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Sunday, 27 April '14, Six Demi or Quatre Demi Montagnes clockwise

¨     "Six Demi Montagnes" - clockwise from Nth Turra’ by 7:30am    – 114km    ETR 1:35pm

¨     “Quatre Demi Montagnes” –  clockwise from Hornsby by 8:00am – 86km   ETR 1:05pm

Cyclists from the longer departure point of Nth Turramurra do not pass the shorter Hornsby departure spot - usually meet after ascent of Galston Rd just before 1st Nosh Stop Andy's Cafe, Arcadia from 9:55am 

Main Route:

From Nth Turra’, Bobbin Hd, Crosslands Reserve, Galston Gorge, Crosslands Rd, Berowra Waters from punt, Brooklyn Rd to PitS, Bobbin Hd to Nth Turra’

Starts:

500m past Burns Rd in Bobbin Head Rd Nth Turramurra; or
300m Nth of Hornsby Stn West side, Jersey St.

Nosh Stops:

Andy's Cafe, Arcadia                  30 min
 Pie in the Sky                             30 min
WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser: Phil aka BankTeller  0434 715.861 [1st Responder], Jean aka ChiliDog [2nd Responder], Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [3rd Responder], Lea aka SlowLea [4th Responder],  Scott aka PatternMaker [8th Responder], Rick aka HillMonster [9th Responder], are starting from Nth Turra’ at 7:30am. 

PrincessCaroline is riding from her digs via The Gorge to the Hornsby start.   Pete aka AnotherBeanCounter and Ron aka Draughtsman  Syd aka MotorMechanic

John aka Auckland and Amy [6th Responder] and Jane aka NeoLuddite [5th Responder] are starting from Hornsby at 8:00am, but John aka Auckland will skip the 2.5km descent into Crosslands Reserve.  David aka CricketTragic [7th Responder] is also starting from Hornsby, hopefully descending to pristine, majestic, serene Crosslands Reserve if he is not a 'Chicken-Hearted' woos.

APOLOGIES: 

 
 If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail Scribe and he will add ya in the above.

1st Leg: Nth Turra' 49.8km - 115 min; or Hornsby 34.1km - 75 min to Andy's Cafe, Arcadia

¨        Longer Ride - Six Demi Montagnes - 102km -  62km 1st Leg  (agg 62km from Nth Turra')
Rollout 7:30am from Valley Park Cres carpark on LHS (700m past Burns Rd) in Bobbin Head Rd Nth Turramurra opposite the Corner Cafe, to descend Bobbin Head, arriving 1st Sag Stop (5 min) Kalkari Reserve after 9.9km.  Thence 4km along Bobbin Head Rd. 
Left into Belmont Pde. which becomes Royston Rd which hugs Asquith Golf Course on LHS. 
Join Pacific Highway after R into Baldwin St and cross over railway line at Asquith train station, then veer R at traffic lights continue SW on Pacific Highway and after 450m R into Galston Rd and pedal 4.1km NNW twds Hornsby Heights.

 

¨        Shorter Ride - Quatre Demi Montagnes - 73km - 25km 1st Leg
Rollout 8:00am 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 at Galston Rd and cycle 4.1km NNW twds Hornsby Heights.

Route now becomes common for both start points: 

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

*    Descend narrow, steep bitumen pathway 2.5km to Crosslands Reserve at creek level for 1st Sag Stop (10 min).

*    Return up precipitous, steep narrow pathway 2.5k for 2nd Sag Stop at Crosslands KOM (5 min).

*    R into Somerville Rd for 4.1km 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 for our 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) at Andy's Cafe, Arcadia arriving from 9:25am. 

2nd Leg: Andy's Cafe, Arcadia to Pie in the Sky  -  33km (agg 83km from Nth Turra') -  70 min

9:55am NE along Arcadia Rd which becomes Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee, where a few km later after passing the former Koppers Log KOM descend to picturesque Berowra Waters take ride on the punt and climb 4km East from Berowra Waters where we usually regroup at 3rd Sag Stop (5 min) under cover at Former Pool Shop, before 3km later turning Left from Berowra Waters Rd. onto Old Pacific H'way and cycle Nth past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky and descend to Brooklyn Rd and 'U turn' cycling 3.85km back up to Pie in the Sky at 11:45am for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min).

3rd Leg: Pie in the Sky to -
*      Hornsby 19km - 50 min; or
*      Nth Turra' shops - 31km (agg 114km from Nth Turra') - 80 min
 12:15pm commence return home Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

¨      continue Sth to Hornsby - ETR 1:05pm; or

¨      enter Bobbin Head to Nth Turra' shops - ETR 1:35pm

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"

'Push On' on-line article "Climb the hills in Italy with the Muggs heralds Muggs' 3rd Europe sortie
Tour de Italia in August now has 6 Muggs' riders all flying out on the same QANTAS/Emirates flight on 12 August bound for Milan.  We don't want any more riders, 'cause it is a lot of admin to put this together and BankTeller and PatternMaker are 'all done with organizing'.

ANZAC DAY - Three 'moist' rats back at Patterson's Patisserie après 13.2km out/back to Terrey Hills Fruit Barn

Lea aka SlowLea, BankTeller and Matt aka GreenMonkey back at Patterson's Patisserie after getting 'spilled-on' en route

Bank Teller's and ChiliDog's pics from 3rd annual 'Two Dams Ride' -  115km  -  12 cyclists

Good to see erstwhile Muggs - Grant aka BeanCounter, Matt aka (former) Printer, John aka L'Etape, Greg aka ArchitectToo, George aka Englishman join the annual early autumn 'throng' to the pristine delights of rustic, bucolic 'Two Dams'.  A big thank you to Andrew aka TugBoat who proposed our 'Two Dams' route three years ago, and for patiently waiting for all riders at road junctures, so they didn't go the RONG way. 
Next year, Bank Teller will start 10 mins before everyone else and will skip the Nepean Dam, so as not to hold up other riders.  Other 'slow coaches' may wish to join him.

Above pics at the KOM of Razorback Rd after 24km


Above pics at our 1st Nosh Stop at the Subway Cafe Tahmoor après 35km, where the two front of camera opted to 'do a Uie'

Above pics at Nepean Dam - 1st dam visited if any other riders have pics of Avon Dam that are less than 500KBs each, send 'em and they will be published!!!

Scribe   20 April '14