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The Bullsheet
POSTPONED 'TIL MONDAY FROM HORNSBY
ONLY
Mon,
26 Apr
'10
Cinque or
Trois
Montagnes clockwise - 1st Nosh Stop
Andy's
Cafe, Arcadia
from 8:50am
¨
"Cinque Montagnes" - clockwise from Nth Turra’
by 7:30am –
94km ETR 1:05pm
¨ “Trois Montagnes”
– clockwise from Hornsby
by
8:05am –
65km ETR 12:25pm
Cyclists
from the longer departure point of Nth
Turramurra do not
pass the shorter Hornsby departure spot -
usually meet after ascent of Galston Rd just before
Andy's Cafe, Arcadia
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride
Organiser: Phil
aka BankTeller
0434
715.861,
Jane aka
Neo-Luddite,
Harry aka KayakMan
and
David aka CricketTragic
are starting
from
Hornsby
at
8:05am.
If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail
Scribe
and he will add ya in the above.
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1st Leg: Nth Turra' 31km or Hornsby 16km to
Andy's
Cafe, Arcadia
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Longer
Ride -
Cinque
Montagnes [94km]
- 31km 1st Leg
Park in Valley Park Cres carpark
on LHS (700m past Burns
Rd) in Bobbin Head Rd
Nth Turramurra to rollout by 7:30am
from outside the
Corner Cafe,
for down/up Bobbin Head,
arriving
1st Sag Stop (5 min) Kalkari Reserve after 9.9km.
Thence 4km along Bobbin Head Rd.
Left
into Belmont Pde. [becomes Royston Rd]
hugging
Asquith Golf Course on LHS.
Join Pacific Highway after R into Baldwin St and cross over
railway line at Asquith train station, then veer R at traffic lights
continue SW on Pacific
Highway and shortly R into Galston Rd and pedal twds
Hornsby Heights.
¨
Shorter Ride -
Trois
Montagnes [65km]
- 16km 1st Leg
Rollout 8:05am
Hornsby car-park
[100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey
St]
-
* Nth up Jersey St for 500m,
* L into
Bridge Rd
40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way,
* R and pedal
700m Nth; and
* L at lights at Galston Rd and cycle twds Hornsby Heights.
Route now becomes common for both start points. NNW thru Hornsby Heights and descend to Galston Gorge and climb 3km to
Crosslands Rd. Then left for 1.1km and
Right at roundabout into Arcadia Rd for 4km to Wylds Rd and 100m further on
Andy's
Cafe, Arcadia for 1st Nosh
Stop
(30 min) arriving
from 8:50am.
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2nd
Leg:
Andy's
Cafe, Arcadia
to
Pie in the Sky
- 30km
9:20am pedal Nth along Galston Rd/Arcadia Rd which changes to Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee,
where a few km later after passing the familiar Koppers Log KOM descend to picturesque Berowra Waters for our 2nd Sag Stop
(10 min) - ride on the punt.
After another familiar climb, take a 3rd
Sag
Stop (10 min)
under cover at
Former Pool Shop, before
re-entering the Old Pacific H'way from Berowra Waters Rd. at
9am and cycle N past
Cowan station and
Pie in the Sky
before descending to 'U' turn at Brooklyn Rd before climbing 3.85km
back to Pie in the Sky at 11am for our 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min).
3rd
Leg:
Pie in the Sky
to
Hornsby 19km or
Nth Turra' shops - 31km
11:30am commence return home
Sth down Old Pacific H'way -
¨
enter Bobbin Head to
Nth Turra' shops
- ETR
1:05pm; or
¨ continue
Sth onto
Hornsby - ETR
12:25pm.
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Risk
Warning
Ø Do not cycle over the metal
girders on the ramp at the Berowra Waters ferry, if you opt to cycle off
the ferry, 'cause you will come down hard, like many before you.
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 at least 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"
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Scribe's
wrap-up
of Somersby Bellbirds - 128km - 11 cyclists
Eight crew completed the arduous 128km anti-c/w loop
with three of them
Jane aka Neo-Luddite,
David aka
CricketTragic and
Ron aka Draftsman
registering their longest Muggs rides. The burgers at
Somersby General
Store were half the price of the
rip-off joint,
Bayview Marina, and the service
from two young staff was 1st Class.
Another three cyclists (Navigator,
CampyAficionado
and Whippet)
turned-around at
Mt White.
If it wasn't the foggiest morning ever for a Muggs'
ride, it was amongst the murkiest, with the final three clicks to Mt White a
veritable "pea-souper". Scribe's 'scientific noggin" reckoned it was due
to the volcano blurting ash in Iceland, but the credence to his theory suffered
some rebuke when the fog mysteriously lifted north of Mt. White. Scribe
retorted such deriding criticism, "Guys it is a long way from Iceland to
Somersby".
Above 'n below pics from
Mt White
after 35.5km
Above 'n below pics from
Somersby General
Store after 60km
Management at
Somersby General
Store was offering tantalizing "matured"
Freebies, but BankTeller declined.
Martin aka Architect,
Pete aka Pelvis
and Trevor aka Tornado
had already departed
PitS
when the above five arrived there on a
balmy Autumn arvo after 107km
Scribe
18 Apr
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