Muggaccinos Pedlars Sunday Cyclists – The Bullsheet

Sunday, 2 Sept, Brunch at Bayview Marina – between 50km and 93.2km

Ride contact:   Brian Willis     9807.6439 hm  

Hardcopy these instructions and bring on Sunday

Detailed ride spec:
After rolling out of car-park at 8:15am and cycling E along Mona Vale Rd, at 6.4km we turn L [opposite Forest Way - at Mona Vale Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a fleeting 1^st Sag Stop (3 min).  Then cycle 3km along Myoor Larool Rd.  About 70m before Booralie Rd L into Tepko Rd (75m short of Booralie Rd) and 400m later L into Booralie Rd, then pedal like "shit out of Shanghai" 6.7km flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills Golf Course and rifle range to Duffys Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows).  U-turn at the dead-end of Cow Corner – if you are dragging the chain, cut the corner - and return via same route and pull up 30m short of Terrey Hills neighbourhood shopping centre for a 2^nd Sag Stop (3 min).  Thence, around 9:10am we enter Ku’ring’gai Chase National Park via Dandenong Rd and Beltana Ave to McCarrs Creek Rd.  At the "V" (dual entrances to the park) take anti-clock [R fork] and descend turning L at McCarrs Creek bridge.  After cycling 2km uphill pause at 9:32am for a 3^rd Sag Stop (3 min) at T juncture (Akuna Bay Marina is 4km downhill on LHS).  Following a quick re-group, commence 45min 12km pedal along West Hd Rd to The Headland.  Pack nibbles, ‘cause we take our 1st Nosh Stop (15 min) from 10:05am [41km] for a snack and a gawk at the majestic, shimmering peninsula - Pittwater/Lion Island.

At 10:20am we retrace to McCarrs Creek bridge and take 4th Sag Stop (5 min), thence L at 10:55am [54.5km] into McCarrs Creek Rd continuing on past Church Point [60km] at 11:10am, thence to Bayview Marina 2^nd Nosh Stop (for 35min) [62km] at 11:20am returning from 11:55am.

Over brunch we will ascertain if everyone is cycling straight up McCarrs Creek Rd to St Ives with an ETR of 1:10pm [81km].

Or if anyone wants to R at 12:15pm [68.6km] to take the scenic route via Akuna Bay for a 3^rd Nosh Stop at 1:40pm [82.4km], returning to Pattisons Patisserie St Ives for more grub 'n drugs at 2:30pm [93.2km].

Whippet's rap-up of Sunday 26 August, "Brunch at Brooklyn on the Pier" - 82km

The scheduled Ferry Boat ride was cancelled at the eleventh hour and became "Brunch at Brooklyn on the Pier" - 82km. The Rohini St Carpark Turra’ was a blaze with colour, full of cars and bikes being assembled, but sadly, most were off to find Warrimoo. 

After the big farewell, this Muggs' ride had a low key start, gliding down Bobbin Head, and then it seemed just a little climb to Kalkari.  First in, ToothFairy escorted by Temperate.  Caroline, who had a 50km road race the previous day (+ ride home) was content with a soft start, just spinning and a warm up.  We may have attracted a new member after Whippet put in yeoman’s bid on lone bike rider, Alain, to join us at our Kalkari Sag Stop.

The Red Herring Conspiracy: The small contingent made a unanimous decision, over cappuccino, muggaccino, or was it Eggs Benedictine, (Dutch courage), bacon & egg rolls, etc.  All had more pressing matters to attend elsewhere.  Was it the sub-standard leaky old boat, rough seas.  Nerr! just the whit or the whip of "The Globetrotting Galloping Gourmet’’ was sadly lacking.

With threatening skies gathering from forecast afternoon thunder storms, and possible hail beckoning, the scurry from the Brooklyn Pier to Pie in the Sky was hotly contested by the half dozen who enjoyed the ambience on the water’s edge - four old foxes (Whippet, Temperate & new chum Alain with his treadley spinning like a Swiss clock) and two youngish ladies who added respectability - Caroline and ToothFairy. 

Claud was last away but had been told to move up front along Brooklyn Rd before the 3.9km slog up OPH.  Whippet and Claud, moved ahead while Swiss Watch was charming in the pack.  Whippet jumped out of his seat and was not headed, leaving the battle for minor places between the long, slow cranks of Big Gears “Temperate” and the precision of a Swiss Watch that needed winding.

We managed to snavel a table at PitS, which was packed with race cyclist and bikes from South Sydney Cycle Club.  (One had the misfortune of breaking his Moser bike’s down tube at the gear cable anchor points.) 

However, Whippet and Temperate were left (standing cup in hand) to chase the pack with a reversal of form.  Our ladies decided to pause only, putting brains up front and continue dry back to Turra’, arriving around midday, with 82km on the dial.  Claud returned to Hornsby.

Fortunately, we arrived back before the skies opened.

Offshore stuff

Below is an extract from BankTeller, holidaying in Nevada, USA.

“Hi to all,

I cycled from 6,300’ at Lake Tahoo to Mt Rose 8,900’ today.

It was like climbing up a bloody steep hill, only this was a big mountain where the air is thin.   At one point twds the top I was much higher up than the summit of Mt Kosciusko.” 

Kosciusko is 7,314ft, so PJ climbed 2,600ft climb.  Without any info on the time it took him, we can’t calc ave. speed, but me suspects that it wouldn’t have been anything flash. 

Sunday, 9 Sept, Hills & Surfside café - 85km

Rollout out of St Ives at 8am joining Doug Stewart’s contingent from Eastwood when it passes thru, and cycle E for 6.2km.  Then R into Forest Way, passing thru Oxford Falls to 1^st Nosh Stop at Narrabeen.  Then cycle N linking onto Muggs’ return route from Warriewood, with 2^nd Nosh Stop at Akuna Bay.

The Whippet   28 August 2001