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Sunday, 18 Mar '12 - Tour de Windsor via Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce, return via Cattai Ridge Rd (shortest route back only 43km)

NORTHERN START OPTION 7:35am from Hornsby street front carpark via Galston, Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce - 109.6km - ETR 1:05pm

Or WESTERN START OPTION 8:00am from Porters Scenic Lookout for Tour de Windsor via Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce - 93km - ETR 12:35pm

Or NOR-WESTERN START OPTION 8:05am from Galston shops (100m west of big roundabout outside GreenShades Nursery) via Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce - 91km - ETR 12:20pm
1st Sag Stop on Sackville Ferry is 54km from Hornsby carpark or 44.5km from Porters Scenic Lookout, Dural
The above three Start Spots should meet-up at Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd at 8:10am and arrive at Macquarie Square Windsor around 10:20am for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min)
Only 43km to Windsor (from Hornsby) if you do not veer R (off Cattai Ridge Rd) onto Halcrows Rd, but continue along Cattai Ridge Rd to Windsor.

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

David aka CricketTragic, Tony aka Yorkshire, Kevin aka TexDubbo, Jean aka ChiliDog are starting from Hornsby at 7:35am for the 54km 1st Longer Leg to the Sackville Ferry.

Presently, no one is cycling from Porters Scenic Lookout at 8:00am for the 44.15km 1st Long Leg to the Sackville Ferry

We plan to turn right around 8:10am at Cnr Mid Dural Rd for the long haul up Old Northern Rd.

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

1st Longer Leg from Hornsby street front carpark 100m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St on West side of station: To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd Windsor, via Galston Gorge - 13.5km approx - 40 min:

*    Rollout 7:35am from Hornsby station carpark Nth up Jersey St for 500m,

*    L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way,

*    R Nth for 700m on Old Pacific H’way,

*    L at lights into Galston Rd for 5km to Galston Gorge noisy timber bridge,

*    Ascend for 3km to Crosslands Rd,

*    L for 1.1km to main roundabout

*    Ahead into Mid Dural Rd for 1.9km to Old Northern Rd.

1st Shorter Leg from Porters Scenic Lookout, Dural: To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd - 4km approx - 10 min

* Rollout 8:00am Nth up Old Northern Rd for 4km to Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd.

1st Shortest Leg from Galston: To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd - 2km approx - 5 min

* Rollout 8:05am West along Mid Dural Rd to Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd.

2nd (Common) Leg from Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd left into Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd, The Terrace, Windsor Rd to Windsor - 53.9km approx - 2 hr 5 min:

*    8:15am - Up Old Northern Rd for 3.9km - 17.4 from Hornsby
*    L into Cattai Ridge Rd for 5.9km - 23.5 from Hornsby
*    Veer R into Halcrows Rd for 9.1km - 32.6 from Hornsby
*    R into Wisemans Ferry Road for 7.9km - 41.5 from Hornsby
*    L into Sackville Ferry Rd slowly descending for 10.15km to Sackville Ferry - 51.65 from Hornsby
*    Cross on Ferry - ahead on Sackville Rd for 9.05km - 60.7 from Hornsby
*    Ahead into King Rd for 1km - 61.7 from Hornsby

*    L into Wilberforce Rd for 7km eventually crossing Windsor Bridge and short climb to Macquarie Square immediately on your RHS (for 1st Nosh Stop - 35 mins) from 10:20am - 68.7 from Hornsby

Return from Windsor at 10:55am via Cattai Ridge Rd (shortest route back) to -
* Porters Scenic Lookout - 33.0km - 90 min - ETR 12:25pm
* Galston Shops - 32km - 80 min - ETA 12:15pm for 2nd Nosh Stop (15 min)

R	Macquarie St	0.05	~	NEE	Windsor Rd	68
R	Windsor Rd	1.8	~	SE	Pitt Town Rd	70
L	Pitt Town Rd	0.8	~	NEE	Wolseley Rd	70
R	Wolseley Rd	1.5	~	SE	Stock Route Rd	72
L	Old Stock Route Rd	1.9	~	NNE	Scheyville Rd	74
R	Scheyville Rd	5.0	~	NEE	Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd	79
R	Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd	12.0	~	SEE	Old Northern Rd	91
	3rd Sag Stop				20m - Old Nth'n Rd
R	Old Northern Rd	0.6	~	S	Wylds Rd	91
L	Wylds Rd	1.7	~	E	Arcadia Rd	93
R	Arcadia Rd	3.5	~	S	Galston Park	97
	2nd Nosh Stop				Galston Park
Ride from Galston shops at 12:30pm to Hornsby arriving 1:05pm
L	Galston Rd	1.1	~	SE	Crosslands Rd	98
R	Galston Rd	3.3	\	NE	Galston Gorge bridge	101
A	Galston Rd	3.1	/	NE	KOM Hornsby bus shelter	104
	4th Sag Stop				Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter
A	Galston Rd	2.7	~	E	Old Pacific H'way	107
R	Old Pacific H'way	0.8	~	SE	Bridge Rd	109
L	Bridge Rd	0.1	~	E	Jersey St	109.1
R	Jersey St	0.5	~	S	Hornsby station carpark	109.6

12:45pm Galston Gorge to Hornsby - 11.5km - 30 min - ETR 1:15pm

Risk Warning
Ø    Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø   Expend 5 min studying your street directory for the 2nd (Common) Leg from Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd left into Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd, The Terrace to Windsor

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 road when descending, particularly at corners, where the coefficient of friction is materially less; 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"

Rap up of Quatre Demi Montagnes - 93km - 14 cyclists

We finally snagged a Corker of an early Autumn morn' with a slight 'nip in the air'.

David's GPS registered 17.9% at the final short ascent to the crest from Crosslands Reserve

Above 'n below pics of 'pristine' unspoiled Crosslands Reserve on Berowra Creek

Pigging-out at Rosie's at Galston

Pete aka CampyAficinado and BankTeller took a 'Nature Fix' to soak up the ambience of 'a foal frolicking with mum the mare' along Bay Rd heading the ferry. This pic is added to Beaut Country Views.

Our 2nd Nosh Stop at Brooklyn Wharf, where some wosses 'piked-out' - real men don't pike

Back at PitS

An 'Action Photo' leaving PitS - well sort of

Let's -

i) join a new annual 100km ride on Sunday, 25th March, starts from Turra' - expected to draw 500 plus cyclists - many rookies, and

ii) promote Muggaccinos as the local 'endurance' ride group, with over 85,000 km in weekly rides over last 16 years, when you add in 8 Berry and 2 Bulli weeks, about 15 other long w'ends away, plus Sat & Monday rides on other long w'ends

The Bobbin Head Cycle Classic - arrive Karuah Oval (250m Nth of Turramurra station - Cnr Karuah Rd and Eastern Rd) by 7:15am for 7:30am 'rollout'. Route is via Bobbin Head, Mt. White to Calga, then retrace - $50 entry fee - register online. Net profits go to two noteworthy Charities (1. Lifeline, 2. a children's hospital in Sierra Leone). Muggs annual membership fees ain't high, in fact, they ain't low either, so how about shelling-out fifty bucks to support people less fortunate than ourselves and promote cycling locally. Bank Teller, Andrew aka Scallop, and David aka CricketTragic have each registered and nominated Muggaccinos at Club/Team. Jean aka ChiliDog plans to ride Bobbin Head Cycle Classic if he 'ain't rostered on. If you would like to see femmes on Muggs rides, register for this new charity ride and 'fly the Muggs flag'.

BankTeller snapped the above pic of Ann at the crest of Bobbin Head, Nth Turra' a few months prior to Ann's fall

Greatest Comeback since Lazarus
Last Sunday, Ann aka ToothFairy completed the below 85km Loop the Lake (Macquarie) without walking up any of the climbs. For those who don't know, 3 years ago Ann suffered a horrendous fall off a timber bridge at Coffs Harbour whilst riding her 7th consecutive Youth Off The Streets 'Sydney to Surfers Paradise' Charity Ride which contains a few 145km legs. Ann's wheel got caught in between two timber planks and fell to the left where there was no balustrade, thereby falling 40' down a ledge with her bike ending up in the river. Ann was 'choppered out'. Ann spent 4 months in four hospitals between Coffs and Sydney, following which Ann has maintained regular rehab muscle building sessions. Ann had a prosthesis elbow inserted. They don't come any tougher than ToothFairy whose day as a job as a Maxillofacial Surgeon occasionally involves 'putting faces back together' after car accidents and street fights.

Bank Teller 12 March '12