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Sunday, 11 Apr '10 to Church Point Cafe with optional return via Akuna Bay:
 *        7:00am from Hornsby Jersey St carpark - 111km -  ETR 2:05pm
 *        7:30am from Mona Vale Rd St Ives carpark - 93km - ETR 1:15am

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
 Ride Organiser, Phil aka Bank Teller, Pete aka CampyAficionado, John aka BakerBoy and Jane aka Neo-Luddite are cycling from Hornsby.  Jenny aka C2S and David aka CricketTragic are starting from St. Ives.

If you want to join us on Sunday, e-mail Bank Teller and he will publish you above

Snapshot:
 7:00am rollout Hornsby station carpark in Jersey St (300m NW of Hornsby station in Jersey St) to St Ives car park on Mona Vale Rd [opposite Pattisons Patisserie and Stanley St. junction] for 7:35am rollout. 
Terrey Hills, Duffy's Forest, McCarrs Creek to West Head for 1st Nosh Stop (15 min).

Return to McCarrs Creek and turn Left down McCarrs creek Rd to Church Point Cafe for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) from 10:30am.

Return straight to St Ives [ETR 12:10pm]  Or via Akuna Bay 3rd Nosh Stop (30 min).

Sag Stops:
1.   Terrey Hills Fruit Barn (3 min)
2.   Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant  (5 min)

Nosh Stops:
1.   West Head (15 min)
2.   Church Point Cafe  (30 min)
3.   Akuna Bay  (30 min)
4.   Pattisons Patisserie (15 min)

KOM climb:

TollBooth at Illawong Bay, passing Cottage Point Rd on RHS to TollBooth at top  -  5.6km

Prologue Leg:  Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives carpark - 8.6km - 25 min

7:00am cycle -

Early on Sunday morn' the following route has low road traffic which follows the street signs to St Ives: 

*        L down Pacific H'way for 800m

*        L into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km

*        Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km

*        R into Eastern Rd for 700m

*        L into Burns Rd for 2.2km,

*        Ahead into Killeaton St for 2.3km,

*        Right into Memorial Ave for 500m,

*        Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m. 

If cycling from St Ives back to Hornsby at the tail of this ride, the back road route listed at the bottom of this ride invitation is recommended.

2nd Leg:  St Ives via Duffys Forest to Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant Sag Stop - 20.5km - 55 min (agg. 28.5km from Hornsby)

 

7:30am -

*       E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.7km,

*        L [opposite Forest Way - at Terrey Hills Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a 1st Sag Stop (3 min),

*        Ahead 3km along Myoor Larool Rd,

*        L into Tepko Rd (75m short of Booralie Rd) for 400m,

*        L into Booralie Rd, 'n pedal 6km on a flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills Golf Course and rifle range to Duffy's Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows),

*        "U"- turn at the dead-end of Cow Corner – NOTE: turn around as soon as you see faster cyclists returning.  Continue past Terrey Hills neighbourhood shopping centre, thru roundabout and take 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) from 8:25am outside Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant at top of McCarrs Creek Rd - muster off the road.

3rd Leg:  Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant to West Head - 18.4km - 45 min - (agg. 46.9km from Hornsby)

 

8:30am -

*        Descend McCarrs Creek Rd and enter Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park 3.2km to "V" (dual entrances to the park),

*        R continuing on McCarrs Creek Rd for 2km,

*        L at McCarrs Creek bridge for 1.4km to T juncture (Akuna Bay Marina is 2.8km downhill on LHS).

*        Ahead along West Head Rd for 12km to The Headland for 1st Nosh Stop (15 min) from 9:15am - pack nibbles, ‘cause we take a gawk at the majestic, shimmering peninsula - Pittwater/Lion Island.

4th Leg:  West Head  to Church Point Cafe - 19.5km - 50 min (agg 66.4km from Hornsby)

 

 

9:30am -

*        Retrace 13.4km to McCarrs Creek bridge,

*        L into McCarrs Creek Rd for 7.5km passing Church Point arriving at Church Point Cafe from 10:25am for 2nd Nosh Stop 9979.5782ph (30min). 

5th Leg: Church Point Cafe to Akuna Bay  - 10.8km - 40 min - (agg 77.2km from Hornsby)

Over Brunch we will find out who, at 10:55am, will cycle  -

*        21km (60 min) back up McCarrs Creek Rd and onto St Ives - ETR 11:55pm [83km from St Ives]; or

*        7.4km up McCarrs Creek, taking a R to loop Akuna Bay anti-clock, a further 4.5km for Brunch 3rd Nosh Stop (30 min) at Akuna Bay from 11:35am [73km from St Ives].

6th Leg: Akuna Bay to St Ives - 19.4km - 65 min (agg 96.6km from Hornsby)

12:05pm - climb anti-clockwise from Akuna Bay to Terrey Hills and re-enter Mona Vale Rd via -

*        Myoor Larool Rd after passing the Mona Vale Fruit Barn, or 

*        via the tunnel under Mona Vale Rd.  

*        R into Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km to St Ives for 4th Nosh Stop (20 min) at Pattisons Patisserie from 1:10pm.  

7th Leg: St Ives to Hornsby - 9.9km - 29 min (agg 107.5km from Hornsby)

1:30pm -L

Mona Vale Rd

0.9

Pentecost Ave

R

Pentecost Ave

2.0

Ku'ring'gai  Ave

A

Boomerang St

0.7

Eastern Rd

R

Eastern Rd

0.7

Bangalla St

L

Bangalla St

1.0

Millewa St

R

Millewa St

1.4

F3 Overpass

A

Alexandra Pde

1.5

Pattisons Ave/Leonard St

L

Pattisons Ave/Leonard St

0.5

Pacific H'way

R

Pacific H'way

0.8

Coronation St   

R

Coronation St   

0.3

Jersey St

L

Jersey St

0.1

Hornsby car park - ETR 2:00pm

 
Risk Warning
Cycling Blackspot Warning.  The road section approx 300m prior to the West Head Lookout veers awkwardly to the right.  It is narrow with very little camber to facilitate cyclists holding the narrowing roadway.
Bank Teller has documentary evidence of 6 bad accidents when inexperienced cyclists descended that road section too fast and spin off to the LHS.  One cyclist remained in a comma for 3 months.  Another cyclist who was heli-lifted out on Sunday 29 Nov remained in the Spinal Unit at RNSH for over a month

 

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 rap-up of Tour de Ferry Ride and Lisarow  - 13 cyclists - 84km

Alas, the weather deteriorated after starting out promisingly.  Hence, we abandoned the final leg from Hawkesbury River Train Station to PitS and back to Hornsby rendering it a short outing of only 84km.

Above n below pics at Hornsby station carpark pre-rollout at the ungodly hour of 6:40am when there was a nip in the air

 

Above n below pics at St Ives carpark

 

We lost Jenny aka C2S and Grant aka BeanCounter who turned around at Church Point.

David aka CricketTragic front of screen with Jean aka ChiliDog watching the fishes on the Palm Beach ferry

Pete aka AnotherBeanCounter and Mark aka LongHaul 'shooten the breeze' on a morn which slowly deteriorated

 

Above n below pics at the Mary Byles Lookout après 44km, incl a tough climb from sea level

 

Pigging-out at the Lisarow Subway after 84km

 

Above 'n below pics waiting for the train at Lisarow station

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scribe   5 Apr '10