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Muggaccinos.com
The Bullsheet SUNRISE IS
6:29am
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Sunday,
8 May
'11,
Six
or
Quatre
Montagnes clockwise
¨
"Six Demi Montagnes" - clockwise from Nth Turra’
by 7:20am –
102km ETR 1:55pm
¨ “Quatre
Demi
Montagnes”
– clockwise from Hornsby
by
8:05am
–
73km ETR 1:05pm
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
1st Nosh Stop
Andy's Cafe, Arcadia
from 9:20am
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride
Organiser: Phil
aka BankTeller
0434
715.861 and
David aka CricketTragic
are
starting
from
Nth Turra’
at
7:30am.
Pete
aka Pelvis reckons that if he
doesn't get led-astray by the Demon Drink that he will start from Nth
Turra'.
Printer is also confident of similarly not
succumbing.
Pete aka CampyAficinado,
PacificPete,
Trev aka
Tornado and
John aka
Auckland 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' 41km or Hornsby
25km to
Andy's
Cafe, Arcadia
¨
Longer
Ride -
Six Demi Montagnes -
102km
- 38km 1st Leg (agg 38km from Nth Turra')
Rollout
7:20am
from
Valley Park Cres carpark
on LHS (700m past Burns
Rd) in Bobbin Head Rd
Nth Turramurra opposite the
Corner Cafe,
to descend
Bobbin Head,
arriving
1st Sag Stop (5 min) Kalkari Reserve after 9.9km.
Thence 4km along Bobbin Head Rd.
Left
into Belmont Pde.
which becomes Royston Rd
which
hugs
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 -
Quatre Demi Montagnes
- 73km
- 22km 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.
Turn R into Somerville Rd at traffic lights and descend 3km to river. Then
ascend precipitous climb. Turn R back into Galston Rd and descend to Galston Gorge and climb 3km to
Crosslands Rd.
Right into
Crosslands Rd for 1.5km to dirt road.
Then return 1.5km.
Ahead 1.1km to large roundabout.
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 9:30am.
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2nd
Leg:
Andy's
Cafe, Arcadia
to
Pie in the Sky
- 30km
(agg 71km from Nth Turra') - 100 mins
10:00am 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 Nth past
Cowan station and
Pie in the Sky
before descending to 'U' turn at Brooklyn Rd
and climbing 3.85km
back to Pie in the Sky at 11:40am for our 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min).
3rd
Leg:
Pie in the Sky
to
Hornsby 19km or
to
Nth Turra' shops - 31km
(agg 102km from Nth Turra')
12:10pm commence return home
Sth down Old Pacific H'way -
¨
enter Bobbin Head to
Nth Turra' shops
- ETR
1:55pm; or
¨ continue
Sth onto
Hornsby - ETR
1:05pm.
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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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Bank Teller's rap-up
of 100km R2R Riverstone charity ride - 100km - 5 Muggs participated
George aka
EnglishMan, Shane C,
David aka
CricketTragic,
Jean aka
ChiliDog and Bank
Teller joined several hundred other locals on a beaut
Century Challenge route with lots of quiet backstreets in glorious sunshine, although Phil missed a turn and
ended-up riding the 'shorter' 80km route. The property construction
and infrastructure development within Rouse Hill/Riverstone is quite
spectacular, and our route proffered a 'bird's eye view'.
There were helpful route marshals on
all significant intersections, not just to ensure we took the correct turn,
but also to warn of potential obstacles. The 'sense of community'
amongst the 50 strong Vollies was palpable. The 8 piece
'local' music band, incl a reincarnated Mamma Cass, which played thru lunch, was a 'Riverstone Only Special'
which had to be seen/heard to be believed.
David and Phil cleaned-up in the post-ride raffle prizes. David
might tell you about Phil snavelling a lady's Apple Struddle which
could have got nasty if he hadn't panicked and high-tailed
it for the hills. In
his defense, David did mutter to Phil that he thought the desert had been
abandoned.
Heavens to Murgatroid the
lady had left her
Apple Struddle unattended for at least two mins.
Bank Teller
has offered to assist with next year's
ride committee, because the workload on this year's committee was onerous
and this annual ride through the new and old of Riverstone is a real 'boon' to the Riverstone area due to such
a strong
Vollie support from the Riverstone & Districts Lions Club and the
Volunteer Emergency Services crew.
Hopefully
in early May 2011
lots more Muggs will hammer-out the 100
clicks 'non-stop' over a 'grand, bucolic route'. And during the
post-ride lunch, experience the unique dulcet tones of the 'eight-piece
Mamma Cass special', 'cause it is satisfying to be part of a
'movement of locals' intent on building neighborhood community involvement, where
exuberance and bonhomie is so patently evident.
Scribe
1 May
'11 |
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