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Muggaccinos.com
The Bullsheet
Sunday,
31 Jan
'10
Tour de Wisemans Ferry, return via Cliftonville,
Stone House Café Maroota, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd:
*
115km by
7:15am from Longest start spot
Hornsby carpark
-
ETR 1:30pm
*
99.2km at 7:30m
from Longer start spot
Porters Scenic Lookout Dural
- ETR 1pm
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94km at 7:35am from long start spot at Galston shops - ETR 12:55pm
* 84km at 7:45am from Short start spot
Glenorie Village Shopping Centre, Old Northern Rd
- ETR 1:45pm
Above 4 Start times
allow for faster cyclists
starting from Hornsby reeling-in the slower cyclists starting from Dural,
Galston and
Glenorie to conjointly arrive at Wisemans Ferry at 9:15am
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WHO, WHERE, WHEN
Bank Teller
is starting from
Hornsby carpark
with Jane aka Neo-Luddite,
Matt aka Printer,
Pete aka Pelvis and
Jean aka ChiliDog.
Harry aka KayakMan
and PacificPete
are starting from
Porters Scenic Lookout, Dural.
Pete
aka CampyAficionado is
starting from Galston shops.
Justine aka
Trumpeter has a bar-b-q on Sat night but might join us.
If you
are 80% confident of joining us, let me Scribe know to add ya
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Nosh Stops:
1st
Cafe in Wisemans Ferry
9:15am 30 min
2nd
Stone House Café
Maroota
10:55am
20 min
1st
Longer Leg: Hornsby station car-park
via Galston Gorge to
Cafe in Wisemans Ferry - 50.5km - 120 min
* Rollout by 7:15am from
Hornsby carpark
Nth up Jersey St for 500m,
* L
into
Bridge Rd
40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way,
* R Nth for
700m on Old Pacific H’way,
* L at lights
into Galston Rd for 5km to Galston Gorge noisy timber bridge,
* Ascend for 3km to
Crosslands Rd,
* L for 1.1km
to main roundabout
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Ahead
600m into Mid Dural Rd for 1.9km
to Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd
(14km).
* R 36.5km up
Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st
Nosh Stop (30 min) from 9:15am
7:30am cycle
39.5km due Nth up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st
Nosh Stop (30 min) from 9:15am.
1st Short Leg:
Glenorie Village Shopping Centre to
Cafe in Wisemans Ferry -
30km - 76 min
Park in Glenorie
Village
Shopping Centre (2½km Nth of Cattai Ridge Rd). Rollout due
north by 7:45am because the
other two ride groups will cycle faster
Nth up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st
Nosh Stop (30 min) from 9:15am.
2nd
Leg: Wisemans Ferry to
Stone House Café, Maroota -
21.5km - 70 min
9:45am West along scenic River Rd for 4.8km to
dangerous timber bridge where
cyclists MUST dismount and walk over 20m timber bridge due to dangerous timber
panels with wide gaps, otherwise your wheel could get caught and U could break
your neck and be REAL DEAD, REAL FAST;
Continue ahead 9km
along scenic River Rd to
Cliftonville Lodge Resort with 1 x 390m section and
a 2nd 190m gravel roadways which hasn't fazed any cyclist on previous rides;
Upon arriving
at
Cliftonville
Lodge on your RHS, make which is
seriously steep for 970m and then Roly Poly for a further 7km to Wisemans Ferry Rd; and
Left along
Wisemans Ferry Rd 500m to
Stone House Café
Maroota
for 2nd Nosh Stop (20
min) from 10:55am.
3rd
Leg:
Stone House Café, Maroota to
Porters Scenic Lookout Dural
- 38.1km -
95 min
11:15am Right SW along
Wisemans Ferry Rd for 12km to Halcrows Rd.
Left along
Halcrows Rd for 8.1km to Cattai Ridge Rd;
Ahead along
Cattai Ridge Rd for 8km to Cnr Cattai Ridge Rd and Post Office Rd.
Cyclists who
parked at -
*
Glenorie shops should turn Left into Post Office Rd for 2km for a short-cut to
their cars - ETR 12:45pm.
*
Porters Scenic Lookout Dural
should proceed 3km to Old Northern Rd;
Right into
Old Northern Rd for 200m passing Bus Stop;
Ahead South 7.4km
down Old Northern Rd to
Porters Scenic Lookout Dural
- ETR 1pm.
If cycling
back to Hornsby via Galston Gorge - ETR is 1:30pm.
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Risk
Warning
Ride single file all the way up Old
Northern Rd, and keep well to LHS because some cars drag big speed boats on
wide trailers
Never cycle two abreast on a
single lane road with an unbroken centre line, 'cause RTA deems those
sections provide inadequate visibility for a motorist to overtake a
vehicle ahead
Cyclists MUST dismount and walk over 20m timber bridge
5km West of Wisemans Ferry on route to Cliftonville, due to dangerous timber
panels with wide gaps, otherwise your wheel could get caught and U could break
your neck and be REAL DEAD, REAL FAST;
Cycling with
Muggs is predicated upon notifying
Bank Teller if you
materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos'
"Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"
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.
Risk Management
which warns of the dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars,
potholes and over bridges with vertical timber
planks with gaps
and cycling much slower
on downhills on wet roads etc |
Bank Teller's rap-up of
Team Muggaccinos' stellar performances on and off the bike in Adelaide
for TDU
Pleased to report that all 13
riders thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Adelaide.
Trev aka Tornado
did a marvelous job in setting out our day rides so as to see as much as we
could of the starts and finishes of the various Stages of TDU. The
Weather Gods were kind to us with the only mega hot day being the day before
our big ride. Brenda
aka Welsh Widget came back from a bad stomach bug which had
evidenced her bed-bound for 2 days, actually shelf-bound 'cause she was staying
in a small room with 4 bunks, to ride 70km of serious hills on Wed and complete
the 175km along with the rest of us last Friday. Click on:
Justine aka Trumpeter's pics
and
Phil aka Bank Teller's pics.
Alas, we didn't get to snap
Tony aka Publican or
John aka L'Etape. However, they both
finished the ride in style, with Publican being the oldest Muggs' Finisher. Muggs will likely be able to
muster enough starters to tackle another TDU in 2 years time.
Tour de South Coast - 27th
Dec 2010 to 2 Jan 2011
Bank Teller is keen to
offer a week's camping holiday starting after Boxing Day at a
camp ground near Wollongong (only 90 mins drive from the Harbour Bridge,
and less by train) so as to climb beaut hills like Mt. Keira and do some
surfing. We could then catch the train to Kiama to access Jamberoo Pass and to
Albion Park to climb Macq Pass. The camp ground would offer cabins for the
wosses. I welcome e-mails from those who may be interested because we
would have to book at least 2 months beforehand, as those camp grounds are real popular
over Xmas.
Eric aka
PapaBear
successfully completed his 15th consecutive 200km Audax Alpine Classic from
Bright in searing heat
Eric is brain dead. But
that minor affliction, possibly a benefit, occurred over 15 years ago.
Scribe
27 Jan
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