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Muggaccinos.com
The Bullsheet
Sunrise
5:29am Max
temp 72 degrees
CARE:
If cycling the M2, ride the below photo'd new white bicycle Safety Ramp to avoid vehicles exiting the
NorthConnex tunnel
Sun,
9 Jan '22 - Tour
de Windsor,
Richmond, Hawkesbury Heights, Springwood,
Mitchells Pass, Penrith, M2, to
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield
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ETR 2:20pm
Start from north end of
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield
carpark
near M2 gate
at 7.20am. Or start from Tallawong train station at 8:45am. 1st
Nosh Stop 9:40am at Macquarie Square, Windsor.
Reduce ride
and ending ride at Penrith Station for train to Epping, thence cycle to
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield
Ø If driving from Inner West,
park at most Northerly Point in Vimiera Rd Marsfield to join ride
Ø Hardcopy these directions
and
expend
10 min studying the street map
to familiarize with the below
and bring on Sunday
It is mandatory when cycling the M2 (and M7) to
bring your bicycle to a 'HALT' on the LHS of the cycle lane immediately prior to each 'off-ramp', eg
Windsor Rd, so as to have unimpeded vision of when it is entirely safe to cross
back onto the M2 (or M7) from the left side of the off ramp, because you could be
real dead, real fast without clear vision of approaching vehicles that
expect cyclists to know better.
You may also want to adopt the same risk mitigant at each 'on-ramp',
although motorists entering the ramp are generally travelling slower
than when egressing the M2.
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
Ø Ride
Organiser: Phil Johnston aka
BankTeller
0434 715.861 [1st Acceptor],
Ann
aka ToothFairy
[3rd Acceptot]
and
Eric aka PapaBear [2nd Acceptor] are now starting from
Tallawong
train station at 8:45am train. Eric and BankTeller are boarding
middle carriage of train at Platform 3 at Chatswood
station at 8:07am. Ann is joining us at Epping station at 8:20am. We
alight at Tallawong station at 8:43am and cycle 17km to arrive at 1st
Nosh Stop at Windsor at 9:40am.
Phil
plans to end his ride at Penrith station (69km) and catch a train back to
Artarmon where his Baguette Van should be parked.
Ann
aka ToothFairy plans to catch
train from Penrith station to Lidcombe station and ride back to Sydney Olympic
Park.
.............................are starting
at 7:20am
from top of
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield
(north end) where we accss the
M2 Entrance Gate.
See below listed route description.
Ø
Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [3rd Acceptor]
and
George aka Englishman
[4th Acceptor]
are starting
somewhere and meeting us 'en route' or at Windsor from 9:40am.
APOLOGIES:
If you think you are >80% of joining us, please e-mail
Scribe
and he will add ya in the above.
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Snapshot:
Start
99km
anti-C/W loop
route at
7:20am from
top of
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield), M2, M7
exiting at Quakers Hill Parkway and follow Western rail line to Windsor.
2nd Leg is
via Cornwallis and Nth Richmond Lowlands (12 km) to Richmond, then 21km SW up Hawkesbury Heights to Yarramundi
thence Springwood for 2nd Nosh Stop at
Subway Springwood.
3rd Leg descends
mountain incorporating scenic Mitchells Pass to Emu Plains
station (or Penrith station) to catch train back to Blacktown
station
(or Seven Hills) followed by 21km cycle back to
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield' station
- ETR 1:50pm.
Nosh Stops:
(i) Macquarie Square, Windsor (35 min)
(ii)
Subway Springwood
(30 min)
(iii) Train from Emu Plains to Blacktown station for 20 min (or
train from Penrith station to Seven Hills station for 22min)
KOM Climbs:
Shaws Creek Bridge to veer R sign approaching
Hawkesbury Heights Lookout
4.1km
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![](../../Rides_Stuff/M2M7/M2SafetyRampWestBound.jpg)
30 metre elevated cycleway which passes above the westbound on-ramp that enables
cyclists riding West to pass over traffic heading West exiting the new
NorthConnex tunnel.
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1st Leg:
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield,
M2, M7,
Quakers Hills Pky, thence follow rail line to Windsor
–
42km
- 2 hrs 20 min
Rollout
7:20am
from
M2 Entrance Gate
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NorWest on
M2 for 17km.
Continue ahead onto M7 for 9.7km to Quakers Hill Parkway. Left
at off-ramp and turn R at lights
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
for 1st
Nosh Stop (30 min)
from approx 9:40am at Macquarie Square Windsor. |
2nd
Leg:
Windsor
to Richmond,
Yarramundi,
Springwood
-
31km - 105 min (agg. 73km)
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10 :10am:
R |
Windsor |
5.0 |
~ |
NWW |
Richmond |
R |
Market St |
0.1 |
~ |
NWW |
March St |
L |
March St |
0.6 |
~ |
SSW |
Bosworth St |
R |
Bosworth St |
0.3 |
~ |
SWW |
Castlereagh Rd |
R |
Castlereagh Rd |
4.0 |
~ |
SWW |
Springwood Rd |
L |
Springwood Rd |
11.4 |
/ |
SWW |
Yarramundi - Hawkesbury Heights
Lookout (10 min Sag Stop) |
R |
Hawkesbury Rd |
9.1 |
~ |
SWW |
Macquarie Rd |
R |
Macquarie Rd |
0.2 |
~ |
W |
Raymond Rd |
L |
Raymond Rd |
0.1 |
~ |
S |
Subway Springwood |
L |
Raymond Rd |
0.1 |
~ |
N |
Macquarie Rd |
R |
Macquarie Rd |
0.2 |
~ |
SEE |
Hawkesbury Road |
R |
Green Pde/Macq. Rd |
4.0 |
~ |
SEE |
Green Pde/Macquarie Rd |
R |
Great Western Highway |
0.8 |
~ |
SEE |
Great Western Highway |
L |
Wilson/Railway Pde |
4.4 |
~ |
SEE |
Wilson/Railway Pde |
L |
Mitchells Pass |
4.3 |
\ |
E |
Great Western Highway |
L |
Great Western Highway |
2.3 |
~ |
NE |
Station St |
A |
Station St |
0.1 |
~ |
N |
Emu Plains station at 1:05pm or Penrith
station 1:10pm |
4th
Leg:
Alight train at Blacktown station around 1:20pm or Seven
Hills 1:25pm and cycle to
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield
carpark - 17km - 55 min (agg.
108km)
- ETR
2:20pm
-
Ahead into Boys Ave 200m,
-
R into Second Ave for 400m,
-
L into Sunnyholt Rd for
800m,
-
R into Sackville Rd for
1.2km
-
Ahead in
Lucas Rd for 1.4km
-
L into
Prospect H'way for 400m
-
Ahead at Johnson Ave
traffic lights into Abbott Rd/M2 (take extreme car as lots of traffic proceed
leftish along the Prospect H'way,
and one of those
Red Necks could wallop ya!) for 15.6km,
-
L at
Optus Tower
at crest (1.6km after passing thru 400m tunnel) to
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield
carpark
ETR
Vimiera Rd, Marsfield
2:20pm.
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Risk
Warning
It is mandatory when cycling the M2 (and M7) to
bring your bicycle to a 'HALT' on the LHS of the cycle lane immediately prior to each 'off-ramp', eg
Windsor Rd, so as to have unimpeded vision of when it is entirely safe to cross
back onto the M2 (or M7) from the left side of the off ramp, because you could be
real dead, real fast without clear vision of approaching vehicles that
expect cyclists to know better.
You may also want to adopt the same risk mitigant at each 'on-ramp',
although motorists entering the ramp are generally travelling slower
than when egressing the M2.
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.
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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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Brief report on 2022 New Year's Day
annual
ride from Sutherland to Nth Wollongong, thence train home
Lois
aka LoisLane,
Phil aka
BankTeller,
Eric aka PapaBear
and
David
aka Once
an
IronMan
experienced a coolish morn to safely cycle to Nth Wollongong.
Eric opted to cycle back to Sutherland from our Nosh Stop at
Ruby's Cafe
Bulli. Ann
aka ToothFairy squibbed it preferring to hike in Tasmania.
Pics from Hornsby to Mt White, return
by Berowra Waters - 88km - 6 riders
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Three pics at a verdant Mt White Road Warriors Cafe on a
day when too many motor bikes passed us too close and too fast, too
often.
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Syd aka
MotorMechanic
is now the 5th
Mugg rider
to
purchase the same flight ticket to Milan, Italy for
Tour Italia this August which includes
30kgs luggage
MotorMechanic
has booked a
two person bungalow at same camp ground in Colfosco.
Tour Italia
informs that
Bank Teller
has sourced a second apartment in Bormio for 500 Euro for our 7 days in Bormio
which can accommodate up to 4 adults.
Scott aka
Patternmaker will concur that it won't be available for long as it
took a LOT of searching to find our first apartment 'cause we are there in peak
Summer season.
So if you would like to
share these two apartments, thereby securing a cheap deal, and climb for up to 18 climb days with Muggs 'burgeoning contingent', contact
Syd
or
Bank Teller
pronto.
Bank Teller's
pics of Hornsby for
Tour de Wisemans Ferry, return via Cliftonville,
Stone House Café Maroota, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd, Galston
Gorge - 118km -
12 riders
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Above pics at
Wisemans Ferry after 49.7km from Hornsby
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Above five
pics at Maroota Stone House cafe after 71km where we got white table cloth
treatment.
Bank Teller rec'd an email on Wed 5 Feb from Amy G_ymer, Tenant/Cafe Mgr,
informing that she was closing her occupancy this Saturday, because the
Owner/Landlord refused to expend monies to achieve Compliance determined by
Local Council. This is a real shame because Amy was an exceedingly
zealous/fervent Tenant/Cafe Mgr.
Bank Teller's
pics of Hornsby,
Mt
White, Peats Ridge, Yarramalong -
"Iron Horse”
home
from Wyong
train
station - 94km - 6 riders
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We came across a Red Chook at Mt. White that
wasn't afraid of "any dumb human"
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Scribe
15 Aug
'15
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