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Muggaccinos.com
The Bullsheet
Join
Muggs’ caravan this Sunday to
Mecca to pay homage to the re-opening of the
bigger ‘n better
Mt White Village Store
and the rustic, grassy knoll.
Sunday,
14 June '08, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
* By 8:15am
from
Hornsby
125km - ETR Hornsby
3:30pm
* By 8:30am
from
Berowra
103km - ETR Berowra
2:50pm
Or
turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby -
ETR 12:30pm
Cyclists should target arriving at 1st
Nosh Stop
at Mt White at 9:45am. If you are slow, start early. If ya fast, start by
above times.
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If
driving to Berowra
Start,
take 2nd off-road from Freeway, and turn
R
into Old Pacific H'way to
Berowra station carpark
1km further Nth.
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Ride
Organiser: Phil
Johnston aka Bank Teller 9114.6689 hm 0434.715.861
is starting from Hornsby with
Peter aka CampyAfficinado,
John aka
BakerBoy,
Jean aka ChiliDog,
Harry aka KayakMan,
Bazza,
Peter
aka AnotherBeanCounter,
Victor aka
BigBusDriver,
Justine aka
Trumpeter,
David aka
Treehugger, Bill aka
Glasgow,
Scott aka
PatternMaker, John aka Tour du L'Etape,
George aka
EnglishMan
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Hardcopy
these directions and bring on Sunday
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Click on:
Risk
Management
which warns of the dangers of cycling on
public roads with motor cars, potholes and over bridges with vertical timber
planks with gaps
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Cycling with
Muggs is predicated upon notifying
Bank Teller if you
materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos'
"Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"
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Never cycle two abreast
on a single lane road with an unbroken centre line, 'cause RTA deems those
sections provide inadequate visibility for a motorist to overtake an vehicle
ahead.
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Maintain
your membership of Bicycle NSW for $20m Public Liability cover in case
you cause a serious accident and a 3rd party
sues you Big Bucks for riding negligence because your CTP Green Slip,
which covers your negligence on roads when in a registered vehicle, doesn't
cover you when on ya treadley, notwithstanding that
Regulation 15 of
NSW Road Rules 2008
consider a bicycle to be a
vehicle
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Nosh Stops:
1st
Mt White
Village Store
from
9:45am
30 min 2nd Somersby General Store
from
11:30am
30 min 3rd
Pie in the Sky
from
2:20pm
20 min
Sag Stops:
1st Roundabout to
Kariong
from
11:00am
5 min 2nd
MidCoast Petroleum
from
12:30pm
10 min 3rd
Mt White Village
Store
from
1:25pm
10 min
King of the Mountain
climbs:
1st
Cherro Point Rd sign to
20m past 2nd Mt White sign
7.55km 2nd
300m past Mooney Mooney
Bridge to
KOM 3.65km
3rd
Brooklyn Rd
aluminium light poll to 10m before entrance to Pie in the Sky 3.85km |
1st
Leg: Hornsby to Mt White
Bikie Hangout - 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
by 8:15am
depending on your speed, -
2nd
Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min
10:15am
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Nth
up Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange
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R
twds Gosford along the "Scenic Route" for 4.3km to
Mooney Mooney Creek
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Ahead
uphill for 6.5km to "Wisemans Ferry / Gosford Roundabout" for Sag Stop
(5 min) off-the-road
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L
into Wisemans Ferry Rd for 7.5km to
Somersby General Store (4372.1269ph)
for a 2nd Nosh Stop
(30 min)
- good burgers from 11:25am.
3rd
Leg: Somersby General Store to Peats Ridge - 9.5km
(70km) - 25 min
By 11:55am
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4th
Leg: Peats
Ridge to Mt White
- 20.6km (90km) - 50 min
12:25pm
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5th
Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16.1km
(106km) - 40 min
1:25pm
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 2:05pm.
6th
Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km
(125.5km) - 60 min
2:30pm
Sth down Old Pacific H'way -
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pass Berowra [115km] around 2:50pm, and
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return
to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125.5km]
at 3:30pm.
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Rap-up of
St Ives, Duffys Forest, West Head, Warriewood, Wakehurst Parkway, Forest Way -
94km - 7 cyclists
Congrats to Rookie Jenny for being
the only one to complete the full 94km. Jenny's pedigree was grounded in tons and tons of
fun runs over many years, incl plenty that
BankTeller completed incl
"30km Giant Jog" from Palm Beach to Manly and the cross-country "15km
Great Nosh", whereupon Jenny possesses the 'metal' to hang in.
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L to R - Peter, Jenny (obscured),
Matt aka Printer,
Rex aka
MediaMan,
Martin aka
Architect (from his best side),
PacificPete
and Jean
aka ChiliDog outside the
Thai Restaurant at the crest of McCarrs Creek Rd après 24km
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BankTeller
catches up with an old work colleague, Phil F, at West Head with Jenny
in the background.
Perhaps there is a tad more of P.F. these days? Or is that
broadened chest merely "Winter recess". Could be from imbibing too
much Chin Chin.
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Some of the crew about to saddle up. Invariable when you are out
at West Head you are drawn to the majestic views of the shimmering
Blue Pacific.
But the vibrant, glistening tress amidst bright sunlight ain't bad
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