Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet SUNRISE: 5:23¼am Pics from 2016 Boxing Day 'catch up' Trois Sommets - 19 riders - 62km
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Thurs, 26 Dec 2019 - 18th Annual Boxing Day 'Catch-up' - Duo Montagnes clockwise - 60km - Only Nosh Stop is Berowra Waters Marina Fish Cafe from 9am when it opensStart 7:15am from Hornsby car-park and ride the 8km out/back along Sommerville Rd, but skip the 2.5km steep descent down to Crosslands Reserve and the 2.5km back out, thence Galston Gorge and lumpy route to Berowra Waters Marina Fish Cafe - 59km - ETR 10:50am Or start 7:35am and skip Sommerville Rd and Crosslands Reserve Otherwise, see you at 1st Nosh Stop Berowra Waters Marina Fish Cafe from 9am when it opens |
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE: 7:15am from Hornsby station carpark: Ride Organiser: Phil aka BankTeller 0434 715.861 [1st Acceptor], Tony aka Samurai [3rd Acceptor], Arno aka The Kaiser [4th Acceptor], Terry aka Navigator [6th Acceptor], Kerry aka Miner and Maureen [7th & 8th Acceptors], Greg aka ArchitectToo [9th Acceptor], John aka L'Etape [10th Acceptor], Some might start at 7:35am or whatever!
Eric aka
PapaBear
[2nd Acceptor] is starting at 7:35am 'cause recovering from a
recent hernia Op.
APOLOGIES: Tony aka Publican will be in Armidale with family. Brian aka Whippet is recovering from a bingle Matt aka Printer is visiting the in-laws for Xmas at Dunedoo in the Warrumbungle Shire, central western NSW Martin aka Architect is down in Ballarat visiting the in-laws Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller is in his home town of Adelaide visiting family Pete aka CampyAficinado has family commitments Ann aka ToothFairy is hiking in Launceston |
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1st Leg: Hornsby to Berowra Waters Marina Cafe, incl Sommerville Rd but not Crosslands Reserve - 41.3km 1st Leg - 105 min Rollout 7:15am Hornsby car-park 100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St * Nth up Jersey St for 500m, * L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way, * R and pedal 700m Nth; and * L at lights into Galston Rd and cycle 4.1km NNW twds Hornsby Heights. * R into Somerville Rd at traffic lights and pedal 4km on undulating, wide residential road to narrow entrance of Crosslands Reserve.
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* R into Somerville Rd for 4.1km to Galston Rd * R back into Galston Rd and descend 4.5km to Galston Gorge timber bridge. * Climb 4km to Crosslands Rd. * Right into Crosslands Rd for 3.3km to dirt road. * Return 3km and Right into Bevans Rd for 700m. * Left into Knights Rd for 850m * Right into Bayfields Rd for 1.7km which veers Right into Blacks Rd for 900m to familiar Arcadia Rd which becomes Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee, where a few km later after passing the familiar Koppers Log KOM descend to picturesque Berowra Waters for our 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) at Berowra Waters Marina Cafe arriving from 9am. |
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2nd Leg: Berowra Waters Marina Cafe to Hornsby - 18.5km (agg 59.8km) - 75 min 9:35am take ride on the punt and climb 4km riding East from Berowra Waters where we usually regroup at 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) under cover at Former Pool Shop, before 3km later turning Left from Berowra Waters Rd. into Old Pacific H'way and cycle Nth past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky and descend to Brooklyn Rd where we 'U turn' cycle 3.85km back up to Hornsby at 10:50am. |
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Risk Warning Ø Do not cycle over the metal girders on the ramp at the Berowra Waters ferry, if you opt to cycle off the ferry, 'cause you will come down hard, like many before you. 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 at least 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 -
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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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Annual Christmas Eve Emu Plains to Springwood up Nasty Old Bathurst Rd, thence Nth to Richmond and onto Tallawong Metro station - 81km - 3 riders
BankTeller close to death at the apex of the Old Bathurst Rd climb where sections were +15%
The above data included a train from Tallawong Metro to Epping station
Relaxing in Springwood
Above 'n below pics of Yarramundi Lookout on a dry day
Hornsby to Woy Woy, via Mt White - 65km - 5 riders
Pete aka CampyAficinado is admiring some poor large fish on sale
We were joined at Fisherman's Wharf by Ann's brother who hails from The Lakes District in England
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