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Monday, 7 Oct '13, 7:15am from Hornsby (94km) or 7:35am from St Ives car park (76km) via Eric's "backroads" thru Duffy's Forest, thence clockwise descent to Illawong Bay & Akuna Bay for Brekkie at Church Point - return via Warriewood, Wakehurst Parkway/Forest Way - ETR St Ives 11:30am or Hornsby 12:35pm

Snapshot
Hornsby station carpark 7:15am or St Ives car park Mona Vale Rd [opposite Pattisons Patisserie and Stanley St. junction] for 7:45am rollout.  After our 12km Duffy's Forest "Backroads" out/back, we drop down to Akuna Bay CLOCKWISE.  Upon completing the circle back to McCarrs Creek timber bridge, hook left and drop down to Church Point Café for 1st Nosh Stop from 10:30am (30 min) [48.3km from St Ives] adjacent to the water’s edge. 
Then cycle N/E twds Mona Vale, before taking a right into Cabbage Tree Rd thru Warriewood, thence West up Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way, Mona Vale Rd back to St Ives [76km - ETR 11:30am] or Hornsby
[94km - ETR 12:35pm] following a coffee at St Ives.

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston aka Bank Teller  0434 715.861 [1st Responder], Tony aka Yorkshire [2nd Responder], David aka CricketTragic [3rd Responder], Jane aka Neo-Luddite [4th Responder], Alan aka PharLap [5th Responder], are starting from St Ives at 7:45am along with  Martin aka ArchitectBill aka Glasgow,  Tony aka Publican, David aka TreeHugger,

APOLOGIES:
Kevin aka TexDubbo is skiing at Thredbo for a few weeks.

If you are 80% confident of starting, contingent upon being greeted by a fine morn', please e-mail Scribe and he will add your moniker above - so you don't turn-up at one of the optional start spots and find you are on ya Pat Malone.

Prologue Leg:  Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives car park Mona Vale Rd - 8km - 25 min

7:15am cycle -

Early on Sunday morn' the following route has low road traffic which follows the street signs to St Ives: 

*        L down Pacific H'way for 800m

*        L into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km

*        Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km

*        R into Eastern Rd for 700m

*        L into Burns Rd for 2.2km,

*        Ahead into Killeaton St for 2.3km,

*        Right into Memorial Ave for 500m,

*        Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m. 

If cycling from St Ives back to Hornsby at the tail of this ride, due to increased traffic after church, the back road route listed at the bottom of this ride invitation is recommended.

1st Leg: St Ives car park Mona Vale Rdvia Duffy's Forest, Akuna Bay, Church Point Cafe  - 39.8km - 95 min
7:45am:

 

Mona Vale Rd

0.0

St Ives car park

L

Mona Vale Rd

6.5

 Myoora Rd

L

Mona Vale Fruit Barn

 

1st Sag Stop

L

Myoora Rd

2.9

 Tepko Rd

L

Tepko Rd

0.3

 Booralie Rd

L

Booralie Rd

5.5

 "U" turn at end Booralie Rd

U

Booralie Rd

5.7

 McCarrs Creek Rd

A

McCarrs Creek Rd to Thai Restaurant

2nd Sag Stop

A

McCarrs Creek Rd

1.5

 "V" entrance to park

A

Gen. San Martin Drive

3.9

 Cottage Point Rd

A

Gen. San Martin Drive

1.7

 Illawong Bay

A

Gen. San Martin Drive

2.1

 Akuna Bay

A

McCarrs Creek Rd

3.3

 'T' junction at Cnr West Hd Rd & McCarrs Creek Rd

R

West Head Rd

1.6

McCarrs Creek Bridge

L

McCarrs Creek Rd

5.3

 Church Point Café

 

Church Point Cafe

 

1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 9:10am

2nd Leg: Church Point to St Ives - 36km - 95 min (agg 75.8km from St Ives or 83.8km from Hornsby)

9:40am remount to return up McCarrs Creek Rd or continue to Narrabeen Cafe and then Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way, Mona Vale Rd loop back to St Ives

A

McCarrs Creek Rd

3.8

 Cabbage Tree Rd on RHS

R

Cabbage Tree Rd /Samuel St

2.5

 Mona Vale Rd

A

Ponderosa Pde/ McPherson St

1.9

 Warriewood Rd

R

Warriewood Rd

0.3

 Pittwater Rd

A

Harwood Place

0.1

 Hunter St

L

Hunter St

0.1

 Narrabeen Park Pde

R

Narrabeen Park Pde

1.3

 Ocean St

R

Ocean St

2.3

Waterloo St

L

Ocean St

0.9

 

L

Waterloo St

0.1

 Pittwater Rd

R

Pittwater Rd

0.3

 Wakehurst Parkway

L

Wakehurst Parkway

9.9

 50m before French's Forest Rd

 

LHS of Rd 50m before lights

 

 4th Sag Stop (5 min)

R

French's Forest Rd / Naree Rd

1.0 

 Forest Way

R

Forest Way

5.4

 Mona Vale Rd

L

Mona Vale Rd

6.5

 St Ives car park - ETR 11:40am - 25 min Nosh Stop

 

 

86.2

 

4th Leg: St Ives to Hornsby - 9.9km  - 30 min  (agg 93.7km from Hornsby)

12:05pm - L

Mona Vale Rd

0.9

Pentecost Ave

R

Pentecost Ave

2.0

Ku'ring'gai  Ave

A

Boomerang St

0.7

Eastern Rd

R

Eastern Rd

0.7

Bangalla St

L

Bangalla St

1.0

Millewa St

R

Millewa St

1.4

F3 Overpass

A

Alexandra Pde

1.5

Pattisons Ave/Leonard St

L

Pattisons Ave/Leonard St

0.5

Pacific H'way

R

Pacific H'way

0.8

Coronation St   

R

Coronation St   

0.3

Jersey St

L

Jersey St

0.1

Hornsby car park - ETR 12:35pm

Risk Warning

Ø      Take Care descending to Illawong Bay.  About 1.5km past Cottage Point Rd is a hard RH switch-back, known as The Wall, which has claimed several cyclists, including Siggy aka SmilingAssassin who was carted out in an ambulance

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"

Ø     Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Pics from Tour de Macarthur C/W - Sat, 5 Oct  -  94km including scaling Old Razorback up the old-road -  5 riders

Seemingly, Eric aka PapaBear and John aka L'Etape are deep conversation at our Picton 'brunch stop' after 35km.  Andrew aka TugBoat and Chris aka Recalcitrant Bank Teller comatose/relaxed/unfazed/unflappable.

Cows, horses, sheep and more cows 'en route' to Cobbitty

Andrew aka TugBoat took this pic at Cobbitty Cafe Patisserie after 79km

In two weeks, Sunday 20 Oct, is the NSW State Govt's Annual Spring Cycle which provides an inaugural 100km Challenge  route.  Many of Muggs riders 'cut-their-teeth' riding annual mass-participation charity rides. Hopefully, many Muggs will give-a-bit-back by registering for the inaugural 100km Challenge  route - explained in The Bullsheet for 20 Oct and wear their Muggs jersey.  Turramurra's Peloton Cycles have supported this ride in large numbers. 
Phil aka Bank Teller is again performing a Team Leader role responsible to position about 12 Vollies along Sector C
from Cnr. Bridge St and Conservatorium Rd finish Cnr Sussex and Goulburn Sts. - without support, not much happens - some give it, most don't!!!

David aka TreeHugger's pics at Macq Place Windsor for 'Hornsby to Windsor via M2/M7, Cornwallis and Richmond Lowlands flatlands for Richmond train to Seven Hills, return M2/Pennant Hills backroads  -  80km  -  6 starters

Scribe    6 Oct 2013