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Muggaccinos.com
The Bullsheet
Sunrise 6:51am
Sunday, 31 May '15,
8:10am from
Nth Turra’
carpark
for
'Both Bobbin Head climbs' to
Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt
White
'n back
-
93km - ETR
1:25pm
WHO, WHEN,
WHERE:
Ride
Organiser:
Phil
Johnston aka Scribe [1st
Responder] 0434 715.861,
Tony aka Yorky,
Jane aka NeoLuddite, Jean aka ChiliDog,
Syd aka MotorMechanic,
Chris aka
RecalcitrantBankTeller,
Lea aka SlowLea,
are starting from
Nth Turramurra car park
at 8:05am.
John aka Auckland [6th Responder]
Greg aka
ArchitectToo, [7th Responder],
Ann aka ToothFairy
Bazza
[9th Responder],
AnotherBeanCounter
[10th Responder],
APOLOGIES:
If you think you are >80% of joining us,
contingent upon a fine morning, can you e-mail
Scribe
and he will add ya moniker.
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Nosh Stops:
1st
Road Warriors' Cafe,
Mt White
from 10:20am
(30 min) 2nd
Pie
in the Sky
from 11:40am
(25 min)
King of the Mountain
climbs:
1st
Bobbin Head
bridge to Kalkari Reserve sign 3.25km
2nd
Cherro Point Rd to 15m past Mt White sign 7.55km
3rd
Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky
3.90km 4th
Bobbin Head stone
toilets to Tollbooth 3.95km |
1st Leg:
To
Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt
White - 46.3km - 130 min
8:10am
rollout from
Nth Turramurra behind shops car park (700m NNE of Burns Rd) in Valley Park Cres (little road off to the left of Bobbin Head Rd opposite the Corner
Café on LHS) for 46km 1st leg
to Mt White.
1st Sag Stop
(5 min)
at Kalkari Reserve after 9.9km.
Both groups arrive 1st Nosh Stop
- Mt White
Road Warriors Cafe (30 min) from
10:20am.
2nd
Leg:
Mt White
to
Pie in the Sky
- 16km - 50 min (agg 62.3km)
10:50am
commence return leg,
South down Old Pacific H'way with
2nd
Nosh Stop (25 min)
at
Pie in
the Sky from 11:40am amidst
the ambience of the
Verdant Grassy Knoll
overlooking the majestic Hawkesbury River.
3rd
Leg:
Pie in the Sky to
Nth Turramurra
Corner Cafe
- 30.3km - 80min
(agg 92.6km)
12:05pm
cycle 31km
Sth down Old Pacific H'way back to Nth. Turra’ via Bobbin Head
- ETR
1:25pm
Sth |
Old Pac H'way |
3.9km |
Cowan Station |
A |
Old Pac H'way |
3.9km |
Berowra station |
A |
Bobbin Head Rd |
8.5km |
Traffic Lights - Bobbin Hd |
L |
Belmont Pde. |
0.2km |
Belmont Pde. Stop sign |
L |
Bobbin Head Rd |
4.0km |
Kalkari Reserve |
A |
Bobbin Head Rd |
3.3km |
Bobbin Head bridge |
A |
Bobbin Head Rd |
4.0km |
Bobbin Head Tollbooth |
A |
Bobbin Head Rd |
2.6km |
Nth Turramurra shops |
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Risk
Warning
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 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 -
(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:
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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Last Sunday, Hornsby to Windsor
via Pitt Town Rd, return Cattai Ridge Rd and Berowra Waters - 105km - 8 crew
Phil aka
Scribe
took the above
HappySnap
from the Galston Shop Bus Shelter
What a beaut Strawberry milk shake!!! Another
reason to support the all female staff at
The Bridge
Cafe, which seems to be under new management
Pete
aka AnotherBeanCounter,
Bill aka
Glasgow,
David aka
MountainGoat ,
Tony aka
Yorkshire,
Phil aka
Scribe,
Grant aka (original)
BeanCounter,
David aka
CricketTragic,
Ron
aka Draughtsman
Back at
Andy's Cafe after 82km, but 23km to go,
via Berowra Waters, in lieu of the customary 'short cot' up The Gorge
Golly look at these old pics of Muggs'
above listed "Nth Turra' to Mt White 'n back ride" back in April '08 -
jpgs have got bigger/sharper
Scribe's pics from Duffy's Forest, Akuna Bay, Church Point, Warriewood,
Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way - 86km - 10 crew
Grant aka
BeanCounter
pumped to be leading the charge up that
nasty incline returning from Duffy's Forest
Adam seemingly more relaxed, but may be hiding
his effort
New chum, Chris aka Flinders with
Harry aka
KayakMan
Sag Stop
outside Thai Restaurant after 22km
BeanCounter also led the charge from Akuna Bay
to the T junction with West Head Rd
With
Martin aka Architect
not far a drift.
Rex aka Pimpernel
filled the minor placing picking up bronze
Chris aka Flinders putting in the hard yards
in pursuit of
Pimpernel
Pigging-out at Church Point before heading
the Warriewood, Wakehurst Parkway and Forest Way
Alas, Bank Teller missed a few of the crew in
snapping this pic at Church Point on a bonza, pristine morn,
but "centre-stage" Martin
aka Al Capone probably ain't fazed about some heads getting
chopped out. What a noggin!!!
Scribe
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