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Each fine Wednesday 8:25am from Berowra or 8:35am from Cowan to Woy Woy to aboard the 11:18am Old Rattler to Hawkesbury River train station then climb to PitS 'n Berowra  -  70.3km -  ETR  12:55pm

WHO, WHERE, WHEN
 Tony aka Publican and Phil aka BankTeller usually start 150m Nth of Berowra train station carpark.  Terry aka Navigator starts there 5 mins later when his train arrives.  Brian aka The Whippet usually alights the Choo Choo at 8:35am at Cowan station.

If ya think you are 80% certain, e-mail Scribe, and he'll add ya to this list

1st Leg:  Berowra to Woy Woy station  -  55km (155 min)

Rollout by 7:25am from the Pacific H'way about 150m Nth of Berowra train station carpark.

Or alight the 7:35am train from Cowan station.

Pass Mt White Village Store around 8:15am.

 

R Nth up Old Pac H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange by 8:30am; 

R East to Gosford “Scenic Route”, remaining on Old Pac H'way, to intermittent sounds of chirping Bellbirds, crossing Mooney Mooney creek 4.1km later;

Climb 6.1km passing Wisemans Ferry/Gosford roundabout at Somersby Industrial Estate;

R Sth for 700m on Wisemans Ferry Rd, then L gradually ascending for 1.4km Old Pac H'way passing Kariong Shell garage at 9:20am.

R flattish S/Eth along Woy Woy Rd, thence descend past Phegans' Bay twds Umina Beach. 

R into Rawson Rd for 100m and cross train tracks at level crossing;

L into Railway St 450m to Woy Woy station arriving 10:05am in time to buy a cafe and catch the 10:18am train to Hawkesbury River train station;

Second Leg:  Hawkesbury River train station to PitS - 7.3km (agg 62.3km) - 25 min

Alight train at 10:40am and cycle to PitS arriving 11:10am for 35 min Nosh Stop.

Third Leg:  PitS to Berowra train station carpark  -  8km (agg 70.3km) - 85 min

11:45am cycle 8km Sth to Berowra station arriving 12:05pm.


3 Climbs:  1st from Hawkesbury River to Mt. White     2nd from Mooney Mooney bridge to Kariong      3rd from Brooklyn Rd to PitS

Risk Warning
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.

Ř    Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party -
 join Bike NSW for PL insurance, so that all Muggs are better protected

Ř    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

Ř    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

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 a metre clearance.  If you can't, or are passing on the inside, you MUST call out loudly eg. "passing inside" etc

BankTeller

 

 

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