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Pics from 2016 Boxing Day 'catch up' Trois  Sommets - 19 riders - 62km 

Pics from 2018 Boxing Day ‘catch-up’ – 12 riders – 74km

Pics from 2020 Boxing Day 'catch-up' -  12 riders -  further below

Pics from 2021 Boxing Day 'catch-up' - 9 riders - 54km

Thurs, Boxing Day, 26 Dec 2023 - 23rd Annual Boxing Day 'Catch-up' - Duo Montagnes clockwise - 53km - Only Nosh Stop is Berowra Waters Marina Fish Cafe - now Water Vista Cafe - the Owner, Paris, informs that it opens at 8am this Boxing Day.

*      7:20am from Hornsby car-park onto Galston Rd.  Ride the 8km out/back along Sommerville Rd, but skip the steep descent down to Crosslands Reserve, thence descend to Galston Gorge and ride the lumpy route to Berowra Waters Marina Fish Cafe from 9:05am.  Then scale to Berowra and Right for 11km to Hornsby - 53km -  ETR 10:35am

*      Or 7:40am and skip the Sommerville Rd out 'n back.

*      Or start from Hornsby at 8:10am and cycle 11km up Old Pacific H'way and descend to Berowra Waters punt for our solitary Nosh Stop from 9:05am at Berowra Waters Marina Cafe now Water Vista Cafe.

*      Or if you are travelling from far away, catch a train from Hornsby at 8:37am (Platform 2) to arrive at Berowra station at 8:50am and cycle 4km down to Berowra Waters.

Otherwise, see you at our only Nosh Stop Berowra Waters Marina Fish Cafe from 9:05am.  It opens at 8am this Boxing Day.

Main Route:

Hornsby, Somerville Rd, Galston Gorge, Crosslands Rd, Bevans Rd, Bayfields Rd, Berowra Waters from punt, Brooklyn Rd to Brooklyn Wharf, thence return to Hornsby

Starts:

300m Nth of Hornsby Stn West side, Jersey St.

Nosh Stops:

Berowra Waters Marina Cafe             35 min
WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

7:20am from Hornsby station carpark:
Usual Starters not limited to Ride Organiser: Phil aka BankTeller, Eric aka PapaBear, Tony aka Samurai, Arno aka The Kaiser, Terry aka Navigator, Kerry aka Miner and Maureen, Martin aka Architect, Rick aka HillMonster, Pete aka Yamaha, Caroline aka Princess, Matt aka Printer, Pete aka CampyAficinado, Ann aka ToothFairy, John aka Auckland, Bill aka Glasgow,  Pete aka Pelvis, Jane aka Neo-Luddite, David aka TreeHugger, Grant aka BeanCounter,  Mark aka LongHaul
 Some might start at 7:40am or later by riding 11km up the Old Pacific H'way to Berowra and thence left and down to the punt and .

 Grant aka BeanCounter  [4th Acceptor], [6th Acceptor],   [8th Acceptor],   [10th Acceptor],  Jane aka NeoLuddite [13th Acceptor],        

APOLOGIES: 

1st Leg:  Hornsby to Berowra Waters Marina Cafe, incl Sommerville Rd, but not Crosslands Reserve -  34km 1st Leg - 105 min

Rollout 7:20am Hornsby car-park 100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St

*    Nth up Jersey St for 500m, 

*    L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way, 

*    R and pedal 700m Nth; and 

*    L at lights into Galston Rd and cycle 4.1km NNW twds Hornsby Heights.

*    R into Somerville Rd at traffic lights and pedal 4km on undulating, wide residential road to narrow entrance of Crosslands Reserve.

*    U turn in Somerville Rd for 4km return leg to Galston Rd

*    R back into Galston Rd and descend 4.5km to Galston Gorge timber bridge.

*    Climb 4km to Crosslands Rd.

*    Right into Crosslands Rd for 3.3km to dirt road. 

*    Return 3km and Right into Bevans Rd for 700m.

*    Left into Knights Rd for 850m

*    Right into Bayfields Rd for 1.7km which veers Right into Blacks Rd for 900m to familiar Arcadia Rd which becomes Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee, where a few km later after passing the familiar Koppers Log KOM descend to picturesque Berowra Waters for our 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) at Berowra Waters Marina Cafe from 9:05am. 

2nd Leg: Berowra Waters Marina Cafe to Hornsby  - 19km (agg 53km) - 55 min

9:40am take ride on the punt and climb 4km riding East from Berowra Waters where we usually regroup at 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) under cover at Former Pool Shop, before 3km later turning Right from Berowra Waters Rd. into Old Pacific H'way and cycle 11km Sth to our Hornsby start arriving from 10:35am.

Risk Warning

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   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 at least 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 -
(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.

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"

 

Boxing Day 2020  'catch-up' ride at Berowra Waters Cafe.  All attendees were cordial and civil in keeping with the festive occasion - 12 rider  - 52km

To view today's Annual Boxing Day 'catch-up' ride route in Google Earth:

Click on the 'Relive' image below.  Then click on the 'Right Arrow' therein. 

Then click on:  View interactive route >

Lots of costly boats but not many, if any, owners in 'em

A well-visited SagStop at the apex of the familiar climb from Berowra Waters.  Very old pics at SagStop

 

Annual Christmas Eve Emu Plains to Springwood up Nasty Old Bathurst Rd, thence Nth to Richmond and onto Tallawong Metro station - 81km  - 3 riders

 

 

 

BankTeller close to death at the apex of the Old Bathurst Rd climb where sections were +15%

 

 

The above data included a train from Tallawong Metro to Epping station

 

 

Relaxing in Springwood

 

 

 

Above 'n below pics of Yarramundi Lookout on a dry day

 

 

 

 

Hornsby to Woy Woy, via Mt White - 65km - 5 riders

Pete aka CampyAficinado is admiring some poor large fish on sale

We were joined at Fisherman's Wharf by Ann's brother who hails from The Lakes District in England


 Hornsby to Mt White - 70km - 5 riders

 

With a Highland Mist 'dripping' at Mt White at 7:10am, we opted to avoid the drop to Galston Gorge, but rather head Nth on the Old Pac H'way.
BankTeller's 'no-doze' kicked in over the 19km from PitS to win the final sprint.

 

 

Muggs two Audax Alpine Classic Reps

 

 

 

Annual New Year's Day ride from Sutherland to Nth Wollongong - 59km - 4 riders, although three riders cycled some more clicks

 

Hard to identify 'who' is 'whom' in above pic, so PhotoShop brightened it up

 

New Year's Eve ride to Mt. White  -  70km  -  4 riders

BankTeller, ToothFairy, Glasgow and PapaBear at Pie In The Sky

Ann aka ToothFairy recently returned from cycling 7,320km thru seven countries (listed above).  Ann cycled 360km in the initial three days. Her longest day was 180km.

Most participant riders rode two or three countries, but only two riders cycled the entire route, both ladies. 

Within 50 years, women will be ruling the world, and males will be reduced to the role of the 'male bee'. 
Presently, the Prime Minister of England, Chancellor of Germany and Prime Minister of NZ are women, so is the Premier of NSW and Qld. 
We might not have endured two World Wars, with 71m fatalities, had women taken control a hundred years ago.

 

Immediately before the 6.7km climb up Mt. White is Cherro Point Rd on the RHS.  Muggs riders have collectively cycled past Cherro Point Rd over 2,000 times over the last 21 years.  Today BankTeller wandered into the 1.7km Cherro Point Rd and took a few pics.

 

 

 

 

 

Hornsby, Berowra Waters, Galston Gorge, Bobbin Head, thence backroads to Hornsby  - 61km - 3 riders

It was a pristine, late Winter morn', although the Saturday traffic was appreciable greater and less friendly.  The variety of food in the Galston Gourmet Deli and their prices are 'beaut'. 

Next time we will sit in the Bus Shelter, cause it was hard standing back up for Ann and BankTeller.

Nth Turramurra via Bobbin Head to Mt, White and return  -  92km  -   9 riders, although Jean aka ChiliDog 'bailed-out' at Pie in the Sky

 
Scribe   22 Dec  2019