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7am from Hornsby to Mt White and back, but only if you phone Bank Teller from 6am on 0434 715.861 to confirm that you will be at Hornsby by 7am Sunday 27th

Sunday, 27 Dec '09, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
*     By 6:40am from Hornsby  125km - ETR Hornsby   1:15pm
*     By 6:55am from Berowra 103km - ETR Berowra 12:50pm

Or turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby - ETR 10:55am

Cyclists should target arriving at 1st Nosh Stop at Mt White at 8:10am.  If you are slow, start early.  If ya fast, start by above times.

If driving to Berowra Start, take 2nd off-road from Freeway, and turn R into Old Pacific H'way to Berowra station carpark 1km further Nth.
WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser Phil aka BankTeller  0434 715.861 or 9114.6689 is Jean aka ChiliDog and Harry aka KayakMan are starting at 6:40m from Hornsby station carpark. 
If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail Scribe, and he will add ya.

Nosh Stops:
1st    Mt White Village Store                   from  8:10am          30 min 
2nd  Somersby General Store                from   9:50am          30 min
3rd   Pie in the Sky                                from  12:00pm         20 min
Sag Stops:
1st    Roundabout to Kariong                from    9:25am          5 min
2nd   Mt White Village Store                 from   11:10pm         10 min

King of the Mountain climbs:
1st     Cherro Point Rd sign to 20m past 2nd Mt White sign                                          7.55km
2nd   300m past Mooney Mooney Bridge to KOM                                                         3.65km
3rd    Brooklyn Rd aluminium light poll to 10m before entrance to Pie in the Sky        3.85km

1st Leg: Hornsby to Mt White Bikie Hangout - 35.5km - 87 min

Park in Jersey St Hornsby street-side car-park 80m Nth of Railway Hotel - N/W side of Hornsby station. 

Rollout by 6:40am depending on your speed, -

2nd Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min

8:40am -

  • Nth up Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange

  • R twds Gosford along the "Scenic Route" for 4.3km to Mooney Mooney Creek

  • Ahead uphill for 6.5km to "Wisemans Ferry / Gosford Roundabout" for Sag Stop (5 min) off-the-road

  • L into Wisemans Ferry Rd for 7.5km to Somersby General Store (4372.1269ph) for a 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) - good burgers from 9:50am.

3rd Leg: Somersby General Store to Mt White - 30.1km (90km) - 80 min

By 10:20am -

  • L along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 200m

  • L down "on-ramp" along Peats Ridge Rd for 9.3km to MidCoast Petroleum.

  • Sth down Peats Ridge Rd for 14.5km to Calga Interchange

  • L (at "Scenic Road" sign to Brooklyn) and continue 6.1km returning to Mt White Village Store for Sag Stop [10 min] from 11:10am.

4th Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16.1km (106km) - 40 min

11:20pm descend Old Pacific H'way, cross Brooklyn Bridge over Hawkesbury River, pass Brooklyn Rd [103km] and ascend 3.9km for 3rd Nosh Stop at Pie in the Sky [25 min] from 12pm.

 

5th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km (125.5km) - 50 min

12:25pm Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

  • pass Berowra [115km] around 12:50pm, and

  • return to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125.5km] at 1:15pm.

Risk Warning
 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

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"

Scribe's wrap-up of Turra' station to assault the dreaded Old Bathurst Rd to Springwood, thence descend Yarramundi to Richmond for train to Seven Hills, then home along M2 - 88km - 6 cyclists


 

Four eager beavers outside Emu Plains station full of anticipation to tackle the infamous Old Bathurst Rd 'short-cut' from the Penrith basin up to Springwood

1st Nosh Stop at Aroma Cafe, Springwood having just scaled the 2.05km Old Bathurst Rd KOM Climb which Andrew aka Tugboat and George aka EnglishMan flew up, with TugBoat pushing a 39/26 for all it was worth, and hang the throbbing quads.  Justine ranked the 2.05km short/sharp ascent as 'El Supremo'.  But not having attended an Annual King of the Mountain Challenge at Berry where we climb the bestest cluster of 'real hills' in NSW, this veritable whipper-snapper, who is still wet behind the ears, wouldn't know what a real hill was.

Above 'n below pics en route from East Richmond to Seven Hills station

 

Secret drug intake half way up Kissing Point Rd, 'cause we was 'all on empty'  having cycled 87km out West with the temp still rising

Rap-up of Hornsby, Galston Gorge/Berowra Ferry climbs with Boxing Day meet-up at Andy's Cafe -  6 at Andy's -  44km


It didn't rain at all, but yes there was a persistent Highland Mist, but we didn't care especially as Pete aka Yamaha, albeit a tad larger around the girth than the last time he rode with Muggs at least 3 years ago, was making his comeback ride.  And ToothFairy, who made her comeback ride 9 weeks ago out to Windsor, also joined us at Andy's.

Scribe's camera phone isn't too clear sometimes, but it looks like waiting for the ferry.  Unaccountably, the bottom RHS of this pic has vanished

Above snap shows Yamaha with his bike aloft after successfully climbing his 2nd KOM Climb from the ferry to the Berowra shops, with the first being up Galston Gorge.  Pete was too pooped-out to hold his bike for this pic, so Matt did the lifting for him. 

Post ride back at Hornsby carpark

Scribe    26 Dec 2009