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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet
Sunrise 6:04am
Saturday,
28 Jan
'12,
7:05am from
Hornsby to St Ives 7:30am
for "Bushlands route thru Terrey Hills and
Duffy's Forest, clockwise descent to Illawong Bay & Akuna Bay, ride
some or all of 8km in/out of Cottage Point, for Brekkie at Church Point - return
up McCarrs Creek Rd - ETR St
Ives 11:05am - 70km or Hornsby 12pm - 88km
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride
Organiser: Phil
aka BankTeller
0434 715.861 is swimming the
annual
2.7km Palm Beach to Whale Beach Big Swim
on Sun 29th Jan
so he is riding the below Sat ride starting from St Ives @ 7:30am.
David aka CricketTragic is also starting from St Ives.
There may not be any starters from Hornsby.
If you are 80% sure of starting from
Hornsby or St Ives
carpark on Mona Vale Rd, let Bank Teller
know and he will add you moniker above.
This
Sunday,
Eric aka
PapaBear is riding his 18th
consecutive 200km Audax Alpine Classic from Bright Vic.
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Prologue Leg:
Hornsby Jersey St carpark to
St Ives car park Mona Vale Rd -
8km -
25 min
7:05am
cycle
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Early on Sunday morn' the following route
has low road traffic which
follows the street signs to St Ives:
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L down Pacific H'way for 800m
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L into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km
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Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km
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R into Eastern Rd for 700m
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L into Burns Rd for 2.2km,
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Ahead into Killeaton St for 2.3km,
* Right into Memorial Ave
for 500m,
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Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m.
If cycling from St Ives back to Hornsby at
the tail of this ride, due to increased traffic after church, the back road route listed at the bottom of this ride
invitation is recommended.
1st Leg: St Ives, via Bushlands
route thru Terrey Hills/Duffy's Forest, Akuna Bay, Church Point
Cafe 49km - 120 min
7:30am:
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2nd
Leg:
Church Point
Cafe via McCarrs Creek Rd
back
to St Ives - 20.5km -
65 min
Depart 10am arriving
back at St Ives for 2nd Nosh Stop at Pattisons Patisserie (25 min)
from 11:05am.
3rd
Leg:
St Ives to Hornsby - 9.9km -
30 min
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11:30am -
L
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Mona Vale Rd
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0.9
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Pentecost Ave
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R
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Pentecost Ave
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2.0
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Ku'ring'gai
Ave
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A
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Boomerang St
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0.7
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Eastern Rd
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R
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Eastern Rd
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0.7
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Bangalla St
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L
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Bangalla St
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1.0
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Millewa St
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R
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Millewa St
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1.4
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F3 Overpass
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A
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Alexandra Pde
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1.5
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Pattisons Ave/Leonard St
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L
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Pattisons Ave/Leonard St
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0.5
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Pacific H'way
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R
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Pacific H'way
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0.8
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Coronation St
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R
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Coronation St
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0.3
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Jersey St
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L
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Jersey St
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0.1
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Hornsby car park - ETR 12:00pm
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Risk
Warning
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Take
Care descending to Illawong Bay. About 1.5km past Cottage Point Rd
is a hard RH switch-back, known as The Wall, which has claimed
several cyclists, including Siggy, so take that hard right-hander slowly,
particularly if the road is damp
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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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
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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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Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday
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Bank Teller's
pics of Aust. Day's Dampish Ride to Wyong - 4 cyclists -
98km
The Weather Gods looked encouraging when we
crossed the Hawkesbury River. Pete was riding a new prototype with double
front and double rear wheels, and also a second helmet.
And we were still hopeful of 'slipping under Hughie's radar' when we
reached when we reached Mt White where only two
different motor bikes passed up, but one passed us twice. Jean actually
enjoyed yesterday's ride, but you wouldn't know it from the above UnHappySnap
Holy Shit didn't it bucket down somethin'
horrible from about 3km Nth of Mt White 'til we reached the
Corrugated Cafe, Peats Ridge.
We met up with Rich aka Sloth (who was riding the route in reverse) at
Yarramalong General Store, but the pic from Scribe's cheapo old phone
didn't 'take' well enough
Returning from Wyong train station après 98km, where
The Tough Got Going
Bank Teller's
pics of Hornsby, Windsor, 37km Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville loop,
Windsor train to Riverstone for different route back - 116km - 11 crew
Tony aka Yorkshire
and Kevin L. slipped behind after Kevin 'had a flat' around Galston.
However, they followed the beaut 37km Wilberforce, Ebenezer, Sackville
loop out thru the verdant boondocks and caught back up with Scribe and
PacificPete at Riverstone station who were Carbo/Caffeine Loading in
a local cafe.
Galston Gorge at either end and a drop down to
sea level across the Windsor Plains and lower Hawkesbury
The straight bit after 79km was our train ride
from Windsor to Riverstone for a very different route home, because the latter
part of return routes often loose their enjoyment
Bank Teller
22 Jan '12 |
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