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Sunday 20 Dec '20 - 7:15am -  69km:
 Vimiera Rd carpark entrance to M2 at familiar gate (opp. Optus Light Tower), for M2, 7km of M7, Quakers Hill Pky, Riverstone, Vineyard arriving Windsor at 9:05am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min). 
Thence, 13km anti-clockwise loop north to Richmond in below route map. 
Thence Iron Horse from Richmond station to Seven Hills station - cycle Abbott Rd/M2 to Optus Light Tower - 65km - ETR Vimiera Rd carpark Marsfield 11:45pm.

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
 Ride Organiser Phil Johnston aka Bank Teller  0434 715.861 [1st Responder], Terry aka Navigator [2nd Responder], Bill aka Glasgow [7th Responder], are starting at Vimiera Rd carpark entrance to M2 at familiar gate (opp. Optus Light Tower) at 7:15am.
TheThreeLittlePigs  [3rd, 4th, 5th Responder], and Pete aka CampyAficinado [6th Responder] plan to meet us at the Pennant Hills Rd on-ramp from 7:35am.

APOLOGIES:

Tony aka Publican is recovering from a 'bingle' which landed him in Hornsby hospital o'night.  Tony reports that he was a Silly Duffer and touched wheels with a rider ahead and he went down fast

If ya think you are 80% confident of starting, contingent upon a fine morn', e-mail Scribe, and he'll add ya to this list

1st Leg: Vimiera Rd carpark to Windsor – 39km - 110 min:

Rollout 7:15am from Vimiera Rd carpark at 7:15am.  Thence enter the M2 breakdown lane at familiar gate (opp. Optus Light Tower) and ride 7km to Pennant Hills rd on-ramp 7:35am and a further 8km to start of M7. 

Continue ahead onto M7 for 7km to off-ramp to Quakers Hill Parkway where we Left at roundabout 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.  Continue on main drag of Windsor/Richmond Rd for 5km for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from approx 9:05am at The Bridge Cafe on LHS in Macquarie St [historic Thompson Square] off George St. Windsor.

2nd Leg:  Windsor to Richmond train station - 12.5km - 35 min (agg 71.5km from Turra' station)

9:35am rollout of Windsor NW over Windsor Bridge, via Freemans Reach, Kurmond, Richmond Lowlands arrive Richmond station at 10:40am to catch the half hourly service 16 min and 46 min past the hour (at 10:40am) for a 29km (41 min) train journey to Seven Hills station arriving 11:20am.

 

 

Dir

Road name

Distance

Next road

L

Bridge St

0.2

Freemans Reach Rd

A

Freemans Reach Rd

6.2

Gorricks Lane

R

Hibberts Lane

1.8

Kurmond Rd

L

Kurmond Rd

1.6

Terrace Rd

A

Kurmond Rd

6.8

Slopes Rd

L

Slopes Rd

3.4

Crooked Lane

R

Crooked Lane

0.6

Bells Line Rd/Kurrajong Rd

L

Bells Line of Rd/Kurrajong Rd

2.0

Old Kurrajong Rd

L

Old Kurrajong Rd

0.6

Old Kurrajong Rd

R

Old Kurrajong Rd

0.8

Francis St

L

Francis St

0.7

East Market St

R

East Market St

0.2

Richmond Station to catch half hourly service at 16 min or 46 min past the hour for 41 min ride to Seven Hills station

3rd Leg: Seven Hills station to Turramurra station carpark - 22km  (93.5km agg from Turra' station) - 75 min

Alight at Seven Hills station at 11:20am.

  • Right along Prospect Highway for 900m,

  • A into Abbott Rd/M2 for 15.6km,

  • L 30m before Optus Tower down/up Brown's Waterhole for 1.8km - click on: Exit M2 into Browns Water Hole for identifying landmarks,

  • Ahead up Kissing Point Rd for 3.7km

  • R into Pacific H'way for 200m

  • Left into Rohini St for 150m

  • Left into Turramurra station carpark.

ETR Vimiera Rd carpark 12:15pm [65km].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk Warning
 Ø   Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø   Expend 5 min studying your street directory for the 36km clockwise 2nd Leg loop from Windsor, Freeman's Reach, Richmond Lowlands, Cornwallis, returning to Windsor which is beaut

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"

Last Sunday's St Ives, Duffy's forest, Illawong Bay, Akuna Bay, Church Point 'n back to St Ives  -  64km  -  8 riders

Bank Teller    16 Nov '15