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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet Sunrise is 6:18am Stone House Café Maroota has re-opened If the roads are wet in the morning, but the skies look promising, we may opt for Mt White to avoid an early descent Sunday, 3 Feb '13 Tour de Wisemans Ferry, return via Cliftonville, Stone House Café Maroota, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd: * 115km by 7:15am from Longest start spot Hornsby carpark - ETR 1:30pm * 99.2km at 7:35m from Longer start spot Porters Scenic Lookout Dural - ETR 12:55pm * 94km at 7:45am from Long start spot at Galston shops - ETR 12:45pm * 84km at 8:10am from Short start spot Glenorie Village Shopping Centre, Old Northern Rd - ETR 12:35pm Above 4 Start times allow for faster cyclists starting from Hornsby reeling-in the slower cyclists starting from Dural, Galston and Glenorie to conjointly arrive at Wisemans Ferry at 9:15am |
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WHO, WHERE, WHEN:
Pete aka
CampyAficinado is starting from Galston shops. |
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Nosh Stops: 1st Longest Leg: Hornsby station car-park via Galston Gorge to Cafe in Wisemans Ferry - 50.5km - 120 min
1st Long Leg: Galston shops to Cafe in Wisemans Ferry - 40km - 90 min 7:45am West 400m into Mid Dural Rd for 1.9km to Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd (14km). * R 37km up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 9:15am 1st Longer Leg: Porters Scenic Lookout Dural to Cafe in Wisemans Ferry - 41km - 105 min7:35am cycle 41km due Nth up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 9:15am. 1st Short Leg: Glenorie Village Shopping Centre to Cafe in Wisemans Ferry - 30km - 76 minPark in Glenorie Village Shopping Centre (2½km Nth of Cattai Ridge Rd). Rollout due north by 8:10am because the other two ride groups will cycle faster Nth up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 9:15am.
2nd Leg: Wisemans Ferry to Stone House Café, Maroota - 21.5km - 70 min 9:45am West along scenic River Rd for 13.8km along scenic River Rd to Cliftonville Lodge Resort with 1 x 390m section and a 2nd 190m gravel roadways which hasn't fazed any cyclist on previous rides; Upon arriving at Cliftonville Lodge on your RHS, turn hard left up seriously steep 970m and then Roly Poly for a further 7km to Wisemans Ferry Rd; and Left along Wisemans Ferry Rd 400m to Stone House Café Maroota for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min) from 10:55am. 3rd Leg: Stone House Café, Maroota to Porters Scenic Lookout Dural - 38.1km - 95 min 11:20am Right SW along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 12km to Halcrows Rd. Left along Halcrows Rd for 8.1km to Cattai Ridge Rd; Ahead along Cattai Ridge Rd for 8km to Cnr Cattai Ridge Rd and Post Office Rd. Cyclists who parked at - * Glenorie shops should turn Left into Post Office Rd for 2km for a short-cut to their cars - ETR 12:35pm. * Porters Scenic Lookout Dural should proceed 3km to Old Northern Rd; Right into Old Northern Rd for 200m passing Bus Stop; Ahead South 7.4km down Old Northern Rd to Porters Scenic Lookout Dural - ETR 12:55pm. If cycling back to Hornsby via Galston Gorge - ETR is 1:30pm. |
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Risk
Warning Ride single file all the way up Old Northern Rd, and keep well to LHS because some cars drag big speed boats on wide trailers Never cycle two abreast on a single lane road with an unbroken centre line, 'cause RTA deems those sections provide inadequate visibility for a motorist to overtake a vehicle ahead Cyclists MUST dismount and walk over 20m timber bridge 5km West of Wisemans Ferry on route to Cliftonville, due to dangerous timber panels with wide gaps, otherwise your wheel could get caught and U could break your neck and be REAL DEAD, REAL FAST;
Cycling with
Muggs is predicated upon notifying
Bank Teller if you
materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos'
"Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment" 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 -
(iii) cycling too fast on a wet downhill where the
coefficient of friction is much less, particularly at corners; or
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 - Risk Management which warns of the dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars, potholes and over bridges with vertical timber planks with gaps and cycling much slower on downhills on wet roads etc |
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Bank Teller's rap-up of Sat 28 Jan "Bushlands route thru Terrey Hills/Duffy's Forest, Illawong/Akuna Bay, Cottage Point, Brekkie at Church Point - return up McCarrs Creek Rd - 3 cyclists
A trifle hot this morning by the time we arrived at Terrey Hills cafe! Bank Teller's pics of Pitt Town Rd to Windsor, return Cattai Ridge, Berowra Waters - 7 cyclists - 105km
Above 4 pics 'pigging-out' at The Bridge Cafe, Windsor après 51km along a beaut route, except for the two dangerous timber bridges below
Sarah aka Expat EastEnder, Jane aka NeoLuddite and Tony aka Yorkshire awaiting Berowra Water's ferry
The same three four and a bit clicks later
Above three pics are the most Easterly of the two timber bridges on Pitt Town Rd
Above two pics are of Westerly 2nd timber bridge on Pitt Town Rd with bike in middle of bridge
Above and below pics are of Westerly 2nd timber bridge on Pitt Town Rd
with bike on RHS of bridge.
Below is an extract of clause (x)(k) of Muggs' Ride Participant Liability Acknowledgement
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Scribe 27 Jan '13