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Muggaccinos.com
The Bullsheet
Sunrise 6:04am
Saturday,
26 Jan
'13,
7:05am from
Hornsby to St Ives 7:30am
for "Bushlands route thru Terrey Hills and
Duffy's Forest, clockwise descent to Illawong Bay & Akuna Bay, ride
some or all of 8km in/out of Cottage Point, for
Brekkie at Church Point -
return up McCarrs Creek Rd - ETR St
Ives 11:05am - 70km or Hornsby 12pm - 88km
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride
Organiser: Phil
aka BankTeller
0434 715.861 is swimming
annual
2.6km Palm Beach to Whale Beach Big Swim
on Sun 27th Jan, so he is riding the below Sat ride starting from St Ives @ 7:30am.
Syd aka
MotorMechanic
and Alan Doran are also swimming the
Big Swim.
David aka
CricketTragic,
John aka
Auckland
are also starting from St Ives.
There may not be any starters from Hornsby.
If you are 80% confident of
joining this ride, predicated upon a fine morn', please let Bank Teller
know and he will add you moniker above.
This
Sunday,
Eric aka
PapaBear is riding his 19th
consecutive 200km Audax Alpine Classic from Bright Vic.
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Prologue Leg:
Hornsby Jersey St carpark to
St Ives car park Mona Vale Rd -
8km -
25 min
7:05am
cycle
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Early on Sunday morn' the following route
has low road traffic which
follows the street signs to St Ives:
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L down Pacific H'way for 800m
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L into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km
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Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km
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R into Eastern Rd for 700m
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L into Burns Rd for 2.2km,
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Ahead into Killeaton St for 2.3km,
* Right into Memorial Ave
for 500m,
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Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m.
If cycling from St Ives back to Hornsby at
the tail of this ride, due to increased traffic after church, the back road route listed at the bottom of this ride
invitation is recommended.
1st Leg: St Ives, via Bushlands
route thru Terrey Hills/Duffy's Forest, Akuna Bay, Church Point
Cafe - 49km - 120 min
7:30am:
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2nd
Leg:
Church Point
Cafe via McCarrs Creek Rd
back
to St Ives - 20.5km - 65 min
Depart 10am arriving
back at St Ives for 2nd Nosh Stop at Pattisons Patisserie (25 min)
from 11:05am.
3rd
Leg:
St Ives to Hornsby - 9.9km -
30 min
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11:30am -
L |
Mona Vale Rd
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0.9 |
Pentecost Ave
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R
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Pentecost Ave
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2.0 |
Ku'ring'gai
Ave |
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A
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Boomerang St
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0.7 |
Eastern Rd
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R
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Eastern Rd
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0.7 |
Bangalla St
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L
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Bangalla St
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1.0 |
Millewa St
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R
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Millewa St
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1.4 |
F3 Overpass
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A
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Alexandra Pde
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1.5 |
Pattisons Ave/Leonard St
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L
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Pattisons Ave/Leonard St
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0.5 |
Pacific H'way
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R
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Pacific H'way
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0.8 |
Coronation St
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R
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Coronation St
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0.3 |
Jersey St
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L
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Jersey St
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0.1 |
Hornsby car park - ETR 12:00pm
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Risk
Warning
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Take
Care descending to Illawong Bay. About 1.5km past Cottage Point Rd
is a hard RH switch-back, known as The Wall, which has claimed
several cyclists, including Siggy, so take that hard right-hander slowly,
particularly if the road is damp
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
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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
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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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Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday
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Bank Teller's
pics of Pitt Town Rd to Windsor, return Cattai Ridge, Berowra Waters
- 7 cyclists - 105km
Above 4 pics 'pigging-out' at The Bridge Cafe, Windsor après 51km along
a beaut route, except for the two dangerous timber bridges below
Sarah aka
Expat EastEnder,
Jane aka NeoLuddite
and
Tony aka Yorkshire
awaiting Berowra Water's ferry
The same three four and a bit clicks later
Above three pics are the most Easterly of the two timber bridges on Pitt
Town Rd
Above two pics are of Westerly 2nd timber bridge on Pitt Town Rd with
bike in middle of bridge
Above and below pics are of Westerly 2nd timber bridge on Pitt Town Rd
with bike on RHS of bridge.
The gap one plank to the right would also swallow Phil's wheels, even
with a 25mm rear tyre
Below is an extract of clause (x)(k) of
Muggs'
Ride
Participant Liability Acknowledgement
Cycling
protocols:
(x)
As
a
Ride Participant, I –
(k)
will not cycle over a wooden bridge (in
particular with timber joists running down the
length of the bridge) which I am unfamiliar with, unless I first check that
the gaps between the joists (planks) are materially less than my tyre width;
BankTeller
20 Jan '13 |
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