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Sunday, 23 Feb '14, "Coastal Clockwise Loop"  

*       7:10am from Hornsby (101km); or

*       7:35am from St Ives (84km),

via Duffy's Forest, clockwise descent to Illawong Bay & Akuna Bay, with option of all or half of 8km in/out of Cottage Point, for Brekkie at Church Point with a Sag Stop at Narrabeen - return via Wakehurst Parkway/Forest Way
ETR St Ives 12:25pm or Hornsby 1:15pm

Snapshot
Hornsby station carpark 7:10am or St Ives car park Mona Vale Rd [opposite Pattisons Patisserie and Stanley St. junction] 7:35am rollout.  After our 12km circuitous backroads route to Duffy's Forest, drop down to Akuna Bay CLOCKWISE.  Upon completing the circle back to McCarrs Creek timber bridge, hook left and drop down to Church Point Café for 1st Nosh Stop from 10:05am (30 min) [48.3km from St Ives] adjacent to the water’s edge. 
Then cycle N/E twds Mona Vale, before taking a right into Cabbage Tree Rd thru Warriewood to Narrow Bean Cafe 10 Waterloo St, Narrabeen 9913.3026 for
2nd Nosh Stop from 12:05am (20 min) [59.6km]
Thence
West up Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way, Mona Vale Rd back to St Ives [84km - ETR 12:25pm] or Hornsby [101km - ETR 1:15pm].
RISK WARNING:
Exercise caution when descending to Illawong Bay.  About 1.5km past Cottage Point Rd is a hard RH bend known as The Wall which has claimed several cyclists, including Siggy who was carted out in an ambo about 7 years ago.  So take that hard right hander slowly, especially if the road is damp.

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ø     Tony aka Yorky [2nd Responder],  Kev aka TexDubbo [4th Responder], John aka BakerBoy, Syd aka MotorMechanic, Barry aka BackPacker, are starting at 7:10am from Hornsby station carpark.

Ø     Ride Organiser: Ride Organiser, Bank Teller 0434 715.861 [1st Responder], Jean aka ChiliDog [2nd Responder], John aka Auckland and wife Amy [3rd Responder], Jane aka NeoLuddite [4th Responder], Bill aka Glasgow [5th Responder], Lea aka SlowLea [6th Responder], are starting from St Ives car park at 7:35am.

Ø     Alan aka PharLap is meeting us at the Terrey Hills Fruit Barn from 7:50am.

APOLOGIES:

Ø    

If you are >80% confident of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', please e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above

Prologue Leg:  Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives carpark - 8km - 25 min

7:10am cycle -

Early on Sunday morn' the following route has low road traffic which follows the street signs to St Ives: 

*        L down Pacific H'way for 800m

*        L into Edgeworth David Ave to F3 Overpass for 2km

*        Ahead into Junction Rd for 1.3km

*        R into Eastern Rd for 700m

*        L into Burns Rd for 2.2km,

*        Ahead into Killeaton St for 2.3km,

*        Right into Memorial Ave for 500m,

*        Left into Mona Vale Rd for 100m. 

If cycling from St Ives back to Hornsby at the tail of this ride, due to increased traffic after church, the back road route listed at the bottom of this ride invitation is recommended.

1st Leg: St Ives, via Duffy's Forest, Akuna Bay, Church Point Cafe  49km or 40.3km if U skip the in/out of hilly Cottage Point
7:35am:

 

Mona Vale Rd

0.0

St Ives car park

L

Mona Vale Rd

6.5

 Myoora Rd

L

Terrey Hills Fruit Barn

 

1st Sag Stop from 7:50am

L

Myoora Rd

2.9

 Tepko Rd

L

Tepko Rd

0.3

 Booralie Rd

L

Booralie Rd

5.5

 "U" turn at end Booralie Rd

U

Booralie Rd

5.7

 McCarrs Creek Rd

A

McCarrs Creek Rd to Thai Restaurant

2nd Sag Stop

A

McCarrs Creek Rd

1.5

 "V" entrance to park

A

Gen. San Martin Drive

3.9

 Cottage Point Rd

L Cottage Point Rd   4.0 Cottage Point Marina
R Cottage Point Rd   4.0 Gen. San Martin Drive

A

Gen. San Martin Drive

1.7

 Illawong Bay

A

Gen. San Martin Drive

2.1

 Akuna Bay

A

McCarrs Creek Rd

3.3

 T' West Hd Rd & McCarrs Creek Rd

R

West Head Rd

1.6

McCarrs Creek Bridge

L

McCarrs Creek Rd

5.3

 Church Point Café

 

Church Point Cafe

 

1st Nosh Stop (30 min) from 10:05am

2nd Leg: Church Point to Narrabeen Cafe - 13km

10:35am remount to return up McCarrs creek Rd or continue to Narrabeen Cafe and then Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way, Mona Vale Rd loop back to St Ives

A

McCarrs Creek Rd

3.8

 Cabbage Tree Rd on RHS

R

Cabbage Tree Rd /Samuel St

2.5

 Mona Vale Rd

A

Ponderosa Pde/ McPherson St

1.9

 Warriewood Rd

R

Warriewood Rd

0.3

 Pittwater Rd

A

Harwood Place

0.1

 Hunter St

L

Hunter St

0.1

 Narrabeen Park Pde

R

Narrabeen Park Pde

1.3

 Ocean St

R

Ocean St

2.3

 Narrabeen cafe

 

Café Narrabeen

 

3rd Sag Stop (20 min) from 11:15am

3rd Leg: Narrabeen cafe via Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way to St Ives  - 23km 

11:35am remount then Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way, Mona Vale Rd loop back to St Ives

L

Ocean St

0.9

 Waterloo St

L

Waterloo St

0.1

 Pittwater Rd

R

Pittwater Rd

0.3

 Wakehurst Parkway

L

Wakehurst Parkway

9.9

 50m before French's Forest Rd

 

LHS of Rd 50m before lights

 

 4th Sag Stop (5 min)

R

French's Forest Rd / Naree Rd

1.0 

 Forest Way

R

Forest Way

5.4

 Mona Vale Rd

L

Mona Vale Rd

6.5

 St Ives car park - ETR 12:25pm

   

86.2

 

4th Leg: St Ives to Hornsby - 9.9km  - 30 min

12:45pm - L

Mona Vale Rd

0.9

Pentecost Ave

R

Pentecost Ave

2.0

Ku'ring'gai  Ave

A

Boomerang St

0.7

Eastern Rd

R

Eastern Rd

0.7

Bangalla St

L

Bangalla St

1.0

Millewa St

R

Millewa St

1.4

F3 Overpass

A

Alexandra Pde

1.5

Pattisons Ave/Leonard St

L

Pattisons Ave/Leonard St

0.5

Pacific H'way

R

Pacific H'way

0.8

Coronation St   

R

Coronation St   

0.3

Jersey St

L

Jersey St

0.1

Hornsby car park - ETR 1:15pm

Risk Warning

Ø      Take Care descending to Illawong Bay.  About 1.5km past Cottage Point Rd is a hard RH switch-back, known as The Wall, which has claimed several cyclists, including Siggy, so take that hard right-hander slowly, particularly if the road is damp

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"

Ø     Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Opportunity to 'give something back' to the Organisers and Vollies of 'annual mass participation rides' that assisted many of you develop road cycling skills 'many moons ago' by spending 3 mins to Register on line @ $60 in 'Team Muggaccinos' for annual Tour de Hills ride on Sunday week which raises much needed funds for five venerated charities.  If you are prepared to 'part with sixty dollars' for a good cause and assist people often less fortunate than you, please email Bank Teller  and he will add you at WHO, WHEN, WHERE.

Bank Teller has Volunteered as a Team Leader on about 6 annual Bicycle NSW mass participation rides which assist new riders gain confidence and experience as explained in his below three articles on Push On website:

       *        "             *          Volunteering can give you a Warm Fuzzy";
               
*        "A way to repay"
; and
               
*        "We’re all in this together".

It takes a lot of work and involves a lot of 'personal liability' to host a large annual charity ride which most of us have benefited from.  Hence, let us support those who do take on that liability and workload.

Grahame aka AnotherRuddyLawyer is the latest to be inducted into Muggs' esteemed HALL OF INFAMY

Pics from Hornsby to Mt White, return by Berowra Waters - 88km  -  6 riders

Three pics at a verdant Mt White Road Warriors Cafe on a day when too many motor bikes passed us too close and too fast, too often.

Syd aka MotorMechanic is now the 5th Mugg rider to purchase the same flight ticket to Milan, Italy for Tour Italia this August which includes 30kgs luggage

MotorMechanic has booked a two person bungalow at same camp ground in Colfosco.  Tour Italia informs that Bank Teller has sourced a second apartment in Bormio for 500 Euro for our 7 days in Bormio which can accommodate up to 4 adults.  Scott aka Patternmaker will concur that it won't be available for long as it took a LOT of searching to find our first apartment 'cause we are there in peak Summer season.  So if you would like to share these two apartments, thereby securing a cheap deal, and climb for up to 18 climb days with Muggs 'burgeoning contingent', contact Syd or Bank Teller pronto.

Bank Teller's pics of Hornsby for Tour de Wisemans Ferry, return via Cliftonville, Stone House Café Maroota, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd, Galston Gorge  -  118km  -  12 riders

Above pics at Wisemans Ferry after 49.7km from Hornsby

Above five pics at Maroota Stone House cafe after 71km where we got white table cloth treatment.
Bank Teller rec'd an email on Wed 5 Feb from Amy G_ymer, Tenant/Cafe Mgr, informing that she was closing her occupancy this Saturday, because the Owner/Landlord refused to expend monies to achieve Compliance determined by Local Council.  This is a real shame because Amy was an exceedingly zealous/fervent Tenant/Cafe Mgr.  

Bank Teller's pics of  Hornsby, Mt White, Peats Ridge, Yarramalong - "Iron Horse” home from Wyong train station  -  94km -  6 riders

We came across a Red Chook at Mt. White that wasn't afraid of "any dumb human"

Bank Teller    9 Feb '14