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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet Sunrise 7:00am No trackwork on Wyong line July
lowest ever max temp is 7.7o
on
19 July 1868
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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
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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 |
Primary
Route
Hornsby to
Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt. White - 35km -
95 min
Park
in
Hornsby street side car-park 80m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St - N/W side of Hornsby station.
Rollout
from 8:40am -
-
Nth
up Jersey St for 500m,
-
L
for 40m to traffic lights;
-
R
onto Old Pacific Highway for 35km for
1st Nosh Stop
(30 min) at
Road Warriors'
Cafe, Mt. White
to arrive 10:25am.
OR
Berowra station
carpark to
Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt. White - 24km -
70 min
Nth up
Old Pacific Highway from 9am for
24km for
1st Nosh Stop
(30 min) at
Road Warriors'
Cafe, Mt. White. Arrive at Mt White from
10:25am.
2nd
Leg: Mt White to
Corrugated
Cafe, Peats Ridge - 21km
(agg 56km) -
65 min
Depart
Bikie Hangout
by 10:55am -
-
Nth
along Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga;
-
L
into Peats Ridge Rd for 14.8km
continuous, gradual
climb for 2nd
Nosh Stop
(20 min) at
the
Corrugated
Cafe, Peats Ridge
from 11:50am.
3rd
Leg: Peats Ridge to Yarramalong - 17km
(agg 73km)
- 55 min
Re-mount
12:10pm
-
-
Nth
along Peats
Ridge Rd for 300m;
-
L into George Downs Drive crossing
Wisemans Ferry Rd at Central Mangrove and continue
8.7km NNW;
-
R
into
Springs Rd turn to Bumble
Hill
for a
Sign
Post,
thence 2.5km East twds Bumble Hill, then it becomes Greta Rd
for 2km up Bumble Hill, then 3.4km
descent of very
steep Bumble Hill cautiously;
-
R for 30m to 3rd Nosh Stop
(30 min)
for brunch at
Yarramalong General
Store from
1:05pm.
4th
Leg - 2 options:
Shorter
4th
Leg: Yarramalong General
Store to
Wyong station - 19km
(agg 92km) - 50 min
By
1:35pm
18.8km flat/fast hit-out E
along
Yarramalong Rd
into Wyong, arriving by 2:25pm to
catch ($7.80 fare) –
*
All Stops train home from Wyong
50 mins after the hour;
or
* Express train 32
min after the hour stopping Woy Woy and Hornsby only; or
Longer
4th
Leg: Yarramalong General
Store to
the legendary and celebrated
Wyee station -
33km
(agg 106km) - 80 min
Extend route by 14km by turning -
-
left (3km before Wyong
station) into
Hue Hue Rd
for 15.5km NE along a good flatish road;
-
right into
Wyee Rd for 950m
-
right into Bungaree St
for 350m to quaint
Wyee station
where
Express
trains
depart
12:20pm,
1:21pm, 2:20pm, 3:22pm -
stopping Woy Woy and arriving at Hornsby station 74 min later.
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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"
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Scribe's
pics from "Palm Beach back via Akuna Bay - 84½km from
St Ives (88.2km from Hornsby, but omitting Akuna Bay) - 9 cyclists
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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.
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The grub at
Palm Beach General Store was beaut
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Above n below snap at
The
Serpentine Lookout
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Bank Teller
1 July
2012 |
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