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Sunday, 19 Feb '12, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
*     By 7:20am from Hornsby  125km  -  ETR Hornsby   2:25pm
*     By 7:40am from Berowra 103km  -  ETR Berowra  1:55pm

Or turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby with 2nd Nosh Stop at  PitS  - ETR 11:20am

Cyclists should target arriving at 1st Nosh Stop at Mt White at 8:45am.  If you are slow, start early.  If ya fast, start by above times.

If driving to Berowra Start, take 2nd off-road from Freeway, and turn R into Old Pacific H'way to Berowra station carpark 1km further Nth.
WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser Phil aka BankTeller  0434 715.861 is starting from Berowra station at 7:40am to shorten his ride as he has just learnt that he has a 'perforated ear drum' from a whack on the side of his head by a nearby swimmer's wayward right hand in the recent 2.7km Palm Beach to Whale Beach Big Swim - it has to heal, so The Teller needs to be sensible.  PacificPete is also starting from Berowra at 7:40am to be ahead of the throng.

John aka Auckland, David aka MountainGoat, Kevin aka TexDubbo, David aka TreeHugger, David aka CricketTragic, Barry aka BackPacker, Jean aka ChiliDog are starting at 7:20am from Hornsby station carpark intent on the full Somersby circuit.  Peter aka CampyAficinado is doing a 'Uie' at Mt White, 'cause he has lawns to mow, people to see, places to go and thingos to do.
 If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail Scribe, and he will add you above.

Nosh Stops:
1st    Mt White Village Store                   from  8:50am          30 min 
2nd  Somersby General Store                from  10:30am         30 min
3rd   Pie in the Sky                                from    1:10pm         25 min
Sag Stops:
1st    Roundabout to Kariong                from   10:00am          5 min
2nd   Mt White Village Store                 from   12:20pm         10 min

King of the Mountain climbs:
1st     Cherro Point Rd sign to 20m past 2nd Mt White sign                                          7.55km
2nd   300m past Mooney Mooney Bridge to KOM                                                         3.65km
3rd    Brooklyn Rd aluminium light poll to 10m before entrance to Pie in the Sky        3.85km

1st Leg: Hornsby to Mt White Bikie Hangout - 35.5km - 90 min

Park in Jersey St Hornsby street-side car-park 80m Nth of Railway Hotel - N/W side of Hornsby station. 

Rollout by 7:20am depending on your speed, -

2nd Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min

9:20am -

  • Nth up Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange

  • R twds Gosford along the "Scenic Route" for 4.3km to Mooney Mooney Creek

  • Ahead uphill for 6.5km to "Wisemans Ferry / Gosford Roundabout" for Sag Stop (5 min) off-the-road from 10:00am

  • L into Wisemans Ferry Rd for 7.5km to Somersby General Store (4372.1269ph) for a 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) - good burgers from 10:30am.

3rd Leg: Somersby General Store to Mt White - 30.1km (90km) - 80 min

By 11:00am -

  • L along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 200m

  • L down "on-ramp" along Peats Ridge Rd for 9.3km to United Gas, Peats Ridge.

  • Sth down Peats Ridge Rd for 14.5km to Calga Interchange

  • L (at "Scenic Road" sign to Brooklyn) and continue 6.1km returning to Mt White Village Store for Sag Stop [10 min] from 12:20pam.

4th Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16.1km (106km) - 40 min

12:30pm descend Old Pacific H'way, cross Brooklyn Bridge over Hawkesbury River, pass Brooklyn Rd [103km] and ascend 3.9km for 3rd Nosh Stop at Pie in the Sky (25 min) from 1:10pm.

 

5th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km (125.5km) - 50 min

1:35pm Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

  • pass Berowra [115km] around 1:55pm, and

  • return to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125.5km] at 2:25pm.

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 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"

Pics from "Turra', Windsor, Yarramundi, Springwood, Penrith, Seven Hills, Turra' loop" - 124km -  9 cyclists

The two veritable 'book-ends", Kev aka TexDubbo and Tony aka Yorkshire

David aka MountainGoat and Bill aka Glasgow content with the world

A good reason to visit The Bridge Cafe, Macquarie Square, Windsor yesterday

Bill aka Glasgow scaled Yarramundi twice in training for ...........
Tony aka Yorkshire and John aka Auckland
No fat on the MountainGoat from Cape Town


Kev aka TexDubbo has thrown down the gauntlet to Eric aka PapaBear for the title of Muggs 'MichelinMan" in the GutBuster-Pic-Poses


After the roasting BankTeller unfairly copped from CricketTragic,  Muggs' Scribe is tempted to wear his old blue sleeveless jersey a few more times this Summer.  Some people who lack self-confidence seek to conceal their insecurities, David seems to like hanging his out to dry/fry.

Scribe    12 Feb 2012