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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet Sunrise 6:15am
Flattish route
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Sunday,
31 Jan '21
7:40am from
Bus Shelter opposite Galston shops for
Tour de Windsor,
via
Old Northern Rd,
Cattai Ridge Rd,
Halcrows Rd,
Wisemans Ferry Road,
Sackville Ferry Rd to Sackville Ferry.
Thence
Sackville Rd, King Rd, Argyle Reach Rd and
Freemans Reach
Rd to Windsor. Then
Windsor
to Tallawong light Rail - 87km- ETA
Tallawong
11:15am
1st Nosh Stop
Macquarie Square Windsor around 9:55am.
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride
Organiser,
Phil aka BankTeller
[1st Acceptor], Ann
aka ToothFairy
[2nd Acceptor],
Pete aka CampyAficinado
[3rd Acceptor],
Eric aka PapaBear
[4th Acceptor],
[5th Acceptor],
[6th Acceptor],
are starting from
Galston Bus
Shelter.
Phil aka BankTeller
is hopeful of sneaking off early, 'cause ToothFairy has forgotten
what a moderate pace should be.
,
Lea aka
SlowLea,
Barry aka Backpacker,
,
,
David aka
MountainGoat
, Kev aka
TexDubbo,
Jane aka NeoLuddite
Justine aka Trumpeter,
Jean aka
ChiliDog,
Bill aka
Glasgow,
Chris
aka RecalcitrantBankTeller
Michael aka GoodMorningVietnam
APOLOGIES
David aka TreeHugger
If you are confident of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn',
make sure that allot
a minute to e-mail
Scribe
by 5pm Sat.
and he will add ya in the above, 'cause
Scribe allots a lot of time to 'jolly Muggs crew'.
If your short term memory is now a struggle, when it didn't use to fail you in
the past, watch this You
Tube, so you won't look like a Silly Duffer
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1st Leg:
1st Leg Hornsby to Galston - 13km
7:05am
Hornsby to
Galston Bus
Shelter,
via Galston Gorge.
1st Leg:
Galston Bus
Shelter to Macquarie Square Windsor
via Old Northern Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd,
Halcrows Rd,
Wisemans Ferry Road,
Sackville Ferry Rd to Sackville Ferry Rd. Thence
Sackville Rd, King Rd, Argyle Reach Rd and
Freemans Reach
Rd -
56km approx (agg. 69km) - 135 min:
*
7:40am
West along Mid Dural Rd
to
Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd.
*
Nth up Old Northern Rd for 3.5km to
Cattai Ridge Rd -
21.5km from Hornsby * Left NW
into
Cattai Ridge Rd for
6.9km
*
Veer R into
Halcrows Rd for 9.1km
- 32.6km from Hornsby * R into
Wisemans Ferry Road for
7.9km
-
41.5km from Hornsby * L into
Sackville Ferry Rd slowly
descending for 10.15km to
Sackville
Ferry
-
51.65
from Hornsby *
Cross
on Ferry
-
ahead on Sackville Rd for 9.05km
-
60.7km from Hornsby * Ahead into King Rd for 1km
-
61.7km from Hornsby
*
Ahead
crossing Wilberforce Rd into
King St for 200m
*
L into Earl St for 300m
*
Ahead in Argyle Reach Rd for 2.5km
* L into
Freemans Reach Rd for 2.2km
crossing Windsor Bridge for
short climb to Macquarie Square immediately on your RHS (for
1st
Nosh Stop - 35 mins) from 9:55am
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Risk
Warning
Ø Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday
Ø Expend
5 min studying your street
directory for the
2nd (Common) Leg from Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old
Northern Rd left into Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry,
Wilberforce Rd, The Terrace to Windsor
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 a metre clearance. If you can't, or are
passing on the inside, you MUST call out loudly eg. "passing inside" etc
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Some
forms of cycling are dangerous.
An ave of 37 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 road
when descending,
particularly at corners, where the
coefficient of friction is materially less; 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"
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Ayres
Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives,
Terry Hills Fruit Barn,
Duffys Forest, McCarrs Creek Rd to Flying Fox Cafe, Mona St, Mona Vale.
Returned up McCarrs Creek Rd to
Ayres
Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives - 56km - 7 riders
Outside the former Thai Restaurant after returning
from Duffy's Forest
Bayview Marina is closed for a refurb. Hence,
Michael aka GoodMorningVietnam
recommended the Flying Fox Cafe
in a grassy coastal reserve off Mona St, Mona Vale (about 2km
further East from Bayview Marina). The spacious seat placement and
shade cover was appreciated on a warm morn' in mid-Summer.
Alan aka PharLap's
wife. Sharyn, joined us for a coffee and a
Chinwag.
Ann took the above two pics from
Flying Fox Cafe,
Mona Vale on a serene, but warmish morn'.
The former abandoned Thai Restaurant at Terrey Hills has
undergone a major facelift - TEMPO
- and is 'cycle friendly' with lots of cyclists sussing it out.
Hats off to TEMPO's
marketing team for inducing such rider interest.
Hornsby to Brooklyn, return via Berowra Waters 'n
Galston Gorge - 73km - 5 riders
Click on
Relive
to view last Sunday's ride in Google Earth. Then click on the 'Right Arrow' therein.
Bill aka Glasgow
and
Michael aka GoodMorningVietnam
(pic taken by
Chris aka RecalcitrantBankteller)
BankTeller and Kali aka Hyderabad on the Berowra
'punt' on another blue sky day
Hornsby to Mt White, thence either Woy Woy or
return - 70km - 5 riders
Five Happy Campers at Mt White, whereupon, Chris and Kali
headed back, and Ann, Pete and BankTeller rolled on to The Fish Shop
at 'Woy'
Hornsby to Woy Woy - 65km - 3 riders
You might be able to identify BankTeller, CampyAficinado
and Publican at Mt White last Sunday - a shadowy pic
This Guy or Gal was a neighbour on my recent visit to
Ningaloo Reef about 1,150km Nth or Perth.
Hornsby to Mt White, return via PitS
- 70km - 4 riders
Bank Teller 5
May
'19
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