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Sunday 10 Aug '08 – Cinque Montagnes (anti-clockwise) from -

*    Nth Turramurra shops from 7:50am                                    94km    ETR 1:30pm; or 
*    200m NW of Hornsby station from 8:15am                          68km    ETR 12:45pm

All cyclists should time their start to arrive at 1st Sag Stop of Pie in the Sky at 9:40am.

•       When boarding and alighting the Berowra Ferry, walk your bike as the metal rails on the cement ramps are often slippery

•       Cyclists commencing at Nth Turra' do not pass Hornsby start point, rather usually catch those departing from Hornsby when approaching Pie in the Sky

•       Hardcopy these ride directions and bring on Sunday

•       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  

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

•       Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for $20m Public Liability cover in case you cause a serious accident and a 3rd party sues you for up to $20m for negligence where U could "lose the lot".

Cyclists departing either ride start location should target arriving at initial Sag Stop (10 min) -  Pie in the Sky at 9:40am:

¨       Longer Ride - Cinque Montagnes [96km]
Park in Nth Turramurra village car park (700m NNE of Burns Rd) in Valley Park Cres (little road off to the left of Bobbin Head Rd opposite the Corner Café on LHS) for 38km leg to Pie in the Sky.  Rollout between 7:50am and 8:00am (depending on your ride speed) passing Kalkari Reserve after 10.2km. 4 clicks later, R into Pac Highway at lights after passing Asquith Golf Course. Then due Nth to the Hawkesbury.

¨       Shorter Ride - Three Hills [68km]
Rollout Hornsby car-park [100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] by 8:35am cycling 500m Nth up Jersey St, L into Wharf Rd for 60m, R [at traffic lights] onto Pacific Highway and cycle Nth to the Hawkesbury.

Both groups pass Berowra station 9:00am and Cowan station 9:10am.  After passing Pie in the Sky Cafe and descend to water level, U turn at Brooklyn Rd for slog back up to the Pie Shop for 1st Sag Stop (10 min) at Pie in the Sky Cafe 10am.  Skip the climb from Brooklyn Rd if you're slow or do a 'U' turn upon sighting cyclists returning up to PitS Cafe, 'cause we won't wait for you.

10:10am return S for 8.2km and R into Berowra Waters Rd for flattish section before descending to picturesque Berowra Waters 10:45am for 2nd Sag Stop (10 min) during ride on the punt. 

Or continue south and return to either Hornsby [46km] or Nth Turra’ [69km] car parks. 

After cycling thru rural Berrilee and Arcadia we take 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) at Andy's cafe from 11:50am.

12:20pm commence return home continuing South along Galston Rd to the large roundabout at Galston, Left to descend and scale Galston George passing familiar Hornsby Heights' bus shelter.

Continue 3km to Hookham's Corner and either -

¨       R       2km to Jersey St, Hornsby; or

¨       L        2.5km up Pacific H'way to Asquith station, then off-road to Royston Ave thru backstreets of Asquith, R in to Ku' ring' gai Chase Rd, Ahead into Bobbin Head Rd for 15km to Nth Turra' shops on Bobbin Head Rd.

Bank Teller's rap-up of Quatre Montagnes - 13 cyclists incl -

(i)        Matt aka Printer couldn't stop at Mt White 'cause he was late for church; and

(ii)       Wendy aka The Phantom who, despite lots of Muggs keeping an eye out for her at our Hornsby start at eight bells, actually rode from Hornsby a few mins later to Mt. White and upon arrival pondered "Are they Muggaccinos?"  But alas didn't pucker-up the temerity to ask us.  Wendy phoned Bank Teller yesterday arvo to inform that she enjoyed her first visit to Road Warriors Cafe, and with the value if hindsight, Wendy should have introduced herself.  If Wendy joins Muggs rides on a regular basis, we will soon transform this stately and polity femme into a bold 'n brazen hussy who doesn't take a backward step to anyone, in particular a bunch of unruly, scruffy exercise-conscious desperados who some can look like they couldn't find the cake of soap during their weekly tub.  However, they scrub up on cycle w'ends away at party time.

Jean aka ChiliDog arriving at Mt White after 73km cycling from Rozelle at sparrow fart and incl 13km out 'n back to Calga. They don't come tougher!!!

Scott and Paul at Mt White.  They took one look at the queue to buy coffee and hightailed it back to PitS.  Some buggers are hard to please.  Sunday is a day of rest 'n relaxation!!!

Scott, Paul 'n Jean heading back early

Scott aka PatternMaker in hot pursuit.  Scott alerted us post-ride at Hornsby that we won't see him to latish Sept due to non cycling commitments, incl 3 weeks with his family holidaying at South West Rocks, whereupon Scott aka PatternMaker  will be back to hound the front runners

BeanCounter from his best side

Arno aka The Kaiser, Harry aka KayakMan and Grant aka BeanCounter shooten' the breeze probably about not much important, which is what ya want to parle on a brill mid-Winter's morn' that remained frightfully chilly when you encountered shady patches

L to R above  -  Todd aka I.T. Nerd, Arno, Harry aka KayakMan, PacificPete 'n Rex aka MediaMan

Pete aka Campy Aficionado in his veritable heaven, 'cause Pete happened upon an English made Vincent Series C Cornet 1951 Motor Bike in lovingly restored "mint condition" which Pete would sell his wife in order to own (if he had one)

Above n below post-ride happy snaps at Hornsby carpark before Jean aka ChiliDog rode back to his Rozelle digs and the rest of us took the easy-out by jumping into our CO2 polluten' jalopies.  One hopes that when we finally cark it that the gate-keeper of the pearly gates, St Peter, doesn't have a Carbon Footprint Calculator reading on some of us, cause otherwise ChiliDog may the only Mugg who makes it into eternal cycling bliss. 

Pete aka Campy Aficionado, Scott aka PatternMaker, PacificPete and Bank Teller