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Saturday, 18 Sept, Tour de Road Warriors' Cafe - Mt White return:

*    7:50am from Nth Turra’ - 95km - ETR 1pm; or

*    8:30am from Hornsby - 71km - ETR 12:30am

• Ride Leader:  Kaza 0425 266.540

• Most cyclists will commence from Hornsby

• Cycle two abreast at own risk.  Keep well to LHS and get off the road at Sag Stops

• Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party - join Bicycle NSW for
  PL insurance cover, so that all Muggs are better protected

¨                     7:50am rollout from Nth Turramurra shops for 46km to Mt White, including 1st Sag Stop at
Kalkari Reserve after 9.7km from 8:20am; or

¨                 8:30am departure from Hornsby station car-park 
[N/W side of station - 70 m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] for 35.5kms to Mt White.

Nosh Stops: 1st     Mt White Village Store               from 9:55am            (30 min) 2nd    Pie in the Sky                              from 11am                (250 min) King of the Mountain climbs: 1st      Bobbin Head to Kalkari Reserve                               3.25km 2nd    Cherro Point Rd to 2nd Mt White sign                      7.55km 3rd     Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky                                     3.90km 4th     Bobbin Head to Tollbooth                                           3.95km

Both groups arrive 1st Nosh Stop - Mt White Road Warriors Cafe with Segafredo Zanetti  (30 min) from 9:35am.

10:05am commence return leg, with 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) at Pie in the Sky from 11:05am to the ambience of the Verdant Grassy Knoll overlooking the majestic Hawkesbury.

11:30am commence final -

•    30km back to Turra’ via Bobbin Head - ETR 1pm; or 

•    19km to Hornsby - ETR 12:30pm.

Saturday was 4 above ave, and Sunday was 4 below, and golly gosh couldn't you feel the snap in the air, albeit by the time 14 of us had marshalled at Road Warriors Cafe, Mt White (after 35km from Hornsby), we felt a bit warmer - Whippet, Yamaha/Lynda, Heineken and his buddy, together with Rummager, Tornado, Printer, Pacific Pete, LongHaul, Scribe, Tony 'n Martin.

Above three snaps from Mt White, and below 2 at Somersby.  In the entire 5 pics there is only one silly sod smiling at the dicky bird.  Particularly in the below two pics which Tornado snapped, all present were cognisant that Trev was about to picture' em.  Perhaps Muggs are an insecure lot, or maybe they are merely philistine 'n heathens lacking refinement.  Little wonder it was an all male collection yesterday at Somersby, where the burgers were bonza, sumptuously cooked by delightful Kirsty.  Although Scribe offered to serve 'em, so that Kirsty could bung on another patty for late arriving Phil.

For a low traffic 100km ride, Somersby "Bellbirds" is hard to beat, albeit that the Bellbirds weren't tweaking as we climbed from Mooney Mooney bridge.

Scribe    13 Sept '04