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Sunday, 7 July '19 - Hornsby or St. Ives to Palm Beach, catch 11am ferry to Patonga, pedal to Woy Woy to catch train back to Hornsby

Option to alight Iron Horse at Brooklyn and pedal back to St. Ives to add 26km

*    Hornsby Jersey St carpark 8:35am for 59.9km -  ETR Hornsby 1:35pm; or  

*    St Ives carpark 9:05am  -  ETR St Ives 2pm

By starting at Hornsby you avoid the mid-arvo ride leg from Hornsby to St Ives after alighting the train at Hornsby

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser, Phil aka BankTeller [1st Acceptor], Pete aka CampyAficinado [2nd Acceptor], Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [3rd Acceptor], Jean aka ChiliDog [4th Acceptor], Ann aka ToothFairy [5th Acceptor], David aka TreeHugger [6th Acceptor], ,....... are starting from Hornsby Jersey St carpark at 8:35am to avoid pedaling back to St Ives early arvo.
Bill aka Glasgow [7th Acceptor] plans to turn around at Palm Beach.
Lea aka SlowLea (turning around at Church Point) and  Pete aka AnotherBeanCounter, Graham aka JackSprat, Matt aka GreenMonkey,, Jane aka NeoLuddite

 and Scott aka PatternMaker are riding from their (respective) homes to the St Ives carparkTrevor aka Tornado  will ride from his Manly Vale 'digs' if he isn't working.  Bill aka Glasgow hopes to ride with us to the Palm Beach ferry, but suffers from sea sickness even taking a bath.

APOLOGIES:

If you think you are >80% of joining us, predicated on the prospect of a fine dry morning, please e-mail Scribe, and he will add you above

1st Leg:  Hornsby Jersey St carpark  to  St Ives carpark  -  9.5km - 25 min

8:35am cycle the following main roads route which early on Sunday morn' has low road traffic which follows the street signs to St Ives: 

  • Left down Pacific H'way for 800m

  • Left into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km

  • Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km

  • Right into Eastern Rd for 700m

  • Left 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. 

2nd Leg St Ives carpark  to  Church Point - 20.4km (agg 29.9km from Hornsby) - 45 min

By 9:05am cycle -

  • E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km;

  • L [opposite Forest Way - at Terrey Hills Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a 1st Sag Stop (5 min) - don't cluster at Sag Stop, rather spread thin to get well to LHS of Myoora Rd;

  • Ahead along Myoora Rd for 200m, and fork right, still Myoora Rd for 2.9km

  • R into Booralie Rd for 300m passing Terrey Hills shops and roundabout;

  • L to McCarrs Creek Rd and descend 2.2km into the park - to the V (dual entrances to the park);

  • R fork and pedal 2.8km descending McCarrs Creek Rd to McCarrs Creek bridge;

  • Ahead 5.5km along McCarrs Creek Rd to Church Point at 9:50am 2nSag Stop (10 min) - Be ready to roll out promptly to catch 11am ferry;

3rd Leg Church Point to Palm Beach Ferry via direct route up main beach road - 15km - 50 min (agg 44.9km from Hornsby)

By 10am cycle -

  • East twds Mona Vale for 3½km - road becomes Pittwater Rd past Cabbage Tree Rd (on RHS) to Mona Rd;

  • L into Mona Rd for 200m up real steep short hill to crest;

  • Right for 700m;

  • L into busy Barrenjoey Rd for 11km of views of the Blue Pacific past Bungan Beach thru Newport, Bilgola, Avalon, Whale Beach to arrive Palm Beach Wharf at 10:50am on the bay side arriving to purchase some grits and embark 11am Palm Beach and Hawkesbury River Cruises ferry 0414 466.635 to Patonga Wharf for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) on the ferry boat.

4th Leg:  Patonga Wharf to Woy Woy Fisherman's Wharf - 15km (agg 59.9 km from Hornsby) - 45 min
After 30 min entering majestic/blue Brooklyn Waters from Palm Beach wharf at 11:30am cycle -

  • 5.3km up Patonga Drive initially from Start 100m up from wharf at Transformer box for 2.77km ave gradient 6.77% to KOM at 4 Wheel Drive Unsealed Road on LHS Pearl Beach Drive on RHS;

  • Ahead for 3.2km past the Umina Beach 180o "U" turn (during the descent) where road changes to Mt Ettalong Rd, then thru Ettalong to SW Woy Woy;

  • R into Hobart for 200m;

  • L into Sydney Ave for 150m Sag Stop (5 min) outside Shell petrol station just prior to Ocean Beach Rd and GET OFF THE ROADWAY;

  • Ahead crossing Ocean Beach Rd and along West St for 400m;

  • L into Trafalgar Ave for 2.9km;

  • R into McMasters Rd for 450m; and

  • L into Blackwall Rd for 950m to Railway St (at traffic lights) to Woy Woy station and catch the hourly train or PigOut at Woy Woy Fisherman's Wharf - arrive 11:45am for 2nd Nosh Stop:

*    All-Stops train at 12:23pm [$3 farearriving at Hawkesbury River station 14 min later at 12:37pm; or

*    or Express train to Hornsby at 12:57pm arriving at Hornsby station 36 mins later 

 

 

5th Leg:  Woy Woy station to Hornsby Jersey St carpark  -  ETR 1:35pm

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"

Nth Turra or Hornsby to Brooklyn and back  -  78km -  4 riders

Four intrepid warriors on today's ride where the weather was unseasonally warm and mild.

What can you learn from the above pic and two below pics of Heidi, an 8 month old French Bulldog from the owner, a lass in her mid-20s, that BankTeller fleetingly chatted with at Pie in the Sky on a beaut, balmy Winters day.  The proud owner informed that when French Bulldogs are wee puppies their ears are floppy.  But as they grow a tad, their ears start to firm up.  But Heidi's left ear never "firmed up", which makes her even more lovable.

Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller's  pics from last Sunday's "Turra' station, via Bobbin Head, to Mt White 'n back" - 100km  -  1 rider

3 degrees in Bobbin Head

A vocal crowd of motor bikers and cyclists at Mt White

Bank Teller   30 June '19