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Sunday, 13 May '12 - 7:45am Hornsby car-park start for Trois Montagnes clockwise - 65km  -  1st and only Nosh Stop Pie in the Sky     ETR 11:25am

Route:

Hornsby, Galston Gorge, Berowra Waters ferry, Pie in the Sky, Hornsby

Start:

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

Nosh Stop:

Pie in the Sky          30 min
WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser: Phil aka BankTeller  0434 715.861, John aka Auckland and the Three Amigos are starting at 7:45am.  BankTeller will be wearing his new Target $12 black ladies tights and his old long finger gloves, 'cause The Gorge may be 'fresh'.
If you are >80% confident of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above.

1st Leg: Hornsby 46km (115 min) to Pie in the Sky

Rollout 7:35am 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 at Galston Rd and cycle twds Hornsby Heights.

NNW thru Hornsby Heights and descend to Galston Gorge and climb 3km to Crosslands Rd. Then left for 1.1km and Right at roundabout into Arcadia Rd. 

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 1st Sag Stop (10 min) - ride on the punt. 
Climb from ferry, before re-entering the Old Pacific H'way from Berowra Waters Rd.and cycle Nth past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky before descending to 'U' turn at Brooklyn Rd before climbing 3.85km back to Pie in the Sky at 10:20am for our only Nosh Stop (30 min) from 10:00am.

2nd Leg:  Pie in the Sky to Hornsby 19km (55 min)

10:30am commence return home Sth down Old Pacific H'way to Hornsby - ETR 11:25am.

 

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 one 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 38 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)     riding into 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 Third Party Insurance -
 join Bicycle NSW for Public Liability insurance coverage, 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"

Publican's pics from last Sunday's 100km R2R (Richmond Lions Club) charity ride where 12 Muggs participated with a beaut backroads route

Bank Teller    6 May '12