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Sunday, 24 Dec '17 - 7am Quatre Montagnes clockwise  - 62km -  1st Nosh Stop Andy's Cafe, Arcadia 

Main Route:

Nth Turra’, Bobbin Hd, Galston Gorge, Berowra Waters punt, Bobbin Hd, Nth Turra’

Start:

500m past Burns Rd in Bobbin Head Rd Nth Turramurra

Nosh Stops

Andy's Cafe, Arcadia                  30 min

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [1st Acceptor], Peter aka CampyAficinado [2nd Acceptor], Jean aka ChiliDog, [3rd Acceptor], are starting from Nth Turra’ at 7:00am.  
Other possibles incl.
Lea aka SlowLea,
Eric aka PapaBear, Bill aka Glasgow, Terry aka Navigator;  Jane aka NeoLuddite [4th Acceptor],

APOLOGIES:
Ride Organiser: Phil aka BankTeller  0434 715.861 returns from the USA on 27th Dec

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

1st Leg: Nth Turra' 31km (85 min) to Andy's Cafe, Arcadia - 31km
Park in Valley Park Cres carpark on LHS (700m past Burns Rd) in Bobbin Head Rd
Nth
Turramurra rollout 7am from outside the Corner Cafe, for down/up Bobbin Head, arrive 1st Sag Stop (5 min) Kalkari Reserve after 9.9km.  Thence 4km along Bobbin Head Rd. 
Left
into Belmont Pde. [becomes Royston Rd]
hugging Asquith Golf Course on LHS. 
Join
Pacific Highway after R into Baldwin St and cross over railway line at Asquith train station, then veer R at traffic lights continue SW on Pacific Highway and shortly R into Galston Rd and pedal twds Hornsby Heights.

Pedal NNW thru Hornsby Heights and descend to Galston Gorge and climb 3km to Crosslands Rd. Then left for 1.1km and Right at roundabout into Arcadia Rd for 4km to Wylds Rd and 100m further on Andy's Cafe, Arcadia for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) arriving from 8:25am. 

2nd Leg: Andy's Cafe, Arcadia  to  Nth Turra' shops - 31km (90 min)

8:55am pedal Nth along Galston Rd/Arcadia Rd which changes to Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee.  A few km later descend to picturesque Berowra Waters for our 1st Sag Stop (10 min) - ride on the punt. 
After another familiar climb, take a 2nd Sag Stop
(10 min) 20m past roundabout under cover at Former Pool Shop.  2km later, re-enter Old Pacific H'way from Berowra Waters Rd. and cycle Sth
down Old Pacific H'way.  Left into Bobbin Head Rd and descend/ascend to Nth Turra' shops  -  ETR 10:25am

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 (i.e.. 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 (i.e. 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"

 

St Ives to Church Point 'n back  -  64km  - 7 riders

 

 

Bank Teller    4 Oct '16