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Sunday, 8 July '12, Primary Route Yarramalong for brunch - "Iron Horse” home from Wyong station or Wyee station:

*    By 8:40am from Hornsby station carpark to Wyong  92km  ETR 3:34pm or Wyee 106km   ETR Hornsby 4:34pm

*    By 9am from Berowra station carpark to Wyong  81km  ETR 2:34pm or Wyee   95km   ETR Berowra 4:14pm

*    Or Local Route Back return from Mt White via Berowra Waters ferry, ascend to Berrilee, Arcadia,
with 2nd Nosh Stop at Andy's Café Nth Galston, thence Galston Gorge - 101km from Hornsby -  ETR Hornsby 1:30pm

*    Or shorter Local Route Back return from Mt White by retracing to Hornsby  -  70km

*    All cyclists target arriving at 1st Sag Stop  -  Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt. White at 10:15am

WHO, WHEN, WHERE
Ride Organiser, Phil aka BankTeller 0434 715.861  Tony aka Yorky, Pete aka CampyAficionado, Terry aka Navigator, Tony aka Publican, David aka CricketTragic, Matt aka Printer  Jean aka ChiliDog,  are cycling from Hornsby station carpark at 8:40am. 
Pete aka PacificPete and Alan D. are starting from Berowra station carpark.

Pete aka CampyAficionado and Terry aka Navigator are returning directly to Hornsby for a 71km loop 'cause chores are beckoning.
John aka Auckland, is returning via Berowra Waters ferry, Berrilee, Arcadia and Galston Gorge.

Approx. 50% of cyclists will turn around at Mt. White

If you think that you are a 80% chance of joining us, subject to a fine Sunday morn', let Bank Teller know and he will add ya moniker above.

Snapshot of Primary Route:
Park at Hornsby station carpark - 100m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St - N/W side of Hornsby station to rollout from 8:40am passing Berowra station from 9:05am.  Slower starters may opt to commence from Berowra from 8:55am and cycle due Nth up the Old Pacific H’way.  Nosh Stops at Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt. White and Yarramalong General Store to catch -

*      All Stops  train home from Wyong 51 mins after the hour; or
*      Express    train from Wyong 32 min after the hour stopping Woy Woy and Hornsby only; or
*      Express    train from Wyee 18 min after the hour - stopping Woy Woy and Hornsby only.  

SagStop         United Gas Station, Peats Ridge                                  10 min
SignPost        Springs Rd turn to Bumble Hill        

NoshStops:
1st:                 Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt. White                                    30 min
2nd:               Corrugated Cafe, Peats Ridge                                       30 min
3rd:                Yarramalong General Store                                          35 min

KOM climbs:
1st Climb:       Cherro Point Rd to 2nd Mt White sign                          7.55km
2nd Climb:      Yarramalong Rd to Bumble Hill KOM                          3.75km  

Snapshot of Local Route Back:
10:45am retrace from Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt. White and turn R into Berowra Waters Rd and descend to Berowra Waters ferry.   Ascend to Berrilee, Arcadia for 2nd Nosh Stop at Andy's Cafe Nth Galston from 12:10pm.  Thence, Sth down Galston Gorge for Sag Stop (5 min) at Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter.  Thence SE to Hornsby.  ETR Hornsby 1:30am.
NoshStops:
1st:                 Mt White Road Warriors' Café                                       30 min
2nd:               Andy's Cafe Nth Galston                                                25 min

Risk Warning
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"

Scribe's pics from "Palm Beach back via Akuna Bay  -  84½km from St Ives  (88.2km from Hornsby, but omitting Akuna Bay) -  9 cyclists

For all those who are keen to start from Hornsby in future, it is 8.2km down the main drag in the morning and 8.5km via the backroads on the return 'cause "church is out". 
In Winter there is invariably a 'warm air belt' on the main road leg to St Ives, most notable on the dip over the F3.

The grub at Palm Beach General Store was beaut

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Above n below snap at The Serpentine Lookout

Bank Teller    1 July 2012