Muggaccinos.com  The Bullsheet    Sunrise 5:43am     Sunday, 17 Nov '24  8.10am from Hornsby Carpark to Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Pier for 1st Nosh Stop arriving 9:25am.   10am Retrace to  Cowan General Store & Cafe for 2nd Nosh Stop. Thence ride 15.5km back to Hornsby - 52km.  ETR 11:40am.  Or visit tranquil Kalkari Reserve for Sag Stop to increase route to 60km - ETR Hornsby 12:30pm. WHO, WHEN, WHERE: Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston aka Scribe [1st Acceptor] 0434 715.861, David aka OnceAnIronman [2nd Acceptor], Matt aka MotorMan [3rd Acceptor], Eric aka PapaBear [4th Acceptor], Terry aka Navigator [5th Acceptor] are starting from Hornsby Carpark @ 8:10am and cycling due Nth to Red Herring Cafe, Brooklyn Pier.  Return to Hornsby directly.  Or via tranquil Kalkari Reserve. Or skip the 3.85km climb to Pie in the Sky (and  the motor bikes) by catching the hourly service from Hawkesbury River station (7 mins before the hour) and alighting at Cowan station. APOLOGIES: Ann aka ToothFairy is hiking 'The Bloody Long Walk' from Malabar to The Rocks  - 35km. If you think you are >80% of joining us, contingent upon a fine morning, can you e-mail Scribe and he will add ya moniker.

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. 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"

Last Sunday, 10 Nov '24 - Hornsby to Cowan General Store/Cafe.  Returned via Bobbin Head, then either back up to Hornsby via Asquith Golf Course, or up to Turramurra station - 6 rider - 46km                                                              Above four pics at Cowan General Store at 1st Nosh Stop                                                             Above two pics at Bobbin Inn Cafe -  2nd Nosh Stop Click on 'Relive' to view last Sunday's ride in Google Earth (Hornsby to Cowan, Bobbin Head and back to Turramurra Station.  Then click on:  View interactive route > to evidence a further application of Google Earth.  Click on Route Map in Garmin Connect. but you might have to login in to Garmin Connect. Sunday, 25 Aug '24 - 9am Hornsby to Berowra Waters Cafe, either C/W or anti C/W - approx 50km - 7 riders

	To view last Sunday's road ride in Google Earth, click on 'Relive'.  Then click on the 'Right Arrow' therein.  Then click on:  View interactive route >