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Sunday, 18 May '14 - Tour de Windsor via Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce, return via Cattai Ridge Rd (shortest route back to Hornsby only 43km)

NORTHERN START OPTION 7:55am from Hornsby street front carpark via Galston, Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce - 111km - ETR 1:20pm

Or WESTERN START OPTION 8:20am from Porters Scenic Lookout for Tour de Windsor via Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce - 93km - ETR 12:55pm

Or NOR-WESTERN START OPTION 8:25am from Bus Shelter opposite Galston shops (100m west of big roundabout outside GreenShades Nursery) via Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce - 91km - ETR 12:20pm
1st Sag Stop on Sackville Ferry is 54km from Hornsby carpark or 44.5km from Porters Scenic Lookout, Dural
The above three Start Spots should meet-up at Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd at 8:30am and arrive at Macquarie Square Windsor around 10:34am for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min)
Or LATER NORTHERN START OPTION 8:45am from Hornsby street front carpark only 43km to Windsor (from Hornsby) if you do not veer R (off Cattai Ridge Rd) onto Halcrows Rd, but continue along Cattai Ridge Rd to Windsor for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) from 10:35am.

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser, Phil aka BankTeller [1st Responder], Bill aka Glasgow [2nd Responder] (with yarns about Bill's recent sortie to cycle in France), Jean aka ChiliDog, [3rd Responder], Tony aka Yorky [4th Responder], Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [5th Responder], David aka CricketTragic [6th Responder], Lea aka SlowLea [7th Responder], Barry aka Backpacker [9th Responder], are starting from Hornsby at 7:55am for the 54km 1st Longer Leg to the Sackville Ferry.

Syd aka MotorMechanic [6th Responder], is starting from Galston shops at 8:25am for the 41km 1st Long Leg to the Sackville Ferry.

George aka Englishman has a big night planned this Sat, but is hopeful of starting at 8:45am at the above LATER NORTHERN START OPTION taking the Cattai Ridge route to Windsor to arrive at our 1st Nosh Stop (35 mins) from 10:35am

Presently, no one is cycling from Porters Scenic Lookout at 8:20am for the 44.15km 1st Long Leg to the Sackville Ferry

APOLOGIES:

John aka BakerBoy , Tony aka Yorky , David aka MountainGoat , Pete aka CampyAficinado, Kev aka TexDubbo,

David aka TreeHugger

If you are confident of joining us. contingent upon a fine morn', can you allot a minute to e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above 'cause Scribe allots a lot more time to 'jolly Muggs crew'.

1st Longer Leg from Hornsby street front carpark 100m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St on West side of station: To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd Windsor, via Galston Gorge - 13.5km approx - 40 min:

*    Rollout 7:55am from Hornsby station carpark Nth up Jersey St for 500m,

*    L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way,

*    R Nth for 700m on Old Pacific H’way,

*    L at lights into Galston Rd for 5km to Galston Gorge noisy timber bridge,

*    Ascend for 3km to Crosslands Rd,

*    L for 1.1km to main roundabout

*    Ahead into Mid Dural Rd for 1.9km to Old Northern Rd.

1st Shorter Leg from Porters Scenic Lookout, Dural: To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd - 4km approx - 10 min

* Rollout 8:20am Nth up Old Northern Rd for 4km to Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd.

1st Shortest Leg from Galston: To Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd - 2km approx - 5 min

* Rollout 8:25am West along Mid Dural Rd to Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd.

2nd (Common) Leg from Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd left into Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd, The Terrace, Windsor Rd to Windsor - 53.9km approx - 2 hr 5 min:

*    8:30am - Ride North up Old Northern Rd for 3.9km - 17.4km from Hornsby
*    L into Cattai Ridge Rd for 5.9km - 23.5km from Hornsby
*    Veer R into Halcrows Rd for 9.1km - 32.6km from Hornsby
*    R into Wisemans Ferry Road for 7.9km - 41.5km from Hornsby
*    L into Sackville Ferry Rd slowly descending for 10.15km to Sackville Ferry - 51.65 from Hornsby
*    Cross on Ferry - ahead on Sackville Rd for 9.05km - 60.7km from Hornsby
*    Ahead into King Rd for 1km - 61.7km from Hornsby

*    L into Wilberforce Rd for 7km eventually crossing Windsor Bridge and short climb to Macquarie Square immediately on your RHS (for 1st Nosh Stop - 35 mins) from 10:35am - 68.7km from Hornsby

Return from Windsor at 11:10am via Cattai Ridge Rd (shortest route back) to -
* Porters Scenic Lookout - 33.0km - 90 min - ETR 12:40pm
* Galston Shops - 32km - 80 min - ETA Galston 12:30pm for 2nd Nosh Stop (15 min)

R	Macquarie St	0.05	~	NEE	Windsor Rd	68
R	Windsor Rd	1.8	~	SE	Pitt Town Rd	70
L	Pitt Town Rd	0.8	~	NEE	Wolseley Rd	70
R	Wolseley Rd	1.5	~	SE	Stock Route Rd	72
L	Old Stock Route Rd	1.9	~	NNE	Scheyville Rd	74
R	Scheyville Rd	5.0	~	NEE	Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd	79
R	Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd	12.0	~	SEE	Old Northern Rd	91
	3rd Sag Stop				20m - Old Nth'n Rd
R	Old Northern Rd	0.6	~	S	Wylds Rd	91
L	Wylds Rd	1.7	~	E	Arcadia Rd	93
R	Arcadia Rd	3.5	~	S	Galston Park	97
	2nd Nosh Stop				Galston Park
Ride from Galston shops at 12:45pm to arrive Hornsby 35 mins later at 1:20pm
L	Galston Rd	1.1	~	SE	Crosslands Rd	98
R	Galston Rd	3.3	\	NE	Galston Gorge bridge	101
A	Galston Rd	3.1	/	NE	KOM Hornsby bus shelter	104
	4th Sag Stop				Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter
A	Galston Rd	2.7	~	E	Old Pacific H'way	107
R	Old Pacific H'way	0.8	~	SE	Bridge Rd	109
L	Bridge Rd	0.1	~	E	Jersey St	109.1
R	Jersey St	0.5	~	S	Hornsby station carpark	110.0

2:45pm Galston Gorge to Hornsby - 11.5km - 30 min - ETR 1:15pm

Risk Warning
Ø    Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø   Expend 5 min studying your street directory for the 2nd (Common) Leg from Cnr Mid Dural Rd and Old Northern Rd left into Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd, The Terrace to Windsor

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 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 37 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 road when descending, particularly at corners, where the coefficient of friction is materially less; 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"

Rap up of “Quatre Demi Montagnes” - 7 crew - only 60km (we squibbed-out on the final climb from PitS 'cause most of us have a 'mother')

Bazza and NewChum, Lea A., are entering the 2.6km steep narrow descent to pristine Crosslands Reserve under fog and bright sun light on a veritable 'Corker" of an Autumn morn'.

At the summit of the Galston climb

Pigging-out at Berowra Waters Marina Cafe after

Berowra Waters was at its bestest

Bank Teller 12 May '13