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Sunday 21 Nov '10 - Hornsby station Jersey St carpark  7am for Quatre Montagnes  1st Leg to Mt White Village Store, Mt White  
+   Return directly to Hornsby  -  ETR 11:30am  -  71km
+   OR  return via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge  -  87.7km  -  ETR 12:15pm
WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser, Phil aka BankTeller, 0434 715.861 isn't riding.  However, the following crew are:
Pete aka CampyAficinado, David ala CricketTragic, Harry aka KayakMan, Ron aka Draughtsman, Jean aka ChiliDog, Bazza, Jane aka Neo-Luddite, Tony aka Publican if greeted with a fine morn'

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

Nosh Stops:
1st       Mt White Village Store, Mt White, Mt White    from 8:35am       (30 min)
2nd      Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston                                from 11:05am     (25 min)
King of the Mountain climbs:
1st       Cherro Point Rd to 15m past Mt White sign               7.55km
2nd      Berowra Waters to Berrilee                                      3.50km
3rd      Galston Bridge to Hornsby Heights Bus Stop             3.2km

1st Leg:  Hornsby station Jersey St carpark N/W side of station due Nth to Mt White Village Store, Mt White - 35km -  95 min

7:00am rollout for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 8:35am. 

2nd Leg:  Mt White to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston  -  38.3km - 120 min

9:05am:

South down Old Pacific H'way for 24km to Berowra

R into Berowra Waters Rd for 6km to Berowra Waters ferry and 1st Sag Stop (10 min) waiting for Ferry

Ahead scaling to 3.5km to Koppers Log KOM at Berrilee

Ahead along for 6.8km to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min) from 11:05am.

3rd Leg:  Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter - 10.7km - 30 min

11:30am:
Sth 4km along Galston Rd to Galston Roundabout
Left East 4.6km dropping to Galston Gorge timber bridge
Ahead climbing 3.3km to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) arriving 12:00pm.

4th Leg:  Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter to Hornsby station carpark - 3.7km - 10 min

12:05pm:
Left East 2.9km to Hookham's Cnr.

Right into Pacific Highway for 1.1km to Hornsby station carpark - ETR 12:15pm.

Risk Warning

Ø   Do not cycle over the metal girders on the ramp at the Berowra Waters ferry, 'cause you will come down hard, like many before you if you try to cycle over any of the longitudinal steel beams.

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 7th KOM Challenge from Berry where 23 camped and another 4 riders either caught the train or drove for a day ride or hob-knobbed it in an "expensive motel"

Richard aka Sloth, who was the first to arrive in Berry and the last to leave it, with 15 KOM Climbs "under his belt" covering all 11 different KOM climbs, including riding to up to the Lookout at Saddleback Mtn, and also the arduous Wattamolla to Woodhill Mtn with 2km of uphill off-road, was the undisputed Muggs' King of the Mountain for 2010.

Under the prevailing Li Nina weather pattern, Muggs' 7th sortie to Berry was punctuated by afternoon thunderstorms, something that we didn't experience under the influence of the previous El Nino during our 6 previous KOM Challenges.  Fortunately these thunderstorms were from mid-arvo after our morning hill climbs were all done.  Click on:

Bank Teller    16 Nov '10