Sunday, 24 Feb '13 -  Tour de Windsor, Richmond, Hawkesbury Heights, Springwood, Mitchells Pass, Penrith train to Seven Hills, cycle M2 alternate 125km (119.6km)  ETR Turra' 3:40pm  

Or return via Pitt Town Rd to Hornsby 50.1km (91km) or Turramurra 55.9km - ETR Hornsby 2:25pm or Turra' 2:40pm

•  7:20am Turramurra station carpark for 124km route via Browns Water Hole, (7:35am from Vimiera Rd, Marsfield), Epping Rd, Pembroke St, M2 alternate route, Old Windsor Rd and Windsor Rd for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) from 9:40am

•  7:30am Hornsby station carpark for 43km to Windsor via Galston Gorge and Cattai Ridge Rd arriving 9:40am for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min)

Then at 10:20am onto Richmond, up Yarramundi to Springwood to 2nd Nosh Stop at Springwood, thence descend Mitchells Pass to -
*       Emu Plains train to Blacktown station; or
*       Penrith train to Seven Hills

Thence M2 alternate route, Browns Water Hole, Kissing Point Rd - ETR Turramurra 3:45pm

Ø     If driving from Inner West, park at most Northerly Point in Vimiera Rd Marsfield 200m South of M2 to join ride

Ø     Hardcopy these directions, expend 10 min studying the street map to familiarize with the below and bring on Sunday

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ø     Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston aka BankTeller 0434 715.861, Syd aka MotorMechanic, John aka BakerBoy, Tony aka Yorkshire, are starting at 7:30am from Vimiera Rd, Marsfield carpark and riding the below 'M2

Ø      Pete aka CampyAficinado is starting from Turramurra station carpark at 7:20am.

Ø      Jean aka ChiliDog is meeting us at the bus shelter at Cnr Epping Rd and Vimiera Rd at 7:40am. 

Ø      David aka CricketTragic is meeting us 100m into steepish Pembroke St after we enter it from Epping Rd at 7:45am.

Ø      Scott aka PatternMaker is riding from his Seven Hills 'digs', and plans to meet us at the intersection of Old Windsor Road & Windsor Road around 8:40am

APOLOGIES:

Ø      John aka Auckland is celebrating Chinese New Year's Day with his wife.

If you are >80% confident of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', please e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above

Snapshot:

Long Route:  1st Leg start 7:20am from Turramurra station carpark via 3.7km on Kissing Point Rd, 1.45km thru Browns Water Hole (7:00am from Vimiera Rd, carpark Marsfield), Epping Rd, Pembroke St, M2 alternate 'backroads' route by up Ray Rd, right onto Pennant Pde, Left onto North Rocks Road as explained below, thence onto Windsor Rd arriving Windsor at 9:40am.
2nd Leg is challenging 31km to Richmond, thence SW up Hawkesbury Heights to Yarramundi Lookout, thence further South/West for 2nd Nosh Stop at Springwood.
3rd Leg is 16km descent of scenic Mitchells Pass to Emu Plains station to catch train back to Blacktown station (or Penrith station to Seven Hills).

4th Leg is 24km cycle from Seven Hills back to Turra' station - ETR 3:40pm.
Nosh Stops:
(i)      Thompson Square, Windsor (35 min) from 9:40am
(ii)     Springwood Subway (35 min) from 11:40am
(iii)    Train from -
          *       Emu Plains to Blacktown station for 19 min; or
          *       Penrith station to Seven Hills station for 25 min.

KOM Climbs:
Shaws Creek Bridge to veer R sign approaching Hawkesbury Heights Lookout                 4.1km

2nd Leg:  Windsor to Richmond, Yarramundi, Springwood -  31km - 85 min (agg 76.4km)

10:15am:

R

Windsor

5.0

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NWW

Richmond

R

Market St

0.1

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NWW

March St

L

March St

0.6

~

SSW

Bosworth St

R

Bosworth St

0.3

~

SWW

Castlereagh Rd 

R

Castlereagh Rd 

4.0

~

SWW

Springwood Rd 

L

Springwood Rd 

11.4

/

SWW

  Hawkesbury Heights Lookout 10 min Sag Stop

R

Hawkesbury Rd 

9.1

~

SWW

Macquarie Rd 

R

Macquarie Rd 

0.2

~

W

Springwood Subway

Arrive at Springwood at 11:40am for 2nd Nosh Stop (35 min) at Springwood Subway.

3rd Leg: Springwood, Mitchell Pass, Emu Plains station - 16.2km (30 min) or Seven Hills station - 18km (35 min) (agg 92.6km)

Remount 12:15pm and descend the mountain avoiding Great Western H'way except for 800m section when we cross it, including a beaut one-way descent of Mitchells Pass to -
*        Emu Plains station for half hourly train at 0 min and 30 min past hour - arriving Blacktown station 14 min; or
*        Penrith station for regular trains to Seven Hills station:

L

Raymond Rd

0.1

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N

Macquarie Rd 

R

Macquarie Rd 

0.2

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SEE

Hawkesbury Road 

R

Green Pde/Macq. Rd 

4.0

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SEE

Green Pde/Macquarie Rd 

R

Great Western Highway 

0.8

~

SEE

Great Western Highway 

L

Wilson/Railway Pde 

4.4

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SEE

Wilson/Railway Pde

L

Mitchells Pass

4.3

\

E

Great Western Highway 

L

Great Western Highway 

2.3

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NE

Station St

A

Station St

0.1

~

N

Emu Plains station

4th Leg: Alight train at Blacktown station around 2:20pm and cycle to Turramurra station carpark - 27km - 80 min (agg 119.6km)  -  ETR Turramurra station 3:40pm

• Ahead into Boys Ave 200m,

• R into Second Ave for 400m,

• L into Sunnyholt Rd for 800m,

• R into Sackville Rd for 1.2km

• Ahead in Lucas Rd for 1.4km

• L into Prospect H'way for 400m

• Ahead at Johnson Ave traffic lights into Abbott Rd/M2 (take extreme car as lots of traffic proceed leftish along the Prospect H'way, and one of those Red Necks could wallop ya!) for 15.6km,

• L at Optus Tower at crest (1.6km after passing thru 400m tunnel) down/up Brown's Waterhole for 1.8km,

• Ahead up Kissing Point Rd for 3.7km

• R into Pacific H'way for 250m

• Left into Rohini St for 200m

• Left into Turramurra station carpark.

ETR Turramurra station 3:40pm - 119.6km

(If your train stops at Seven Hills station, exit at Seven Hills station because you are immediately on Prospect H'way/Abbott Rd/M2 - 25km - 70 min) -  ETR Turramurra station 3:35pm

Risk Warning
Take the early steep descent of Kissing Point Rd slowly, as one lass who rode with Peloton Racing Club had a very nasty bingle 5 years ago, and David Hatley aka Radar broke two collar bones, and wrote-off his carbon bike, when a lady backed-out, and Radar's radar couldn't react in time to avoid a nasty rear-end whack.

After veering left off North Rocks Rd into Barclay Rd there is a very steep descent in Renown Rd, referred to above as the Big Dipper, followed by an equally steep climb.  It is vital that on the steep climb that you drop down thru your gears rapidly, as you may find that you can't manage the gear you are in and you can't release your shoe from its cleat to pull up, whereupon you eventually fall off.  So as you rapidly ascend, drop to your lowest gear early, rather than after it is too late.  Alternatively, if it is too steep for your gears, slip out of your right cleat as the climb takes hold.  Each cyclist should steer well clear of each other cyclist on the Big Dipper.
 

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"