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Sunday, 12 Sept, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
*  7:50am Hornsby 125km - ETR Hornsby 3:05pm
*  8:10am Berowra 103km - ETR Berowra 2:35pm

Or turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby - ETR 11:50am

  • If driving to Berowra, take 2nd off-road from Freeway, and turn R into Old Pacific H'way to nearby Berowra

  • The hypertext at "Sun" in "Rides Calendar 2004 - July to Sept" adjacent to 12-Sept-04 is an Altitude Profile for this ride - we commence at Hornsby at 150m above sea level, drop to almost sea level when crossing Hawkesbury River and ascend to 300m around Peats Ridge

  • Ride Leader:   Brian Willis  9807.6439 hm

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

  • Let Brian know if you are commencing from Hornsby

  • Ride in single file on single lane roads, 'cause a RedNeck might clip ya!

Nosh Stops:
1st    Mt White Village Store                from 9:20am          (30 min) 
2nd  Somersby General Store           from 10:50am        (30 min)
3rd   Mt White Village Store                from 12:45pm        (10 min)
4th    Pie in the Sky                               from  1:40pm         (25 min)
Sag Stops:
1st    Roundabout to Kariong           from 10:40am           (5 min)
2nd  MidCoast Petroleum                  from 12:05pm         (10 min)
 King of the Mountain climbs:
 1st    Cherro Point Rd to 2nd Mt White sign                         7.55km
 2nd   300m past Mooney Mooney Bridge to KOM              3.65km
 3rd    Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky                                       3.85km

1st Leg: Hornsby to Mt White Road Warriors' Cafe - 35.5km - 87 min

Park in Jersey St Hornsby street-side car-park 80m Nth of Railway Hotel - N/W side of Hornsby station. 

Rollout 7:50am, -

  • N up Jersey St  for 200m,

  • L for 20m to traffic lights;

  • R onto Old Pacific Highway for 35.2km, where the Berowra contingent will commence ahead of the marauding/encroaching Peloton opposite Berowra station from 8:10am, for 1st Nosh Stop (from 8:25am for 30 min) at Mt White Village Store.  Under new management the Segafredo Zanetti café is heap plenty better than under the previous management.

 

2nd Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min

9:55am -

  • Nth up Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange

  • R twds Gosford along the "Scenic Route" for 4.3km to Mooney Mooney Creek

  • Ahead uphill for 6.5km to "Wisemans Ferry / Gosford Roundabout" for Sag Stop (5 min) off-the-road

  • L into Wisemans Ferry Rd for 7.5km to Somersby General Store (4372.1269ph) for a 2nd Nosh Stop (from 10:05am for 30 min) - good burgers.

 

3rd Leg: Somersby General Store to Peats Ridge - 9.5km (70km) - 25 min

By 11:35am -

 

  • L along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 200m

  • L down "on-ramp" along Peats Ridge Rd for 9.3km to MidCoast Petroleum for Sag Stop [10 min] from 12:15pm.

 

4th Leg: Peats Ridge to Mt White - 20.6km (90km) - 50 min

12:25pm -

  • Sth down Peats Ridge Rd for 14.5km to Calga Interchange

  • L (at "Scenic Road" sign to Brooklyn) and continue 6.1km returning to Mt White Village Store for Sag Stop [5 min] from 1:15pm.

 

5th Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16.1km (106km) - 41 min

1:20pm descend Old Pacific H'way, cross Brooklyn Bridge over Hawkesbury River, pass Brooklyn Rd [103km] and ascend 3.9km for 3rd Nosh Stop at Pie in the Sky [25 min] from 2:00pm.

 

6th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km (125.5km) - 60 min

2:25pm Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

  • pass Berowra [115km] around 2:45pm, and

  • return to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125.5km] at 3:25pm.

 

Bank Teller's succinct rap-up of last Sunday, 5 Sept, Tour de Windsor/Sackville

"For the want of a nail, a shoe was lost.  For the want of a horse, a battle was lost................."   For 20 mins last Sunday morn', Bank Teller couldn't get the key to turn in his Jap Crap.  Eventually when all seemed lost, the confounded lock released.  In the interim, Scribe tried to 'phone 5 crew who, apart from Samurai, had their cell 'phones turned-off. 

Rolf aka Malvern Star was waiting at the edge of the M2 and eventually located a late running Teller.  After short-cutting the route by catching a train from Seven Hills to Riverstone, Teller n Malvern Star arrived at Thompson Square Windsor amidst warming sunshine as Pacific Pete and ToothFairy were heading off for the Sackville loop.  Heineken, Rummager, Printer, Samurai 'et al' weren't in any hurry to follow, but eventually did.  Whippet 'n Yamaha cycled back to Sydney.

Bank Teller didn't lose a nail or a shoe or a battle.  But that bloody 'stuck lock' botched his timing up, whereupon last Sunday's ride was anything but jointed, with crew heading off in all directions.

Scribe    5 Sept 2004