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Sunday, 6:45am, 12 Jan, "Quatre Montagnes" from Wahroonga Park - 87km - ETR 11:45am

 q     Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

q      Bring your mobile, if you have one spare

q      Ride 2 abreast on single lane roads at own peril

q      Get well off the road at Sag Stops

q      Membership of Bicycle NSW provides $20m Public Liability cover if you cause a bad injury to fellow Mugg or motorist, who otherwise will very probably sue your personal assets

Snapshot:

1st Leg: Wahroonga to Berowra Waters - 28km - 75 min
Park in Millewa Ave carpark [N/E side - adjacent to the tracks 50m Nth of station] fronting Wahroonga Park by 6:35am for 6:45am rollout: 

• Ahead Millewa Ave for 1.4km

• R into Romsey St for 300m

• L into Edgeworth David Rd for 200m

• R at lights onto Old Pacific H'way thru Hornsby for 1.8km

• L into Galston Rd and descend to/climb for 10.5km thru Galston Gorge to Galston roundabout (outside Green Shades Café)

• R at roundabout and pedal Nth for 10.1km on Arcadia Rd/Bay Rd thru Arcadia and pastoral Berrilee to Koopers Log KOM

• Ahead after passing Koopers Log KOM descend Bay Rd for 3.6km to 1^st Nosh Stop (30 min from 8am) at picturesque Berowra Waters café on LHS before Berowra Waters punt.

2nd Leg: Berowra Waters to Pie in the Sky - 21.6km - 69 min
8:30m cross punt -

• Climb 3.9km and assemble in new park seating at crest of climb, or if the weather is hot, assemble undercover outside the Pool Shop Sag Stop (5 min) - either way, get completely off the road

• L along Berowra Waters Rd for 1.9km

• L (9:52am) onto Old Pacific H'way (33.8km) cycling Nth for 11.9km twds the Hawkesbury, pass Mt. Ku'ring'gai, Cowan, and descend from Pie in the Sky to Brooklyn Rd [about 500m short of old Brooklyn Bridge]

• "U" turn at Brooklyn Rd for 3.9km climb to Pie in the Sky,

arriving at the scenic grassy knoll (9:50am) for a 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) on Segafredo [8½ out of 10] and Maggot Sacks with real meat.

3rd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Coonanbarra Café, Wahroonga (via Bobbin Hd)  - 33.5km - 85 min

10:20am pedal:

• Sth down Old Pacific H'way for 15km

• L at lights into Bobbin Head along Ku'ring'gai Chase Rd, thence Bobbin Head Rd for 12.1km to KOM Bobbin Head gates for Sag Stop (5 min - get over to LHS off the road).

11:30am pedal:

• Sth down Bobbin Head Rd 4.5km to Burns Rd

• R into Burns Rd for 250m [NB: about 50m before Burns Rd, most cyclists cut across Bobbin Head Rd onto footpath or cycle-path.  If in any doubt about getting safely over to cycle-path or footpath, proceed to traffic lights and turn R.]

• L into The Chase Rd for 700m

• L into Eastern Rd for 100m

• R into Bangalla St for 1km

• R into Millewa Ave St for 900m,

for more for treats 'n sweets at Coonabarra Café - ETR 11:45am.

"Nosh Night" from 7:30pm this Friday, 10 Jan, at Pino's Italiano Restauranté  Crows Nest to "Valete" Dieter & Helga

Two Sunday pedal pushing stalwarts, Dieter & Helga, are expating to Singapore in mid-Jan, as Mr Fixit has negotiated a 3 year contract with his company, Phillips.

Notwithstanding the 11th hour notice, join cycling aficionados from 7:30pm at Pino's Italiano Restaurante  49 Willoughby Rd Crows Nest [9439.2866 ph] (BYO Wine & Beer) to bade farewell to Blonde Bombshell and her loyal cycling compatriot, Dieter.  Set menu for $25 p/h.  However, you can opt for a la carte, so long as you settle-up directly with the waiter.  Corkage for BYO wine and beer is $1 per head.  With a $2 tip per capita, the all-up bill for the 'set menu' is $28.  Scribe is bringing half a dozen chilled home brews for anyone to slurp who is  powerful parched.

Why such short notice?  'Cause Dieter only told Scribe latish Tues night that he and Helga could manage this Friday evening from their frenetic schedule to get all the ducks in a row in order to fly out mid-month.

e-mail johnstp@tpg.com.au or 'phone him 9312.3319 if you are >50% attendee.  If you know anyone who is lonely, bring 'em along, 'cause Dieter ain't got many friends!  And some of 'em are doing the Tasmania Ride commencing the following morn'.

Scribe 's rap-up of Sunday, St Ives to Warriewood - 94km

A dozen crew participated in today's more typical Summer ride with traditional high humidity and heaps of pace on.  Alas, we lost Starbucks at West Head when Matt took the final dog-leg 'Right' a smidgen too quickly and peeled-off on the LHS.  Fortunately, Matt's injuries were minor even though he was doing 30+ clicks after the final steepish descent when Starbucks lost the final corner.  But his hip-pocket will take a hit this week as all that can be salvaged from his pricey mangled front wheel is the hub. A tad after 10am with 68km 'all done' we arrived at Warriewood Beach where the below pick shows most of the gang at The Sunrise Café.  Although the further 'belower' pick evidences Pacific, ToothFairy and Kitchen Sink settling-in at The Nautilus Café.

Ain't that a triumvirate of rough angled noggins on the RHS in the above pic.

Not unsurprisingly, ToothFairy has a piece of plastic hanging out the side of her head, and is talking shop into another obscure piece of cable - together representing the ubiquitous, omnipresent quintessential cellular phone which ToothFairy is able to monitor the rehab of her patients whilst sloggin', or in this instance squawkin', with the rest of the team.

A shade after midday following sorties thru Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way and Mona Vale Rd, we returned to Pattisons' Patisserie with 94km on the dial.  Whippet won the final 6.6km sprint back to St Ives with Sputnik on his tail.  However, judging by the manner that Sergey had gained ground over the last few clicks into St Ives, it seemed that Sputnik could have eclipsed Brian if there had been money on.  Kitchen Sink seemed to fade on the 5.6km leg along Forest Way and back to St Ives.   But he'd cycled from his digs at Dural whilst most of us were still doing zees, and was cycling back home after we returned to St Ives.  Anyone who'd chased Ray up Thunderbolts Way last August would not underestimate his endurance.  See more pics at:
http://db1.auswide.net.au/muggaccinos/ThisYearsRides/0301/Warriewood_more_pics.htm 

The Scribe    5 January 2003