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Muggaccinos.com
The Bullsheet
Sunrise
is 6:08am
Hornsby Jersey St carpark 6:40am or
St Ives carpark
7:10am
Sunday,
1 Apr
'12
to Palm Beach, catch 9am ferry to Patonga, pedal
to Woy Woy, catch Iron Horse
to Brooklyn and pedal back to St. Ives'
- 85.9km - ETR Hornsby 12:10pm or ETR St Ives 12:30pm
Shorter option:
Stay on train from Woy Woy all the way back to Hornsby, reducing route by 19km
By starting at Hornsby you avoid the ride leg from Hornsby to St Ives after
alighting the train at Hornsby
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride
Organiser,
Phil aka BankTeller
0434 715.861,
Pete aka CampyAficinado,
Jean aka ChiliDog,
John aka
Auckland,
David aka MountainGoat
are starting from Hornsby @ 6:40am to avoid having to cycle from Hornsby back to St. Ives early arvo. John aka BakerBoy
may start at Hornsby or meet us at Patonga Wharf.
Terry aka Navigator,
PacificPete,
Richard aka Sloth,
Tony aka
Yorkshire
and
Kevin aka TexDubbo
are meeting us at St Ives.
If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail
Scribe,
and he will add ya.
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1st Leg:
Hornsby Jersey St carpark to
St Ives carpark - 9km -
25 min
6:40am
cycle
the following main roads route which early on Sunday morn'
has low road traffic which
follows the street signs to St Ives:
-
Left
down Pacific H'way for 800m
-
Left into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km
-
Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km
-
Right into Eastern Rd for 700m
-
Left into Burns Rd for 2.2km,
-
Ahead into Killeaton St for 2.3km,
-
Right into Memorial Ave
for 500m,
-
Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m.
2nd
Leg:
St Ives carpark to
Church Point -
20.4km (agg 29.4km
from Hornsby)
- 45 min
By 7:10am cycle -
-
E
along Mona
Vale Rd for 6.6km;
-
L [opposite
Forest Way - at
Terrey
Hills Fruit Barn]
into Myoora Rd and take a
1st Sag Stop (5 min)
- don't cluster at Sag Stop,
rather spread thin to get well to LHS of Myoora Rd;
-
Ahead
along Myoora Rd
for 200m, and
fork
right, still Myoora
Rd
for
2.9km
-
R into Booralie Rd for
300m passing Terrey Hills shops and roundabout;
-
L to McCarrs Creek Rd and descend
2.2km into the park - to the V
(dual entrances
to the park);
-
R fork
and pedal 2.8km descending McCarrs Creek Rd to
McCarrs Creek bridge;
-
Ahead
5.5km along
McCarrs Creek Rd
to Church Point at
7:55am
2nd Sag Stop
(10 min) - Be ready to roll out promptly;
3rd
Leg: Church Point to Palm Beach
via direct route up main beach road -
15km
-
45 min
(agg 44.4km
from
Hornsby)
By 8:05am cycle -
-
East
twds Mona Vale for 3½km - road becomes Pittwater Rd past Cabbage Tree Rd (on
RHS)
to Mona Rd;
-
L
into Mona Rd for 200m up real steep short hill to crest;
-
Right for 700m;
-
L
into busy Barrenjoey Rd for 11km of views of the Blue Pacific past Bungan Beach thru
Newport,
Bilgola, Avalon, Whale Beach to
arrive Palm Beach Wharf at 8:50am on the bay side
arriving to purchase some grits and embark
9am
Palm Beach and
Hawkesbury River Cruises
ferry to
Patonga Wharf for
1st Nosh Stop (30 min)
on the ferry boat.
4th
Leg:
Patonga
to Woy Woy station - 15km
(agg 59.4 km
from
Hornsby) - 45 min
After
30 min entering majestic/blue Brooklyn Waters from Palm Beach wharf at 9:30am
cycle -
-
5.3km
up Patonga Drive initially from
Start
100m up from wharf at Transformer box for 2.77km ave gradient 6.77% to KOM
at 4 Wheel Drive Unsealed Road on LHS Pearl Beach Drive
on RHS;
-
Ahead
for 3.2km past the Umina Beach
180o "U" turn (during the
descent) where road changes to Mt Ettalong Rd, then thru
Ettalong
to
SW
Woy Woy;
-
R
into Hobart for 200m;
-
L
into Sydney Ave for 150m
Sag Stop
(5 min)
outside Shell petrol station just prior to Ocean Beach Rd and
GET OFF THE
ROADWAY;
-
Ahead
crossing Ocean Beach Rd and along West St for 400m;
-
L
into Trafalgar Ave for 2.9km;
-
R
into McMasters Rd for 450m; and
-
L
into Blackwall Rd for 950m to
Railway St
(at traffic lights)
to Woy Woy station and catch the hourly:
*
All-Stops train at 10:23am
[$3
fare] arriving at Hawkesbury River station 14 min later at 10:37am;
or
*
or Express
train to Hornsby at 10:57am arriving at Hornsby station 36 mins later
5th Leg:
Brooklyn to Pie in the Sky - 7.5km
(agg 66.9 km
from Hornsby) - 25 min
10:40am cycle
3.6km
West along Brooklyn Rd and climb 3.9km Nth for 3rd Nosh Stop
(20 min) at Pie in the Sky from
11am.
6th
Leg:
Pie in the Sky -
*
11:20am to Hornsby - 19km (agg 85.9km) 50 mins - ETR 12:10pm; or
*
11:20am to St Ives
via Bobbin Head
- 31.7km
(agg 85.9km) - 70 min - ETR 12:30pm
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
3.9 |
Cowan station |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
4.0 |
Berowra Waters Rd |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
7.6 |
Belmont Ave to Bobbin Head Rd |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
1.1 |
Galston Rd |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
0.7 |
Bridge Rd |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
0.5 |
Coronation St, Hornsby
station |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
0.9 |
Leonard St/Pattisons Ave Hor. |
L |
Leonard St/Pattisons Ave Hor. |
0.3 |
Alexandria Pde/Millewa Ave |
L |
Alexandria Pde/Millewa Ave |
2.9 |
Bangalla St |
L |
Bangalla St |
0.7 |
Eastern Rd |
R |
Eastern Rd |
0.3 |
Brentwood/Boomerang Ave |
L |
Brentwood/Boomerang Ave |
2.1 |
Mona Vale Rd |
L |
Mona Vale Rd |
0.7 |
St Ives car park |
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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"
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Scribe's rap-up of the
inaugural
Bobbin Head Cycle Classic
Hats off to a
large and capable committed band within two local Rotary Clubs ((Ku-ring-gai
and Turramurra)
which delivered a successful and importantly 'safe'
initial
Bobbin Head Cycle Classic
with over 800 cyclists, albeit the majority 'tackled' the shorter 50km and
15km 'toddlers' routes. However, the above motley quartet took on the 100km route.
It was a marvelous success, not because it contributed some thou of dollars to
two worthwhile charities, but as much because a lot of 'new cyclists' achieved
personal goals, with many bound to 'kick-on' to bigger 'challenges'.
Muggs will be supporting this late-March annual ride in the future.
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David
aka CricketTragic,
Matt aka Printer,
Bank Teller and
Andrew aka Scallop
post ride at
Karuah
Oval, Turra'. Three adopted the
familiar GutBuster Pose, whereas one above contended it was unnecessary
Pics from Sunday 18th Mar
"Tour de Windsor via Sackville ferry" - 8 crew -
112km
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The Ferry Master told us that it was
approaching high tide, but the black texta mark on the first vertical
aluminum beam (on RHS) marks the high water mark from last week's flood. Holy Shit, glad we
piked out two week's running on this ride.
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A closer look at where the water got to
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Kevin aka TexDubbo
feelin' happy we postponed today's ride 'twice'
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Kevin aka TexDubbo
trying to show that he truly does have a heart. Well, he isn't
afraid of this horse
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Below pics 'pigging-out' at
The Bridge Cafe Macq Square après a 67km 1st Leg.
Gees looks like a lot of intellectual firepower in the below
'snaps', but 'looks can deceive'.
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Golly Gosh, $3 schooners on Monday
nights, and no one noticed.
Andrew aka Scallop
(center) in full throttle - doubtless a 'gravitas' issue of
monumental consequence to
David aka TreeHugger
(concerned about falling debris).
Another not to get flummoxed by
Scallop's pronouncements was
David aka
CricketTragic seemingly scratching his back or lookin' for
something in a back pocket
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Richard aka Sloth
arrived about 20 minutes after Bank Teller
who thought that we had rolled out of Hornsby on the scheduled 7:35am,
but Andrew aka Scallop
thought it might 've been a tad early. If you think you are 80%
likely to ride can ya let The Teller know, to mitigate getting
left behind
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Bank Teller pondered whether
First Timer, Sally, visits the same vitamin supplement compounder as
Floyd Landis and
Alberto
Contador
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Bank Teller
25 Mar '12
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