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Muggaccinos.com
The Bullsheet
Sunrise
6:15am
Finally back on the M2 after the 3 year upgrade - Yippee
Sunday, 1 Sept '13 - Tour
de Windsor,
Richmond, Hawkesbury Heights, Springwood,
Mitchell Pass, Penrith, M2, Pennant Hills Rd exit
(study carefully the below alternate backroads route
at
4th
Leg
back to Vimiera Rd -
ETR Turramurra 2:50pm
Or return from Windsor to Hornsby via Cattai Ridge Rd, thence
cycle south to Turra' station - ETR
Turramurra 12.20pm
Start from
Turramurra station
carpark at
7:15am or
from bottom of Kissing Point Rd at
7:25am or from north end of
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield
at 7.35am
Ø If driving from Inner West,
park at most Northerly Point in Vimiera Rd Marsfield to join ride
Ø Hardcopy these directions
and
expend
10 min studying the street map
to familiarize with the below
and bring on Sunday
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ø Ride
Organiser: Phil Johnston aka
BankTeller
0434
715.861 [1st Responder]
Jean aka ChiliDog
[2nd Responder], Chris H
[5th Responder]
are starting at 7:35am from top of
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield
(north end) where we access the M2 breakdown lane thru the gate.
David aka
CricketTragic
[4th Responder],
Tony aka Yorky
[5th Responder]
is joining us just after the tunnel at Beecroft Rd on-ramp.
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BakerBoy
[3rd Responder]
hopes to cycle from Hornsby
station at 7:05am down Pacific Highway and turn right at 7:20am into
Kissing Point Rd
to arrive at
top of Vimiera Rd in time for 7:35am
roll-on.
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............
is starting at
7:15am
from
Turramurra station
carpark.
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..........
is starting
200m from the bottom of
Kissing Point Rd at 7:25am.
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and
ToothFairy
are meeting us at the Pennant Hills Rd "On-Ramp" around
8:35am
APOLOGIES:
Syd aka
MotorMechanic, "It is my mum's b'day this w'end, so her kids are taking her
to lunch on Sunday."
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Snapshot:
Start
124km
anti-C/W loop
route at
7:15am from
Turramurra station
carpark
3.7km down Kissing Point Rd, 1.45km thru Browns Water Hole (7:35am
from Vimiera Rd, Marsfield), M2, M7
exiting at Quakers Hill Parkway and follow Western rail line to Windsor.
2nd Leg is
31km to Richmond, then SW up Hawkesbury Heights to Yarramundi
for 2nd Nosh Stop at
Subway Springwood.
3rd Leg descends
mountain incorporating scenic Mitchells Pass to Emu Plains
station to catch train back to Blacktown
station
(or Penrith station to Seven Hills) followed by 31km cycle back to Turra' station
- ETR 2:50pm.
Nosh Stops:
(i) Macquarie Square, Windsor (35 min) from
10:00am
(ii)
Subway Springwood
(30 min)
(iii) Train from Emu Plains to Blacktown station for 19 min or
train from Penrith station to Seven Hills station for 25 min
KOM Climbs:
Shaws Creek Bridge to veer R sign approaching
Hawkesbury Heights Lookout
4.1km
Shaws Creek Bridge to
'Old Stone Cottage' at crest of Hawkesbury Heights
2.6km
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1st Leg:
Turramurra
station Rohini
St car park
via Kissing Point Rd, Browns Water Hole,
M2, M7,
Quakers Hills Pky, thence follow rail line to Windsor
–
49km
- 2 hrs 10 min
Rollout
7:15am:
* R Sth 200m up Rohini St
to traffic lights on Pacific H'way
* R 200m
W on Pacific Highway to traffic lights
* L
Sth down Kissing Point Rd for 3km - very steep early
so be very cautious
* 200m before bottom of
Kissing Point Rd
* Ahead SW thru Browns Water Hole for 700m -
caution steep decent with sharp
turns
* R W
thru 30m tunnel under the M2
* L
access
M2 breakdown lane from 7:35am.
* Ahead along
M2 for 17km |
Continue ahead onto M7 for 9.7km to Quakers Hill Parkway where we Left
at off ramp and turn R at lights
onto Hambledon Rd. 750m
later L into Bali Drive (through
housing estate) R at "T"
junction into Walker St and 600m L into Burdekin Rd and follow this
for 600m when it
becomes Railway Terrace. Follow
railway line to Schofields and continue to Riverstone along Railway Tce.
Where
Riverstone station level crossing is on your LHS, turn R then immediately L and follow the railway
line on your LHS. Riverstone Parade
take us to Vineyard Station.
At Vineyard station road veers to the R.
Turn L into Wallace Rd after 50m.
Follow
railway line along where Wallace Rd ends at a "T"
intersection. Turn L and cycle over a
level railway crossing, and turn R into Railway Rd and remain on it for
about 1k to Mulgrave Station where we R onto
Mulgrave Rd and follow until you reach Windsor Rd.
Turn L into Windsor Rd, and follow it 3km to Windsor
for 1st
Nosh Stop (35 min)
from approx 9:25am at Macquarie Square Windsor. |
2nd
Leg:
Windsor
to Richmond,
Yarramundi,
Springwood
-
31km - 85 min
10:00am: |
R |
Windsor |
5.0 |
~ |
NWW |
Richmond |
R |
Market St |
0.1 |
~ |
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 |
Raymond Rd |
L |
Raymond Rd |
0.1 |
~ |
S |
Subway Springwood |
L |
Raymond Rd |
0.1 |
~ |
N |
Macquarie Rd |
R |
Macquarie Rd |
0.2 |
~ |
SEE |
Hawkesbury Road |
R |
Green Pde/Macq. Rd |
4.0 |
~ |
SEE |
Green Pde/Macquarie Rd |
R |
Great Western Highway |
0.8 |
~ |
SEE |
Great Western Highway |
L |
Wilson/Railway Pde |
4.4 |
~ |
SEE |
Wilson/Railway Pde |
L |
Mitchells Pass |
4.3 |
\ |
E |
Great Western Highway |
L |
Great Western Highway |
2.3 |
~ |
NE |
Station St |
A |
Station St |
0.1 |
~ |
N |
Emu Plains station at 12:30pm or Penrith
station 12:40pm |
4th
Leg:
Alight train at Blacktown station around 1:20pm or
Penrith 1:25pm and cycle to Turramurra station
carpark - 31km - 90 min - ETR Turramurra station 2:50pm
(If your train stops at Seven Hills
station, exit at Seven Hills station because you are immediately on
Prospect H'way/Abbott Rd/M2 - 33km - 95 min) - ETR Turramurra station 2:50pm)
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Ahead into Boys Ave 200m,
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R into Second Ave for 400m,
-
L into
Sunnyholt Rd for
800m,
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R into Sackville Rd for
1.2km
-
Ahead in
Lucas Rd for 1.4km
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L into
Prospect H'way for 400m
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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 11km,
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Exit M2 at Pennant
Hills Rd by turning Right onto the cycle path on LHS and follow
concrete cycle path about 200m to below yellow M2 Detour sign:
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Turn left heading
East along Murray Farm Rd.
for about 800m
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Take
3rd right into Orchard Rd for 350m
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Take
2nd
left into Plympton Rd for 700m
-
Turn
right into Midson Road for 250m
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Take
2nd left into
Wingrove Ave
for 350m
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Left into Kent St
for 200m
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Left into Ray Rd
for 300m
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Ahead into Kandy
Ave for 300m
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Cross busy
Beecroft Rd and turn right and ascend 60m into disused lane up to
Cambridge St
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Left into
Chester St for 150m
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Veer right into Essex St
for 320m
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Left into Pembroke St
for 130m
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Left into Epping
Rd for 800m
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Left into
Vimiera Rd for 800m
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Left into
Brown's Waterhole for 1.8km,
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Ahead up Kissing Point Rd for 3.7km
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R into Pacific H'way for 250m
-
Left into Rohini St for 200m
-
Left into Turramurra station
carpark.
ETR Turramurra station 2:50pm.
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Risk
Warning
Take the early steep descent of
Kissing Point Rd slowly,
as
a 45 year old cyclist died on 30 Oct 13 when a car in front pulled up to
allow a resident to reverse from their driveway
Also, 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
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.
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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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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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Brunch at Pearl Beach, return to Woy Woy for 'Old
Rattler' home - 84km - 6 crew
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The familiar sight at Mt. White on a pristine late
winter day where the recent Westerly's were missing. Alas the
brill, balmy weather evidenced squillions of motor bikers, pumped with
adrenaline, thinking they were racing at Calder Park. Too many
passed us, too close. Barry O'Farrell could have bolstered the
fiscal purse if the police radar was also 'out' on a pristine day which
g'teed lots of motor bikes
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We 'hob-knobbed' it over lunch amidst glorious
sunshine at the swish restauranté o'looking the park - none of the usual
buying a burger in the milk bar, then eating in the park
1.
Seven Muggs (Syd
aka MotorMechanic,
Shane aka
PeoplePlotter,
Phil
aka BankTeller,
Alan aka PharLap,
George aka
Englishman,
Steve aka
TravelDoc,
Barry aka BackPacker)
are attending
2013 Tour de Conquer in Le Rhone Alps
departing Sydney on Wed 4 Sept, returning 24th Sept.
Straightfwd,
familiar Sunday rides are scheduled in
BankTeller's
absence. However, upon his return lots of long, routes far afield
(ie Wisemans Ferry, Sackville, Ferry etc are scheduled. Hopefully
riders will make the effort to take ride pics and email 'em to
BankTeller who
will publish them in the upcoming weekly Bullsheet from France.
Time will tell which Muggs riders have the attention span of mice, and
who can think to 'snap some picks' like MotorMechanic
has often consistently done in
BankTeller's
absence.
2.
2013 Tour de Conquer in Le Rhone Alps
provides a link to
Planning for '2014 Tour
de Conquer the Dolomites', Nth Italia
which provides 17 days
continuous climbing starting Wed, 13 Aug to Fri, 29th Aug 2014
inclusive.
Scribe
24 Aug
'13
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