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Muggaccinos.com
The Bullsheet
Sunrise 5:33am
Sat, 8:00am 1 Oct '11 - clockwise "Tour de Macarthur"
from
Birriwa Reserve
Mount Annan
via
Menangle Park, Picton, Mowbray Park, Oakdale, The Oaks, Orangeville, Theresa
Park, Cobbitty, Camden, Cawdor, Elderslie -
110km
Lots of farms, horses, cows, sheep,
goats and alpacas
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Even a tree thru an old Dodge
truck. ETR 1:50pm
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE
Ride Organiser,
Phil aka Bank Teller 0434 715.861,
Rose P, Shane C,
Andrew
aka TugBoat,
Anthony aka
Froggy,
Jane aka
Neo-Luddite,
David aka CricketTragic,
Pete aka CampyAficinado,
Greg aka ArchitectToo,
Terry
aka
Navigator
and
ChiliDog
have committed to start
from
Birriwa Reserve
Mount Annan
for this annual Oct long w'end ride.
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If ya
think you are 80% certain, e-mail
Scribe,
and he'll add ya to this list |
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Early on a Sunday morn' Campbelltown is
only 50 min drive from Gordon via Homebush Bay Drive, about 1km past big
Roselands sign on RHS turn right onto M5. Exit M5 at 2nd Campbelltown Rd. and keep to the right hand lane on the exit ramp. Follow
directions to Narellan heading NWW along Narellan Rd for 2½km. 400m after
passing Mount Annan Drive on LHS turn Left into the "ramp" to Waterworth Drive. 250m
later Left into Wellings Drive. 220m later Right into
Fitzpatrick Rd. 150m later Right into O'Brien Rd carpark in Birriwa Reserve.
1st
Leg:
Birriwa Reserve
Mount Annan carpark
to
Simply Delicious Cafe, 135 Argyle St. Picton - 33.4km - 90 min
8:00am
cycle -
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dir |
Birriwa Reserve,
"Mount Annan" |
leg km |
destination |
dir |
agg km |
leg time |
ride time |
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L |
Fitzpatrick Rd |
0.2 |
Wellings Drive |
NNE |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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R |
Wellings Drive |
0.2 |
Waterworth Drive |
NWW |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
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R |
Waterworth Drive |
0.2 |
Narellan Rd |
NNE |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
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R |
Narellan Rd |
5.3 |
Kellicar St |
SEE |
5.9 |
12.0 |
13.2 |
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R |
Kellicar St |
0.2 |
Tindall St |
WSW |
6.1 |
0.7 |
13.9 |
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R |
Tindall St |
0.2 |
Menangle Rd |
N |
6.3 |
0.5 |
14.4 |
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1st Sag Stop |
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Menangle Rd |
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2 |
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L |
Menangle Rd / Remembrance Drive |
9.8 |
Menangle General Store |
WSW |
16.05 |
24.0 |
38.4 |
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R |
Woodbridge Rd |
2.2 |
Finns Rd |
W |
18.2 |
5.7 |
44.1 |
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L |
Finns Rd |
2.5 |
Start of KOM - Finns Rd sign |
NW |
20.7 |
6.3 |
50.4 |
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L |
Remembrance Drive |
4.9 |
KOM - Mt Hercules Rd sign |
SW |
25.7 |
20.0 |
70.4 |
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A |
Remembrance Drive |
2.4 |
Start of KOM - Crash Zone |
WSW |
28.1 |
4.0 |
74.4 |
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A |
Remembrance Drive |
4.0 |
Argyle St |
SSW |
32.1 |
10.3 |
84.7 |
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A |
Argyle St |
1.3 |
Picton |
SSW |
33.4 |
3.0 |
87.7 |
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1st Nosh Stop |
33.4 |
Simply Delicious Café |
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30 |
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Arrive at Historic
Picton at 9:30am for 1st
Nosh
Stop
- 30 min at Simply Delicious Cafe
135 Argyle St, Picton on LHS.
(Reduce 2nd Leg by 11km by taking a short cut by turning
Left at 'The Oaks'
and heading Sth into Montpelier Drive rather than ahead into Burragorang Rd.
Montpelier Drive links back into Barkers Lodge Rd
which leads to Picton.)
2nd
Leg: Picton to
Cobbitty Café Patisserie,
Cobbitty - 46km - 120 min
Saddle-up 10:00am:
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dir |
Picton cafe |
leg km |
destination |
dir |
agg km |
leg time |
ride time |
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L |
Argyle St |
0.2 |
Barkers Lodge Rd |
SW |
33.6 |
1.0 |
88.7 | |
R |
Barkers Lodge Rd |
7.0 |
Montpelier Rd on
R |
NW |
40.6 |
17.0 |
105.7 | |
A |
Barkers Lodge Rd |
2.4 |
Ferguson Rd on
L |
W |
43.0 |
7.0 |
112.7 | |
A |
Barkers Lodge Rd |
9.5 |
Oakdale |
NNW |
52.5 |
30.0 |
142.7 | |
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2nd Sag Stop |
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Oakdale |
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2 |
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R |
Burragorang St |
6.7 |
Silverdale Rd |
SW |
59.2 |
15.0 |
157.7 | |
L |
Silverdale Rd |
4.5 |
Orangeville |
NNE |
63.7 |
6.0 |
163.7 | |
R |
Bobs Range Rd |
6.0 |
Werombi Rd |
ENE |
69.7 |
15.0 |
178.7 | |
R |
Werombi Rd |
2.5 |
Montpelier Rd |
ENE |
72.2 |
8.0 |
186.7 | |
A |
Werombi Rd |
3.5 |
Cobbitty Rd |
ESE |
75.7 |
12.0 |
198.7 | |
L |
Cobbitty Rd |
3.4 |
Cobbitty Café Patisserie |
E |
79.1 |
9.0 |
207.7 | |
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3rd Sag Stop |
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Cobbitty Café Patisserie |
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30 |
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2nd
Nosh Stop (30 min)
Cobbitty Café Patisserie,
Cobbitty owned by Elsa and Herve Lamy from
12:00pm. Herve is a Frenchman
who knows
how to bake pastries. Dead-set the cakes 'n tarts are scrumptious. You won't want to
re-mount.
3rd
Leg: Cobbitty to
Birriwa Reserve
Mount Annan - 31km - 80 min
Remount 12:30pm:
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dir |
Cobbitty Café Patisserie |
leg km |
destination |
dir |
agg km |
leg time |
ride time |
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A |
Cobbitty Rd |
2.4 |
Macquarie Grove Rd |
S/E |
81.5 |
8.0 |
215.7 | |
R |
Macquarie Grove Rd |
4.4 |
Exeter St |
S |
85.9 |
16.0 |
231.7 | |
R |
Exeter St |
0.1 |
Elizabeth St |
E |
86.0 |
0.3 |
232.0 | |
L |
Elizabeth St |
0.4 |
Argyle St |
N |
86.4 |
1.0 |
233.0 | |
A |
Argyle St |
0.4 |
Cawdor Rd |
N |
86.8 |
1.0 |
234.0 | |
L |
Cawdor Rd |
6.8 |
Cawdor Rd |
SSW |
93.6 |
18.0 |
252.0 | |
L |
Cawdor Rd |
2.1 |
Remembrance Drive |
E |
95.7 |
4.0 |
256.0 | |
L |
Remembrance Drive |
5.4 |
Camden Bypass |
N |
101.1 |
14.0 |
270.0 | |
R |
Camden Bypass |
5.9 |
Narellan Rd |
NE |
107.0 |
13.0 |
283.0 | |
R |
Narellan Rd |
2.0 |
Waterworth Drive |
NE |
109.0 |
4.5 |
287.5 | |
R |
Waterworth Drive |
0.2 |
Wellings Drive |
SSW |
109.2 |
0.8 |
288.3 | |
L |
Wellings Drive |
0.2 |
Fitzpatrick Rd |
SEE |
109.4 |
0.5 |
288.8 | |
R |
Fitzpatrick Rd |
0.2 |
Birriwa Reserve, "Mount Annan" |
SSW |
109.6 |
0.5 |
289.3 | |
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Birriwa Reserve, "Mount Annan" |
109.6 |
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109.6 |
353 |
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Return to
Birriwa Reserve
Mount Annan at
1:50pm.
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Risk
Warning
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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Scribe
29 Sept 2011 |
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