Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet  Sunrise 5:26am   Woy Woy train to Hornsby 14 mins & 38 mins past hour                   

Sunday, 22 Dec '19, 'Brunch at Woy Woy - Old Rattler home'
Rollout by 7:00am from Hornsby carpark -  66km  -  ETR  Hornsby 12:35pm 

Nosh Stops:
Mt White Road Warriors Café                                        8:55am     -   30 min

Woy Woy Fish Market                                                  11:20am     -   35 min

WHO, WHERE, WHEN:
 Starting from Hornsby are Ride Organiser: Phil aka Bank Teller  [1st Acceptor], Pete aka CampyAficinado [3rd Acceptor], Ann aka ToothFairy [2nd Acceptor], Rick aka HillMonster [4th Acceptor],

 Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller

APOLOGIES:

If you are 80% confident of joining this ride, predicated upon a fine morn', please let Bank Teller know by e-mail by 5pm Sat.

Pursuant to Division 5 of the Civil Liabilities and Personal Responsibility Act (NSW) 2002, any Invitee cyclist that decides to accept a Ride Invitation (such as that contained in this Bullsheet) to participate in a Dangerous Recreational Activity needs to inform the Inviter by email before attending the Ride.  The alternative to notifying the Inviter by email by 5pm the day before the ride that he/she intends to participate in, is for the Inviter to re-introduce his former Ride Sign On Sheet which Bike North and other BUGs assiduously use to mitigate Inviter risk.

1st Leg:  Hornsby to Mt White Road Warriors Café - 35km (115 min)

Rollout 7:00am from Hornsby train station car park [70m N of the Railway Hotel in Jersey St – N/W side of train station] for 500m Nth then L and 20m later R at lights onto Pacific H'way.

Continue N up Old Pacific H'way for 1st Nosh Stop from 8:55am (30 min) at Mt White Road Warriors Café.

 

Second Leg:  Mt White Road Warriors Café to Large Roundabout - 18km (55 min)

9:25am -

  • R Nth up Old Pac H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange around 10am; 

  • R East to Gosford “Scenic Route”, remaining on Old Pac H'way, to intermittent sounds of chirping Bellbirds, crossing Mooney Mooney creek 4.1km later;

  • Aheadclimb 6.1km and take a 1st Sag Stop (5 min) at the Wisemans Ferry/Gosford roundabout at Somersby Industrial Estate - keeping well to LHS to large roundabout and 100m left up the slope at 10:20am [53km] for 2nd Sag Stop (5 min).

Third Leg: 100m up from Large Roundabout to Woy Woy Fish Market - 13km  (50 min)

10:25am descend John Greenway's backroads route to Woy Woy Fish Market for 2nd Nosh Stop from 11:15am (35 min).  Thence by 11:50am pedal 200m to Woy Woy train station for 12:14pm train.

 

ETR Hornsby 12:35pm.  

Risk Warning
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.

Ř    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

Ř    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

Ř    Cycling with Muggs is predicated upon notifying Bank Teller if you materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos' "Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"

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

 

St Ives, Duffy's Forest, Akuna Bay, Bayview Marina, return St Ives  -  67km  -  4 riders

Sunday's Turramurra, St Ives, West Head 'n back - 72km - 5 riders

Hornsby, Windsor, Richmond, bus to Riverstone and cycle back to Hornsby  -  93.5km  - 4 riders

Nth Turra', Bobbin Head, GG, BW, Brooklyn Climb to PitS, Bobbin Head - 93km  -  9 riders

 

                                The Berowra Waters 'Punt' was a tad chockers today                                                                          The drink bubbler at the crest of the Bobbin Head climb to Nth Turra' has a leak.
                                                                                                                                                                                   BankTeller will alert Ku'ring'gai Council on Monday

 

 

St Ives, Duffy's Forest, Bayview Marina 'n back - 54km - 2 rider 'cause some are at Mt. Beauty cycling

Last year - St Ives, Duffy's Forest, West Head - 62km -  4 riders  - We lost Bill aka Glasgow after 40km circa with an irritating neck twinge

 

       

Bank Teller    26 Mar '17