Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet Sunrise 6:49am  July lowest ever max temp is 7.7o 19 July 1868  Sun, 31 July '11 Tour de Wisemans Ferry, return via Cliftonville, Stone House Café Maroota, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd:

*         115km by 8:35am from Longest start spot Hornsby carpark - ETR 3pm

*         99.2km at 9:00am from Longer start spot Porters Scenic Lookout Dural - ETR 2:30pm

*         94km at 9:05am from long start spot at Galston shops - ETR 2:20pm

*         84km at 9:30am from Short start spot Glenorie Village Shopping Centre, Old Northern Rd - ETR 2:10pm

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 10:30am

1st descent is Galston Gorge, 2nd descent is into Wisemans Ferry and nasty/precipitous 1.05km climb from Cliftonville. Final descent is G.G for a second time with a few other lumps in between
WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser: Phil aka BankTeller  0434 715.861, David aka CricketTragic, John aka BakerBoy, Richard aka Sloth and John aka Auckland are starting from Hornsby station at 8:35am.  Pete aka CampyAficinado, David aka TreeHugger and Steve P are starting from Galston shops
If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail Scribe, and he will add ya.

Nosh Stops:
  1st      Cafe in Wisemans Ferry                                                         10:40am      30 min 
 2nd     Stone House Café Maroota                                                     12:30pm      25 min 

 

 

 

1st Longer Leg:  Hornsby station car-park via Galston Gorge to Cafe in Wisemans Ferry - 50.5km - 125 min

*    Rollout by 8:35am 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 10:40am

1st Long Leg:  Porters Scenic Lookout Dural to Cafe in Wisemans Ferry  -  41km - 100 min

9am cycle 39.5km due Nth up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 10:40am. 

1st Short Leg:  Glenorie Village Shopping Centre to Cafe in Wisemans Ferry  -  30km - 75 min

Park in Glenorie Village Shopping Centre (2½km Nth of Cattai Ridge Rd).  Rollout due north by 9:30am up Old Northern Rd to Wisemans Ferry for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 10:40am.

 

2nd Leg:  Wisemans Ferry to Stone House Café, Maroota  - 21.5km -  70 min

11:20am West along scenic River Rd for 13.8km to Cliftonville Lodge Resort with a 1st 390m gravel section and a 2nd 190m gravel roadway which hasn't fazed any cyclist on previous rides.

Upon arriving at Cliftonville Lodge on your RHS, make a hard left and cycle seriously steep 970m and then Roly Poly for a further 7km to Wisemans Ferry Rd.
Left along Wisemans Ferry Rd 500m to Stone House Café Maroota for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min) from 12:30pm.

3rd Leg:  Stone House Café, Maroota to Porters Scenic Lookout Dural  -  38.1km - 95 min

12:55pm 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 2:10pm.

*        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 2:30pm.

If cycling back to Hornsby via Galston Gorge, Left into Mid Dural Rd to Galston Village shops and another 13km to Hornsby  - ETR Hornsby 3pm.
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
 Cyclists MUST dismount and walk over 20m timber bridge 5km West of Wisemans Ferry on route to Cliftonville, due to dangerous timber panels with wide gaps, otherwise your wheel could get caught and U could break your neck and be REAL DEAD, REAL FAST;

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 Tour de Brooklyn, Berowra Waters and Galston Gorge - 73km -  7 crew

After a few feet of rain falling in the 5 days before, it was grandé to wake up to blue skies.  Alas, by our abridged ride's end the temp had plummeted, whereupon we were all keen to high-tail it. glorious Winter sunshine in below 5 pics at Brooklyn Wharf.  But noticeably chillier back at Hornsby carpark post-ride.  We had snagged the best part f the day.

 

Scribe   24 July '11