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Sunday, 15 May '11 - Tour de Windsor via Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce NORTHERN START OPTION 7:35am from Hornsby street front carpark - 114km - ETR 1:15pm Or WESTERN START OPTION 8:05am from Porters Scenic Lookout - 99km - ETR 12:30pm
Or
NOR-WESTERN
START OPTION
8:10am from Galston Village shops -
94km
- ETR 12:25pm |
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE: Ride Organiser: Phil aka BankTeller 0434 715.861, David aka CricketTragic, Greg & Gabrielle, Jean aka ChiliDog and Jane aka Neo-Luddite are starting from Hornsby at 7:35am for the 54km 1st Longer Leg to the Sackville Ferry Martin aka Architect may start from Galston shops at 8:10am thereby avoiding two climbs out of Galston Gorge
John aka Auckland
is cycling
from
Porters Scenic Lookout
at 8:05am for the
44.15km 1st Shorter Leg to
Sackville
Ferry
.
KayakMan and
Publican
are
starting from their homes and cycling directly to Windsor Pelvis is wossing out, opting instead to run the Sydney Half-Marathon. If you think you are >80% of joining us, e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above. |
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1st Longer Leg rollout 7:35am from Hornsby street front carpark 100m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St on West side of station: To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd Windsor, via Galston Gorge - 13.5km approx - 40 min: Ahead into Mid Dural Rd for 1.9km to Old Northern Rd. 1st Shorter Leg rollout 8:05am from Porters Scenic Lookout, Dural ride Nth up Old Northern Rd to Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd - 4km approx - 10 min
1st Shortest Leg rollout 8:10am from Galston shops (100m west of big roundabout outside GreenShades Nursery) ride West to Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd - 2km approx - 5 min 2nd (Common) Leg ride from 8:15am from Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd left into Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd, The Terrace, Windsor Rd to Windsor - 54.4km approx - 2 hr 5 min:
Return at 10:55am via Pitt Town Rd
(or the shorter Cattai Ridge Rd or new Windsor Rd and L into Annangrove
Rd) to
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Windsor Rd
2.0
SE
Pitt Town Rd
L
Pitt Town Rd
0.8
NEE
Wolseley Rd
R
Wolseley Rd
1.5
SE
Stock Route Rd
L
Stock Route Rd
2.0
NNE
Scheyville Rd
R
Scheyville Rd
3.7
NEE
Neich Rd
R
Neich Rd
0.9
E
Pitt Town Rd
A
Pitt Town Rd
13.9
SE
Kenthurst Rd
R
Kenthurst Rd
4.4
SSW
Pellit Lane
L
Pellit Lane
0.2
NNE
Wirrabarra Rd
L
Wirrabarra Rd
0.7
NNE
Derriwong Rd
L
Derriwong Rd
0.5
NW
Davey/Langford Rd
R
Davey/Langford Rd
1.6
NE
Wyoming Rd
R
Wyoming Rd
0.7
E
Old Northern Rd
L
Old Northern Rd
2.6
N
Mid Dural Rd
R
Old Northern Rd
1.2
S
Porters Lookout
R
Mid Dural Rd
1.9
E
Galston Rd
A
Galston Rd
0.8
E
Galston Shops
2nd Nosh Stop
Galston Shops
12:40pm Galston Gorge to Hornsby - 12.6km - 35 min - ETR 1:15pm
L
Galston Rd
1.1
E
Crosslands Rd
R
Galston Rd
3.2
SE
Galston Gorge bridge
A
Galston Rd
3.0
E
Brett Ave KOM
Sag Stop
A
Galston Rd
3.1
SE
Old Pacific H'way
R
Old Pacific H'way
1.3
S
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Risk
Warning Ø Expend 5 min studying your street directory for the 2nd (Common) Leg from Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd left into Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd, The Terrace to Windsor 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 |
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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 -
(iii) cycling too fast on a wet downhill where the
coefficient of friction is much less, particularly at corners; or
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 -
Ø
Cycling
without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party -
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" |
Phil's pics from his new 14.1 Mpa which he still hasn't learnt to use, 'cause he saved 'em in a dodgy non jpeg format which diminished definition - 93km - 9 crew
Nth Turra' carpark limbering-up
Bobbin Head in the fog
Majestic Galston Gorge bridge under a brill mid-Autumn morn' silhouette
Pelvis, BackPacker, AnotherBeanCounter, Draughtsman and CampyAficinado 'en route' to Andy's
The zenith of the G.G. climb taken 3 times 'cause Phil wasn't sure if his camera was 'clicking'
John aka Auckland 'back-in-the-saddle' after a long sabbatical hiking, some of it on the other side of the ditch where they struggle to pronounce 'six' - looks like a nice clean white cup
The mid-Autumn weather was brill yesterday, no where more so than crossing the Berowra ferry
Post-ride back at the Nth Turra' Corner Store, Scribe 'n Pelvis shared a chocolate Paddle Pop. No they didn't chomp on the same one, they shared it figuratively speaking. It was beaut.
Scribe 8 May
'11