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Sunday, 15 June '14 - 8:30am Hornsby station carpark to rustic, bucolic Riverstone - via Galston Gorge and Withers Rd. Return via Scheyville National Park, Cattai Ridge Rd, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston and Galston Gorge - 91km - ETR 1:50pm |
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
APOLOGIES:
Pete aka Pelvis
is recover from an IronMan Triathlon in Cairns last week.
Eric aka
PapaBear, and
Kerry
aka Miner and wife Maureen, are also cycling in southern
Europe.
If you think you are >80% of joining us,
contingent upon a fine morn', can you e-mail
Scribe,
and he will add ya above - empirical evidence establishes that it
enthuses some others to follow suit. |
1st Leg: Rollout 8:30am from Hornsby station carpark to Riverstone, via Galston Gorge, Sth down Old Northern Rd, Right into Wyoming Rd, Kenthurst Rd and Withers Rd arriving Riverstone cafe opposite train station at 10:40am for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) - 42km - 140 mins
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Jersey St
0.1 km
Left onto Bridge Rd 0.7 km Right onto Pacific Hwy 0.8 km Left onto Galston Rd - 1st Sag Stop - bus shelter opposite Galston shops 1.4 km At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Mid Dural Rd 12.2 km Left onto Old Northern Rd 14.5 km Right onto Wyoming Rd 17.4 km Left 17.5 km Left onto Wyoming Rd 17.6 km Left onto Langford Rd 18.2 km Continue onto Davey Rd 19.2 km Left onto Derriwong Rd 20.1 km Right onto Wirrabara Rd - at The BigDipper 20.5 km Right onto Pellitt Ln - 2nd Sag Stop - 60m before Kenthurst Rd 21.2 km Right onto Kenthurst Rd 21.5 km At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Annangrove Rd 22.6 km At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bannerman Rd - 3rd Sag Stop - 60m before Bannerman Rd 24.8 km At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit turning Right onto Glenhaven Rd 26.9 km At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Samantha Riley Drive 27.8 km Right onto Foxall Rd - 4th Sag Stop - 60m before Cnr with Withers Rd 28.3 km Left onto Withers Rd 30.0 km Left onto Annangrove Rd 35.0 km Right onto Windsor Rd/Metroad 2 35.7 km Left onto Guntawong Rd 36.2 km Turn right onto Clarke St 38.3 km Left onto Garfield Rd East 39.9 km Right onto Riverstone Parade 41.9 km 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) at Riverstone cafe (opposite station) from 10:50am 2nd Leg: 11:25am return via Scheyville Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd, Wylds Rd to Andy's Cafe Arcadia - 32km - 75 min - agg 74km Continue 4km West on Riverstone Parade to Bandon Rd 45.4 km Right into Bandon Rd 45.9 km Continue onto Chapman Rd 46.2 km Right onto Commercial Rd 47.0 km Slight left onto Menin Rd 47.5 km Left onto Boundary Rd 49.1 km At the roundabout, take the 1st exit Left onto Old Pitt Town Rd 5th Sag Stop - 60m into Old Pitt Town Rd 49.9 km Right onto Scheyville Rd 53.6 km Right onto Dormitory Hill Rd 55.2 km Left onto Midson Rd 56.2 km Right onto Cusack Rd 6th Sag Stop - 60m into Cusack Rd 56.5 km Left onto Boundary Rd 57.1 km Right onto Cattai Ridge Rd 7th Sag Stop - 60m before Cattai Ridge Rd 60.5 km Right onto Old Northern Rd 73.1 km Left onto Wylds Rd 73.9 km 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min) at Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston from 12:40pm 75.5 km 3rd Leg 1:05pm return via Galston Gorge to Hornsby - 14.6km - 45 min - agg 90.1km - ETR 1:50pm Right onto Arcadia Rd 75.5 km At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Galston Rd 79.0 km Right to stay on Galston Rd 80.1 km Right onto Pacific Hwy 89.3 km Left onto Bridge Rd
90.0 km
Right onto Jersey St Hornsby carpark - ETR 1:50pm 90.1 km
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Risk
Warning Ø Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday Ø Expend 5 min studying your street directory for the 3km section from Right into Wyoming Rd (from old northern Rd) to Kenthurst Rd 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 our inside" etc |
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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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Scott aka PatternMaker climbed Stelvio in training for Muggs' Tour de Italia Alps in August
Whilst 5 Muggs took an 85km
stroll to/from Riverstone last Saturday of the long w'end,
Scott aka PatternMaker
scaled Bowen Mountain 8 times.
This segment
http://app.strava.com/segments/828227
shows the ascent of Bowen Mtn
starting at 178m
(above sea level) up to 421m (above
sea level) is 243m vertical elevation
@ ave 9%. 243m
x 8 ascents = 1,944m
vertical elevation.
Stelvio from Prad is 24km, 1,828m vertical elevation @ ave
8%. This is 7½ ascents of Bowen Mtn.
http://app.strava.com/segments/951992
1/3 of the way up, 16.6km, 1,488m @ 9%. This is 6.1 ascents
of Bowen Mtn.
http://app.strava.com/segments/1614765 .
Scott's message to the 5 other starters for the Dolomites and
Ortler Alps this August is: "If you plan to scale Stelvio from Prad you have to
achieve these numbers. Less bitching & whining & more riding & training!"
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