Sunday, 19 Sept '10

7:05am from Jersey St carpark Hornsby to St Ives carpark - 9km - map; or

7:30am from St Ives carpark for brunch at Palm Beach General Store, returning via Akuna Bay Café for lunch (86km) or straight back (78km) - map

ETR St Ives 1:45pm or 12:30pm if you skip 2nd Nosh Stop at Akuna Bay Café

1st Leg may be shortened by 8km by staying on Barrenjoey Rd and not cycling via the Whale Beach Rd hilly, scenic coastal route

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride Organiser Phil aka BankTeller is riding from Hornsby station carpark with Greg aka ArchitectToo and Justine aka Trumpeter at 7:05am bound for St Ives car park.
David aka CricketTragic, Richard aka Sloth, Pete aka CampyAficionado, Jane aka Neo-Luddite, Ian aka Flash and Jean aka ChiliDog are joining the ride at 7:30am from St Ives car park.

If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail Scribe, and he will add ya.

Snapshot:
7:05am 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 7:30am rollout for 6.5km to Terrey Hills Fruit Barn.
Descend McCarrs Creek Rd to Church Point 1st Sag Stop.
L into Mona St to Barrenjoey Rd for 8.5m up main beach road and turn R into Whale Beach Rd arriving Palm Beach General Store - 1st Nosh Stop.
Return from Palm Beach along Barrenjoey Rd to top of Avalon golf course, L for 3km back-road thru Serpentine Lookout Bilgola Beach returning to Barrenjoey Rd at Sth Bilgola Beach with at Akuna Bay Café - 2nd Nosh Stop.
SagStops:
1st: Church Point (10 min)

2nd:        Serpentine Lookout Bilgola Beach (5 min)
NoshStops:
1st:        Palm Beach General Store (30 min) from 10:35am
2nd:       Akuna Bay café (25 min) from 12:25pm

Prologue Leg: Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives carpark - 9km - 25 min

7:05am 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.

1st Leg: St Ives carpark on Mona Vale Rd opposite Pattisons Patisserie to Church Point - 20km - 50 min

7:30am rollout:

E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km;
L into Myoora Rd opposite Forest Way - and Terrey Hills Fruit Barn;
Ahead along Myoora Rd for 300m;
Ahead into Larool Rd for 2.9km
R into Booralie Rd for 300m passing Terrey Hills shops and roundabout;
L to McCarrs Creek Rd descend 2.2km into the park - to the V (dual entrances to the park);
R fork and pedal 2.8km descending McCarrs Creek Rd to McCarrs Creek bridge;
Ahead 5.5km along McCarrs Creek Rd to Church Point [20km] - the descent is slippery in wet weather for 1st Sag Stop (10 min) from 8:20am

2nd Leg: Church Point to Palm Beach General Store - 20km - 55 min (agg 40km from St Ives)

8:30am rollout:

East twds Mona Vale for 3½km - road becomes Pittwater Rd past Cabbage Tree Rd (on RHS) to Mona St - 500m short of Mona Vale shops;
Left into Mona St for 700m;
Right into Waterview St for 700m;
Left into Barrenjoey Rd for 9km
SignPost R into Whale Beach Rd and ascend/descend for 2.4km to The Strand Rd
Nth on Whale Beach Rd/Florida Rd/Palm Beach Rd for 3km hugging the coastline to Palm Beach for 1stNosh Stop (30 min) from 9:25am at Palm Beach General Store.

3rd Leg: Palm Beach to Akuna Bay Café - 25.7km - 80 min (agg 65.7km from St Ives)

9:55am -

L Sth onto Barrenjoey Rd for 5.6km passing Avalon Golf Course on RHS;
SignPost L into Serpentine Lookout Bilgola Beach - 2nd Sag Stop (10 min) for 3km adjunct into/out of Bilgola Beach which avoids a tight section of Barrenjoey Rd;
L back onto Barrenjoey Rd for 2km passing Newport Beach and climb a short humdinger up Newport hill;
Ahead 1.5km and passing Bungan Beach on LHS, and approach Mona Vale;
R back into Darley St for 700m (wait until it is safe to cross over to R lane);
R into Pittwater Rd for 8.5km to Church Point to McCarrs Creek bridge;
R into West Head Rd for 1.5km to "T" intersection;
L into Liberator General San Martin Drive for 2.8km to Akuna Bay Café for 2ndNosh Stop (25 min) from 11:15am.

4th Leg: Akuna Bay to St Ives - 20.3km - 60 min (agg 86km from St Ives)

11:40am final leg -

West for 8.1km along Liberator General San Martin Drive passing Illawong Bay, Cottage Point Rd, park entrance toll-both to "V" juncture at McCarrs Creek Rd,
Ahead for 2.2km to the apex of McCarrs Creek Rd;
R into Booralie Rd for 200m;
L into Myoora Rd for 3.3km;
R into Mona Vale Rd for 6.6km to St. Ives car-park
ETR St Ives 12:40pm - 86km (ETR 11:35pm if you skip Akuna Bay)

Finale Leg: St Ives to Hornsby - 10km - 30 min

12:05pm - 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 12:35pm

Risk Warning
When almost back at St Ives, after climbing to the apex of McCarrs Creek Rd, either take the tunnel under Mona Vale Rd or retrace along Larool Rd to Terrey Hills Fruit Barn and R at lights onto Mona Vale Rd. Don't enter Mona Vale Rd at lights at McCarrs Creek Rd, as motorists coming from the coast are doing 80+ clicks and aren't impeded by the traffic lights and often don't grant a cyclist access to Mona Vale Rd.

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"

Pics from Turra' station to Windsor, then Freemans Reach, Richmond Lowlands and Cornwallis loop, bus to Blacktown and ride M2 - 110km - 12 cyclists

Blue Poles

Waiting for a bus at Windsor, the non-believer in the middle was praying that a bus would come and then it would take our bikes. After bets were laid, voila a bus came and we were all on board - with no fare charged. Golly, our free bus ride to Blacktown was like being on a kids adventure.

The above three unflattering pics of Bank Teller trying to stretch a hammy are printed under protest, and only do so cause Justine threatened to e-mail em out.

On the bus to Blacktown

Below pics at Turra' carpark post ride, swell not quite as Justine still had to cycle back to Hornsby

Above pic had CricketTragic blocking NeoLuddite, so Scribe took another pic

Bank Teller 0434 715.861 12 Sept '10