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6:09am BOM
Weather Forecast is a fine w'end
Sunday, 8 Sept '24 8:50am
from
Hornsby
Carpark
cycling north up Old Pac H'way.
After 8.5km,
Left into
Beaumont Rd (at Mt Ku'ring'gai) for 1.8km out and 2.3km back,
by including Gundah Rd on the return leg. Then
Left at traffic lights and cycle north thru Berowra to
Cowan
General Store & Cafe for 1st Nosh Stop. Return south taking a Left into Bobbin Head Rd and ride 4km to
Kalkari
Reserve, then retrace back to Asquith golf course for left back to
Hornsby
Carpark
- 40km - ETR 12:45pm
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Risk
Warning
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 "passing your inside"
or words to that effect.
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 (i.e.. 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 (i.e. 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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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
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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
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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, 7 July '24 - Hornsby to
Estuary Cafe, Kangaroo Point, Brooklyn 'n back - 40km - 5 riders
Alas the
sunshine didn't last. We encountered some light, chilly, moist rain on the
return leg. An 8km climb from water level at Hawkesbury River up to the
Cowan Cafe.
Sunday, 16 June - Hornsby, via Berowra Waters to Glenorie and back via
Galston Gorge - 64km - 7 riders
BankTeller
missed the Berowra Waters ferry. Or is it called a 'Punt'
Above and below pics at the large at
The Vintage
Secret Garden that an earlier generation of Muggaccinos regularly
frequented when its nomenclature was
GreenShades Nursery
Three Muggs
settled into the 'no calorie cakes, jam and cream'. I
understand that
The Vintage
Secret Garden wouldn't allow us to 'settle our account'
individually, and
that Matt paid the entire bill of $93 circa, predicated upon others
remitting their costs to his bank account. One or two of us might
have paid Matt cash. Or (by verbal
arrangement) pay Matt cash shortly.
As tap and go is a simple, fast payment process, am surprised
The Vintage
Secret Garden doesn't take individual, pay as you order,
paying with a plastic.
Most cafes charge a small
Merchant Service Fee, even for Debit Cards.
There used to be a cafe on the LHS of the main roundabout (344
Galston Rd) now
called
Sugar Salt Cafe which used to
take individual orders.
The burst of Winter sunshine was
warmly enjoyed at
The Vintage
Secret Garden (nee
GreenShades Nursery)
Sunday, 28th April - Hornsby or Berowra to Saddles Cafe, Mt White 'n back - 50km -
7 riders
Thanks to
Matt for the pics "on-the-go" which seem to evidence another side of
Matt, not evident when talking small talk in the saddle. Otherwise known as "action shots'.
Final two pics below evidence six Muggs soaking up latish Autumn sunshine
at Saddles.
It didn't disappoint Muggs that are familiar with
highfalutin and regal treatment on
their Sunday ride. Don't know if Eric is waving a stick at the
photographer.
Sunday, 28th Jan - Hornsby to Brooklyn and back - 46km - 5 riders
Matt's two pics
Elfi's pic.
Sunday, 21st Jan '24
Ayres
Rd, Nth St Ives to West Head and back - 44km - 3 riders
Sunday, 15th Oct '23
Ayres
Rd, Nth St Ives,
Duffys Forest, then descent McCarrs Creek Rd to
Flying
Fox Cafe, Mona Vale.
Return via Akuna Bay, Illawong Bay. 76km - 6 participants
John aka Auckland and PapaBear were the only two riders to
venture into Akuna Bay on the return from
Flying
Fox Cafe, Mona Vale
where the above two picks were 'snapped'.
Sunday, 8 Oct '23 - Hornsby, Galston Gorge,
Berrilee, Berowra Water and return - 46km - 6 riders
Speed was on over the 1st Leg
via Galston Gorge to 1st Nosh Stop at
Water Vista Cafe
Berowra Waters, as evident on a few faces incl BankTeller.
All except BankTeller reversed the route,
adding a third climb, due to a serious motor bike accident 400m up Berowra Waters
Rd (on the East side) that halted the punt for about 80 mins in toto.
Sunday, 6 Aug '23: -
Hornsby to
The Proud Toast Cafe, Cowan, returning via Kalkari Reserve -
40km
Sunday, 28 May '23 -
Hornsby Carpark
to
Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Pier.
Thence return. - 3 cyclists - 53.7km
David aka TreeHugger,
David
aka OnceAnIronMan and
BankTeller
recovering at
Cowan
General Store & Cafe
after having the bee Jesus frightened out of us by too many reckless
noise-hunger motor bike riders during our ascent from Brooklyn Rd.
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View our ride route from Hornsby to
Brooklyn Pier and back.
Click on the
'Relive'
image
on LHS.
Then click on the 'Right Arrow' therein.
Then click on: View interactive route > |
Sunday, 9 Jan '22, Tallawong,
Windsor, Richmond, up the nasty climb to Yarramundi Lookout, Springwood,
Mitchells Pass, Penrith - 66km - 5 riders
Five Muggs attempting to appear cheerful at Windsor
Lots of recent rain falls in the Penrith Valley
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To view our Annual January anti-C/W Windsor,
Richmond, Yarramundi, Springwood, Penrith ride route in
Google Earth:
Click on the
'Relive'
image
below. Then click on the 'Right Arrow' therein.
Then click on:
View interactive route >
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13.3% appears to be the steepest gradient on the nasty climb
up to Yarramundi Lookout. But the initial straight section at the start of
the climb seemed steeper. |
Anti-C/W loop of Greater Sydney -
5 riders - lots of kilometres
Eric aka PapaBear and
Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller cycled 147km, including scaling
the nasty last part of Kissing Point Rd.
George aka Englishman perhaps
a few less.
BankTeller clocked The Ton
after adding in cycling to Nth Sydney station and from Wynyard station over the
Harbour Bridge, 'cause the trains on the Harbour Bridge were OFF.
We wont be cycling the M2/M7 again midweek, albeit
no 'close calls' yesterday.
It will be mandatory on future Muggs' rides
on the M2 and M7 to stop your bicycle (come to a HALT) immediately prior to each 'off-ramp', eg
Windsor Rd, so as to enjoy unimpeded vision of when it is entirely safe to cross
back onto the M2 or M7 from the off ramp, because you could be
real dead, real fast without clear vision of approaching vehicles that
expect cyclists to know better.
T'was a nice flattish ride 'til we hit the Yarramundi Mountain.
Click on 'Relive',
then the Right Arrow therein, to view our BankTeller's above 96km route
yesterday in a Google Earth video.
Then click on:
View interactive route >
and move
around the screen with your right mouse key, to evidence a further application of Google Earth
Our initial Sag Stop at Windsor on a coolish, occasionally
dampish morn', especially thru Cornwallis.
Annual Sutherland to Wollongong
New Year's Day ride - 5 cyclists
Sunday, 27 Sept - Hornsby via
Berowra Waters to Glenorie Chicken Shop. Thence return via Galston
Gorge to Hornsby - 52km - 7 riders.
Although a few crew cycled a LOT further.
Pete aka CampyAficinado wasn't going to stop
chomping on his whatever burger. Although
Bill aka Glasgow
and George aka
Englishman desisted sipping on their mild, legal drug, and
Eric aka PapaBear
managed to take a breath.
Meanwhile recalcitrant/erstwhile
Jean aka
ChiliDog pondered the utility of preachings that he had
missed Eric aka PapaBear
sermonize from the mount to his brethren an
Extremist Religious
Sect.
Or are Muggs merely compliant sheep?
Because we can't stop Eric gospelizing on the Sabbath, so just put
up with it. And pretend to be interested.
Six out of seven were in regulatory uniform
Midweek ride - Thurs
1st Oct - Nth Wollongong up Mt. Keira, along the ridge, down Mt. Kembla,
returning to Nth Wollongong - 33km - 5 riders
Evident in the above image,
the maximum gradient was 16.8
degrees shortly prior to the cafe. It claimed PapaBear and
BankTeller who each walked about 110m
Click on 'Relive',
then the Right Arrow therein, to view our Mt Kieran ascent 'n back in Google Earth.
Then click on:
View interactive route >
to evidence a further application of Google Earth
On the Choo Choo to Nth Wollongong station
Jean took the above snap of BankTeller struggling twds
the top.
Lots of snaps from
Mt Kieran Lookout Cafe on a bonza, balmy day
Views of the South Coast from the Lookout,
incl where we had started the ascent
Din dins at the full of history
Mt
Kembla Village Hotel was a popular pick
Scribe
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