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RIDE CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT FORECAST AND SEVERAL REGULARS
ATTENDING THIS YEAR'S HIGH COUNTRY RIDES
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Sunday
8am, 19 Mar '23 from
200m NW
of
Hornsby station
– Trois
Montagnes
(anti-clockwise) via
Old Pacific H'way north to Berowra.
Left and
descend to Berowra Waters,
Berrilee, Arcadia and
arrive at
Galston Village for 1st Nosh Stop.
Then out/back along Crosslands Rd, descend to Galston George
and climb to Hornsby Heights' bus
shelter.
Then 5km back to
Hornsby car-park - 50km - ETR 11:50am 1st Nosh Stop Galston Gourmet Deli from 9:45am. |
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE: Ride Organiser Phil aka BankTeller 0434 715.861 [1st Acceptor], Ann aka ToothFairy [2nd Acceptor], Terry aka Navigator [3rd Acceptor], Eric aka PapaBear [4th Acceptor] are starting from Hornsby station carpark by 8am.
Jane aka NeoLuddite Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [5th Acceptor] is meeting us at Galston Gourmet Deli at 9:25am. Bill aka Glasgow Matt aka GreenMonkey, George aka Englishman, Lea aka SlowLea John aka Auckland Justine aka Trumpeter, Jean aka ChiliDog APOLOGIES:
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Snapshot: 2nd Hornsby Heights' bus shelter 11:20am (10 min) NoshStop: 1st Galston Gourmet Deli 10:05m (30 min) |
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1st Leg: Hornsby car-park anti C/W to Galston Gourmet Deli - 30km - 105 min
Rollout by 8am from
Hornsby car-park [100m
Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] cycling 400m Nth
up Jersey St, L into Wharf
Rd for 60m, R [at
traffic lights]
onto Pacific Highway and cycle 10.4km
Nth
up Old Pacific Highway.
2nd Leg: Galston Gourmet Deli via Crosslands Rd to Hornsby Heights' bus shelter - 15m (agg 45km) - 55 min 10:15am - East 1km along Galston Rd to Crosslands Rd. Ahead onto Crosslands Rd and ride 3km to end of 'sealed road' and U-turn back to Galston Rd Left to descend and scale Galston George to Hornsby Heights' bus shelter arriving from 11:10am for 2nd Sag Stop (10 min) 3rd Leg: Hornsby Heights' bus shelter via Bobbin Head bridge descent/ascent, thence back to Hornsby car-park - 22km (agg 67km) - 90 min 11:20am continue 3km to Hookham's Corner and turn left onto Pacific H'way. 500m later right up Asquith overpass of train line. Thence left cycling north with Asquith Golf Course on RHS. Right into Bobbin Head Rd and descend to Bobbin Head Bridge for 3rd Sag Stop (10 min). Upon ascending the same Bobbin Head Rd to Asquith Golf Course, turn left and cycle backroads to Hornsby car-park. ETR 12:50pm |
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Risk Warning Ø Motorbike aficionados regularly station cameraman and/or camerawomen at the acute left hand bend about half way up the ascent to Pie in the Sky to photograph motor bikers on extreme angles whilst taking that corner. Motor bikers often become affected by the hubris of riding rapidly thru that corner, in the company of their motor bike hombrés, and continue to break the 80km p/h speed limit all the way to the Pie in the Sky apex. Too often, too many motor bikers pass road cyclists within the 1 metre rule. The likelihood of being hit by a motor biker travelling at 80km ph or faster is relatively high.
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 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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Last Sunday's Hornsby to Brooklyn Pier 'n back - 54km - 5 riders
Nth St Ives to Duffy's Forest, West Head, Akuna Bay and back to Nth St Ives - 70.1km - 7 riders. Below three pics at Akuna Bay Cafe on a steamy morn' in early Feb where 7 Muggs had congregated for a well-earned 'put your feet up', 'cause climate change has rendered the West Head lumps lumpier.
Nth St Ives to "Flying Fox Café Nth Mona Vale and back - 53km - 4 riders
Hornsby to Woy Woy - 65km - 4 riders I have never heard ToothFairy whinge and whine so much about how cold it was at Hornsby pre-start yesterday. Perhaps Ann arrived there too early.
Mt White 'n back from Hornsby - 70km - 5 riders
Jacqui, the mutt, kept 'woofing' "Where is Jane? You're not Jane." Jacqui didn't take a fancy to Justine and wouldn't jump up on the seat. St Ives, Illawong Bay & Akuna Bay, West Head 'n back to St Ives for Strawberry Milk Shake - 63km - 5 riders
Pete wasn't sharing his 'tucker with a persistent magpie Bank Teller 20 Aug 2018 |
