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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet Sunrise 6.03am Sunday, 19 Jan '25 - Nth St Ives, via Duffys Forest and Illawong Bay to Akuna Bay Nosh Stop. Thence back. * 7:50am rollout from Ayres Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives - 47km - ETR Ayres Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives 11:15am * 8:05am from Terrey Hills Fruit Barn - 38km - ETR Ayres Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives 10:55am |
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WHO, WHEN, WHERE: Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston aka Bank Teller [1st Acceptor], [2nd Acceptor], Ann aka ToothFairy [3rd Acceptor], [4th Acceptor] are starting from Ayres Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives at 7:50am. [5th Acceptor] is starting from Terrey Hills Fruit Barn now Forestway Fresh at 8:05am.
Alan aka PharLap,
Barry aka
BackPacker
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APOLOGIES: If you think you are 80% confident to start, subject to being greeted by a fine morning, please e-mail BankTeller and he will add you above. |
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1st
Leg: Ayres
Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives
to
Akuna Bay
via Duffy's Forest and C/W via
Illawong Bay
to
Akuna Bay
9am for
1st Nosh Stop
(35 min)
- 32km
* N/E along Mona Vale Rd for 4.9km, * L at Terry Hills Fruit Barn 7:30am into Myoora Rd and take a 1st Sag Stop (3 min) from 8:05am, * Ahead 3km along Myoora Larool Rd, * L into Tepko Rd (75m short of Booralie Rd) for 400m,* L into Booralie Rd, 'n pedal 6km on a flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills Golf Course and rifle range to Duffy's Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows), * L into a 'No Thru Rd' about 300m before end of Booralie Rd and cycle a C/W loop back onto Booralie Rd and retrace eventually passing Terrey Hills neighbourhood shopping centre, thru roundabout and take 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) from 8:20am outside former Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant at top of McCarrs Creek Rd - muster on RHS of white road line under tree cover. * Left down McCarrs Creek Rd and L at the "V" and cycle clockwise along General San Matins Drive passing Cottage Point Rd (on LHS) and further descend to Illawong Bay. Arrive Akuna Bay 9:30am for only Nosh Stop (35 min)
2nd
Leg:
Akuna Bay
back to
Ayres
Rd/Mona Vale Rd, Nth St Ives
- 15km - 55 min -
(agg 47km)
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Risk
Warning Cycling Blackspot Warning. The road section approx 300m prior to the West Head Lookout veers awkwardly to the right. It is narrow with very little camber to facilitate cyclists holding the narrowing roadway. Bank Teller has documentary evidence of 6 bad accidents when inexperienced cyclists descended that road section too fast and spin off the LHS. One cyclist remained in a comma for 3 months. Another cyclist who was heli-lifted out on Sunday 9 Nov remained in the Spinal Unit at RNSH - Bank Teller visited him on Sat 2 Jan '10. Descend to the West Head Lookout slowly and warn others to do likewise. RTA, which is responsible for West Head Rd, has been negligent in ignoring Bank Teller's three letters dated 11 Jan '08, 8 Feb '08 and 29 March ’08 and Annexure to - a) straighten approx 200m of that road section by widening on the RHS, b) build up the camber on the LHS, and c) provide dedicated "Cyclists Descend Slowly" signage at the top of the descent.
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 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 -
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, 12th Jan '25 - Hornsby to Estuary Restaurant & Cafe - 6 riders - 48km David aka OnceAnIronMan had to turn back after a flat tire on a tubeless tyre. No motor bikes within cooey at the Estuary. But plenty of muffler adjusted noisy motor bikes passed us during our ascent back up to Cowan. It was scary at times. Nth St Ives, Duffy's Forest, Warriewood Beach Lookout, Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way - 62km - 4 riders (ToothFairy, PapaBear, Alan aka Pharlap, BankTeller).
St Ives, Illawong Bay/Akuna Bay, Bayview Marina and return - 59km - 6 riders that include Ann aka ToothFairy that took these two pics at Bayview Marina
Hornsby to Woy Woy, via Mt. White - 9 riders - 64km
Visitors to Muggs are Graham He_th, Grahame aka AnotherRuddyLawyer, Paul McKi_n, & Chris Robins_n
Quatre Montagnes C/W - included s Sommerville Rd - 3 riders - 62km
Three riders at the familiar Galston shops bus shelter Pics from Tour de Windsor, with Sackville loop - 114km - 3 cyclists The tough get going when the going wasn't even tough, 'cause it was a delightful 'unhot' morn' which did, however, warm up by mid-arvo when Lea aka SlowLea and Bank Teller completed their respective routes with SlowLea registering 130km and Bank Teller 117km. Jean aka ChiliDog 'did a Uie" at Windsor thereby clocking around 100km
About 'three clicks' shy of Windsor
Sheep on the LHS weren't interested. But the goats on the RHS must 've thought we had some tucker, 'cause they were approaching Lea aka SlowLea in hope
And I didn't have a carrot
An impressive tree at Riverstone station
A local 'fatted calf'
Verdant and bucolic out West yesterday Bank Teller 20 Feb '20 |
