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The Bullsheet
Sunrise in 7am
Sunday,
16th June '13 by 8:30am from
St. Ives carpark for "Brunch at Warriewood" -
return via Wakehurst Parkway
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94km
- ETR 1:55pm
WHO, WHEN,
WHERE:
Syd aka
MotorMechanic
[1st
Responder]
John aka
Auckland
[2nd
Responder]
and wife, Amy,
Jean
aka ChiliDog
[3rd
Responder],
Graham aka JackSprat
[4th Responder],
Jane ala NeoLuddite [6th
Responder],
NewChum
Matt E. [7th
Responder]
are starting by 8:30am
from
St. Ives carpark.
John and Amy
who are riding their tandem, plan to turn around after visiting the
West
Head Lookout.
Trevor aka Tornado
[5th Responder] plans to meet the motley crew as they pass thru Church Point
around 11:25am 'en route' to Warriewood.
Kev aka
TexDubbo,
Terry aka
Navigator,
Alan aka
PharLap,
Jane aka
Neo-Luddite,
Ron aka Draughtsman,
Tony aka Publican,
APOLOGIES:
Ride
Organiser, Phil
Johnston aka
Bank Teller
0434
715.861 is recovering from a broken wrist -
ETR 10 July
David aka
CricketTragic
will be off the bike for a few weeks after having a b-cell carcinoma
removed.
Tony aka
Yorkshire is holidaying in Tas. - brrrrrr |
If you are >80% of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', can you e-mail
Scribe
and he will add you in the above.
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Rollout from St Ives car
park for Terrey Hills, Duffy’s Forest, West Head (1st Nosh Stop
– pack nibbles),
Church Point, Warriewood (2nd Nosh Stop).
Return Wakehurst Parkway and Forest Way.
NoshStops:
1st:
West
Head Lookout
(15 min)
2nd:
Sunrise Cafe overlooking
Warriewood Beach
(35 min)
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1st Leg:
St Ives to West Head, via Duffys Forest - 41km - 115 min
Depart
St Ives carpark
by 8:30am
depending on your ride speed:
-
E
along Mona Vale Rd for
6.2km;
-
L
into
Myoora Rd
passing
Forest Way - at
Terrey Hills
Vale Fruit Barn;
-
3km along Myoora Larool Rd until
Tepko Rd which is
70m before Booralie Rd;
-
L into Tepko Rd (70m short
of Booralie Rd) for
400m;
-
L
into Booralie Rd and pedal like
"shit out of Shanghai" 6.7km flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills
Golf Course and rifle range to Duffys Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows);
-
"U"
turn at the dead-end of Cow Corner
– slower cyclists must turn around
as soon as they see lead cyclists returning to
via same route Terrey Hills neighbourhood shops;
-
Left into McCarrs Creek Rd immediately passing
Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant
and entering Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park for 3km to
"V"
(dual entrances
to the park);
-
R at the
"V"
anti-clockwise and descend
to McCarrs Creek;
-
L
over small timber bridge for 1.8km to
"T" juncture
(Akuna
Bay Marina is 2.8km on
LHS);
-
Ahead 12km along West Head Rd to our 1st
Sag Stop at
West Head. Read below
Risk Warning about a dangerous
'Blackspot'.
Pack lots of nibbles,
‘cause we take our
Sag Stop (15
min)
from 10:25am
for a snack and
a gawk at the majestic, shimmering
blue
peninsula and
The Greenies
blocked the proposed McChucks on the headland.
2nd Leg:
West Head to Warriewood - 28km - 75 min
10:40am
-
-
Return
12km to "T" juncture with Akuna Bay,
-
Ahead descending 1.8km to McCarrs Creek small timber bridge [55km],
-
L
into McCarrs Creek Rd for 8.8km past Church Point, Bayview Marina to
Cabbage Tree Rd,
-
R
into Cabbage Tree Rd
from 10:55am with
Bayview Golf Course on
LHS);
-
Ahead
for 1.5km leads into Samuel St and crosses Mona Vale Rd at
roundabout,
-
Ahead into Ponderosa Pde veering Left
becoming McPherson St for 2km to
Warriewood Rd
-
R
into Warriewood Rd 200m crossing Pittwater Rd at traffic lights and
immediately climbing up Hunter St [dog-leg
L, then R]
which leads to views of
Blue Pacific
overlooking
majestic
Warriewood Beach
[around 11:55am
- 69km] for
Nosh Stop (35 min) at the
Sunrise Cafe.
A neighbourhood, strip-front shopping centre is
immediately on RHS in Narrabeen Park Pde.
Nautilus Café is about 4 shops
along.
Sunrise
Cafe,
on the corner makes grouse burgers.
3rd
Leg:
Warriewood beach cafés to St Ives, via Wakehurst Parkway - 26km - 85 min
12:30pm -
R
into
Malcolm St for 50m;
ETR 1:55pm
- 94km.
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Risk
Warning
Blackspot Warning.
The road section approx 250m prior to the West Head Lookout veers
awkwardly to the right. It is narrow with very little camber to
enable cyclists to hold the narrowing corner.
Bank Teller has documentary evidence of 5 bad accidents when
inexperienced cyclists descended that road section too fast and spun off
to the LHS. One cyclist remained in a comma for 3 months.
Descend to the West Head Lookout slowly and warn others to do likewise.
RTA, which is responsible for West Head Rd, has been negligent in
ignoring my
Three Letters
dated 11 Jan 08,
8 Feb 08 and 29 March ’08 and
Annexure
to -
a) straighten approx 200m of that road
section by widening on the RHS,
b) build up the camber on the LHS, and
c) provide dedicated "Cyclists SLOW DOWN"
signage.
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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Queen's
B'day Sat's Somersby Bellbirds ride - 126km - 5 cyclists
Bill aka Glasgow,
Kev aka TexDubbo
and
Tony aka Yorkshire
headed off on schedule at 8:15am from Hornsby and met up with
Tony aka Samurai
and Martin aka
Architect who had started off a tad earlier due to Martin having to
return directly from Mt White for church.
Bill,
Kev
and
Tony
completed the 126km route although were not enamored
with the food at
Somersby General Store,
particularly
Glasgow
who had to "find a 'dunny' in a hurry" after eating a suss burger.
Shame 'cause we have eaten there a zillion times previously with no probs.
Sutherland Leisure Centre
for
"Tour de
Bulli Cafe On the Beach" - 88km -
7 cyclists
Somebody did a marvelous job to gee these guys
up to present the impression that they were Happy
Vegamites outside Ruby's Cafe
L to R - Jean
aka ChiliDog,
Martin aka Architect,
NewChum Graham,
Shane aka
PeoplePlotter and
Pete aka Pelvis
Shane, who hails from the Illawarra, is one
of six crew who have bought air tickets for
2013
Tour de Conquer Le Rhone Alps this Sept.
Lois
aka LoisLane
and Paul B. started earlier from Sutherland carpark
intent upon going via Audley Weir to include two more hills and meet up at
Ruby's Cafe.
Our contingent met up with them on the route back, together with Sig and
Eliz.
Scribe
11 June
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