Freemans Reach Lowlands Cornwallis

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8:30am Sunday, 26 June '11 - "Hornsby to Windsor, Richmond Choo Choo to Riverstone, anti- clockwise loop - 102km - ETR 3:35pm

Hornsby, Galston Gorge, Cattai Ridge, Windsor, Freemans Reach, Richmond Lowlands, Richmond train to Riverstone, Galston, Hornsby

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride Organiser Phil Johnston aka Bank Teller 0434 715.861 is starting from Hornsby station carpark @ 8:30am with Jean aka ChiliDog and David aka CricketTragic. Tony aka Publican, PacificPete and Jane aka Neo-Luddite are meeting us at Galston shops at 9:10am.
If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail Scribe, and he will add ya.

1st Leg - Hornsby to Windsor - 43km - 110 min:

Rollout 8:30am Hornsby station carpark, Left into Galston Gorge to Galston shops arriving 9:10am.
Ahead along Mid Dural Rd, R into Old Northern Rd, L into Cattai Ridge Rd, ahead Scheyville Rd arriving The Bridge Cafe, Macquarie Square, Windsor 10:20am for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min)

2nd Leg - Windsor to Richmond - 22.3km - 70 mins (agg 65.3km):

10:55am thru Freemans Reach, Kurmond, Richmond Lowlands arrive Richmond station at 11:15am to catch the half hourly service 16 min and 46 min past the hour for 17km 46 min train journey to Riverstone

Dir

Road name

Distance

Next road

L

Bridge St

0.2

Freemans Reach Rd

A

Freemans Reach Rd

6.2

Gorricks Lane

R

Hibberts Lane

1.8

Kurmond Rd

L

Kurmond Rd

1.6

Terrace Rd

A

Kurmond Rd

6.2

Slopes Rd

L

Slopes Rd

3.2

Crooked Lane

R

Crooked Lane

0.6

Bells Line Rd/Kurrajong Rd

L

Bells Line of Rd/Kurrajong Rd

2.0

Old Kurrajong Rd

L

Old Kurrajong Rd

0.6

Old Kurrajong Rd

R

Old Kurrajong Rd

0.8

Francis St

L

Francis St

0.7

East Market St

R

East Market St

0.25

Richmond Station - ETA 12:05pm
to catch 12:15pm 46 min train to Riverstone

3rd Leg - Riverstone to Galston - 25km - 75 mins (agg 90.3km):

1:05pm Garfield Rd East, Right into Windsor Rd, Left into Nelson Rd/Edwards Rd, Left into Annangrove Rd, Right into Kenthurst Rd, Left into Old Northern Rd, Right into Galston Rd arriving Galston shops at 2:40pm for 2nd Nosh Stop (20 min) at Galston cafe.

4th Leg - 12km - 35 min (agg 102.3km):

3pm ahead East along Galston Rd arriving Hornsby carpark 3:35pm.

Risk Warning
Ø    Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

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, Scheyville Rd 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

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"

David's pics from last Sat's "Hornsby to Mt White, returning with 2nd Nosh Stop at PitS" on a beaut, crisp, pristine early-Winter's morn' - 14 crew - 69.5km

Alas, we lost Jane aka NeoLuddite early with a snapped rear gear cable which rendered her semi-automatic gear changing in-operative. Jane could 've carried on relying on manual gear changes, but she would 've been a very greasy/grubby Jane by the finish.