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Sunday 2 Aug '09 Quatre Montagnes from Hornsby station Jersey St carpark
 *     8:15am for Longer 1st Leg including 13km out/back Calga loop to Mt White Village Store - 48km  
*    Or 8:30am for Shorter 1st Leg directly to Mt White Village Store - 35.5km
If riding the 1st Longer Leg, turn back on Calga loop upon spotting the faster cyclists returning from Calga
Return directly to Hornsby ETR 12:45pm  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge - 103km - ETR 1:45pm

Nosh Stops:
1st       Mt White Village Store                 from 10:05am         (25 min)
2nd      Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston             from 12:40pm         (25 min)
King of the Mountain climbs:
1st       Cherro Point Rd to 15m past Mt White sign               7.55km
2nd      Berowra Waters to Berrilee                                      3.50km
3rd      Galston Bridge to Hornsby Heights Bus Stop             3.2km

Ø     BankTeller, CampyAficionado, Harry aka KayakMan, Jean aka ChiliDog and Jane aka Neo-Luddite are starting at 8:15am from Hornsby carpark

Ø     Hardcopy these directions, expend 10 min studying the street map to familiarize with the below and bring on Sunday

1st Longer Leg:  8:15am Hornsby station Jersey St carpark N/W side of station via 12.5km out/back Calga loop to Mt White Village Store - 48.2km -  115 min

Rollout by 8:15am depending on your speed, -

1st Shorter Leg:  8:30am Hornsby station Jersey St carpark due Nth to Mt White Village Store - 35.5km -  95 min

Rollout by 8:30am depending on your speed, -

1st Nosh Stop (25 min) from 10:05am. 

2nd Leg:  Mt White Village Store to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston  -  40.3km - 120 mins

10:30am:

  • South down Old Pacific H'way for 24km to Berowra

  • R into Berowra Waters Rd for 6km to Berowra Waters ferry and 1st Sag Stop (10 min) waiting for Ferry

  • Ahead scaling to 3.5km to Koppers Log KOM at Berrilee

  • Ahead along for 6.8km to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min) from 12:40pm.

3rd Leg:  Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter - 11.1km - 25 mins

1:05pm:

  • Sth 4km along Galston Rd to Galston Roundabout

  • Left East 4.6km dropping to Galston Gorge timber bridge

  • Ahead climbing 3.3km to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) arriving 1:30pm.

4th Leg:  Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter to Hornsby station carpark - 4km - 10 min

1:35pm:

  • Left heading NEE 2.9km to Hookham's Cnr.

  • Right into Pacific Highway for 1.1km to Hornsby station carpark - ETR 1:45pm.

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.

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"

Rap-up of Anti-C/W Tour of Greater Sydney - Turra', Windsor, Richmond, Springwood, Penrith, Seven Hills 'n Turra  -  126km  -  6 starters

If ya going to embark on a ride which passes thru the Lower Blue Mtns in mid-Winter, ya got to allow for a possible cold 'n wet day, even if ya just 'scored' a week of beaut, warm days.  We got one today.  Not a beaut warm one, but a day that got colder 'n wetter.  But it didn't daunt any of us. 

 

Above 'n below pics at The Bridge Cafe après 49.3km when the weather was at its Bestest, albeit the temp at Browns Water Hole was "brisk"

A few secs after this pic at Yarramundi Lookout after a tough 3.6km climb from the valley below, Harry 'n Pete struck a cord with these two local bikies in black, perhaps cause Pete used to ride a motor bike, and alas remains a Petrolhead

Gearing back up at Yarramundi Lookout

Jane aka Neo-Luddite gearing back up après lunch at Aroma Cafe, Springwood


Our scheduled train trip from Penrith to Seven Hills

Pete 'n Jane in the next carriage en route from Penrith to Seven Hills station where the weather was "deteriorating" by the minute.

 

Pete must 've been in the school cadets in an earlier life, but then again after cycling 126km out West, 'n getting dumped on twds the end, one could understand his lack of expression

A slightly more "cas..." pic post-ride, perhaps 'cause Jane aka Neo-Luddite and Bank Teller were both "temporarily" brain-dead after a day that got colder 'n wetter.

Bank Teller    26 July '09