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13th Annual (day after) Boxing Day ride, Friday, 27 Dec '13  -  +20 riders expected -  all cyclists welcome
Quatre Demi Montagnes clockwise
from Hornsby car-park:
*      6:50am, incl Sommerville Rd to Crosslands Reserve  –  86.3km    ETR 11:55am; OR

*      7:35am, excluding Sommerville Rd to Crosslands Reserve

1st Nosh Stop Berowra Waters Marina Fish Cafe from 9:05am

Skip 2nd Nosh Stop at Pie in the Sky to return Hornsby 10:30am

Main Route:

Hornsby, Somerville Rd, Crosslands Reserve, Galston Gorge, Crosslands Rd, Bayfields Rd, Berowra Waters punt, Old Pacific H'way, Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky, thence return to Hornsby

Starts:

300m Nth of Hornsby Stn West side, Jersey St.

Nosh Stops:

Berowra Waters Marina Cafe             35 min
Pie in the Sky                                   25 min

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

John aka Auckland [2nd Responder], Jean aka ChiliDog [3rd Responder], Ray aka KitchenSink [4th Responder], Grant aka BeanCounter [6th Responder], John Kempler aka L'Etape [8th Responder], [9th Responder], Tony aka Samurai  [10th Responder], Eric aka PapaBear [11th Responder], Martin aka Architect [12th Responder], Trevor aka Tornado [13th Responder], Tony aka Publican [14th Responder], Brian aka Whippet [15th Responder], Caroline aka Princess [16th Responder], Pete aka Yamaha [17th Responder],  Arno aka The Kaiser [18th Responder], Jane aka NeoLuddite [19th Responder], Guy aka Lawyer [20th Responder], Greg aka ArchitectToo [21st Responder], are starting from Hornsby station carpark at 6:50am. 

Ride Organiser: Phil aka BankTeller  0434 715.861 [1st Responder], and Pete aka CampyAficinado are starting at 7:30am from Hornsby and skipping the Somerville Rd/Crosslands Reserve out/back, ‘cause they have ‘biggish’ festive days today/night. 
 Kerry aka Miner and Maureen aka MinersWife,  Alan aka PharLap and  Bill aka Glasgow,  David aka CricketTragic, David aka TreeHugger, Barry aka BackPacker, Kevin aka TexDubbo 

Rex aka MediaMan is still joining us at our 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) at Berowra Waters Marina Cafe (driving not cycling)

APOLOGIES

Matt aka Printer is visiting his "in-laws" at Dunnidoo this Xmas.

Terry aka Navigator is hiking in the Snowy Mtns

Ann aka ToothFairy is in Brisbane

Pete aka Pelvis is again 'Christmassing' in his native, Adelaide, 'cause he doesn't have any friends in Sydney.

David aka TreeHugger:  "Would love to be there – but will be up at the farm – have a good one."

Harry aka KayakMan: "Sorry Phil, but this 80 year old has family commitments tomorrow. I still get on the bike a few times each week, but shorter journeys these days"

Rick Pope aka HillMonster has to work.

If you are >80% confident of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above.

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

1st Leg:  Hornsby to Berowra Waters Marina Cafe  -  46.3km 1st Leg - 135 min

Rollout 6:50am Hornsby car-park 100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St

*    Nth up Jersey St for 500m, 

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

*    R and pedal 700m Nth; and 

*    L at lights into Galston Rd and cycle 4.1km NNW twds Hornsby Heights.

*    R into Somerville Rd at traffic lights and pedal 4km on undulating, wide residential road to narrow entrance of Crosslands Reserve.

*    Descend narrow, steep bitumen pathway 2.5km to Crosslands Reserve at creek level for 1st Sag Stop (10 min).

*    Return up precipitous, steep narrow pathway 2.5k to Crosslands KOM and re-group 2nd Sag Stop (5 min).

*    R into Somerville Rd for 4.1km to Galston Rd

*    R back into Galston Rd and descend 4.5km to Galston Gorge timber bridge.

*    Climb 4km to Crosslands Rd.

*    Right into Crosslands Rd for 3.3km to dirt road

*    Return 3km and Right into Bevans Rd for 700m.

*    Left into Knights Rd for 850m

*    Right into Bayfields Rd for 1.7km which veers Right into Blacks Rd for 900m to familiar Arcadia Rd which becomes Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee, where a few km later after passing the familiar Koppers Log KOM descend to picturesque Berowra Waters for our 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) at Berowra Waters Marina Cafe arriving from 9:05am. 

2nd Leg: Berowra Waters Marina Cafe to Pie in the Sky  -  21km (agg 67.3km) - 65 min

9:40am take ride on the punt and climb 4km East from Berowra Waters where we usually regroup at 3rd Sag Stop (5 min) under cover at Former Pool Shop, before 3km later turning Left from Berowra Waters Rd. into Old Pacific H'way and cycle Nth past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky and descend to Brooklyn Rd where we 'U turn' cycle 3.85km back up to Pie in the Sky at 10:45am for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min).

3rd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19km (agg 86.3km) -  50 min

11:10am commence return to Hornsby south down old Pacific H'way - ETR 12:00pm.

Risk Warning

Ø   Do not cycle over the metal girders on the ramp at the Berowra Waters ferry, if you opt to cycle off the ferry, 'cause you will come down hard, like many before you.

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 at least 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"

1.     Four rides between this Sunday and New Year's Day

2.     Syd aka MotorMechanic is keen to attend Tour de Dolomites and Antlers in Aug '14 and is keen to hear from any other interested climbers, as a second rent car would be req'd beyond 5 crew

3.    Rap up of Annual Christmas Eve Old Bathurst Rd to Springwood Richmond train to Seven Hills, M2, Browns Waterhole, Kissing Pt Rd  -  93km  -  6 riders

Waiting for the train to Emu Plans at Blacktown station

Outside Emu Plains station - George aka EnglishMan had missed the train, whereupon we met him at Springwood.  TugBoat took the pic

Clutching the KOM sign at the top of the Old Bathurst Rd climb après 55km in below Elevation Profile with that 'nasty lump' in the middle

 

 

Heaven Forbid, but The Subway at Richmond was closed, so we 'pigged-out' at The Bakery which provided 'outside seating' compliments of the local council

We said our customary 'tar tahs' to TugBoat 6km shy of Richmond

 

We found a beaut, quiet cafe at The Chocolate Shop Cafe, Richmond

4.    Rap up of Hornsby, St Ives, Palm Beach ferry to Wagstaff ride to Woy Woy - 73km - 4 crew

5.    Rap-up of "Brunch at Warriewood- return via Powder Works Rd and Mona Vale Rd" -  82km -  11 cyclists

Tony aka Yorky, David aka TreeHugger and Geoff aka NewChum turned around at West Head or rode home - thereby not making it to our Warriewood Nosh Stop


 

 

The below URLs identify a bad Saturday night of revelry in Sydney which wasn't restricted to the CBD.  The above two pics are two milk crates of rubbish that we gathered
back at St Ives carpark post ride.  If anyone has lost a ladies black left thong, Phil found one yesterday.

*   Man fights for life after Sydney violence - Sydney Morning Herald

*   Sydney Discusses Alcohol Fuelled-violence - The Pickering Post

*   NSW police condemn alcohol-fuelled violence in Bondi, Kings Cross ...

Bank Teller   25 Dec '13