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Sunday, 31 Oct '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

*         94km at 7:35am from Short start spot at Galston shops - ETR 12:55pm

*         84km at 7:50am from Shorter start spot Glenorie Village Shopping Centre, Old Northern Rd - ETR 12:45pm

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

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


 WHO, WHERE, WHEN
 Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston,  Bank Teller is starting from Hornsby carpark with Jane aka Neo-Luddite, David aka CricketTragic, Pete aka CampyAficinado and Jean aka ChiliDog.
Harry aka KayakMan is meeting is at the Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd at 7:40am.

PacificPete, back from the UK where cycling was minimal, is starting from Glenorie Village Shopping Centre, Old Northern Rd

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 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

*    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

1st Long Leg:  Porters Scenic Lookout Dural to Wisemans Ferry  -  39km - 100 min

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 (2½km Nth of Cattai Ridge Rd) to Wisemans Ferry  -  30km - 76 min

Rollout due north by 7:50am 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 14km along scenic River Rd to Cliftonville Lodge Resort with 1 x 390m section and a 2nd 270m 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.




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






















John aka BakerBoy suggests that we turn right off Old Northern Rd into Laughtondale Gully Rd which leads into Singleton Rd for a more scenic, less hilly, albeit slightly longer route into Wisemans Ferry
Risk Warning
 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 St Ives, Duffys Forest, Cottage Point, Akuna Bay, Church Point 'n back to St Ives  -  56km  -  10 cyclists

Bazza, Bill aka Glasgow, Pete aka CampyAficionado, Jane aka NeoLuddite, Ron aka Draughtsman, Gilad A, Richard aka Sloth and Martin aka Architect rolled out of St Ives on a lot nicer morn' than the portents 24 hrs indicated.  They met Jenny aka 2CS and Trev aka Tornado 'en route'.  Only Architect  and Sloth opted to continue in to Mona Vale, Wakehurst Pky following to Church Point Nosh Stop.

 

Tony aka Publican , Justine aka Trumpeter and Terry aka Navigator picked the RONG w'end to travel 1,000km Sth to Mexico to ride the 210km Around the Bay in a Day, 'cause it was cold 'n wet on Sat and not a lot better on ride day:

*        Tony aka Publican and Terry aka Navigator completed the 200km out 'n back. 

*        Justine aka Trumpeter and Paul aka Pilot completed the 210km loop - Ms M. mentioned it was all up 216km getting to the start 'n back - ave 27.1km.

 

Caroline aka Westie Wanderer and Shane C. experienced even colder/wetter snowing weather on the annual Zoo to Zoo bike ride where on Sat. participants 'en masse' opted to catch a train from Mt. Victoria to Lithgow 'cause it was snowing, and some of 'em didn't have 'chains'.

 

 

Paul aka Pilot  and Justine aka Trumpeter on the Sorrento Ferry at approx half way in the 210km Around the Bay in a Day

Scribe   24 Oct '10