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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet
Sunrise 6:44am
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Sunday,
20 May '12 -
Tour de Windsor
via
Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry,
Wilberforce,
return via Cattai Ridge Rd (shortest
route back only 43km)
NORTHERN START OPTION
7:55am from
Hornsby
street front carpark via
Galston, Cattai Ridge Rd,
Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry,
Wilberforce
- 111km - ETR 1:20pm
Or
WESTERN
START OPTION
8:20am from
Porters Scenic Lookout
for
Tour de Windsor
via
Cattai Ridge Rd,
Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry,
Wilberforce
-
93km
- ETR 12:55pm
Or
NOR-WESTERN
START OPTION
8:25am from Galston shops (100m west of big
roundabout outside GreenShades Nursery)
via
Cattai Ridge Rd,
Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry,
Wilberforce -
91km
- ETR 12:20pm
1st Sag Stop on Sackville Ferry is 54km from
Hornsby
carpark or 44.5km from
Porters Scenic Lookout,
Dural
The above three Start Spots should meet-up at Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old
Northern Rd at 8:30am and arrive
at
Macquarie Square Windsor around 10:34am for
1st Nosh Stop (35 min)
Only 43km to Windsor (from
Hornsby) if you do not
veer R (off Cattai Ridge Rd) onto Halcrows Rd, but continue along Cattai Ridge
Rd to Windsor.
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
David aka
CricketTragic,
Kevin aka TexDubbo,
John aka Auckland
are starting from Hornsby at 7:55am for the
54km 1st Longer Leg to the
Sackville Ferry.
Jean aka ChiliDog
will
cycle if he finishes his house painting or "gets jack of it".
PacificPete and
Ann aka ToothFairy
are starting from Galston shops.
Presently, no one is cycling
from
Porters Scenic Lookout
at 8:20am for the
44.15km 1st Long Leg to the
Sackville
Ferry
If you are >80% of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', e-mail
Scribe
and he will add ya in the above.
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1st Longer Leg from
Hornsby street
front carpark 100m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St on West side of station: To Cnr Mid
Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd Windsor, via Galston Gorge - 13.5km approx - 40 min:
* Rollout 7:55am from
Hornsby station carpark
Nth up Jersey St for 500m,
* L
into
Bridge Rd
40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way,
* R Nth for
700m on Old Pacific H’way,
* L at lights
into Galston Rd for 5km to Galston Gorge noisy timber bridge,
* Ascend for 3km to
Crosslands Rd,
* L for 1.1km
to main roundabout
*
Ahead
into Mid Dural Rd for 1.9km
to
Old Northern Rd.
1st Shorter Leg from
Porters Scenic Lookout, Dural: To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd -
4km approx - 10 min
*
Rollout 8:20am
Nth up Old Northern Rd for
4km
to
Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd.
1st Shortest Leg from Galston: To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd -
2km approx - 5 min
*
Rollout 8:25am
West along Mid Dural Rd
to
Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd.
2nd (Common) Leg from Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old
Northern Rd left into Cattai
Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry,
Wilberforce Rd, The Terrace, Windsor Rd to Windsor
- 53.9km approx - 2 hr 5 min:
*
8:30am - Ride North up Old Northern Rd for
3.9km - 17.4km from Hornsby * L into
Cattai Ridge Rd for
5.9km -
23.5km from Hornsby * Veer R into
Halcrows Rd for 9.1km
- 32.6km from Hornsby * R into
Wisemans Ferry Road for
7.9km
-
41.5km from Hornsby * L into
Sackville Ferry Rd slowly
descending for 10.15km to
Sackville
Ferry
-
51.65
from Hornsby *
Cross
on Ferry
-
ahead on Sackville Rd for 9.05km
-
60.7km from Hornsby * Ahead into King Rd for 1km
-
61.7km from Hornsby
* L into Wilberforce Rd for 7km eventually crossing
Windsor Bridge and
short climb to Macquarie Square immediately on your RHS (for
1st
Nosh Stop - 35 mins) from 10:35am
- 68.7km from Hornsby
Return
from Windsor at 11:10am via Cattai Ridge Rd
(shortest route back) to
-
*
Porters Scenic Lookout - 33.0km - 90 min - ETR
12:40pm
* Galston
Shops -
32km
- 80 min
- ETA Galston 12:30pm
for 2nd Nosh Stop (15 min)
R |
Macquarie St |
0.05 |
~ |
NEE |
Windsor Rd |
68 |
R |
Windsor Rd |
1.8 |
~ |
SE |
Pitt Town Rd |
70 |
L |
Pitt Town Rd |
0.8 |
~ |
NEE |
Wolseley Rd |
70 |
R |
Wolseley Rd |
1.5 |
~ |
SE |
Stock Route Rd |
72 |
L |
Old Stock Route Rd |
1.9 |
~ |
NNE |
Scheyville Rd |
74 |
R |
Scheyville Rd |
5.0 |
~ |
NEE |
Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd |
79 |
R |
Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd |
12.0 |
~ |
SEE |
Old Northern Rd |
91 |
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3rd Sag Stop |
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20m - Old Nth'n Rd |
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R |
Old Northern Rd |
0.6 |
~ |
S |
Wylds Rd |
91 |
L |
Wylds Rd |
1.7 |
~ |
E |
Arcadia Rd |
93 |
R |
Arcadia Rd |
3.5 |
~ |
S |
Galston Park |
97 |
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2nd Nosh Stop |
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Galston Park |
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Ride from Galston shops
at 12:45pm to arrive Hornsby 35 mins later at 1:20pm |
L |
Galston Rd |
1.1 |
~ |
SE |
Crosslands Rd |
98 |
R |
Galston Rd |
3.3 |
\ |
NE |
Galston Gorge bridge |
101 |
A |
Galston Rd |
3.1 |
/ |
NE |
KOM Hornsby bus shelter |
104 |
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4th Sag Stop |
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Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter |
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A |
Galston Rd |
2.7 |
~ |
E |
Old Pacific H'way |
107 |
R |
Old Pacific H'way |
0.8 |
~ |
SE |
Bridge Rd |
109 |
L |
Bridge Rd |
0.1 |
~ |
E |
Jersey St |
109.1 |
R |
Jersey St |
0.5 |
~ |
S |
Hornsby station carpark |
110.0 |
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2:45pm Galston Gorge to Hornsby - 11.5km - 30 min - ETR 1:15pm
Risk
Warning
Ø Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday
Ø Expend
5 min studying your street
directory for the
2nd (Common) Leg from Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old
Northern Rd left into Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry,
Wilberforce Rd, The Terrace to Windsor
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 37 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 road
when descending,
particularly at corners, where the
coefficient of friction is materially less; 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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Rap up of Trois Montagnes
- 67km - 6 cyclists
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Bazza and Scribe "Wait here for ferry"
- Berowra Waters on a crisp, clear late Autumn morn' before the breeze
'picked-up'
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Six of us at
PitS
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Three all too familiar climbs
Bank Teller 13
May
'12
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