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Xmas Eve, Monday 24 Dec '18 - 12th Annual "Tour de Old Bathurst Rd, Blaxland, Springwood, Yarramundi, Richmond" Turramurra station carpark rollout 6:15am via Browns Water Hole, (or park at Vimiera Rd carpark, Marsfield for 6:35am rollout to Blacktown station to catch 8:22am train arriving 8:39am at Emu Plains station, then ride to N/E up Old Bathurst Rd, Blaxland, Springwood, NE along Hawkesbury Rd, Springwood Rd, thru Yarramundi to Richmond to catch train to Seven Hills and ride the below M2 alternate route, Browns Waterhole - 93km - ETR 2pm (Avoid very steep 2.33km Old Bathurst Rd by catching our 8:22am train from Blacktown but not alighting at Emu Plains, but remaining on for 3 more stops and alight at Blaxland station at 8:46am for 9km flattish ride to Springwood Nosh Stop |
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Eric aka
PapaBear
is starting at
6:15am
from
Turramurra
station carpark. ....................is meeting us at top of Pennant Hills Rd off-ramp at 6:50am.
Andrew
aka Tugboat,
George aka Englishman,
Pete aka
Yamaha and his daughter Sarah, are meeting us at Emu Plains station at 8:40am.
If you think you are >80% of joining us, obviously contingent upon a fine morn', can you e-mail Scribe, and he will add ya. |
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Prologue: Start 6:15am in Rohini Street carpark NE side of
Turramurra station to Nth Vimiera Rd carpark - 4km - 8 min
1st Leg: Start 6:50am Nth Vimiera Rd carpark to Blacktown station - 23.2km - 75 min
Please read NorthConnex bicycle diversion as we need to catch the train at 7:59am, so no stuff-ups:
Arrive Blacktown station 8am for 22 min wait for train to Emu Plains departing Blacktown station at 8:22am arriving Emu Plains at 8:39am. Two 2nd Leg options: * Hard 2nd Leg: Emu Plains station up precipitous Old Bathurst Rd to Blaxland station, thence Warrimoo and on to Springwood for Nosh Stop at The Subway - 17km (60 min) Alight train at Emu Plains station at 8:39am on southern side and take path under rail line entering Old Bathurst Rd from Mackellar St for a level 2km stretch to a short but really steep KOM Climb starting 15m past traffic lights at Bus Stop sign and ending 2.05km later at Bowaga Ave for 1st Sag Stop (10 mins). Continue West to Springwood arriving 9:40am for 1st Nosh Stop [30 min]. * Or Easy 2nd Leg: Blaxland station thru Warrimoo and on to Springwood - 9km
Click on 'Morning Ride' ► for Relive Google maps ride footage 3rd Leg: 26km from Springwood to Richmond station, thence alighting at either Seven Hills or Blacktown station - 85 min 10:10am re-trace 250m back down Macquarie Rd;
Left following signs NE to Richmond, along Hawkesbury Rd, Springwood Rd, thru
Yarramundi
pulling-up at
Hawkesbury Heights
Yarramundi Lookout
on RHS after about 12km for 5 min
Sag Stop whilst gawking at the awesome view. 4th Leg: 25km from Seven Hills station to Turramurra station - 70 min - ETR 12:51pm Alight at Seven Hills station at 12:41am - * Left into Terminus Rd for 300m * Left into Prospect Highway for 700m (care two lanes but no shoulder, so try and cycle with another cyclist beside you to occupy the entire lane); * Right into Abbott Rd/M2 for 11km being careful as some traffic roars up Seven Hills Rd; * Left off M2 at Pennant Hills Rd off-ramp; * Retrace 1st Leg above along Seven Hills Rd, Barclays Rd etc to Vimiera Rd * Down/Up Browns Waterhole * Ahead up Kissing Point Red for 3.7km with a 65m section just before the apex which is killer; * Right onto Pacific Highway for 200m; and * Left into Rohini St for 250m to carpark - ETR 2:01pm. |
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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 -
(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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Sat 22nd Dec - St Ives, West Head, Akuna Bay - 62 km - 3 riders on a damp morn, particularly on the West Head leg
Last Sunday Hornsby, Windsor, Richmond Choo Choo to Riverstone, thence Garfield East Rd, GG n back to Hornsby - 96km - 3 riders We took an extended ride in the pristine, lush, verdant Cornwallis, Nth Richmond Lowlands trying to clock up the ton and cause the next train East was still a ways off.
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Scribe 22 Dec '18 |
