Muggaccinos Pedlars  - The Bullsheet

Sunday, 21 April, Brunch at Pearl Beach - Old Rattler home:

*    7:40am from Hornsby [85km] - ETR 2:06pm; or 

*    8:10am from Berowra [72km] - 

Ride Leaders:

*    Phil Johnston - 9498.3684 hm

*    Brian Willis - 9807.6439 hm

Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday.

Cycle two abreast at own risk.  Keep well to the LHS.

Please get off the road at Sag Stops.

www.cityrail.com.au "Trackwork Menu" [updated 15/4] reports no train disruptions this Sunday on North Shore, Northern or Wyong lines

1st Leg: Hornsby to Mt White Store - 35km (85 min)

¨              By 7:30am park at Hornsby train station car park [70m N of the Railway Hotel in Jersey St – N/W side of train station] to rollout at 7:40am; or

¨              pick-up the convoy at 8:10am on Old Pacific H'way opposite Berowra train station carpark.

Continue due N up Old Pacific H'way to 1st Nosh Stop from 9:05am [30 mins] at Mt White Village Store.

Second Leg: Mt White Village Store  to Kariong Shell garage - 18.5km - (54 min)
By 9:35am -

• R Nth up Old Pac H'way for 6.2km arriving at Calga Interchange around 9:55am Sag Stop [2 min] to re-group; 

• R East to Gosford “Scenic Route”, remaining on Old Pac H'way, to intermittent sounds of chirping Bellbirds, crossing Mooney Mooney creek 4.1km later;

• climb 6.1km and take a Sag Stop [5 min] at the Wisemans Ferry/Gosford roundabout at Somersby Industrial Estate; and

• R Sth for 700m on Wisemans Ferry Rd, then L for 1.4km back on Old Pac H'way, arriving at familiar Kariong Shell garage at 10:30am [53.5km] for a short 2^nd Nosh Stop [10 mins].

Third leg: Kariong to pristine Pearl Beach - 20km (54 min)

• Initially flattish Sth along Woy Woy Rd, thence down the hill past Phegans' Bay twds Umina Beach.  After approx 12.5km from the Shell Garage we cross train tracks at level crossing and road becomes Rawson Rd.

• 400m later cross Ocean Beach Rd and continue ahead for 250m when road becomes Allfield Rd for 200m.

• R into Blackwall Rd/Memorial Ave/Barrenjoey Rd for 3km and take Sag Stop [3 mins] 50m after Warrah St  [Keep well to the left side of passing traffic].

• Then take next R into West St for 1km.

• It then changes to Sydney Ave as it veers L for 100m.  

• R into Hobart Ave for 200m.  L into Mt Ettalong Rd for about 3km.  At the Sth. end of beautiful Umina Beach, Mt Ettalong Rd changes to Patonga Drive and we climb past "Mt Ettalong Lookout" for a further 1km.

• L into Pearl Beach Drive for 1.75km to unspoiled, but expensive Pearl Beach (heaps of Filthy Rich “near deads” driving Mercs).

3^rd Nosh Stop [45 mins] from 11:40am [74.7km] at not cheap, but delightful Sit ‘N’ Chat Beach Café (4341.3686 ph) nestled in a sunny, snotty spot.

Fourth Leg: Pearl Beach to Woy Woy station - 9.9km (27 min) - to arrive by 1pm:

By 12:30pm -

• L into Pearl Beach Drive retracing our path out of Pearl Beach up a mother of a hill along (gorgeous view of Pearl Beach on RHS) for 1.75km;

• R back onto Mt Ettalong Rd for 3.2km;

• R into Hobart for 200m;

• L into Sydney Ave for 150m;

• L into Ocean Beach Rd for 4km; and

• R into Railway St for 600m to Woy Woy station:
  

·   express at 1:02pm arriving Hornsby at 1:36pm; or

·   all stops at 1:26pm arriving Berowra at 1:57pm and Hornsby at 2:06pm; or

·   express at 2:02pm arriving Hornsby at 2:36pm; or

·      all stops at 2:26pm arriving Berowra at 2:57pm and Hornsby at 3:06pm; or

·     express at 3:02pm arriving Hornsby at 3:36pm.

Bank Teller's rap up of Bike North's "West to Windsor"
With some Muggs away on Pacific Pete's Vic rider and other Muggs on the Big Ride, a lean representation of four [BigGears, Whippet, Papa Bear 'n Scribe] joined a large roll-up of Bike North members for an enjoyable 'n fast 40km ride leg from Pennant Hills Rd along the M2, thence tracking the railway line to historic Thompsons' Square, Macq. St Windsor.

The chap behind the pole in the above pic pre-ride at Pennant Hills is Whippet.  You'd be excused for thinkin' he was talking on a mobile.  Check-out the two recumbents on the far R - Ian Humphries (sub 9 hr. Audax Alpine Classic, and a Paris Brest Paris finisher) and partner Becky with the bright yellow tailgate chaise to another low hanging cycle.

Never seen so many recumbents before.  Top of the above pic - Ride Organiser, Keith, in the yellow jersey is giving interested BN spectators the 'good oil' about his recumbent.  Whilst two of the girls, Fiona 'n Becky, are sussing out another 'bent - down front of above pick.

Hats off to "Woodies Pizzas" 4577.8080ph George St Mall, Windsor.  Whilst it took a while for Woodies' lean staffing team to fill BN's burgeoning lunch order, eventually it all fell together as evidenced in the above pic, where Keith fixed-out on an appetising eggs 'n everything, cholesterol enhanced lunch, and no one went hungry.

With Papa Bear fretting that he needed to get home in time to mow his weeds, we opted to return after lunch.  Teller suggested the "flattish" Pitt Town Rd route, forgetting about a few hills over the 13.9km leg along Dog Pound Drive aka Pitt Town Rd.  A few clicks shy of Round Cnr Scribe co-opted the assistance of a local Dural resident, John Curtin, who was out front mowing his weeds, to hop on his bike and show us the back-road to Old Northern Rd, along the ultra hilly 3km shortcut along Pellit Lane, Wirrabara Rd, Derriwong Rd, Langford Rd/Davey Rd, Wyoming Rd to Old Northern Rd.  Dead set there is a gynormous house/estate on Wirrabara Rd, and an even bigger mansion on Derriwong Rd which each make JR's digs in Dallas, look like Dan 'n Dave's out-house.  The Dudes who own those Manor Houses couldn't 've paid their taxes, 'cause the ATO makes sure you don't get that wealthy if you give unto Caesar that which is Caesars'.

After succumbing to a delightful illy coffee at Wahroonga's snotty Coonabarra Café, opposite Wahroonga park, we rolled back into Turra' approaching three bells, well satisfied with our +100km Windsor hit-out.

Sunday, 28 April – Cinque Montagnes (anti-clockwise) 7:30am Turramurra [100km] or 8:15am Hornsby [72km]

Scribe 'n Whippet    16 Apr ‘02