Let's go ride!
Wednesday afternoon, 3:30, for an approximate 20 mile Gold + ride, for fun,
mid-week, get it out on the bike!
Route TBD at the start depending on wind.
Should be the last lovely day for a while!
And the best part is. you can go home, shower, and come back to the meeting
in Westlake at the Library Meeting Room and nibble on some pizza.
See you in the Landing Parking Lot at 3:30.
Sheri
Inclement weather policy: In the interest of safety, whenever it is either
actively raining or the ride route has wet roads, it is our club policy to
cancel a club ride. Club members may still choose to meet and ride in these
conditions; however, the ride will not be considered an official club ride.
Hey boys and girls,
this week a little Ahmanson ranch soil is our goal. We will ride from the north end of Las Virgenes rd. Lets meet at 6 o'clock at the cul-de-sac for a 6:10 start. Don't forget your helmet, water, spares, and of course your light.
Should be some of the best nite riding conditions we've had so far this year. Don't blow it and stay home on the couch....
See you Tuesday!
Kent Koral
(818) 802-0826
Hey CVC MTBrs,
If anyone is interested, I'm going to ride the Space/Rose loop tomorrow morning. 9 AM from my house. I live about a quarter-mile from the route. Reply back if you're interested and I'll shoot you my address, if you don't already know where I live. Remember, don't reply all.
Have a great night!
Kent Koral
(818) 802-0826
Weekend Ride Route Summary
SATURDAY
All rides meet & depart from "The Landing" parking lot at the South End of Westlake Lake.
Please park in the middle lanes away from the homes on the East side of the lot.
8:30am at The Landing
Red Ride, Leader: Taylor Hodoose
Piuma and Tuna Canyon: Agoura/Cornell/Mulholland/Cold Canyon/Piuma/Tuna Canyon/Old Topanga/Calabasas/Agoura Rd
Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12222693>
Orange Ride, Leader: Gary Silver
Topanga Canyons: Lindero/Agoura/Mureau/Old Topanga/Mulholland/Topanga/Old Topanga/Mulholland/Cornell/Agoura
Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/290234>
Gold Ride, Leader: Petros Vasiliou
Westlake and Potrero: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Lakeview/TO/Westlake/Arboles/Erbes/Olsen/Lynn/Dos Vientos/Hidden Valley
Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12149275>
SUNDAY
All rides meet & depart from "The Landing" parking lot at the South End of Westlake Lake.
Please park in the middle lanes away from the homes on the East side of the lot.
9:00am at The Landing.
Red Ride, Leader: Bart Ziegler
Kanan and Dos Vientos: Lindero/Agoura/Chesboro/Kanan/Westlake/Arboles/Erbes/Pederson/Lynn/Wildflower/Big Sky/Arboles/Lynn/Dos Vientos/Reino/Potrero/Triunfo
Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16979513>
G.O. Ride, Leader: Paul Sterngold
7-Minute Hill: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Cornell/Muholland/7-Mnute/Park Oro/Mureau/Agoura/Lindero
Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17924908>
Social Ride, Leader: Cameron, Petros and Kay
Everyone invited to Twisted Oak after all rides to celebrate.
Hidden Valley: Lindero/Truinfo/Westlake/Potrero/Lake Sherwood/Potrero/Hidden Valley Road/Potrero/Triunfo/Townsgate/Lakeview/Agoura/Lindero
Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18426748>
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT
Hey CVC,
The weekend weather looks clear all weekend, but VERY WINDY on Saturday. On windy days, use extra caution on descents and around corners. Lots of stuff flying around in lanes too, so watch out for debris on the roadways - and let everyone behind you know what's coming.
On Saturday, we have three rides. The Red Ride is heading South to Piuma, down Tuna and return up Topanga. The Orange ride is going south through Calabasas then over Topanga Canyon and back up Old Topanga and Mulholland. The Gold ride is doing a nice loop up around Westlake, back over Olsen and Borchard Park before returning through Hidden Valley.
On Sunday, we've got three rides and a fun social afterwards for Cam and Angie! The Red Ride is heading for a nice "flatish" loop through Agoura and Newbury around Kanan and Hidden Valley. The G.O. Ride is heading for Reyes Adobe and a Kanan loop before finishing in Thousand Oaks. And the social ride is going to enjoy a nice mellow loop out Hidden Valley to the Horse Stables. Everyone is invited to join us at The Twisted Oak Restaurant on the corner of Reyes Adobe and Agoura Road for the festivities.
We've also got midweek rides Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, including a Tuesday night mountain bike ride, a Wednesday afternoon spin with Sheri and destination rides Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
When riding with your groups, please be very verbal and watch for debris in the bike lanes. Always warn riders behind you of everything approaching! You are their eyes when you are on the front.
Our Purple and Newcomer courses are getting a fantastic turnout and response. Please help spread the word and bring friends! Our next ride is next weekend. Come join us. We cover lots of info from bike checks, to riding strategies, to group dynamics.
Let me know if I can help with anything bike or ride-related. I always have extra gear, nutrition, supplies and my toolbox, pump, etc.
And let's ride!
Bart Ziegler
Ride Director
Conejo Valley Cyclists
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, January 28nd
Cameron and Angie Thank You and Farewell Ride. Social pace ride out and back in Hidden Valley, with get-together following at the Twisted Oak Restaurant. All riders and club members invited to join us. And time after 11am at the Twisted Oak (Agoura Hills Town Center, 30105 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301)
Wednesday, February 1st at 7pm
Club meeting at Westlake Library, 31220 Oak Crest Dr, Westlake Village, CA 91361
Revisit your Youth and Protect Your Rights are the themes for this month’s meeting. CVC Members Meeting features real steel bikes! Do you have one? Please bring it to and display it at the meeting. Many of us have steel bikes and love them. Share the eternal beauty of a pristine steel frame with your fellow CVC'ers. Only steel is real ! We will have Torelli Bikes displaying their Italian made steel framed bikes. Nothing rides like steel and with modern groups and wheels you can have a 16 lb. bike. Additionally we will have David Drexler, a cyclist and attorney, to talk about your rights, your risks, what to know before an accident, and what to do after an accident. Also included, some club news and excitement! Come hear about our Spring 2016 CVC Bike Event of the Year! Be involved, share your ideas!
Pizza Bites will be served for you!!!
Saturday, May 6
Save the date for our Annual CVC Members Spring Charity Club Ride and Picnic!
REGULAR WEEKLY CLUB RIDES
Tuesday:
Morning Ride - Leaders Kent Kilgore
9:00am at The Landing parking lot. Wildwood route.
Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/585727>
There are very few cars out at this time.
Evening Ride - Leader Kent Koral
Beginner mountain bike rides. Bring your lights and your laughs. Look for Kent's announcements for locations and meetups.
Wednesday: Ride Leader - Sheri Leiken
3:30pm at The Landing parking lot
Please join us for a mid-week ride Wednesday afternoon. Route to be determined at start. This is a Gold+ pace ride of approx. 20-25 miles.
Thursday:
Morning Ride - Leaders Susan Walters
9:00am at The Landing parking lot. Stunt out and back route. Challenging route will include less climbing options.
Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5392723>
Come and join us. No rider gets left behind.
SAFETY REMINDERS
If there is a marked bike lane, cyclists may ride shoulder to shoulder. Single file otherwise. There is no three or four abreast at any time while moving.If you are wearing a CVC kit, you represent the club, so please be sure to follow the rules of the road. When riding with CVC, you agree to: * Wear a helmet and ensure my bike is in good working order. * Ride to the right, pass on the left. * Ride in the bike lane (where available) and signal when moving into another lane. * Ride no more than two abreast in the bike lane, single file on narrow roads, and avoid "Swarming" (bunching up and multiplying the chance of accidents) * Call out and point if I see a traffic hazard * Respect ALL traffic laws and the rights of all autos, bicycles, and pedestrians* Ride predictably and remind other to be safe * Be a bicycling ambassador
PARKING
Please remember when parking at The Landing for any weekend morning rides to park and congregate towards the far end of the lot away from the street and use the middle row. Do not park next to the homes.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
The Purple ride is considered a no drop. Having said that, please note that if you are falling behind or slower than the average pace, you may be dropped. All rides not asterisked are considered a "drop ride" so please understand the route before you start (and how to get back). If you get to a regrouping spot and no one is there, consider yourself dropped. As always, we will try to stick together and have a fun, safe ride. We will regroup regularly to allow everyone a chance to ride together.
If for any reason you leave a group ride, please pass along the information to the ride leader.
Inclement weather policy: In the interest of safety, whenever it is either actively raining or the ride route has wet roads, it is our club policy to cancel a club ride. Club members may still choose to meet and ride in these conditions; however, the ride will not be considered an official club ride.
Save the date for Annual Club Spring Event and Charitable Mixer-May 6th,
2017
Dear CVC Member,
Save the date: Saturday May 6th to celebrate CVC’s Annual Club Spring
Event and Charitable Mixer. Preliminary plans include a CVC organized
club ride, unlike any other ride of the year, followed by a delicious
gourmet Food Truck lunch.
Many club members attended the Cruisin’ meeting last August where we
held an in-depth discussion about the future of the event. At that, and
other follow-up meetings, we brainstormed together on how we might
reformat the event while simultaneously continuing to organize a fun and
meaningful social event for CVC members that meets the club’s charitable
goals. As a result of feedback from those meetings along with numerous
informal discussions with many members since August, the CVC Board has
determined that Cruisin’ the Conejo will be taking a hiatus. Our plan
this year is to make the same kind of charitable impact in the community
while creating a more intimate and social club event that is geared
toward CVC Members. We see this as an opportunity to create an
exclusive and fun CVC members-only event that will have a greater
charitable impact on our local community, as well as strengthen the
connections between CVC club members.
CVC’s Annual Club Spring Event and Charitable Mixer will be limited only
to current members of CVC and will require a donation. By limiting
participation and creating a club event, we are cutting many of the
expenses that were unavoidable and rising each year with Cruisin the
Conejo. Fewer expenses translate to a higher percentage of each
participant’s registration fee being freed up to go directly to local
charitable organizations.
Which local charities? We will be sending out a survey with a list of
charitable candidates soon so that CVC members can help us with the
charity selection.
We are still working out the details of this new and exciting event.
Some ideas that we are working on include roaming “SAG” support along
with stocked and supported regroup spots on routes that rival Cruisin
the Conejo. And for after the ride, we will celebrate our club members,
our friendships we have forged, and our community with a festive lunch
and silent auction.
We want everyone to be involved and will need your help! Although this
year’s event will be smaller in size and complexity than Cruisin the
Conejo was, we will still need volunteers, (members, family and friends)
to help out with pre-event planning, tasks, and the event. Please be on
the lookout for an e-mail announcing the date of our first 2017
committee meeting that you can attend to learn more about how everyone
can help out.
Let’s enrich others through OUR own Conejo Valley Cyclists community.
Sincerely,
Sheri Leiken
CVC President
And the rest of your Spring Charity Mixer Ride Team
Hi guys,
Due to the rains, and a work engagement, I won't be riding tomorrow night. For those that are just dying to get out, the CMB crew will be riding space Mountain. The trail should actually be in good shape (although I personally would like to give it a little more ). If you would like to join them, meet at the south end of Moorpark Road at 6 o'clock for a 610 start. Will Kenefick will be leading.
This technically is not a sanctioned CVC ride.
If anyone is interested in riding Thursday, ping me as I may be going.
Kent Koral
(818) 802-0826
Just one more week CVCr's!
Revisit your youth and protect your rights are the themes for this month's
meeting.
CVC Members Meeting on February 1st features real steel bikes! Do you have
one? Please bring it to and display it at the meeting. Many of us have steel
bikes and love them. Share the eternal beauty of a pristine steel frame with
your fellow CVC'ers. Only steel is real !
We will have Torelli Bikes displaying their Italian made steel framed bikes.
Nothing rides like steel and with modern groups and wheels you can have 16
lb. bike.
Additionally we will have David Drexler, a cyclist and attorney, to talk
about your rights, your risks, what to know before an accident, and what to
do after an accident.
Come hear about our Spring 2016 CVC Bike Event of the Year! Be involved,
share your ideas!
Pizza Bites will be served for you!!!
When: Feb. 1, 2017, 7:00 PM
Where: The WLV Library
Of course now that it will clear up Wednesday, I am not able to start the
ride due to a meeting. However, I am able to ride Thursday afternoon this
week, and am hoping I will have some takers, the weather will be even
better!
PLEASE let me know if you can enjoy this lovely afternoon ride for about 20
miles, this Thursday, leaving from the Landing at 3:30! It would be great to
start moving outside mid-week!
Let me know!
Sheri
Inclement weather policy: In the interest of safety, whenever it is either
actively raining or the ride route has wet roads, or has high winds, it is
our club policy to cancel a club ride. Club members may still choose to meet
and ride in these conditions; however, the ride will not be considered an
official club ride.
