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Sunday, 29 Apr '12:

i) EASIER RIDE - Tour de Richmond out along Pitt Town Rd and returning via Cattai Ridge Rd
7:40am from Hornsby station via Galston Gorge and Pitt Town Rd for 58km 1st Leg arriving Richmond Oval at 10:20am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) and return to Hornsby via Cattai Ridge Rd and Galston Gorge - 105km - ETR 1:45pm; OR

ii) TOUGHER RIDE - Tour de Richmond, Bellbird Hill, Bowen Mountain, 'n Kurrajong with two formidable/memorable climbs
8:05am from Porters Lookout, Dural via Pitt Town Rd arriving Richmond Oval at 10:20am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min). Then climb Bowen Mountain and Bellbird Hill back to Richmond station for train to Riverstone station, cycle back to Porters Lookout, Dural along Annangrove Rd - 110km - ETR 3:15pm

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser: Phil aka BankTeller 0434 715.861 and David aka CricketTragic are starting from Porters Lookout, Dural by 8:05am. Andrew aka TugBoat is meeting us at Richmond Oval. All are intent on again conquering Mont Bowen and Bellbird Col.
Eric aka PapaBear, who is tying a big one on Sat night, may drive to Richmond to climb Bowen Mtn and Bellbird Hill. Jean aka ChiliDog, who doesnt finish his shift til 2am Sat night might also drive to Richmond to also conquer those two dreaded climbs. John aka BakerBoy, Trev aka Tornado, Matt aka Printer, Pete aka Pelvis and Martin aka Architect are starting from Hornsby at 6:50am, but returning directly from Richmond and not climbing Bowen Mtn and Bellbird Hill. Terry aka Navigator, George aka Englishman and Grant aka BeanCounter may join 'em.
If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above.

Two alternate 1st Legs to Richmond Oval

i) From Hornsby station to Richmond Oval - 58km - 160 min
7:40am rollout from Hornsby car-park N/W of station [80m N of Railway Hotel in Jersey St]:

Dir	Street "in"	km	Street "to"	min
Nth	Jersey St	0.5	Bridge Rd	2.0
L	Bridge Rd	0.25	Old Pacific H'way	1.0
R	Old Pacific H’way	0.8	Galston Rd	3.0
L	Galston Rd	3.05	Galston Gorge bridge	3.75
A	Galston Rd	3.3	"L" turn twds nursery	16
L	Galston Rd	.5	1st Sag Stop 300m after climb
			Galston	2.8
L	Galston Rd	0.45	Mid Dural Rd	2
R	Mid Dural Rd	1.9	Old Northern Rd	4
L	Old Northern Rd	2.5	Wyoming Rd	7
R	Wyoming Rd	0.7	Langford/Davey Rd	2
L	Langford/Davey Rd	1.6	Derriwong Rd	4.5
L	Derriwong Rd	0.5	Wirrabarra Rd	1.7
R	Wirrabarra Rd	0.6	Pellit Lane	1.7
R	Pellit Lane	0.2	Kenthurst Rd	1
	2nd Sag Stop		50m short of Kenthurst Rd	3
R	Kenthurst Rd	4.5	Pitt Town Rd	12
L	Pitt Town Rd	12.9	Neich Rd	33
A	Neich Rd	0.85	Scheyville Rd	2.1
L	Scheyville Rd	4.8	Old Stock Route Rd	10.5
L	Old Stock Route Rd	1.9	Wolseley Rd	4.5
R	Wolseley Rd	1.2	Havelock St	3
L	Havelock St	0.4	Old Hawkesbury Rd	1
R	Old Hawkesbury Rd	0.4	Pitt Town Rd	1
L	Pitt Town Rd	0.5	Windsor Rd	1.4
R	Windsor Rd	1.5	Macquarie St	4.5
L	Macquarie St	1.2	Windsor Rd / Richmond Rd.	0.75
R	Richmond Rd./Windsor St	6.0	Market St	15
	Market St	0.2	Richmond Oval	0.6

Arrive Richmond Oval 10:20am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) to 10:50am - good cheap food at Richmond Milk Bar opposite Oval. Then return to Hornsby via Cattai Ridge Rd and Galston Gorge - 105km - ETR 1:45pm.

ii) From "Porters Scenic Lookout, Dural" (330m Sth of Dural Country Club) at 8:05am to Richmond Oval - 46km - 120 min:
From "Porters Scenic Lookout, Dural" roll out 8:05am -

L	Old Northern Rd	2.5	Wyoming Rd	6
R	Wyoming Rd	0.7	Langford/Davey Rd	2
L	Langford/Davey Rd	1.6	Derriwong Rd	4.5
L	Derriwong Rd	0.5	Wirrabarra Rd	1.7
R	Wirrabarra Rd	0.6	Pellit Lane	1.7
R	Pellit Lane	0.2	Kenthurst Rd	1
	2nd Sag Stop		50m short of Kenthurst Rd	3
R	Kenthurst Rd	4.5	Pitt Town Rd	12
L	Pitt Town Rd	12.9	Neich Rd	33
A	Neich Rd	0.85	Scheyville Rd	2.1
L	Scheyville Rd	4.8	Old Stock Route Rd	10.5
L	Old Stock Route Rd	1.9	Wolseley Rd	4.5
R	Wolseley Rd	1.2	Havelock St	3
L	Havelock St	0.4	Old Hawkesbury Rd	1
R	Old Hawkesbury Rd	0.4	Pitt Town Rd	1
L	Pitt Town Rd	0.5	Windsor Rd	1.4
R	Windsor Rd	1.5	Macquarie St	4.5
L	Macquarie St	1.2	Windsor Rd / Richmond Rd.	0.75
R	Richmond Rd./Windsor St	6.0	Market St	15
	Market St	0.2	Richmond Oval	0.6

Arrive Richmond Oval 10:20am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) to 10:50am - good cheap food at Richmond Milk Bar opposite Oval.

Two alternate 2nd Legs:

i) Richmond to Windsor, Cattai Ridge Rd, Galston Gorge, Hornsby - 47km - ETR 3:05pm

ii) Richmond, Bowen Mountain, Kurrajong Village - 20km - 80 min

10:50am depart Richmond station pedal -

2.5km NWW along March St/Kurrajong Rd twds Nth Richmond, passing St Peter's Church and cemetery and Pugh's Lagoon over North Richmond Bridge crossing Upper Hawkesbury River.
Ahead 700m through North Richmond shops on Bells Line of Road.

Left W at the first set of traffic lights into Grose Vale Rd for for 2.5km to Grose River Rd on LHS.

Ahead 2km W along Gross Vale Rd to Bells Rd on RHS.

Ahead 3.5km W to Bowen Mountain Rd on LHS.

The Start of the 2.95km KOM Climb is the Left into Bowen Mountain Rd crossing Carters/Westerby Rd, thence Gunbower Rd/Serpentine Lane, then passing Grandview Lane on LHS.

Right up Wattle St for 250m (Do not veer R into Bowen Mountain Rd) to Bellbird Cres.

Continue Right into Bellbird Cres for 250m

Lieutenant Bowen Rd for 250m to Bowen Reserve where there is a huge Bunya Pine and amenities (toilets, seats, BBQ).

Sag Stop (10 min) amidst magnificent views all the way to the Big Smoke. Three pics under the above 3 URLs from our last visit to Bowen Mtn were bereft of views, 'cause it was powerful murky on our reconnaissance of this beaut KOM Climb.

Retreat 2½km back down the route you climbed very slowly as road is very steep and corrugated in parts.

Left into Westerby Rd for 1km;

Ahead 2km along Gross Vale Rd/Old Bells Line of Road to Kurrajong Village shopping centre for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) at Sassafras Café on RHS from 12:10pm.

3rd Leg: Kurrajong Village to Bellbird Hill, Kurrajong Village, Richmond station - 21.8km - 90 min

12:40pm Ahead 1km along Old Bells Line of Road to Bells Line of Road.

Left into Bells Line of Road for 500m to "Little Wheeny Creek" sign - 5 metres before concrete bridge which is Start of 6.15km KOM Climb - elevation 452m - ave gradient of 7.2^o with sections >10^o:

5km up Bells Line of Road;

Left into Warks Rd for 1.15km to Bellbird Hill/Kurrajong Heights KOM and Sag Stop (5 min).

Retreat 1.15km down Warks Rd;

Left into Bells Line of Road for 11km to Richmond Bridge;

Ahead for 2.5km ESE along Kurrajong Rd/March St to Richmond station arriving around 1:10pm to aboard the 1:46pm, 2:46am (or 3:16pm) train from Richmond Sag Stop for 19 min train trip to Riverstone station alighting 3:05pm (or 3:35pm).

4th Leg: Richmond station to Porters Lookout, Dural via Annangrove Rd - 22km - 55 min. Or Galston shops - 28km - 70 min

Alight at Riverstone station at 2:05pm -

	NE along Garfield Rd East for 2.9km,
	R into Windsor Rd for 2km,
	L into Annangrove Rd for 10.5km,
	R into Kenthurst Rd for 1km,
	L into Pellit Lane which soon veers R for 180m,
	L into Wirrabara Rd for 600m,
	L into Derriwong Rd for 500m,
	R into Langford Rd/Davey Rd for 1.6km,
	R into Wyoming Rd for 700m,cycling Nth up Old Northern Rd for 1.2km
	R into Old Northern Rd for 1km to Dural Lookout - ETR 3:15pm [110km]

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 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 wrap-up of

Scribe 22 Apr '12