channel (on the right) is upstream of its weir, but the west channel on the left is downstream of its weir, so you get a difference in water level between the channels and a considerable flow across the fields. The turbulence in the lower left corner is the water flowing across the kerb as the road rises out of the flood. Away from that point the flow is relatively modest - 300m long by 30-40cm deep doesn't need a high rate of flow to shift lots of water.
Post by: bumper on 15 April, 2014, 06:09:21 pm
I present this one without comment...
Did you shout "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" as you rolled through ;D
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 16 April, 2014, 08:11:26 pm
That's Alney Island then! I've ridden through there loads of times, but I always use the cycle path that runs through the nature reserve and then parallel to the road but on the other side of the hedge - it has various patches mended with a sort of chicken wire and marked "Flood damage! Take care!"It's looking a bit nasty on the left of the photo. Is that near Fairford?No, Maisemore just outside Gloucester.
The Severn is split into 2 channels, and the east channel (on the right) is upstream of its weir, but the west channel on the left is downstream of its weir, so you get a difference in water level between the channels and a considerable flow across the fields. The turbulence in the lower left corner is the water flowing across the kerb as the road rises out of the flood. Away from that point the flow is relatively modest - 300m long by 30-40cm deep doesn't need a high rate of flow to shift lots of water.
Post by: andrew_s on 16 April, 2014, 09:27:07 pm
...I always use the cycle path that runs through the nature reserve and then parallel to the road but on the other side of the hedge - it has various patches mended with a sort of chicken wire and marked "Flood damage! Take care!"I generally use the cycle path too, but it was under even deeper water at the time. Besides which,if you are on the road the hedge will catch you before you go in the river.
The chicken wire is an improvement over just the coarse mesh that's underneath it, which has been there since the path was constructed.
Originally, it was the other way up, with crosswise strands on top and longways strands underneath. However the decking started to subside and put quite a cross slope on the Maisemore end of the longer section, and the crossways strands gave very little lateral grip if it was wet. Someone apparently came a cropper trying to ride over and fell into the concrete road edge, so the mesh was turned over. However with the longways strands on top you get quite bad tramlining, so it was even worse in my opinion (even before I got overconfident on the way back from the pub one night, fell off, and bent my elbow over backwards (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=19419.msg1213867#msg1213867)).
Post by: nikki on 16 April, 2014, 09:42:05 pm
I present this one without comment...
Did you shout "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" as you rolled through ;D
I can't remember, but I did feel compelled to offer the woman with the pushchair something of an explanation afterwards ;D
...The police van just got a bit of an embarrassed smile...
Post by: Gareth Rees on 17 April, 2014, 01:39:12 am
I present this one without comment...
That's ace! Where is that ford?
Here's someone adopting the same pose, at Hilton in Cambridgeshire:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pdksOdryS9o/UyXtPE2lG_I/AAAAAAAAOuQ/tuZzGNTByBw/s1600/IMG_6714.JPG)
Post by: Kim on 17 April, 2014, 12:50:51 pm
I present this one without comment...
That's ace! Where is that ford?
Longbridge, Birmingham. As featured on the Tunnel Ride. It's a surprisingly urban location for a ford.
http://goo.gl/maps/eFGv6
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 17 April, 2014, 03:10:37 pm
Post by: Gareth Rees on 17 April, 2014, 03:58:06 pm
I wonder how common fords are in urban areas?
wetroads.co.uk (http://www.wetroads.co.uk/) is the place to look — they have the ford on the River Rea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Rea) at Longbridge on their West Midlands page (http://www.wetroads.co.uk/westmidlands.htm) (with the comment "Where would you least expect to find a ford? Next to the giant Rover plant in Longbridge, Birmingham"), and they know about several fords in Greater London (http://www.wetroads.co.uk/greaterlondon.htm).
Post by: nikki on 17 April, 2014, 08:52:31 pm
"Next to the giant Rover plant in Longbridge, Birmingham"
It's loads closer to the Kalamazoo/Reynolds factory, but for some reason most people have a blind spot for that and only ever see the Austin/Rover.
It's a location on a guided tour I'm putting together, with reference to when there used to be a corn mill there and all this used to be fields...
Post by: loafer on 18 April, 2014, 09:37:34 pm
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u333/lonecyclist/WP_20140415_002_zpsad96c34f.jpg) (http://s517.photobucket.com/user/lonecyclist/media/WP_20140415_002_zpsad96c34f.jpg.html)
Post by: saturn on 19 April, 2014, 08:36:13 pm
It's loads closer to the Kalamazoo/Reynolds factory, but for some reason most people have a blind spot for that and only ever see the Austin/Rover.
We used to ride through the Kalamazoo ford as kids, again and again and again, trying to spin our back wheels on the slippy concrete - I don't recall anybody ever coming off. Great bit of wast ground alongside the river from the ford down towards the train station where we used to engage in BMX style antics on our racers / choppers etc.
Post by: Ruth on 31 May, 2014, 07:48:58 pm
local one to me :)
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u333/lonecyclist/WP_20140415_002_zpsad96c34f.jpg) (http://s517.photobucket.com/user/lonecyclist/media/WP_20140415_002_zpsad96c34f.jpg.html)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3718/14127740997_c907a2bb66_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nwqnck)Loafer! (https://flic.kr/p/nwqnck) by ruthturner3 (https://www.flickr.com/people/106826773@N02/), on Flickr
Now with added Loafer!
Post by: mcshroom on 01 June, 2014, 07:27:05 pm
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oivzha582Ww/U4tt0RJIZKI/AAAAAAAAGBs/bIuxCqNT4ZE/w737-h553-no/IMG_20140601_171533.jpg)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 20 July, 2014, 11:20:47 pm
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cfLh6_pwiq0/U8wRjXV53lI/AAAAAAAAPxs/YB-D2bQlgqM/s1600/IMG_8435.JPG)
And one on Pods Brook near Shalford Green in Essex:
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SixXehcVxaQ/U8xAjnGSTuI/AAAAAAAACCE/j8y-66LS2BM/w818-h613-no/IMG_1540.JPG)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 25 January, 2015, 04:54:49 pm
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vSC8qet9a4A/VMUctUGJmZI/AAAAAAAARMM/qSqVET7duYQ/s1600/06-IMG_0370.JPG)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 01 March, 2015, 05:55:14 pm
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2G29mn0DqQ0/VPNBql4GMyI/AAAAAAAARWo/usVR1gUkVwI/s1600/3-IMG_0850.JPG)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 26 April, 2015, 09:31:51 pm
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nXGiNheFYA0/VTzMR9h55sI/AAAAAAAARwE/noF60z5LUb0/s1600/IMG_1462.JPG)
Post by: Deano on 23 June, 2015, 10:03:07 pm
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3869/19098495711_6038a2c793_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/v6EMoP)
Faster and deeper than it looks. I took the stepping stones*, and had second, third and fourth thoughts during the portage.
*It's at least 300 yards shorter than the loop out to the bridge.
Post by: bumper on 30 June, 2015, 02:52:36 pm
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/292/19110096329_2a160628e4_z.jpg) (http://flic.kr/p/v7GeRt)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 03 August, 2015, 03:26:13 pm
Tomsleibhe bothy ...
... on Mull, with Beinn Talaidh (http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/grahams/beinn-talaidh) in the distance. The ford is on the Allt na Laith-dhorie. Amazing clouds!
Post by: loafer on 13 August, 2015, 01:13:17 pm
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u333/lonecyclist/WP_20150609_0031_zpslzucj9cg.jpg) (http://s517.photobucket.com/user/lonecyclist/media/WP_20150609_0031_zpslzucj9cg.jpg.html)
Post by: Ruthie on 18 August, 2015, 02:02:05 am
Post by: loafer on 18 August, 2015, 12:14:32 pm
Where's that Larry?
its not that far from you Ruth ;) between WHESSOE ROAD and COATHAM LANE much better than the 167 cyclepath ;D
https://www.strava.com/activities/321996431 :thumbsup:
Post by: Gareth Rees on 24 August, 2015, 10:36:08 am
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VJ7_Va_EwZ0/Vdohb2HDG5I/AAAAAAAAS0Q/cDBFpe3defg/s400/IMG_2676.JPG) (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNSQe4pavEM/VdoheCMwvvI/AAAAAAAAS0k/KZ1xq9aHYR4/s400/IMG_2697.JPG)
Post by: Tomsk on 18 October, 2015, 09:00:59 pm
On Colley Bridge Lane, between Radley Green and Cooksmill Green, SW of Chelmo, Essex. A fairly decent gravel byway, which crosses Ewson's Brook, a tributary of the River Can. The ford is rideable, unlike this one on the Can near Good Easter...
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y387/Tomskinessex/001_zpsv75gob2n.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/Tomskinessex/media/001_zpsv75gob2n.jpg.html)
The warning sign:
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y387/Tomskinessex/002_zpsma3cy4br.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/Tomskinessex/media/002_zpsma3cy4br.jpg.html)
Deep, muddy, never seen anything go through it.
Post by: Deano on 12 March, 2016, 10:42:49 pm
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1596/25436599640_419c1aec2d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EKKdSL)
Post by: rr on 13 March, 2016, 01:01:24 am
(http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad8/richsafham/Buttsbury%20Wash-00-00-21-588_zpsxqtfee9j.jpg)
or on youtube (https://youtu.be/LfEqXdW4YMQ)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 05 April, 2016, 09:50:27 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:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5uSqLGciOV8/VwFQg_IacVI/AAAAAAAAU1Q/7vpky_75rMMNJa5mUbTkNuuIb385p65dw/s1600/P1020610.JPG)
Post by: Gareth Rees on 10 July, 2016, 08:06:00 pm
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NwyooHDzJDo/V4KavtGzpfI/AAAAAAAACVg/Xfzf-MbCE_QCtsNfcQOeMwUAU4HUEXZFwCL0B/w834-h626-no/IMG_2636.jpg)
Normally the ford looks more like this:
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VByH8OvKqdM/Udp_GahqlPI/AAAAAAAABg4/0PUBEF2i6pMPWPiew0CyHYXNKH7lBZHSwCL0B/w835-h626-no/IMG_0765.JPG)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 02 September, 2016, 09:50:26 pm
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8512/29301461952_49d5e99b50_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LDgDMS)
Broadwell ford
Post by: Si S on 17 October, 2016, 02:09:53 pm
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5689/30311321446_daec86774b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/NbvrQs)
Post by: Kim on 17 April, 2017, 05:28:42 pm
Introducing a new game: "Where's Wowbagger?"
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/hayfield_2017/2017_04_15_13_23_56.sized.jpg)
(click to show/hide)
A delayed-action Nothing™ happened to me at this one:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/hayfield_2017/2017_04_15_13_24_25.sized.jpg)
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.
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/hayfield_2017/2017_04_15_13_24_46.sized.jpg)
(I don't think there was photographic evidence.)
[1] Bring a proper mountain bike. And elbow pads. Or maybe a horse.
Post by: cycleman on 17 April, 2017, 07:53:52 pm
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 07 May, 2017, 11:22:39 am
Distressingly dry ford, although the depth post suggests it can get quite exciting.
Post by: andyoxon on 07 May, 2017, 01:42:37 pm
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Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 07 May, 2017, 02:24:15 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 07 May, 2017, 03:00:41 pm
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Just outside Iron Acton, between Bristol and Yate. Probably ridable on a mountainbike but the surface is rather rocky.
Post by: andyoxon on 07 May, 2017, 05:38:21 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...
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Post by: andytheflyer on 14 May, 2017, 06:34:34 pm
One to never ride through at Worlds End
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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......
Post by: Ruthie on 14 May, 2017, 09:51:38 pm
Post by: Ruthie on 20 May, 2017, 06:23:54 pm
Same ford, different day.
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If anybody finds a pound coin on this ford, I'd like it back please.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 20 May, 2017, 08:59:08 pm
Post by: Ruthie on 20 May, 2017, 10:01:07 pm
Money laundering? :D
Possibly a sacrifice to the Sprite of the Ford ;)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 20 May, 2017, 10:56:02 pm
http://www.themegalithicempire.com
Post by: andyoxon on 27 May, 2017, 11:13:03 pm
Upper Slaughter... the river Eye.
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This ford over the Windrush, just down from Naunton.
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Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 03 July, 2017, 03:54:58 pm
Post by: Reinventingthewheel on 09 July, 2017, 04:56:20 pm
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Post by: Brianfox on 15 July, 2017, 09:40:38 am
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Post by: 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.)
Post by: Pingu on 02 April, 2018, 06:25:38 pm
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Post by: ElyDave on 03 April, 2018, 08:56:49 am
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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.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 03 April, 2018, 09:23:33 am
Post by: ElyDave on 03 April, 2018, 01:05:09 pm
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).Yes, that's it, can't remember the name of it
Post by: nikki on 03 April, 2018, 03:24:48 pm
River Rea - the bit where the small kids like to paddle:
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Watery Lane. Often places are named for good reason...
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The ford of the Rea at The Mill Walk.
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Often places are named for good reason... (I got off and walked!)
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I spent a few minutes chatting with another woman, speculating on where the flotsam had come from. My chief suspect was one of the beefy fighter dogs the locals seem to favour.
The River Cole was also quite full:
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...which was fine until the adjacent cycle route also became quite full!
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This ford usually attracts a few spectators, but someone had decided enough's enough.
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Post by: Kim on 03 April, 2018, 03:40:38 pm
Yesterday's ride. I hadn't intended it to have such a watery theme, but perhaps the clues were there right from the start...
I was wondering if you were going to post that here... Top fording!
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River Rea - the bit where the small kids like to paddle:
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I've not seen much of the Rea for the last few months, as they've closed off the back entrance to Canon Hill Park and the not-officially-a-diversion of "annoying right turn then a bit of Pershore Road followed by the absence of a dropped kerb and some really-irritating-even-onna-Brompton slalom gates" to get onto the cycle route doesn't gain me much over just staying on the Pershore Road unless I'm deliberately aiming for the bottom end of Kings Heath.
The last time I saw it was a couple of weeks ago after all that rain, and I don't think I've seen it so fast and muddy before. I went back and rode the Cannon Hill to Lifford section (scenic route to Screwfix), and admired the way it was trying to set itself up as a white water
Post by: nikki on 03 April, 2018, 05:02:13 pm
The black railings off Dogpool would seem to be the ideal candidate for some guerilla black reflective tape, wouldn't they...
Post by: Deano on 14 April, 2018, 09:21:17 pm
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Post by: Deano on 14 April, 2018, 09:26:37 pm
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Post by: cycleman on 01 May, 2018, 01:57:53 pm
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PL51qmBodrYGTbFg2
Post by: Si S on 08 May, 2018, 08:51:45 am
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No, I didn't because I'd just stripped and cleaned the BB.
Post by: Si S on 15 May, 2018, 08:30:33 am
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Post by: Pingu on 19 May, 2018, 07:00:43 pm
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Post by: Joe.B on 19 May, 2018, 10:14:06 pm
This ones near St John in Cornwall. Can be a bit deeper at high tide.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 20 May, 2018, 03:54:52 pm
Not so much a ford as a footpath running along a stream.
Post by: nikki on 28 May, 2018, 06:34:23 pm
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There's
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This one clearly didn't think the road closed sign and barriers applied to him, and drove through taking photos/video of the abandoned car on his phone. Seriously; if you're going to do that, don't do it in front of the crowd stood around with their cameras out! (Disappointingly, he made it though. Not sure what he did about getting around the barriers on the far side.)
Water had subsided though... the weeds wrapped around the railings suggest the bridge was submerged for a bit.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 06 June, 2018, 08:36:39 pm
Post by: ElyDave on 07 June, 2018, 10:01:18 pm
Post by: MarkT on 09 June, 2018, 10:13:25 am
I'd drive through that, but then I do have a big green oval machine, happy up to half a meter with no prep
If I remember correctly the official wading depth for land rovers (with no prep) is the top of the wheel rim.
Post by: nikki on 15 June, 2018, 09:26:30 am
Rode straight through. Didn't get my feet wet.
(Nearly fell in the ditch taking the photo, though!)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 01 July, 2018, 01:16:49 pm
A seasonal ford somewhere in north Somerset.
Post by: andrew_s on 01 July, 2018, 07:15:30 pm
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/wf42y1810w214lt/NH925029_GlenEinich_ford.jpg?raw=1)
I gave it a go on the way back, but failed just behind the blue chap.
Post by: MikeFromLFE on 08 July, 2018, 05:31:28 pm
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Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 23 September, 2018, 08:32:45 pm
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What a disappointment!
:(
Post by: andyoxon on 21 April, 2019, 01:12:57 pm
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*which dried off quickly, but it was at the end of the ride anyway.
Post by: MikeFromLFE on 25 April, 2019, 08:26:25 pm
Someone has collected this lot and zip-tied them to the footbridge.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190425/0749d294b698e8d3152fd358b7b65075.jpg)
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Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 25 April, 2019, 09:00:19 pm
I like those red mudguards too!
Post by: Kim on 25 April, 2019, 09:37:41 pm
ETA: Realised that I've been
Post by: MikeFromLFE on 25 April, 2019, 10:08:30 pm
OT for this thread, but here it is when I'd just finished the project (based on a Dawes Super Galaxy) it's been tweaked a bit, but the colour scheme remains - bonus point for a YACF bidon! (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190425/b67231ab50a9e2745d2cacf7c0707bc4.jpg)
I like those red mudguards too!
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Post by: cycleman on 26 April, 2019, 07:11:48 am
Post by: MikeFromLFE on 29 April, 2019, 02:49:13 pm
Never have done. Never has been.Today I didn't. It was - very. Strong unrepeatable words were said (while remaining upright, just!)
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Post by: Feanor on 25 May, 2019, 09:35:39 pm
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Post by: andyoxon on 22 June, 2019, 02:22:07 pm
River Lambourn, south of Eastbury.
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Post by: Pingu on 21 July, 2019, 11:28:55 pm
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This post could also go on Bridges for CrinklyLion (and everyone else!), Silly signs and
Percentage road signs :)
Post by: FifeingEejit on 21 July, 2019, 11:36:52 pm
This is the wettest I've ever seen the Clatterin' Brig ford.Is that an Irish bridge rather than a bog standard Ford?
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This post could also go on Bridges for CrinklyLion (and everyone else!), Silly signs and
Percentage road signs :)
Surprisingly I've never been up that road...
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Post by: Kim on 22 July, 2019, 12:30:08 am
This post could also go on Bridges for CrinklyLion (and everyone else!), Silly signs and
Percentage road signs :)
Shame there isn't a bin, really, otherwise you could lock your bike badly and bag the whole set.
Post by: Pingu on 22 July, 2019, 07:24:54 pm
...Is that an Irish bridge rather than a bog standard Ford?...
After checking Wikipedia and Streetview, I think it is.
Post by: eckagain on 22 July, 2019, 07:39:05 pm
Dear Mr Eejit, and Mr & Mrs Pingu too...Is that an Irish bridge rather than a bog standard Ford?...
After checking Wikipedia and Streetview, I think it is.
If you're stuck for entertainment on 1 Sept, you can enter either the 100k Drumtochty Dander or the more entertaining Kilrymanjaro 100 mile audax. Even better than going up that road, you get to go down it. Hopefully the ford won't be as wet by then.
Post by: FifeingEejit on 22 July, 2019, 09:21:18 pm
Edit: However I've just rediscovered why I didn't ECE a previous Forfar ride; it's come up at 75km out and back fae hame as an out and back, may as well consider lapping the Sidlies then.
Edit Edit: Even that needed a tour of the flat bit of Fife to get up to distance, and now I realize would probably need a 5am start... https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30633330
Edit Edit Edit: I could ride home from Forfar from the Kilry and make it bang on 200... but then I'd have to get to Forfar in the first place... MY brother moved to Westmuir, this is annoyingly 5km short each direction for bumping Kilry to 200, but not as annoying as I am when I visit him :-)
Post by: Mrs Pingu on 22 July, 2019, 09:56:51 pm
Dear Mr Eejit, and Mr & Mrs Pingu too...Is that an Irish bridge rather than a bog standard Ford?...
After checking Wikipedia and Streetview, I think it is.
If you're stuck for entertainment on 1 Sept, you can enter either the 100k Drumtochty Dander or the more entertaining Kilrymanjaro 100 mile audax. Even better than going up that road, you get to go down it. Hopefully the ford won't be as wet by then.
Unfortunately for us we shall be driving from Reims to Zeebrugge thus ending our hollybobs, boo. So we'll miss it. Agane.
Post by: BrianI on 23 July, 2019, 12:00:08 pm
Dear Mr Eejit, and Mr & Mrs Pingu too...Is that an Irish bridge rather than a bog standard Ford?...
After checking Wikipedia and Streetview, I think it is.
If you're stuck for entertainment on 1 Sept, you can enter either the 100k Drumtochty Dander or the more entertaining Kilrymanjaro 100 mile audax. Even better than going up that road, you get to go down it. Hopefully the ford won't be as wet by then.
I did enjoy that Drumochty Dander 100K last year (even although I did do part of it in reverse!)
Sadly that's my audaxing binned till next year, doubt I'll be bike fit for a good few months now following abdominal surgery :facepalm:
Post by: Joe.B on 17 September, 2019, 02:13:01 pm
Ford over the Maglin Burn near Rothbury, Northumberland.
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Post by: Kim on 17 September, 2019, 07:14:47 pm
In the afternoon, we found a ford, where Nothing didn't happen:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/yacf_wellesbourne_2019/2019_09_07_16_28_33.sized.jpg)
None of the bicycle riders liked the look of the stony bottom, and cycleman made some excuse about mixing water with electricity. The freshness of the looks-like-tractor-wheels tracks was commented on, and as if on cue a large caterpillar-tracked tractor pulling an Agricultural Machine Thingy™ appeared and demonstrated its fording technique, which Nye would doubtless have appreciated.
Post by: Kim on 24 September, 2019, 04:54:49 pm
https://twitter.com/BhamUpdates/status/1176504814500495361
Looks like it's been a bit exciting today.
Post by: MikeFromLFE on 12 December, 2019, 09:32:59 am
Never have done. Never has been.Today I didn't. It was - very. Strong unrepeatable words were said (while remaining upright, just!)
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Relating to this specific ford at Ratby Boroughs in Leicestershire there's a local news story where British Cycling's solicitors are persuing a case against the Local Authority for the slippery surface and alleging the sign was obscured.
I really don't know what to make of this.
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/cyclists-sue-council-after-riding-3631596
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 12 December, 2019, 09:49:16 am
Post by: Kim on 12 December, 2019, 02:36:57 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 12 December, 2019, 02:57:46 pm
https://www.englishfords.co.uk/photo_14757080.html
Post by: MikeFromLFE on 12 December, 2019, 06:34:42 pm
The photos show a small, shallow ford, with clear water through which you can easily see the concrete surface. Of course, that might not be how it was when they were there (though I note it was two separate occasions). I don't think I'd ride through a ford where I couldn't see the bottom. It's not so much the depth, which can often be judged in other ways, or even the stream, as the risk of hitting submerged stones etc. This one, for instance, I always use the footbridge because the ford is full of boulders:I've only ever seen it as a shallow ford - maybe a couple of inches at most - but yes, it is a concrete surface, and maybe that's the key to why algae has built up to such a degree to make it so slippery.
https://www.englishfords.co.uk/photo_14757080.html
As I hinted in my posts, I've always powered straight through it (over a number of years) and it was only this last once that it's caught me out. (Un)fortunately it's in a very deep dip, so there's a temptation from either direction to blast down the hill and straight through the water to keep up momentum to get up the other side.
I don't ever recall seeing a footbridge here, but can't say that there isn't one (equally I don't think I've ever seen a pedestrian on this lane either)
Location : 52°39'03.7"N 1°15'24.6"W
Post by: Pingu on 13 December, 2019, 06:58:36 pm
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Post by: JonBuoy on 13 December, 2019, 07:45:31 pm
The photos show a small, shallow ford, with clear water through which you can easily see the concrete surface. Of course, that might not be how it was when they were there (though I note it was two separate occasions). I don't think I'd ride through a ford where I couldn't see the bottom. It's not so much the depth, which can often be judged in other ways, or even the stream, as the risk of hitting submerged stones etc. This one, for instance, I always use the footbridge because the ford is full of boulders:I've only ever seen it as a shallow ford - maybe a couple of inches at most - but yes, it is a concrete surface, and maybe that's the key to why algae has built up to such a degree to make it so slippery.
https://www.englishfords.co.uk/photo_14757080.html
As I hinted in my posts, I've always powered straight through it (over a number of years) and it was only this last once that it's caught me out. (Un)fortunately it's in a very deep dip, so there's a temptation from either direction to blast down the hill and straight through the water to keep up momentum to get up the other side.
I don't ever recall seeing a footbridge here, but can't say that there isn't one (equally I don't think I've ever seen a pedestrian on this lane either)
Location : 52°39'03.7"N 1°15'24.6"W
The bit that makes me nervous on the Ratby ford is that it isn't perpendicular to the road so there are lateral forces on the wheels that may cause problems if the surface is slippery. Streetview is here: https://goo.gl/maps/CiHnVUDAFED7e5q18
I recognise one of the riders and definitely wouldn't describe her as an inexperienced cyclist. I guess the fractured pelvis explains why I haven't seen her around for a while :(
Post by: Joe.B on 20 March, 2020, 07:27:02 pm
On the river Wansbeck near to Kirkwelpington.
I didn't need to cross it as I was following the track visible on the opposite side but, my wheels were dirty so why not.
Post by: Joe.B on 25 April, 2020, 10:01:58 am
Same ford as in the photo above but an action shot this time as little Joe.B crosses it on yesterdays ride.
Not as much water flowing as there was when I last came this way 4 or 5 weeks ago, but then we've barely had any rain in the last few weeks.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 25 April, 2020, 12:31:22 pm
Post by: Kim on 09 May, 2020, 07:23:32 pm
Near Broughton Green. I decided not to, as there was an audience.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 12 May, 2020, 03:19:39 pm
Post by: Kim on 29 May, 2020, 06:37:59 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_05_29_15_44_07.sized.jpg)
Long and shallow, not too slimy. Yes I did, and Nothing didn't happen. :thumbsup:
Post by: UshCha on 11 June, 2020, 09:36:01 pm
Shatton near Hathersage in the Peak District
Post by: Pingu on 11 June, 2020, 11:03:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2954880054561985&set=g.2407091319
Shatton near Hathersage in the Peak District
Linky no worky :'(
Post by: iddu on 14 June, 2020, 10:54:43 pm
A small track S from Cefn Glancamddwr leads you to
(https://i.imgur.com/C3SsSgb.jpg)
No problems...
...but then you come across its bigger twin, wading the Irfon if you dare; it looks to be over a metre deep in the middle.
(https://i.imgur.com/Rp62dN2.jpg)
Post by: iddu on 14 June, 2020, 11:15:18 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/tGDHBnI.jpg)
You start with a fairly clear run across the main channel (coming from the far side),
(https://i.imgur.com/5HIh9qv.jpg)
which degenerates into a narrow overgrown strip ~60cm wide as the footbridge kinks around,
(https://i.imgur.com/R7t1n9o.jpg)
leading to another clear run at the grand challege of a bunny hop up a vertical 30cm high muddy bank at the Chilbolton Common exit.
That looks...challanging...
Post by: Kim on 24 June, 2020, 09:51:23 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_06_24_13_00_47.sized.jpg)
Water was a bit deep and fast-flowing, so I didn't. Which makes me more sensible than the local motorists, presumably.
Post by: JonBuoy on 25 June, 2020, 07:23:48 am
Rookery Lane not-that-near Weeford:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_05_29_15_44_07.sized.jpg)
Long and shallow, not too slimy. Yes I did, and Nothing didn't happen. :thumbsup:
I was going to post my photo of the Rookery Lane ford near Hints from Saturday's Tamworth tile-gathering ride but I see that Kim beat me to it. My route took me through this both ways (on the 'summer bike' ::-)) so you get to see it from the other end.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50043074752_30c089da42_c.jpg)
The surface seemed decent and grippy. The water was also clear enough to see the bottom and to see the sudden drop off the edge of the tarmac strip :o
The approach was pretty messy:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50043129332_6fc3cd4422_c.jpg)
Post by: graculus on 25 June, 2020, 09:00:01 am
Trescott Ford, Perton:What was the footbridge surface like? I was there a couple of weeks ago and the covering of algae/weed made it extremely slippery to walk or wheel a bike across.
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_06_24_13_00_47.sized.jpg)
Water was a bit deep and fast-flowing, so I didn't. Which makes me more sensible than the local motorists, presumably.
Post by: Kim on 25 June, 2020, 12:56:45 pm
Trescott Ford, Perton:What was the footbridge surface like? I was there a couple of weeks ago and the covering of algae/weed made it extremely slippery to walk or wheel a bike across.
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_06_24_13_00_47.sized.jpg)
Water was a bit deep and fast-flowing, so I didn't. Which makes me more sensible than the local motorists, presumably.
Surprisingly wet. I rode over it without considering the issue, and didn't fall off.
Post by: andyoxon on 28 June, 2020, 07:10:23 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50054591783_d96c027e68.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jg9Sga)IMG_shilton1 (https://flic.kr/p/2jg9Sga) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50055417312_6c78e8152c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jge6Eq)IMG_shilton2 (https://flic.kr/p/2jge6Eq) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 28 June, 2020, 09:45:54 pm
Post by: andyoxon on 28 June, 2020, 11:26:14 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50056274867_70c88a6e0f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jgiuzR)IMG_shilton3 (https://flic.kr/p/2jgiuzR) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
*thinks of Del Boy/Trig at the bar, for some reason...
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 29 June, 2020, 09:37:51 am
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4744/38761615010_68a3192857_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/224epH5)
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.)
Post by: andyoxon on 29 June, 2020, 10:00:17 am
Post by: Kim on 29 July, 2020, 07:54:11 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_07_29_15_17_34.sized.jpg)
I rode it, the cobbles were a bit slimy but Nothing didn't happen.
Post by: L CC on 31 July, 2020, 08:42:17 am
Post by: L CC on 03 August, 2020, 12:08:46 am
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200802/3dc1ca53421b74a78c4db2b35e564bfc.jpg)
Post by: Russell on 08 August, 2020, 03:03:45 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50202293366_01955be68a_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jucSNb)IMG_20200720_120237217_HDR (https://flic.kr/p/2jucSNb) by Russell Wiles (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156615223@N02/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50202559087_ca6a295d8f_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jueeMz)IMG_20200720_120014021_HDR (https://flic.kr/p/2jueeMz) by Russell Wiles (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156615223@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: andyoxon on 23 August, 2020, 09:25:26 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50260444777_ce026c7e9d.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jzkVbH)IMG_WML ford2_HDR (https://flic.kr/p/2jzkVbH) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
Post by: Russell on 10 September, 2020, 05:43:27 pm
Grange Road between village of Rushmoor and Frensham
Post by: Russell on 10 September, 2020, 05:47:22 pm
Post by: andyoxon on 11 September, 2020, 03:11:55 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50330350876_692cb4037d.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jFwcQh)IMG_20200910_ford1 (https://flic.kr/p/2jFwcQh) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50330525177_61c8e66367.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jFx6Dt)IMG_20200910_ford2 (https://flic.kr/p/2jFx6Dt) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 11 September, 2020, 04:03:46 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50301074731_7eb425be11_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jCWa4a)Ford at New Alresford (https://flic.kr/p/2jCWa4a) by Russell Wiles (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156615223@N02/), on FlickrThis one appears to have a grid pattern surface. Tiles, bricks? It looks like it would be virtually unrideable even without the river. What was it actually like?
Post by: jiberjaber on 11 September, 2020, 04:07:38 pm
Paging Jiberjaber to this thread...
hahaha :) :-*
Post by: Russell on 14 September, 2020, 02:34:31 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50301074731_7eb425be11_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jCWa4a)Ford at New Alresford (https://flic.kr/p/2jCWa4a) by Russell Wiles (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156615223@N02/), on FlickrThis one appears to have a grid pattern surface. Tiles, bricks? It looks like it would be virtually unrideable even without the river. What was it actually like?
Looking at the original it does look like bricks with a grid of holes in them. I imagine that it might be OK to ride through but with a precious cargo on the back we didn't attempt a crossing. :(
Post by: Kim on 15 September, 2020, 10:15:34 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_09_15_16_41_46.sized.jpg)
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_09_15_16_41_21.sized.jpg)
I ignored the advice (mainly because there was a pedestrian on the bridge), and Nothing didn't happen.
Post by: andrew_s on 16 September, 2020, 10:45:38 pm
Waded, rather than ridden. I thought there was no chance of success riding.
Glen Feshie, (Bing maps view) (https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=282b6050-98db-4e2b-9508-de6139b10a80&cp=56.988262~-3.875981&lvl=19&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 16 September, 2020, 11:10:46 pm
Post by: andrew_s on 18 September, 2020, 09:39:18 pm
It's mostly BB deep, or slightly over. I didn't even think about trying to ride it.
There's also another ford just round the bend to the left, by the rightmost tree, and a third further downstream.
The map shows the track sticking to the right bank in this area, but a landslip has taken it out so there's only a narrow path (on the left just above the gravelly landslip bit). It looked a bit precarious so I took the wet option. The Bing view shows it all (but probably doesn't work on a phone).
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 20 September, 2020, 01:09:59 pm
Post by: andyoxon on 20 September, 2020, 11:13:49 pm
Too deep for me.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50365352391_ea9d532a4f.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jJBAyF)IMG_20200920_1 (https://flic.kr/p/2jJBAyF) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50365352001_45b44355d6.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jJBArX)IMG_20200920_2 (https://flic.kr/p/2jJBArX) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50365351756_01162325aa.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jJBAnJ)IMG_20200920_3 (https://flic.kr/p/2jJBAnJ) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
Post by: Joe.B on 14 October, 2020, 09:31:15 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50483112251_f81221c706_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jV29t6)IMG_0397 (https://flic.kr/p/2jV29t6) by Joe B (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: rr on 04 November, 2020, 12:38:30 am
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50564882447_babb093fea_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k3feU4)Watery Lane Matching-00-00-36-738 (https://flic.kr/p/2k3feU4) by Richard Rajham (https://www.flickr.com/photos/189177564@N02/), on Flickr
https://youtu.be/yk1opiBLcJg
Post by: Luke on 28 November, 2020, 04:18:51 pm
Fortunately it is very shallow, barely coming above the rim. And not slippery.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50657025187_109b26db9c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kbouHZ)
Clumber Ford. (https://flic.kr/p/2kbouHZ) by Luke Hayes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60205142@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50656932636_4f1edf8dec_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kbo2dh)
Clumber Ford. (https://flic.kr/p/2kbo2dh) by Luke Hayes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60205142@N04/), on Flickr
Post by: loafer on 08 January, 2021, 03:59:53 pm
Post by: Pingu on 17 February, 2021, 10:15:35 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50949825853_3ff7b493c9_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kCgbak)
IMG_7650_01 (https://flic.kr/p/2kCgbak) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Post by: salar55 on 20 March, 2021, 10:33:15 am
Post by: ppg on 21 March, 2021, 08:06:13 am
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51059130608_16b6b5be11_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kMVoE5) (https://flic.kr/p/2kMVoE5) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/192588363@N06/)Tarr Steps
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 March, 2021, 05:59:38 pm
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jCpFWNimYgeDdCZDUTa1BqXh59y0LX_tDkntBjN6GD4nZuA5D5G4xGfyHMI1k5Q5bmAuwhPCsgOc_F3rt3rh9e8qlNx1WsqI2ArOwkykY1NenzKN53uRQblYzFYF_TaObXuZL6RdntYMqHgvGxzF2SuO5Qxg7XTPOlqvzh64xESvaebYxAJ4ON0u3oz5_fVeHSfUYivwbYJemQeAIguANloH16cPLANslD-BH1Tsbmlq1WMWILR59dJEmKHnab79qOKvE3l0IO7oM_SWEsMXo7zescV_ACR3up_dIZ-belvta9Qm3FyAc61ZSc3N2PdI9sm4LAcrlYbwsEXzc2N6nQszRPyRmQvBtcMtyu8y6syHWQ09-B-OBGwBVVPCwgwUOce5UOKnxmlUfzx11gBpGXdNxj3OwF8AtXcxMw7gN0ZmzC0I-LqWR96DtAZbGQ9g7jkSYNsc2_7of8LYB_t9MABqbdlGF-O1JGP8iCdeZnB-USGxjsoluXPgY63FpHcdKf9hT6t3bv41j_8OVVvgATYQyNxZ5xuueEQEFUht5Zk88U6G4XSPEtscGvttNIN5uGw-0MZNd_DWBiSW7Yxw_mhRye8AvbrGLE062sfWLHd0hbPxhXNITNrk3l9KZX2P4J2AoERAdjhVhKhIMSVD7vRqTqtJUoUDEug3XoPJENMwUXBrfdk60r9iQ4gWtbFJkB5a2yPxJbL-3bvQ-dgtmjDhOQ=w1646-h1234-no?authuser=0)Images not showing.
Malmsmead in Devon
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Tarr Steps
Post by: ppg on 21 March, 2021, 06:44:09 pm
ETA: Think I've cracked it - share with BBCode on Flikr and paste the link directly in.
Google Photos doesn't appear to have that option, so using Flikr now
Another reason I dislike Google - come the revolution................. :demon:
Thanks to all for suggestions
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 March, 2021, 07:05:27 pm
Post by: Kim on 21 March, 2021, 07:53:38 pm
I think it's a problem with Google photos. They don't generate a .jpg link or something. Rather than you being an idiot. But I'm not sure how to get around the problem.
I think the google problem's more subtle than that. Some sort of authentication key in the URL that expires after a while, meaning that photos that were once visible disappear, but at inconsistent times for different people. I never got my head round it, on account of only ever using Google Photos by accident.
Post by: cycleman on 21 March, 2021, 08:26:35 pm
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9NN7GNfKaYrqxoZR9
Post by: Kim on 21 March, 2021, 08:41:25 pm
I just create a link from my Google photos and people on here click the link :)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9NN7GNfKaYrqxoZR9
Less elegant, but at least it actually works.
Post by: salar55 on 28 March, 2021, 07:45:12 pm
Post by: Russell on 31 March, 2021, 03:14:47 pm
This one appears to have a grid pattern surface. Tiles, bricks? It looks like it would be virtually unrideable even without the river. What was it actually like?
[/quote]
We have now revisited this ford and here are close ups of the blocks:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51085597986_c90a88d769_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kQg3ub)Ford at New Alresford (https://flic.kr/p/2kQg3ub) by Russell Wiles (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156615223@N02/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51000669769_058d0a31c0_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kGKLhz)Ford at New Alresford (https://flic.kr/p/2kGKLhz) by Russell Wiles (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156615223@N02/), on Flickr
The ford is part of the streams that feed the watercress beds so is very clear. While we were there a 4x4 pickup type thing crossed the ford and the water was 1/2 to 1/3 the way up the to the wheel hub.
Post by: Russell on 31 March, 2021, 03:19:16 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51085600686_7c01cf1c33_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kQg4hJ)Ford on the outflow from Little Frensham Pond (https://flic.kr/p/2kQg4hJ) by Russell Wiles (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156615223@N02/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51082147973_b0cd04a904_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kPXmVc)Alternative route past ford (https://flic.kr/p/2kPXmVc) by Russell Wiles (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156615223@N02/), on Flickr
There is no pedestrian bridge but some kind folk have laid planks across the stream 10m into the undergrowth, unfortunately some are now submerged.
Post by: Joe.B on 19 May, 2021, 01:06:56 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51189161531_0f31ba0c9d_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kZpQjx)IMG_20210509_202530401 (https://flic.kr/p/2kZpQjx) by Joe B (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51189376373_2a37d2e500_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kZqWbH)IMG_20210509_203605917 (https://flic.kr/p/2kZqWbH) by Joe B (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51189927044_04b2e95a16_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kZtKT3)IMG_20210509_204549214 (https://flic.kr/p/2kZtKT3) by Joe B (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: Joost on 12 June, 2021, 09:56:06 pm
Off Road Ford behind Chipping, Lancs .
Post by: Joost on 12 June, 2021, 10:00:51 pm
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/Juce04/ford.jpg?width=450&height=278&crop=fill)
2 Fords from today, Goosnargh, Lancashire, one bridleway, one road (Ford Lane, imaginatively!!)
Post by: perpetual dan on 08 August, 2021, 01:38:31 pm
(https://betweenbeyond.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/20210712_084136_darktable.jpg?strip=info&h=600)
Post by: ElyDave on 04 September, 2022, 08:25:33 am
(https://i.imgur.com/GBNP18P.jpg)
Post by: Pingu on 19 May, 2023, 10:11:53 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52910636748_da4b87a0be_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oBwQVJ)
IMG_1030_01 (https://flic.kr/p/2oBwQVJ) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Post by: T42 on 20 May, 2023, 07:44:56 am
Post by: Mr Larrington on 20 May, 2023, 10:35:58 am
Post by: andrew_s on 20 May, 2023, 10:56:05 am
Fairly tame.That's because it's an Irish bridge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-water_crossing), rather than a ford
IMG_1030_01 (https://flic.kr/p/2oBwQVJ) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Post by: T42 on 20 May, 2023, 04:53:05 pm
I have seen what you did there!
I expected no less.
Post by: Pingu on 20 May, 2023, 07:40:56 pm
Fairly tame.That's because it's an Irish bridge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-water_crossing), rather than a ford
IMG_1030_01 (https://flic.kr/p/2oBwQVJ) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
I know, but I didn't think it was worth starting an Irish Bridges thread.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 20 May, 2023, 07:57:03 pm
Post by: Kim on 27 May, 2023, 08:08:39 pm
Coughton Fields Lane, near Ulster...
Post by: T42 on 28 May, 2023, 08:10:53 am
Coughton Fields Lane, near Ulster...
Wie bitte?
Post by: Mr Larrington on 28 May, 2023, 11:00:19 am
Post by: rr on 28 May, 2023, 11:31:06 am
Local pronunciation of “Alcester”, perchance?Indeed, another of those local place names
Sent from my motorola edge 20 using Tapatalk
Post by: T42 on 28 May, 2023, 02:31:31 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 28 May, 2023, 09:35:47 pm
Same place as above, Thursday 11th May.
Yes, I know it's portrait but that, for some reason, is what worked best with my phone.
Post by: andyoxon on 17 June, 2023, 08:21:37 am
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52980597018_6e2fd32aa7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oHHpFh)Duxford Ford Pan (https://flic.kr/p/2oHHpFh) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52980515870_23d2025c86_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oHGZyb)Duxford Ford (https://flic.kr/p/2oHGZyb) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
Duxford Ford The Movie: first 30secs 1x speed. Full gurgling water sound effects... ;D
Clicky...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/52979546287_a3ba3892cb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oHC2ke)Duxford Ford crossing vid (https://flic.kr/p/2oHC2ke) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 17 June, 2023, 10:36:04 am
Post by: andyoxon on 17 June, 2023, 04:29:36 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52981336678_a36e162955.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 17 June, 2023, 07:39:25 pm
Post by: Joe.B on 26 June, 2023, 09:35:41 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53003226527_940e9b7203_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oKHoDe)IMG_20230626_114819738_HDR[1] (https://flic.kr/p/2oKHoDe) by Joe B (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: L CC on 27 June, 2023, 10:14:30 am
Post by: Kim on 27 June, 2023, 12:13:37 pm
Much Hadham:
(https://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/alc_canterbury_2023/IMG_20230606_112622985_HDR.sized.jpg)
(I did; Nothing didn't happen)
Barwick:
(https://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/alc_canterbury_2023/IMG_20230606_114632384_HDR.sized.jpg)
(I didn't)
Post by: cycleman on 27 June, 2023, 07:37:39 pm
https://photos.app.goo.gl/CFe5Jizro7oHvMSc7
Post by: Kim on 27 June, 2023, 08:07:48 pm
Two today after following google cycle routing between Melton Mowbray and market harbourgh.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/CFe5Jizro7oHvMSc7
Unless I'm mistaken, that's the distinctive sound of a recumbent tricyclist discovering that the ford is slightly deeper than their seat height...
Post by: Joe.B on 27 June, 2023, 10:13:17 pm
Is that at Abberwick, Joe?
Yes, it the one on the road between Abberwick and Titlington. It was the first time I'd been that way for years.
We rode through the one at Eslington Hall too, no water though so not worthy of photo.
Post by: cycleman on 28 June, 2023, 07:02:20 am
Post by: L CC on 28 June, 2023, 09:52:18 am
I always end up going through Edlingham for the Bridge-Views if I'm that way. Looks lovely in your pic though.Is that at Abberwick, Joe?
Yes, it the one on the road between Abberwick and Titlington. It was the first time I'd been that way for years.
We rode through the one at Eslington Hall too, no water though so not worthy of photo.
Post by: Kim on 25 August, 2023, 11:46:01 pm
(https://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/IMG_20230821_162036_HDR.sized.jpg)
(Looked a bit sketchy. But so was the approach to the bridge on the far side.)
Post by: iddu on 09 March, 2024, 07:17:56 pm
(Now) closed to all motors, unless you've got a tractor...Hedley Ford,
Post by: iddu on 09 March, 2024, 07:25:27 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/r7v8n9t.jpg)
Imprompteau #1 - About 500 mteres long/30cm deep, between Little Bedwyn / Bagshot.
Post by: iddu on 09 March, 2024, 07:30:51 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/06qgWJe.jpg)
Imprompteau #2 - Chamberhouse Farm to Monkey Marsh, south of Thatcham.
But there is a real Ford in there, it's just....grown a bit ;-)
Post by: Feanor on 09 March, 2024, 08:12:10 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53577666565_76d9b0c35a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pCtxDP)
Fords (https://flic.kr/p/2pCtxDP) by Ron Lowe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62966413@N04/), on Flickr
The air temperature was 2 degrees C, and the water felt colder.
With cold wet feet, the remainder of the ride would have been a problem, but she'd brought different shoes to get wet on the crossings.
I rode through them, but that doesn't keep your feet dry. I had cold wet feet after the crossings!
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 09 March, 2024, 10:18:55 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/hOZvgpF.jpg)Soon appearing on YouTube, then.
(Now) closed to all motors, unless you've got a tractor...Hedley Ford,
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 09 March, 2024, 10:20:04 pm
Mrs F, yesterday:Looks a bit lumpy stoney to ride, though I guess if you have wide enough tyres (or suspension) you can ride pretty much anything. Hope your feet survived!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53577666565_76d9b0c35a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pCtxDP)
Fords (https://flic.kr/p/2pCtxDP) by Ron Lowe (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62966413@N04/), on Flickr
The air temperature was 2 degrees C, and the water felt colder.
With cold wet feet, the remainder of the ride would have been a problem, but she'd brought different shoes to get wet on the crossings.
I rode through them, but that doesn't keep your feet dry. I had cold wet feet after the crossings!
Post by: andyoxon on 10 March, 2024, 10:16:56 am
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53578782805_454e3d8d61_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pCzgtk)Buckleberry2 (https://flic.kr/p/2pCzgtk) by ao (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53578663269_d5402b9a41_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pCyDWn)Buckleberry1 (https://flic.kr/p/2pCyDWn) by ao (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
In other direction. Fortunately water not too deep on flooded road.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53578570588_a949f4041a.jpg)
Post by: Feanor on 10 March, 2024, 06:55:01 pm
Looks a bit lumpy stoney to ride, though I guess if you have wide enough tyres (or suspension) you can ride pretty much anything. Hope your feet survived!In fairness, I was riding an MTB, not the gravel bike Mrs. F was riding.
An elderly 1990-era hardtail 26" one thobut.
Post by: Pingu on 11 April, 2024, 05:38:52 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53647430874_ecaae1890b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pJD79J)
IMG_5668_01 (https://flic.kr/p/2pJD79J) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr