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Sunday, 7:05am, 27 Oct '13, Quatre Demi Montagnes clockwise from Hornsby car-park – 86.3km ETR 12:05pm |
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride
Organiser: Phil
aka BankTeller
0434
715.861 [1st Responder],
Tony aka Yorky
[2nd Responder],
Jane aka NeoLuddite [3rd
Responder]
John aka Auckland
and Amy,
[4th Responder]
Bill aka
Glasgow [5th Responder],
If you are >80% confident of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above. |
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David's GPS registered 17.9% at the final short ascent to the crest from Crosslands Reserve |
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1st Leg: Hornsby to Berowra Waters Marina Cafe - 46.3km 1st Leg - 125 min Rollout 7:05am Hornsby car-park 100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St * Nth up Jersey St for 500m, * L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way, * R and pedal 700m Nth; and * L at lights into Galston Rd and cycle 4.1km NNW twds Hornsby Heights. * R into Somerville Rd at traffic lights and pedal 4km on undulating, wide residential road to narrow entrance of Crosslands Reserve. * Descend narrow, steep bitumen pathway 2.5km to Crosslands Reserve at creek level for 1st Sag Stop (10 min). * Return up precipitous, steep narrow pathway 2.5k. * R into Somerville Rd for 4.1km to Galston Rd * R back into Galston Rd and descend 4.5km to Galston Gorge timber bridge. * Climb 4km to Crosslands Rd. * Right into Crosslands Rd for 3.3km to dirt road. * Return 3km and Right into Bevans Rd for 700m. * Left into Knights Rd for 850m * Right into Bayfields Rd for 1.7km which veers Right into Blacks Rd for 900m to familiar Arcadia Rd which becomes Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee, where a few km later after passing the familiar Koppers Log KOM descend to picturesque Berowra Waters for our 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) at Berowra Waters Marina Cafe arriving from 9:10am. |
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2nd Leg: Berowra Waters Marina Cafe to Pie in the Sky - 21km (agg 67.3km) - 65 min 9:40am take ride on the punt and climb 4km East from Berowra Waters where we usually regroup at 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) under cover at Former Pool Shop, before 3km later turning Left from Berowra Waters Rd. into Old Pacific H'way and cycle Nth past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky and descend to Brooklyn Rd where we 'U turn' cycle 3.85km back up to Pie in the Sky at 10:45am for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min). 3rd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19km (agg 86.3km) - 50 min 11:15am commence return to Hornsby south down old Pacific H'way - ETR 12:05pm. |
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Risk Warning Ø Do not cycle over the metal girders on the ramp at the Berowra Waters ferry, if you opt to cycle off the ferry, 'cause you will come down hard, like many before you. Ø Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday Ø Expend 5 min studying your street directory for this route, if you haven't ridden it before Ø Don't ride two abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line and descend corners on wet roads as though you are skating on ice Ø When passing a fellow Mugg, always provide at least a metre clearance. If you can't, or are passing on the inside, you MUST call out loudly eg. "passing inside" etc 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 -
(iii) cycling too fast on a wet downhill where the
coefficient of friction is much less, particularly at corners; or
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 -
Ø
Cycling
without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party -
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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2013 Spring Cycle with 15km, 50km and 100km route options - beaut ride pics Bank Teller was again responsible to position 13 Vollies along the 3¼km Sector C which necessitated him being outside Wharf 5 at Circular Quay at 4:45am to take receipt of 14 lunch packs and meet his Vollies an hour later. NSW Police and the RMS again did a splendid job to shut down the 60km route to Homebush Bay, incl the Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Rocks and the Botanic Gardens. It is puzzling that BNSW charged $120 for an adult to register for the longer 100km route for non-BNSW members and $60 for BNSW members, because many experienced cyclists who ride most w'ends for 'zilch' will not pay even $60 to ride in the Spring Cycle, Muggaccinos support for the annual Spring Cycle is a testament to that. The marginal cost for each additional registered rider is very low, say $3. Seemingly, no one in BNSW every studied rudimentary micro-economic theory taught in Year 11, namely the price elasticity of demand theory, because say a a 20% reduction in Registry fees (which incidentally are not based on BNSW Spring Cycle administration costs), would attract a lot more experienced riders to Register and ride this iconic route now in its 30th year. The NSW Govt. incurs most of the Spring Cycle costs and the day is intended to enable as many cyclists as possible to enjoy this marvelous route. Syd aka MotorMechanic volunteered last Sunday by being a Bike Mechanic. Hopefully next October more Muggaccinos will opt to 'give back' to the cycling community by registering to ride the 100km route or better still register to be a Vollie.
The final 3rd of Bank Teller's pics from last Sunday show some VERY young
riders.
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