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Queens Birthday, Saturday, 8:25am, 9 June '12, Quatre Demi Montagnes clockwise from Hornsby car-park – 92.3km ETR 1:50pm |
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride
Organiser: Phil
aka BankTeller
0434
715.861
Peter aka CampyAficinado, David aka
CricketTragic,
Jane aka NeoLuddite,
If you are >80% confident of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above. |
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David's GPS registered 17.9% at the final short ascent to the crest from Crosslands Reserve |
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1st Leg: Hornsby to Berowra Waters Marina Cafe - 46.3km 1st Leg - 130 min Rollout 8:25am 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 into Galston Rd and cycle 4.1km NNW twds Hornsby Heights. * R into Somerville Rd at traffic lights and pedal 4km on undulating, wide residential road to narrow entrance of Crosslands Reserve. * Descend narrow, steep bitumen pathway 2.5km to Crosslands Reserve at creek level for 1st Sag Stop (10 min). * Return up precipitous, steep narrow pathway 2.5k. * R into Somerville Rd for 4.1km to Galston Rd * R back into Galston Rd and descend 4.5km to Galston Gorge timber bridge. * Climb 4km to Crosslands Rd. * Right into Crosslands Rd for 3.3km to dirt road. * Return 3km and Right into Bevans Rd for 700m. * Left into Knights Rd for 850m * Right into Bayfields Rd for 1.7km which veers Right into Blacks Rd for 900m to familiar Arcadia Rd which becomes 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 Nosh Stop (30 min) at Berowra Waters Marina Cafe arriving from 10:35am. |
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2nd Leg: Berowra Waters Marina Cafe to Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Wharf - 20km (agg 66.3km) - 60 min 11:05am take ride on the punt and climb 4km East from Berowra Waters where we usually regroup at 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) under cover at Former Pool Shop, before 3km later turning Left from Berowra Waters Rd. into Old Pacific H'way and cycle Nth past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky and descend to Brooklyn Rd where we turn Right and cycle 3.2km to Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Wharf at 12:05pm for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min). 3rd Leg: Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Wharf to Hornsby - 26km (agg 92.3km) - 75 min 12:35pm commence return to Hornsby with 3.2km East along Brooklyn Rd, then Sth down Old Pacific H'way to Hornsby - ETR 1:50pm. |
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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 -
(iii) cycling too fast on a wet downhill where the
coefficient of friction is much less, particularly at corners; or
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 -
Ø
Cycling
without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party -
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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Last Sat's 'beat the rain' Hornsby to Brooklyn return - 52km - 4 starters
Karen and Clint (in these pics with Auckland and Bank Teller) rode with Muggs a few times a few years ago. By chance, Phil met Karen at PitS a few weeks' ago, when Karen said that they would try and 'become more disciplined'. This morning they joined us, and I must say the calibre of conversation was more interesting than many Muggs' cafe chats. Consensus was that with Australia having the lowest consumption tax rate in the world, and the highest 'on-line' GST exemption rate in the world, Australia should - (i) increase its GST rate from the floor price of 10% (half that of Britain and two thirds that of NZ) that John Howard adopted 'to get it in' to 15%, and remove a few inefficient taxes; and (ii) reduce the current threshold for 'on-line' purchases from $1,000 to $100 to close an unfair loophole (which is cruelling traditional retailing) where shoppers have to contribute to the fiscal purse by paying GST, but The Haves do not when purchasing 'on-line'. (The UK charges import VAT on all goods purchased over the internet over AUD26, and over AUD59 for gifts. Canada charges HST on purchases over $20 and $60 for gifts. No country has a consumption tax exemption for 'on-line' purchases which is greater than $100, except Australia. Why are we so different to all other countries?)
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