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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet
Sunrise
6:59am
Fine-ish day
forecast - max 18o
Sunday, 5 July '20 - 8:30am from
St. Ives
carpark for "Duffy's Forest, thence Brunch at Warriewood" -
return
back up McCarrs Creek Rd - 58km
- ETR 12:30pm |
WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ride
Organiser: Phil Johnston aka
BankTeller
0434
715.861
[1st Acceptor] (catching train
7:39am to Gordon 8:06am, then cycle to St Ives carpark),
Eric aka PapaBear
[2nd Acceptor],
Chris aka
Recalcitrant
only 50/50,
Barry aka Bazza [5th Acceptor],
David aka TreeHugger
[6th Acceptor],
Michael aka
GoodMorningVietnam
[4th Acceptor],
Pete aka
CampyAficinado
[3rd Acceptor] meeting us at
Terrey Hills Fruit Barn
at 8:45am.
Kev aka TexDubbo
[3rd Acceptor], Jane aka NeoLuddite, [6th Acceptor], [4th
Acceptor],
Grant aka BeanCounter ,
Lea aka SlowLea,
Matt aka
GreenMonkey,
,
,
,
Ron aka Draughtsman,
Tony aka Publican,
Lea aka
SlowLea,
Bill aka
Glasgow ,
Jean aka
ChiliDog,
APOLOGIES:
Terry aka
Navigator
is racing as it has resumed - he thinks. But he is committed to
next week's ride to Wyong.
If you want to join us, please e-mail
Bank Teller
and he will add your moniker above. |
Rollout from St Ives car
park
for Terrey Hills,
Church Point, Warriewood (2nd Nosh Stop).
Return Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way and Mona Vale Rd.
NoshStops:
1st:
Sunrise Cafe overlooking
Warriewood Beach (35
min)
SagStops:
1st:
Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant (5 min)
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1st
Leg: St Ives via traditional route along
Booralie Rd to
Duffys Forest, thence
return to
Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant
for 1st Sag Stop, thence
descend
McCarrs Creek Rd to Warriewood -
32km - 80 min
Depart
St Ives
carpark by 8:30am
depending on your ride speed:
-
E along Mona Vale Rd
for
6.2km;
-
L into
Myoora Rd passing Forest Way - at
Terrey Hills Fruit Barn;
-
3km along Myoora Larool to Booralie Rd;
-
R into Booralie Rd
and pull-up opposite
Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant -
1st Sag Stop (5 min);
-
Left down McCarrs Creek Rd
and entering Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park for 3km to "V" (dual entrances to the park);
-
R
at the "V" anti-clockwise and descend
to
McCarrs Creek;
-
L
into
McCarrs Creek Rd for 8.8km past Church Point around 11:20am, then Bayview Marina to
Cabbage Tree Rd,
-
R into Cabbage Tree Rd from 11:30am with Bayview Golf Course on LHS);
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Ahead for 1.5km leads into Samuel St and crosses
Mona Vale Rd at roundabout,
-
Ahead into Ponderosa Pde veering Left
becoming McPherson St for 2km to
Warriewood Rd
-
R
into Warriewood Rd 200m crossing Pittwater Rd at traffic
lights and immediately climbing up Hunter St [dog-leg
L, then
R]
which leads to views of Blue Pacific overlooking majestic
Warriewood Beach [around 11:45pm -
56km]
for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min)
at the
Sunrise Cafe.
A neighbourhood, strip-front shopping centre is
immediately on RHS in Narrabeen Park Pde.
Nautilus Café is about 4 shops along. Sunrise
Cafe, on the
corner makes grouse burgers.
2nd
Leg: Warriewood
beach back to St Ives retracing the above same route, without
Duffys Forest - 26km
(agg. 58km) - 90 min
12:20pm -
-
Sth
adjacent to the coast for 2km - initially along Sydney Rd which
becomes Ocean St;
-
R into Malcolm St for 50m;
-
L
into Lagoon
St for 1km;
-
R into Waterloo St
for 300m;
-
R into
Pittwater Rd for 100m crossing bridge over Narrabeen Lakes;
-
veer L into Wakehurst Parkway for a toughish 9.9km
(initially flat past
Narrabeen Lakes thence a constant climb) for
Sag Stop
(5 min)
approaching
crest of climb under shade of trees 100m prior to traffic lights at French Forest
Rd or at the lights, so long as you get off the road;
-
R
into French Forest
Rd at lights for
800m;
-
R into Rabbett St
for 200m decent;
-
L into Adams St for a 200m "real tough" grind/climb;
-
R onto Forest Way for 5.3km; and
-
L into Mona Vale for
6.2km to St Ives.
ETR 1:50pm -
58km.
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Risk
Warning
Blackspot Warning. The road section approx 250m prior to the West Head Lookout veers
awkwardly to the right. It is narrow with very little camber to
enable cyclists to hold the narrowing corner.
Bank Teller has documentary evidence of 5 bad accidents when
inexperienced cyclists descended that road section too fast and spun off
to the LHS. One cyclist remained in a comma for three months.
Descend to the West Head Lookout slowly and warn others to do likewise.
RTA, which is responsible for West Head Rd, has been negligent in
ignoring
Scribe's
Three Letters dated 11 Jan 08,
8 Feb 08 and 29 March ’08 and
Annexure to -
a) straighten approx 200m of that road
section by widening on the RHS,
b) build up the camber on the LHS, and
c) provide dedicated "Cyclists SLOW DOWN"
signage.
Some
forms of cycling are dangerous.
An ave of 38 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
third 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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Hornsby to Somersby Bellbird
loop - 109km - 3 riders
Last Sunday,
Terry aka Navigator,
Ann aka ToothFairy and
BankTeller cycled the Somersby Bellbird loop. Ann and Phil
started from and finished from Cowan - 94km. Terry cycled a further 15km
having started from Hornsby. Alas, the
Somersby General Store, which was a popular Nosh Stop for
Muggs years ago,
was all shut and may have been for some time.
Below is the route that ToothFairy and BankTeller cycled.
![](Relive_28June2000.jpg)
Click on above 'Relive' image to view last Sunday's
Somersby Bellbirds ride in Google Earth.
Then click on the 'Right Arrow' therein.
Then click on:
View interactive route >
Galston to Windsor, via Wiseman's Ferry Rd and
Sackville Ferry. Return Windsor Rd and Garfield East Rd - 94km - 4 starters,
Although an equipment failure shortened
Pete aka
CampyAficinado's ride considerably.
It was beaut to ride an old favourite that somehow slipped off
the radar for too long. Starting at Galston makes visits out Windsor,
Richmond, Kurrajong, Maroota and Wisemans Ferry so much easier.
![](../1906/0206/20190602_115150.jpg)
Why
didn't
Bill
aka Glasgow or
Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller call an ambulance for BankTeller at Windsor after he chased 'em
over the 57km 1st Leg to Windsor via Halcrows Rd, Wiseman's Ferry Rd and
Sackville Ferry Rd, thence thru Ebenezer and Wilberforce ???
![](../1906/0206/image1.jpg)
Click on
Relive
to view last Sunday's ride in Google Earth. Then click on the 'Right Arrow' therein.
![](../../Rides_Stuff/22_Sunday_rides/maps/Galston/SackvilleFerry_94km.jpg)
Sunday's sortie to the
Glenorie Bakery
'n back - 54km - 4 riders
(19 June '17
)
The weather started out beaut as we sailed up north
to Berowra, then hooked a left down to the punt and up the other side. In
fact, all the way to Glenorie (36km), but got seriously cold 'n overcast on our
return leg.
Only 54km, but we were all knackered après.
![](../1706/1806/20170618_090249_resized.jpg)
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The chap on the LHS,
Kevin aka TexDubbo,
a veritable uncultured Hillbilly himself, thought that BankTeller's
colourful, blue legwarmers, that he picked-up 'Brand Spankers' (not
pre-loved) at Vinnies for $4, looked 'dorky'.
![](../1706/1806/20170618_091029_001_resized_1.jpg)
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The brews 'n grub at the
Glenorie Bakery are beaut and 'fill a hole'. The joint was
'packed to the rafters' with locals that can't sleep-in on a Sunday morn', but
we sat outside to sit close to our jalopies
Scribe
19 June '17 | |
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