Muggaccinos Pedlars Sunday Cyclists - The Bullsheet

Sunday, 6:45am 13 Jan, Hornsby to Yarramalong Manor for lunch and onto Wyong - "Iron Horse” home - 93km
q      Ride Leaders:
    *    Phil Johnston  9312.3319
    *    Brian Willis  9807.6439
q      Hardcopy this and bring on Sunday

Detailed:

Our 1st Nosh Stop (25 mins) after 36kms at Mt White Village Store from 7:30am.
Cycling N from the Bikie Hangout before 8am, we take a 2^nd Nosh Stop (15 mins) at Midcoast Petroleum, Peats Ridge from 9am after a steady, continuous, gradual climb. 
After re-mounting at 9:15am, around 9:55am we descend Bumble Hill for our 3^rd Nosh Stop (55 mins) for brunch from 10:15am at delightful, serene, stately Yarramalong Manor. 
At 11:10am we commence a 20km flat/fast hit-out into Wyong, arriving by 12pm to catch ($6.40 fare) –
v              12:37 Express (or 1:37pm) - ETR Hornsby 1:36pm (or 2:36pm); or 

v              12:55pm (or 1:55pm) all-stops - ETR Hornsby 2:06pm (or 3:06pm).

Bank Teller's rap-up of Sunday, 6 January, 
"Hornsby to Calga 'n back" - 82km

17 joined an abbreviated 82km sortie Nth twds bush-fire country on a steamy, sultry morn' where the sun never really shone thru, although there ain't no group photo to show the throng.  As may be gleaned from the following 3 jpgs, The Scribe struggled to get anyone's attention, although post ride The Publican had some success taking an orderly team pic back at Hornsby.

Not long after 8am with a few of the Masochistic Conchies still to return from the 13km Calga adjunct, from L to R in the above pic at Mt White - RockSolid, Publican, Navigator, Whiz's buddy Trev, Welsh Whiz, Arrogant Bastard, Rocket Ros, ToothFairy, Bazza, BigGears, 'n Widget.  (What has Widget hung from the tree which Bazza is unenthralled by, and ToothFairy is "playing a straight bat" to?)

A few minutes later, Whippet, Suicide Blonde, Caroline, Stephen C. 'n  new chum, Richard P, had joined the brigade at The Village Store.  Backing up for another Audax campaign, Ardent Andy, also joined us fleetingly.

Consensus decreed that we prudently return to Pie in the Sky, rather than venture to Somersby.  But for reasons best known to Widget 'n ToothFairy, together with Stephen, they opted to incl. the Calga loop.  Hence, approaching ten bells with three of the gang still sloggin' back from Calga, the below lay-back scene was at PitS, where with an aging leather brigade en masse, plastic seats were a cherished possession for the lucky few.

Post ride back at Hornsby at 11am, Widget was cock-a-hoop with her 81km at +24km, incl. an un-interrupted 42km return leg.  Welsh Whiz cycled from Bayview and ended up clocking 127km @ 26.65km/h.  Gareth reckoned that after he and new chum, Richard P. almost buried each other hammering up to Mt White, whereupon he reasoned it was time to back-off.  A check around the traps suggested that at one time or another, everyone had put in hard except a lethargic (much better word than "lazy") Bank Teller.

The Publican achieved some semblance of conviviality and order to snap the above 4^th pic.  Cos we were waiting on BackPacker Bruce to finally show-up, it took Publican three photo attempts.  He was fortunate that passing motorists in Jersey St were tolerant of him, being perched out on the road to get a better angle.  Hence, there isn't "a set of steak knives" for guessing that the guy in the helmet, sunnies 'n treadley with the dorky pink front tyre is BackPacker.

NB:     Last week RockSolid provided a chilling MugShot, impersonating Neddy Smith post-ride at St Ives.  This week Bank Teller steals the unsolicited accolade with the above post-ride Al Capone veritable shocker.  The unwanted tribute may prove to be a case of "once bitten, twice shy", 'cause, a week on, Simon is all-smiles in the above pics.  In fact, his mum would be proud of his charismatic disposition.  Notwithstanding, the censor will vigilantly expose any future gangland impersonators.