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Sunday, 11 Sept '11, 7:05am Quatre Demi Montagnes clockwise from Hornsby car-park  –  92.3km    ETR 12:45pm

Main Route:

Hornsby, Somerville Rd, Galston Gorge, Crosslands Rd, Berowra Waters from punt, Brooklyn Rd to Brooklyn Wharf, thence return to Hornsby

Starts:

300m Nth of Hornsby Stn West side, Jersey St.

Nosh Stops:

Andy's Cafe, Arcadia                  35 min
 Pie in the Sky, Nth Cowan          30 min
WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser: Phil aka BankTeller  0434 715.861 Jane aka Neo-Luddite, PacificPete, Pete aka CampyAficinado and David aka CricketTragic are starting from Hornsby.  
If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above.

1st Leg:  Hornsby to Andy's Cafe, Arcadia -  37.3km 1st Leg - 120 min

Rollout 7:05am 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 into Galston Rd and cycle 4.1km NNW twds Hornsby Heights.

*    R into Somerville Rd at traffic lights and pedal 4km on undulating, wide residential road to narrow entrance of Crosslands Reserve.

*    Descend narrow, steep bitumen pathway 2.5km to Crosslands Reserve at creek level for 1st Sag Stop (10 min).

*    Return up precipitous, steep narrow pathway 2.5k.

*    R into Somerville Rd for 4km

*    R back into Galston Rd and descend 4.5km to Galston Gorge timber bridge.

*    Climb 4km to Crosslands Rd.

*    Right into Crosslands Rd for 2.8km to "The Toadstool" on LHS just before the dirt road. 

*    Return 2.8km to Galston Rd.

*    Ahead 1.1km to large roundabout outside GreenShades Nursery. 

*    Right into Arcadia Rd for 4km to Wylds Rd and 100m further on Andy's Cafe, Arcadia for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) arriving from 9:05am. 

2nd Leg: Andy's Cafe, Arcadia to Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Wharf  -  29km (agg 66.3km) - 85 min

9:35am 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. and cycle Nth past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky and descend to Brooklyn Rd where you turn Right and cycle 3.2km to Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Wharf at 11:00am for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min).

3rd Leg: Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Wharf to Hornsby - 26km (agg 92.3km) -  75 min

11:30am commence return home Sth down Old Pacific H'way to Hornsby - ETR 12:45pm.

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"

Bank Teller's rap-up of Cinque Montagnes anti c/w -  100km - 5 cyclists

David aka CricketTragic and John aka Auckland started from Nth Turra' with PacificPete, Peter aka AnotherBeanCounter & Ron aka Draughtsman from Hornsby for a glorious 22 degree blue sky Fathers Day Sunday.  We met up with Siggy and the Old Crocks at Andy's Cafe on the return journey. An enjoyable ride had by all.

Scribe   5 Sept '11