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Sunday, 16 Oct '11 - Hornsby station Jersey St carpark  7:15am for Quatre Montagnes  1st Leg to Mt White Village Store, Mt White  
+     Return directly to Hornsby  -  ETR 11:45am  
-  71km
+     OR  return via Berowra Waters,
Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge
 -  87.7km  -  ETR 12:30pm

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser, Phil aka BankTeller, 0434 715.861 isn't riding 'cause he is a Team Leader for route Sectors C & D on the annual Spring Cycle.  However, the following crew are if greeted with a fine morn'.
David ala CricketTragic, Jean aka ChiliDog, Jane aka Neo-Luddite are starters so far  

If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail Scribe, and he will add ya moniker in here.

Nosh Stops:
1st       
Mt White Village Store, Mt White, Mt White    from 8:50am       (30 min)
2nd     
Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston                                from 11:20am     (25 min)
King of the Mountain climbs:
1st   
   Cherro Point Rd to 15m past Mt White sign               7.55km
2nd     
Berowra Waters to Berrilee                                      3.50km
3rd     
Galston Bridge to Hornsby Heights Bus Stop             3.2km

1st Leg:  Hornsby station Jersey St carpark N/W side of station due Nth to Mt White Village Store, Mt White - 35km -  95 min

7:15am rollout for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 8:50am. 

2nd Leg:  Mt White to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston  -  38.3km - 120 min

9:20am:

South down Old Pacific H'way for 24km to Berowra

R into Berowra Waters Rd for 6km to Berowra Waters ferry and 1st Sag Stop (10 min) waiting for Ferry

Ahead scaling to 3.5km to Koppers Log KOM at Berrilee

Ahead along for 6.8km to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min) from 11:20am.

3rd Leg:  Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter - 10.7km - 30 min

11:45am:
Sth 4km along Galston Rd to Galston Roundabout
Left East 4.6km dropping to Galston Gorge timber bridge
Ahead climbing 3.3km to
Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) arriving 12:15pm.

4th Leg:  Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter to Hornsby station carpark - 3.7km - 10 min

12:20pm:
Left East 2.9km to Hookham's Cnr.

Right into Pacific Highway for 1.1km to Hornsby station carpark - ETR 12:30pm.

Risk Warning

Ø   Do not cycle over the metal girders on the ramp at the Berowra Waters ferry, 'cause you will come down hard, like many before you if you try to cycle over any of the longitudinal steel beams.

Ø   Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø   Expend 5 min studying your street directory for this route, if you haven't ridden it before

Ø   Don't ride two abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line and descend corners on wet roads as though you are skating on ice

Ø   When passing a fellow Mugg, always provide a metre clearance.  If you can't, or are passing on the inside, you MUST call out loudly eg. "passing inside" etc

Some forms of cycling are dangerous.  An ave of 36 Australian cyclists have been killed annually since 2000.  95% of these fatalities occur on the road

Other cyclists in Australia break bones and incur nerve impairment from falling off their bikes in accidents. 

A cyclist could fall from his/her bike, inter alia, due to -
(i)      being hit by a car or another cyclist; or
(ii)     encountering a pothole;

(iii)    cycling too fast on a wet downhill where the coefficient of friction is much less, particularly at corners; or
(iv)    getting their bicycle wheel caught in a gap in a timber bridge.

A negligent cyclist could -

(a)    be litigated by a seriously injured cyclist, or 3rd party (ie. a woman pushing a pram on a footpath or a car driver) under common law where the damages could exceed $500,000; and

(b)    lose his/her home if he/she did not have public liability insurance which covers their negligence whilst on a push bike.

A negligent cyclist who did not have personal injury insurance (ie self-employed without income protection cover) could struggle to meet regular outgo commitments.

A seriously injured cyclist could be awarded damages which a negligent cyclist could not afford to pay if the negligent cyclist -
(I)     did not have public liability insurance cover; and/or
(II)    did not possess valuable assets.

Ø    Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party -
 join Bicycle NSW for PL insurance, so that all Muggs are better protected

Ø    Click on: Risk Management which warns of 'inter alia', the dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars, potholes and over bridges with vertical timber planks with gaps

Ø    Cycling with Muggs is predicated upon notifying Bank Teller if you materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos' "Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"

Pics from last Sunday's diverted ride thru Galston Gorge, Berowra Waters and Bobbin Head - 7 when we incl The Whippet and Publican who had other ideas
A last min changed enable a few of us to return home to watch the Wallabies win a game they didn't deserve to against a far superior Springboks side.  But what appears on the scoreboard when the final whistle has blown only matters.

Bank Teller finally got to pig-out at the Bobbin Head Cafe

Bank Teller    9 Oct '11