Muggaccinos Pedlars Sunday Cyclists The Bullsheet

 

Sunday, 1 Sept, “Ferry Boat to Patonga & Iron Horse to Woy Woy” from -
* Turra’ BY 8:40am - 94.5km – ETR 4:10pm; or
* Hornsby BY 9:10am - 65.5km – ETR 3:15pm

  • Ride Leader  Phil Johnston - 9498.3684 hm

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

  • During final Leg from PitS, don't take a Sag Stop at Bobbin Hd "L turn", as it is dangerous

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

  • Get off the road at Sag Stops

  • Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for Public Liability cover in case another Mugg sues you for riding negligence

  • 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 tight" etc

 

1st Legs: either Turra' 41.5km or Hornsby 26.3km - to Brooklyn

Due to the 11am Brooklyn ferry departure, arrive -

  • Turramurra car park [N/E side of station in Rohini St] by 8:30am; or

  •  Hornsby station car-park [75m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] by 9:10am.

 

Details for Turra' start:

Rollout by 8:40am in/out of Bobbin Head, arriving at Kalkari Reserve after 13.5km Sag Stop (3 min).  4.4km later (immediately after passing Asquith Golf Course on LHS) -

  • R into Belmont Rd for 150m;

  • L for 30m to lights at Old Pacific H'way;

  • R onto H'way heading Nth for 20.6km; and

  • R into Brooklyn Rd for 2.7km around 10:30am.

 

Details for Hornsby start:

Rollout by 9:20am -

  • N for 600m up Jersey St;

  • L for 20m to traffic lights;

  • R onto H'way heading Nth for 22.5km; and

  • R into Brooklyn Rd for 2.7km around 10:30am.

 

Arrive at Red Herring, Brooklyn Pier by 10:30am for 1st Nosh Stop (20 mins) to catch 11am ferry to Patonga (fare incl bike $10).

 

2nd Leg: Patonga to Woy Woy - 14km
After 35 min crossing the delightful/majestic/blue Brooklyn Waters at 11:40am, cycle -

  • 5.3km up Patonga Drive to Pearl Beach Drive; 

  • Ahead for 3.2km past the Umina Beach 180o "U"-turn (during the descent) where road changes to Mt Ettalong Rd, then thru Ettalong to SW Woy Woy;

  • R into Hobart for 200m;

  • L into Sydney Ave for 150m Sag Stop [5 mins] outside petrol station just prior to Ocean Beach Rd and COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD;

  • Ahead crossing Ocean Beach Rd and along West St for 400m;

  • L into Trafalgar Ave for 2.9km;

  • R into McMasters for 450m; and

  • L into Blackwall Rd for 750m to 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min lunch) from 12:40pm [Turra' 55.5km - Hornsby 40.5km] in the sunny courtyard o’side the Grouse House (3/5 Blackwall Rd - 4340.2300ph) where “Mamma Maria” serves yummy burgers.

 

At 1.26pm [or 2.26pm] we pedal 100m further NNW along Blackwall Rd and cross Railway St (at traffic lights) to Woy Woy station and catch the all-stops train [$3 fare] arriving at Hawkesbury River station 14 mins later at 1:41pm [or 2.41pm].  [Alternatively, at 1:02pm or 2:02pm catch an Express train from Woy Woy arriving Hornsby 34 mins later - ride distance starting from Hornsby is 40.3km.] 

 

3rd Leg: Brooklyn to Pie in the Sky - 6.5km
Cycle 2.6km West along Brooklyn Rd and climb 3.9km Nth for 3rd Nosh Stop (20 mins) at Pie in the Sky from 2:15pm.  

 

4th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 18.7km or Turra' - 32.5km

Around 2:35pm commence final leg, either -

  • Sth to Hornsby for 18.7km - 65.5km - ETR 3:15pm [an hour later if you miss the 1:26pm from Woy Woy]; or

  • Sth for 15.7km, then L into Bobbin Head for 16.8km -  ETR Turra' 94.5km - 4:10pm [an hour later if you miss the 1:26pm].

An e-mail to Muggs' website from a biker in America
From time-to-time, the Muggs’ website e-mail address mugg@jiwa.com.au receives enquiries from cyclists searching the internet.

Below is an e-mail from a man after my own heart, although a few of the ladies might not see the humour.

From:      Trivett, Richard L

Sent:      Wednesday, 14 August 2002 7:06

To:      ‘mugg@jiwa.com.au’

Subject:      A message from a biker in America

 

"I found your Muggaccinos website using my favourite search engine Google and the Bullsheets support my long held belief that Aussies know how to have fun.  It looks like you have some great rides and you have a lot of information about your group. 

All your insurance warnings reminds me of litigious America.  It is particularly close to my heart as I work for the largest motor insurer in America.  I believe that your equivalent is NRMA.

But the pictures on your website are a little bland being the same stuff I see on local bike rides.  I’ve noticed that you don’t display many photos of anyone actually on a bike. Your gang seems to spend most of its time eating and squawking. 

The footage of Sydney from the last Olympics got me and my good woman, Margaret, pondering that perhaps we could travel to Australia to do some biking.  Some interesting pictures would get me more interested in DownUnder.  Do you ever do any bike rides along your east coast beaches?  If you do bike close to any of the local beaches like Bondi, maybe you could put some jpgs of some of the young good looking women sun bathing.  I remember an old Paul Hogan ad campaign where Crocodile Dundee reckoned that Aussie beaches were full of “real babes with big hooters".

This might increase my interest in biking with your group if I ultimately do opt to visit Australia.  I am a nature lover, and pictures of topless women would interest me more, as I want to make sure that there really are topless women on Australian beaches before I plan a trip there.  I know that the French Riviera has some very good looking, well-endowed topless women on their beaches.  But they’ve also got stony beaches which hurt my feet.

At this time my vacation plans are dependent on where the best sight seeing beaches are.  The French seem to be more in the same frame of thinking as myself.  Maybe you could up-date your pictures on your web site which could increase my interest in Australia over the south of France.

Toddles from a Yank looking for an interesting place for a bike holiday! 

Lots of tail winds and no flats!

Rick, Sacramento, California"

 

Bank Teller's rap-up of Sunday, 25 Aug, Mt White sloshfest - 60km - 7 drowned rats

 

As the below pics will attest it didn't rain all the time, but brother there were a few patches where its was cold 'n wet.

L to R - Kiwi, Malvern Star, Navigator, The Flash, Princess of Monaco 'n Publican

The above pic is the same motley lot a few hours later after we'd slogged it up from Brooklyn Rd. 

The Peloton fragmented after PitS.  Malvern Star, Navigator The Princess 'n Publican continued south twds the R at Berowra Waters Rd for the long-cut home.  The Flash, Kiwi 'n Scribe headed north for 3.9 clicks back down the slippery slide to Brooklyn Rd, 'cause we love that climb so much.

Have no idea why, but Publican took delight in beseeching Teller to pose as a punce for this pic.  
Pictures down' lie as he does have a scrawny pair of pins.  Perhaps Publican's persistence had something to do with trying to get square for Teller publishing the below shocker of Publican back in March.

The Scribe - 27 Aug 2002