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Sunday, 20 Jan, Somersby "Bellbirds" clockwise with 7km on F3:

*    7:00am from Hornsby    map      124km  ETR Hornsby 2:25pm

*    7:10am from Berowra   map      103km  ETR Berowra 2:10pm

All cyclists should target arriving at 8:30am at Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt. White for 1st Nosh Stop

Ø    Due to a section of the Old Pacific H'way still being closed following a road collapse last June, we will be cycling the F3 for 7km approx between Kariong and Calga Interchange

Ø    Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston   9114.6689  0412 045 224

Ø    Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø    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

Ø    Cycling with Muggs is predicated upon notifying Bank Teller if you materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos' "Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"

Ø    Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party - join Bicycle NSW for PL insurance, or upgrade your household policy to include PL beyond your front fence, so that all Muggs are better protected, 'cause if you cause a serious accident it could cost you upwards of $1m in PL claims by the injured 3rd party

Ø    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

Ø    Keep well to LHS of the road, don't ride two abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line

Hornsby to Mt White - 35.5km - 88 min

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

Rollout from 7:00am, -

*        Nth up Jersey St for 500m,

*        L for 20m to traffic lights;

*        R onto Old Pacific Highway for 35km for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) at Mt White Road Warriors' Cafe from 8:30am.

OR park in Berowra station carpark to Mt White -  24km - 65 min

*        Nth up Old Pacific Highway from 7:10am for 24km for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) at Mt White Road Warriors' Cafe from 8:30am.

2nd Leg:  Mt White to Peats Ridge - 21km - 58 min (56.5km)

Depart Bikie Hangout by 9:00am -

*        Nth along Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga;

*        L into Peats Ridge Rd for 15km continuous, gradual climb for Sag Stop (5 mins) at Midcoast Petroleum, Peats Ridge arriving from 9:55am.

3rd Leg:  Peats Ridge to Somersby General Store - 9.5km - 22 min (66km)

From 10am -

*        NEE along Peats Ridge Rd for 9.3km to "off-ramp";

*        Left up "off-ramp" and Right along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 200m to Somersby General Store arriving from 10:20am for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min).

4th Leg: Somersby General Store to Mt White - 23km - 70 min (89km)

10:55am -

*        R along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 7.5km to large Roundabout at juncture with Old Pacific H'way for Sag Stop (5 min) off-the-road from 11:15am;  

*        Ahead along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 500m to F3;

*        R down F3 for 7km;

*        L (near Calga) along off-ramp to Old Pacific Highway;

*        Ahead on Old Pacific Highway to Mt White for 3rd Sag Stop (10 mins).

5th Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16km - 42 min (105km)

12:15pm 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 (30 min) from 1pm.

6th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km - 55 min (124.3km)

1:30pm Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

*        pass Berowra [115km] around 2:10pm, and

*        return to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125km] at 2:25pm.

Bank Teller's rap-up of Duffy's Forest, West Head, Sunrise Cafe Warriewood, Wakehurst Pky/Forest Way - 94km - 19 cyclists

A healthy team marshaled outside Terrey Hills Fruit Barn after 6.6 clicks.

One of the beaut things about cycling since La Niña is the constant evidence of lush, verdant greenery which wasn't the case for several years when El Niño was plaguing us.  Sheltering in the shade was popular along today's ride, 'cause it got powerful hot.

Gosh that lush greenery is grouse

Trevor and Mark aka LongHaul, as well as Ian and Elfi, joined us at the Sunrise Cafe Warriewood overlooking the majestic, shimmering Blue Pacific.

Matt aka Printer 'n Trevor aka Tornado weren't looken' at the Dicky Bird, so we did a "Take 2" below were one of 'em obliged.

Eric aka PapaBear is about to embark on a daunting challenge, namely to be the first and only cyclist to complete 13 consecutive 200km Audax Alpine Classics. Eric has also climbed many of the famous climbs in the French Alps, Pyrénées, and in Switzerland as noted in Eric aka PapaBear . Pic on RHS shows Eric, with the help of Elfi, wearing 2 helmets, 'cause the insecure sod likes leaving his own helmet on whilst most of us remove our lids when we Parle and Pig-Out at Nosh Stops.

Bank Teller   16 Jan  2008