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The Bullsheet
Sunrise 6:39am
Forecast is: Sunny, light winds 21o
Sunday,
11 August
'13 - “Ferry from Palm Beach to
Wagstaffe Wharf,
McMasters Beach, Woy Woy station train to Hornsby -
80.4km
Option to alight at
Hawkesbury River station and cycle back to
Hornsby Jersey St carpark
or
St Ives carpark
- 106.4km
Hornsby
carpark 8:05am or
St Ives carpark
at 8:30am
via Church Point
to aboard
10:30am “Ferry from Palm Beach to
Wagstaffe Wharf,
then cycle past
McMasters Beach then to
Woy Woy station to catch train -
*
back to Hornsby
station
-
80.4km - ETR Hornsby
1:45pm; or
*
back to
Hawkesbury River station and cycle via
Pie in the Sky to
Hornsby
carpark - 106.4km -
ETR 2:50pm
Stay on flattish
Barrenjoey Rd
all the way
to Palm Beach Wharf.
Or turn around at Palm Beach with a Nosh Stop
at
Church Point - 92km -
ETR 1:40pm
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Print out
80.4km
Ride Description
and
80.4km
Summary Data |
WHO, WHEN,
WHERE:
Ride
Organiser Phil Johnston aka
Bank Teller
[1st Responder] 0434
715.861,
Kev aka TexDubbo
[5th Responder],
Tony aka
Yorkshire, [6th Responder],
Chris H. [7th Responder],
Alan aka KitchenSink [8th Responder],
John aka Auckland
are cycling from Hornsby by 8:05am
bound for St. Ives, thence Church Point and Palm Beach.
Jean aka ChiliDog
[2nd Responder] and
Ann aka ToothFairy [9th Responder]
are meeting us at St. Ives carpark.
Syd aka MotorMechanic
[3rd Responder]
is riding from his home and meeting us at Palm Beach.
John aka BakerBoy
[4th Responder]
is making his long
awaited comeback, meeting us at the Wagstaffe Wharf.
APOLOGIES:
David aka
CricketTragic
emailed:
"Phil, I will
be back down in Cooma again this w'end finalising my Uncle's place so I won’t be
riding. I’ll be back to it soon I hope."
If you are >80% of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', e-mail
Scribe
and he will add ya in the above.
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Snapshot:
Rollout
Hornsby
carpark 8:05am or
St Ives carpark
at
8:30am.
L
at
Terrey
Hills Fruit Barn
then down McCarrs Creek Rd
for
1st Sag Stop at
Church Point (10 min)
from 9:45am.
L into
Mona St, R into Waterview St, L into
Barrenjoey Rd near Bungan Beach, thru Newport, Bilgola, Avalon,
passing Whale Beach Rd for 5km
following coast line to Palm Beach Wharf to
catch 10:30am ferry
and take 1st Nosh Stop (30 min
trip)
to
Wagstaffe Wharf.
Pedal 7km Nth from
Wagstaffe Wharf to
McMasters Lookout, continue Nth 10km, then wind SW twds Woy Woy
station for train to
Hawkesbury River station, then
cycle 7.15km to
Pie in the Sky. Then
19km Sth down Old Pacific H'way to
Hornsby
carpark.
SagStops:
1st
St
Ives carpark
2nd
Church Point
3rd Marie Byles Lookout, McMasters
Beach
Nosh Stops:
1st
Palm
Beach General Store
2nd
Gnostic Marna Cafe,
The Boulevarde
Woy Woy
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1st Leg:
Hornsby Jersey St carpark to
St Ives carpark
8.9km
26 min
2nd Leg:
St Ives carpark to
Church Point 20.2km
48 min
3rd Leg:
Church Point to
Palm Beach
General Store
18.6km
46 min
4th Leg:
Wagstaffe Wharf to
Marie Byles Lookout, McMasters
Beach 6.0km
18 min
5th Leg:
Marie Byles Lookout to
Cnr Scenic Rd & Cullens Rd 9.4km 24 min
6th Leg:
Cullens Rd to
Woy Woy station
15.4km 41 min
7th Leg:
Hawkesbury River station to
PitS
7.2km 21 min
8th Leg:
PitS
to
Hornsby Jersey St carpark
18.6km 45 min
101.3km
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dir |
Hornsby car park |
leg km |
destination |
grad |
dir |
leg time |
hr : m |
L |
Jersey St |
0.1 |
Roundabout |
~ |
S |
0.35 |
0:00 |
A |
Station St |
0.3 |
Pacific H'way |
~ |
S |
1.3 |
0:01 |
L |
Pacific H'way |
0.5 |
Edgeworth David Ave |
~ |
SE |
1.5 |
0:03 |
L |
Edgeworth David Ave |
2 |
F3 Overpass |
~ |
E |
4.5 |
0:07 |
A |
Junction Rd |
1.3 |
Eastern Rd |
~ |
E |
3 |
0:10 |
R |
Eastern Rd |
0.7 |
Burns Rd |
~ |
E |
1.7 |
0:12 |
L |
Burns Rd |
2.2 |
Warrimoo Ave |
~ |
S |
5 |
0:17 |
A |
Killeaton St |
2.3 |
Memorial Ave |
~ |
E |
5 |
0:22 |
R |
Memorial Ave |
0.5 |
Mona Vale Rd |
~ |
S |
1 |
0:23 |
L |
Mona Vale Rd |
1 |
St Ives carpark |
~ |
E |
2.2 |
0:25 |
|
1st Sag Stop |
|
St Ives carpark |
|
|
5 |
0:30 |
L |
Mona Vale Rd |
6.5 |
Myoora Rd |
~ |
NE |
16 |
0:46 |
L |
Myoora Rd |
0.1 |
opposite Terrey Hill Fruit Barn |
~ |
NE |
0.3 |
0:46 |
A |
Myoora Rd |
3 |
Booralie Rd |
~ |
NNE |
8 |
0:59 |
R |
Booralie Rd |
0.3 |
McCarrs Creek Rd |
~ |
NWW |
1 |
1:00 |
L |
McCarrs Creek Rd |
2.2 |
dual entrance to park |
\ |
W |
5 |
1:05 |
A |
McCarrs Creek Rd |
2.8 |
McCarrs Creek Bridge |
\ |
E |
6 |
1:11 |
A |
McCarrs Creek Rd |
5.3 |
Church Point |
\ |
E |
12 |
1:23 |
|
2nd Sag Stop |
|
Church Point |
|
|
10 |
1:33 |
A |
McCarrs Creek Rd |
2.1 |
Bayview Marina |
~ |
SE |
5.15 |
1:39 |
A |
Pittwater Rd |
1.3 |
Mona St |
~ |
SE |
3.5 |
1:42 |
L |
Mona St - SIGNPOST |
0.7 |
Waterview St |
~ |
SE |
0.5 |
1:43 |
R |
Waterview St |
1.0 |
Barrenjoey Rd |
~ |
SE |
1 |
1:44 |
L |
Barrenjoey Rd |
0.7 |
Beaconsfield St |
~ |
NNE |
3.5 |
1:47 |
A |
Barrenjoey Rd |
4 |
Old Barrenjoey Rd |
~ |
NNE |
10 |
1:57 |
L |
Old Barrenjoey Rd |
0.9 |
enter Barrenjoey Rd |
~ |
NNE |
2.5 |
2:00 |
L |
Barrenjoey Rd |
1.3 |
Nth Avalon Rd |
~ |
NNE |
3.5 |
2:04 |
A |
Barrenjoey Rd |
0.15 |
Whale Beach Rd |
~ |
NNE |
0.4 |
2:04 |
A |
Barrenjoey Rd |
0.4 |
Palm Beach General Store |
~ |
NNE |
1 |
2:21 |
|
1st Nosh Stop |
0 |
Palm Beach Wharf |
|
|
16 |
2:37 |
|
|
0 |
Wagstaffe Wharf |
|
|
35 |
3:12 |
A |
Carpark |
0.1 |
Wagstaffe Ave |
~ |
SE |
0.3 |
3:12 |
L |
Wagstaffe Ave |
0.45 |
Pretty Beach Rd |
~ |
E |
1.2 |
3:13 |
R |
Pretty Beach Rd |
1 |
Heath Rd |
~ |
E |
2.5 |
3:16 |
R |
Heath Rd |
2.2 |
Killcare Rd |
~ |
NE |
6 |
3:22 |
R |
Killcare Rd |
0.4 |
The Scenic Rd |
~ |
NE |
1.1 |
3:23 |
L |
The Scenic Rd |
0.5 |
Wards Hill Rd |
~ |
NE |
1.4 |
3:24 |
A |
The Scenic Rd |
1.3 |
Marie Byles Lookout |
/ |
NE |
3.6 |
3:28 |
|
4th Sag Stop |
0 |
Marie Byles Lookout |
|
|
10 |
3:38 |
A |
The Scenic Rd |
9.4 |
The Cullens Rd |
~ |
NE |
24 |
4:02 |
L |
The Scenic Rd |
0.35 |
Empire Bay Drive |
\ |
W |
1 |
4:03 |
L |
Empire Bay Drive |
9 |
The Rip Bridge |
~ |
SW |
23 |
4:26 |
A |
Maitland Bay Drive |
1.7 |
Memorial Rd |
~ |
WSW |
5.5 |
4:31 |
R |
Memorial Rd |
0.1 |
Gallipoli Ave |
~ |
N |
0.3 |
4:32 |
L |
Gallipoli Ave |
1 |
Ocean Beach Rd |
~ |
W |
3 |
4:35 |
R |
Ocean Beach Rd |
1.6 |
Rawson Rd |
~ |
N |
2.6 |
4:37 |
A |
Ocean Beach Rd |
0.7 |
Railway St |
~ |
W |
2.5 |
4:40 |
R |
Railway St |
0.9 |
Gnostic Marna Cafe,
Woy Woy |
/ |
NE |
3 |
4:43 |
|
2nd Nosh Stop |
80.4 |
Woy Woy |
|
|
283 |
4:43 |
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7th Leg:
Hawkesbury River station at Brooklyn to
Pie in the Sky -
7.4km - 25 min
1:25pm -
R |
Brooklyn Rd |
3.3 |
Old Pacific Highway |
~ |
W |
R |
Old Pacific Highway |
3.9 |
Pie in the Sky |
/ |
S |
|
3rd Nosh Stop |
87.6 |
Pie in the Sky |
|
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Arrive PitS at
1:50pm for Sag Stop (15 min)
8th Leg:
Pie in the Sky
to Hornsby
-
18.8km - 45 min
2:05pm -
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
3.9 |
Cowan station |
~ |
S |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
4.0 |
Berowra Waters Rd |
~ |
S |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
7.6 |
Belmont Ave to Bobbin Head Rd |
~ |
S |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
1.1 |
Galston Rd |
~ |
S |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
0.7 |
Bridge Rd |
~ |
S |
A |
Old Pacific Highway |
0.5 |
Coronation St Hornsby
station |
– |
S |
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106.4 |
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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:
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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
of Hornsby to Mt White 'n back - 69km - 11 crew
Was it the case of a planned 94km ride to
Wyong ruined by the delightful, pleasant, balmy Winter sun at Mt White
where we all readily slipped into 'lethargy mode'.
No
one was keen to carry on, perhaps anticipating more of the same at PitS.
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Scribe
4 Aug
'13 | |
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