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Sunday 3 Dec '06 -

*    by 6:50am from Hornsby station carpark on West side of train line 60m Nth of Railway Hotel in Jersey St
     +++  143km to Wyong catching Iron Horse from Wyong" - 128km -  ETR Cowan 4:01pm or Hornsby 4:17pm; or
     +++  160km returning via Wisemans Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd, Old Northern Rd, Wylds Rd and Galston Gorge.

*    by 7:15am from Cowan station carpark for "Ride into Deliverance Country - Spencer Re-visited - catching Iron Horse from Wyong" - 128km -  ETR Cowan 4:01pm or Hornsby 4:17pm

Or start from Hornsby by 6:50am and cycle back from:
*        Mt White          - 71km - ETR 11:05am; or
*        Peats Ridge   - 112km - ETR 1:45pm; or

• Click on: Risk Warnings which warns of the dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars, potholes and over bridges with vertical timber planks with gaps

• No trackwork on Wyong to Hornsby line

• Access 126 at "Ride Calendar 2006 - Oct to Dec" for detailed Ride Description from Cowan to Wyong and hardcopy and bring on Sunday

• Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston - 9513.9532 hm

• Bring ya plastic talk box, if ya got one

• Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

• Cycle two abreast at own risk, and never on a single lane road with an unbroken centre line. 

• Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for $20m Public Liability cover, in case you cause a nasty accident and a seriously injured cyclist, or 3rd party, wants to sue your arse to empty your pockets

 

Snapshot: Rollout Hornsby from 6:50am or Cowan station from 7:15am.  Nosh Stops at Mt White, Spencer and Yarramalong. Sag Stops at Peats Ridge and Mangrove Mountain. Catch All Stops from Wyong 2:57pm alighting Cowan 4:01pm or Hornsby 4:17pm.

Stop Press: Tony aka Samurai, Matt aka Printer, Laurence aka Tyro, Todd aka I.T. Nerd, Adam and possibly Mark aka LongHaul and Jean aka DishPig are doing the above 160km loop returning via Wisemans Ferry and Halcrows Rd.

1st Leg:  Cowan to Mt White - 20km - 50 min

Rollout of Hornsby station carpark at 6:50am or Cowan station at 7:15am cycling Nth up Old Pacific H'way passing Pie in the Sky, crossing Old Hawkesbury River bridge arriving Mt White "Road Warriors Cafe"  from 8:05am for 1st Nosh Stop(20 min).

2nd Leg:  Mt White to Peats Ridge - 21km - 57 min

Depart Bikie Hangout by 8:25am -

• Nth along Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km;

• L into Peats Ridge Rd for 15km continuous, gradual climb for 1st Sag Stop (10 min) at Midcoast Petroleum, Peats Ridge from 9:20am.

3rd Leg:  Peats Ridge to Spencer - 30.2km -  65 min

Re-mount 9:30am -

• L 200m Nth into George Downs Drive thence NNW for 3½km to Central Mangrove;

• L  SW  into Wisemans Ferry Rd at Central Mangrove descending thru Mangrove Mountain, Lower Mangrove following the river 26km to Spencer for 2nd Nosh Stop (35min) after 71km from 10:40am.

4th Leg:  Spencer to Friendly Store, Mangrove Mountain shopping centre - 22.8km - 84 min

Re-mount 11:15am and retrace 22.8km up Wiseman's Ferry Rd to Friendly Store, Mangrove Mountain shopping centre on LHS arriving from 12:37pm for 2nd Sag Stop (10 min).

5th Leg:  Friendly Store, Mangrove Mountain to Yarramalong Manor - 15.2km - 40 min

Re-mount 12:47pm:

• retrace 600m up Wiseman's Ferry Rd; 

• Ahead into Bloodtree Rd for 3.8km (where Wiseman's Ferry Rd veers Right);

• L into George Downs Drive for 3.5km;

• R into Springs Rd for a Sign Post (3 min), thence 3.1km East twds Bumble Hill to Greta Rd;

• Ahead for 2.1km up Bumble Hill to Forest Rd

• Ahead 2.4km descending Bumble Hill cautiously;

• R for 60m to 3rd Nosh Stop (30 min) from 1:25pm at Yarramalong General Store.

6th Leg: Yarramalong to Wyong station - 18.8km - 55 min
By 1:55pm commence 18.8km flat/fast hit-out E along Yarramalong Rd into Wyong, arriving by 2:55pm to catch ($8 fare) 3:51pm train to Cowan arriving 4:01pm:

• 2:32pm Express 59 min direct to Hornsby 3:34pm; or

• 2:57pm All-stops Cowan 4:01pm, Hornsby 4:17pm; or

• 3:37pm Express 62 min direct to Hornsby 4:39pm; or 

• 3:51pm All-stops to Cowan 4:48pm, Hornsby 5:04pm; or

• 4:37pm Express 62 min direct to Hornsby 4:39pm; or 

• 4:51pm All-stops to Cowan 4:48pm, Hornsby 5:04pm

 

 

 

Pete aka Pelvis stars on Vega 95.3 fm to win 2 tickets to the Ashes cricket

 

 

Rap-up of last Sunday's "Duffy's Forest, West Head, Warriewood" - 94km - 13 cyclists

 

Arno aka The Kaiser, Todd aka I.T. Nerd and Samurai discussing somethin' on an o'cast morn' at The Headland after 33km	Sergey aka Sputnik holding court at West Head.  As the profile of Sputnik notes, Sergey has completed the following 2007 PBP Qualifiers over the last 4 w'ends:   200km, 300km, 600km and 300km  As the above pic patently evidences, Sergey is only skin 'n bone.  With PBP Qualifier 'mission accomplished', Sputnik landed back in St Petersburg at 1pm Tues, 28 Nov, greeted by a bitterly cold Russian day.  Last Sunday, when the lads asked Sergey how he would get to Paris for the PBP next August, Sergey innocently replied, "By bicycle".
Grant aka BeanCounter, Hugh aka Irish, Rex aka Pimpernel, Bazza and Guy aka Lawyer at West Head
Click on: Sunrise Café for pics (see one below) of today's Nosh Stop and Luigi and Giuseppe as the nocturnal Elves have 'inter alia' repainted Nasty Little Hill compliments of paint supplied by Muggs' erstwhile crew members who have to work Sundays in the paint shop to keep the debt collectors at bay.
Queuing up at Sunrise Café after Seventy Clicks.  Seemingly Tornado is espousing somethin' of monumental consequence to two nearby Muggs.

 

Scribe  26 Nov '06