May 2020 - announce - mail.cvcbike.org

More on club clothing
by Sheri L 29 May '20

29 May '20

Club Clothing..... Sorry for any confusion. Race Fit is BACK by popular demand.... I had too many requests so we are putting it back on. But I am still keeping my same message... the race cut is not just a "race" cut, it is a second skin. Here is a good comparison of the differences. https://www.ascendsportswear.com/custom-cycling-jerseys-comparison/sizing-c… Differences: Apex is a little snugger and lighter than Volare Elite. Not a huge difference, just slight. Volare Elite Sport similar to what we have. Kent is personally going down 1 size (must be all the riding). Relaxed fit will run big... same measurements, but bigger, boxy cut and so it may feel/appear big in your regular size. And Sorry, but on Apex, I did not mean it did not have a collar, it has a shorter collar than traditional jerseys. Look at Ascendsportswear website for a picture. If you feel you want to change your order, just let me know. I know it is hard to shop blindly, but it is what we have to do. Again, I am happy to open my garage for you to look at the jerseys/bibs I have. Again, here is the updated store link. teamstore.ascendsportswear.com/store/conejo-valley-cyclists/ <https://sender3.zohoinsights.com/ocgeturl/2d6f.327230a?l=36c08870-9b83-11ea…> -- Sheri

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CVC possible group ride return
by Taylor Hodoose 28 May '20

28 May '20

Hello CVC members, hope you are all doing well. The board is discussing resuming group rides beginning june 13. Please reply to Kent and me, letting us know if you are willing/able to lead in the current environment, and if there are any restrictions (group size etc). We will need ride leaders for all rides including Red and purple. There will be some basic protocols to be in place, which are still being worked on, as well as considering staggered start times. -- Taylor Hodoose 805-390-2200

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Club Clothing Questions
by Sheri L 28 May '20

28 May '20

I am so happy to hear the positive feedback on the new club kit! A few really good questions have come up and I would like to give some clarification and throw in my own personal opinion. The sizing chart offered gives recommended sizes based on your measurement, but it doesn't tell you how something is going to fit. So... I am making it simple. The relaxed fit is exactly how it sounds. A more relaxed, less tight fit. If you like things loser, this is the way to go. The sports fit is similar to the hyperthreads in the fit though maybe not quite as tight, but close. They are pretty true. We have eliminated the race cut and I will tell you why.... it is a skin fit. You know, those skin suits... you peel them off.... THAT is what the race cut is. I asked the rep "Who wears the race cut? ,and the rep said 20 something year old racers. Now that does not mean we do not have a CVCer that CAN wear this, but I don't want anyone thrown off by the word "race cut" nor have I seen anyone in our club except occasional tri racers wear this type of kit. IF you are going in that direction, I would more suggest the APEX cut jersey. It is with a smaller collar, and a fabric that has a little more stretch to it, and definitely runs smaller, but it is NOT a "skin" cut. It is only available in Sports cut. We do not have a picture of the APEX in our design, but you can get more info as you click into the company website. https://www.ascendsportswear.com/product-category/custom/cycling/tops-cycli… The APEX bibs and shorts offer more leg compression. They are working on photos. We chose this company because their classic Volare Elite was a great fitting kit for our members. So is the Apex. We liked the shorts, the jerseys, the fit, the sleeve length and the fabric. I do have men's and women's jersey samples in large both in APEX and in Volare Elite if you want to see them live just to see the difference. I can work on getting a couple more sizes if it helps. But I cannot do a fit night at my home, but I can certainly let you come see these in the backyard as a reference point. On a personal note, I am going with my regular size Volare Elite in the sports cut and Kent is going down (much to his own feeling of liking them tighter) with the Volare Elite Sports Cut. The Volare Elite is a little longer than Apex. I am happy to answer any questions or have samples in my backyard to see. If you absolutely feel you need to see a different size prior to purchase, let me know. Just copy and paste to reach the store. teamstore.ascendsportswear.com/store/conejo-valley-cyclists/ <https://sender3.zohoinsights.com/ocgeturl/2d6f.327230a?l=36c08870-9b83-11ea…> Sheri

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New Kits are ready to Order!!!!!!!!!!! See links! WOOHOO!
by president＠cvcbike.org 27 May '20

27 May '20

CVC! Hope this finds you all well! Our hope is that we can find out very soon when we can reconvene as a club again. The board will work together to decipher county orders and discuss options which may make this more feasible as soon as we can. In the meantime, our clothing store is READY TO GO! I would like to thank all of the kit design committee members that worked so hard and gave their time and their input to create our new club clothing! We appreciate the input from the club, and with your input we have created a kit that we know you will be as happy with as we are! teamstore.ascendsportswear.com/store/conejo-valley-cyclists/ We are opening with jerseys, both sleeveless and short sleeve, bibs, shorts, arm warmers, neck gaiters, caps and gloves. (cooler weather vests and jackets coming later) We are really excited and cannot wait to see our club in our new kit. We cannot for obvious reasons have a fit night at this time. However, I will have a couple of generic sample jerseys at my home and you want to see the fabric or size differences, I have just a few, (not one in every size) That said, I can safely say, these do fit really well. BUT... I would not base your size solely on what you have had before. PLEASE use their measurement guide to help you. If you like things a little loser, go with the relaxed fit, but then this may be bigger than what you are used to, so PLEASE measure. They are pretty relaxed. The sports cut is more comparable to what we currently have. Please click their links for full pictures and descriptions. The race cut is really like a second skin cut. It is not something I have seen very many of you in. If you are concerned, please talk to me. If you want something that you are not seeing, please talk to me on that too. All orders are placed on line and the orders will be sent directly to your home. We are closing the on-line order store on June 7th due to the time it takes to make/ship these. Here is the link to the store. teamstore.ascendsportswear.com/store/conejo-valley-cyclists/ Very excited! Can't wait to see you all in your new CVC Clothing! Sheri

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Local Business!
by Sheri L 21 May '20

21 May '20

CVC Team, Please consider buying local. This is a hard time for all of our local vendors. These are the local stores and shops that survive on US! They have all sorts of ways of operating safely and need our business. Win's, The Hub, JRA Bikes and Brew, Trek Westlake, Michaels, Newbury Park Bicycles...Serious Cycling.. Pedego Most are business as usual, they will be there to service, and to sell. The Hub is taking appointments to keep social distance. Please be considerate and wear a mask. All local business needs us. Share the love, and let's keep them going vs. mail order from the big companies. -- Sheri

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CVC bobble heads
by Taylor Hodoose 19 May '20

19 May '20

Hello CVC riders. As Kent always says, "ride with your head on a swivel". This past weekend, I was riding along PCH from Deer Creek south to Latigo. While beach parking lots were not open, there were an extraordinary amount of people parked along PCH heading to the beach. They were not paying attention while parallel parking or pulling out. Surf boards, chairs, towels, dogs.... When I finally reached Latigo, I felt like I had been puckered up the whole trip. I recommend staying off PCH. In addition, the canyons are busier as well. I was passed by cars heading up Little Sycamore, on Yerba, even Cothrain. Traffic in the canyons has increased by 10 fold. I expect this holiday weekend to crazy. Be cautious, and assume no one can see you. -- Taylor Hodoose 805-390-2200

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Fwd: [cvc members] Update: Rock Store : new gate arrangement
by Kent Koral 15 May '20

15 May '20

More on the Rockstore barriers from Mike. Kent Koral (818) 802-0826 Begin forwarded message: > From: Michael Margolis via members <members(a)mail.cvcbike.org> > Date: May 15, 2020 at 3:48:58 PM PDT > To: Kent Koral <kentkoral(a)gmail.com> > Cc: CVC member list <members(a)mail.cvcbike.org> > Subject: [cvc members] Update: Rock Store : new gate arrangement > Reply-To: Michael Margolis <michael.l.margolis(a)gmail.com> > > Further to my previous mail, the gate work has now been completed. Since then, they have installed vertical poles in the center of the walk-thru gates. A determined owner of a small-ish motorcycle might be able to get his bike through by wiggling the handlebar round the center pole, but it doesn’t look like a slam-dunk, and he’d also be running the risk of a fine as the sign still says Road Closed, and the exception notice still only refers to pedestrians and cyclists being permitted. I’m not sure if e-mails to this list are permitted to attach photos…but if they are, you’ll see a photo of the gate arrangement attached. > > Probably still worth keeping ones ears alert for engine noise, but it looks like the Department of Transport (DOT) have done a good job, and we should be better off on balance, as we don’t have to lift bikes over barriers. Clearly with this effort, the DOT are signaling that they are not planning on repairing Rock Store to take cars any time soon. And with the pandemic having destroyed the State finances, it probably won’t get onto their to-do list for a long time. > > Taylor’s warning about skateboarders should also be heeded. There were five of them today. > > Ride safely, > > Mike > >> On May 11, 2020, at 11:06 PM, Michael Margolis <michael.l.margolis(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Workmen have been constructing new barriers/gates just inside the lower and upper concrete barriers. When they are complete, the concrete barriers will be removed. >> >> The barrier arrangements consist of a wire mesh fence, with wide lockable gates to permit authorized cars and trucks to drive through, plus a narrow opening through which pedestrians can pass, and through which we will be able to ride our bikes, or walk them through if one prefers not riding through narrow gaps. >> >> The good news…..no more having to lift our bikes over the concrete barriers. >> >> The bad news is that the gaps as currently constructed are wide enough for motorcycles to get through. Possibly the workers will fit a low step over bar.At present the sign says that Rock Store is closed to motorized traffic and that pedestrians and cyclists may proceed “at their own risk”. (That refers to the few places where there were mud slides and the road is down to a single lane, and one place where the road is dirt…literally only for a few feet though). l don’t know if the Department of Transport intends to continue to limit access to motorcycles. If there are motorcycles with no cars, those guys are going to be riding even crazier than usual, and we’ll have to be very alert to what’s going on. > _______________________________________________ > members mailing list > members(a)mail.cvcbike.org > You can unsubscribe and manage your message preferences here: > https://mail.cvcbike.org/mailman/listinfo/members

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Rock Store, Lake, and Landing
by Sheri L 12 May '20

12 May '20

This came from Mike M. (one of our members) Workmen have been constructing new barriers/gates just inside the lower and upper concrete barriers. When they are complete, the concrete barriers will be removed. The barrier arrangements consist of a wire mesh fence, with wide lockable gates to permit authorized cars and trucks to drive through, plus a narrow opening through which pedestrians can pass, and through which we will be able to ride our bikes, or walk them through if one prefers not riding through narrow gaps. The barrier arrangements consist of a wire mesh fence, with wide lockable gates to permit authorized cars and trucks to drive through, plus a narrow opening through which pedestrians can pass, and through which we will be able to ride our bikes, or walk them through if one prefers not riding through narrow gaps. The good news…..no more having to lift our bikes over the concrete barriers. The bad news is that the gaps as currently constructed are wide enough for motorcycles to get through. Possibly the workers will fit a low step over bar.At present the sign says that Rock Store is closed to motorized traffic and that pedestrians and cyclists may proceed “at their own risk”. (That refers to the few places where there were mud slides and the road is down to a single lane, and one place where the road is dirt…literally only for a few feet though). l don’t know if the Department of Transport intends to continue to limit access to motorcycles. If there are motorcycles with no cars, those guys are going to be riding even crazier than usual, and we’ll have to be very alert to what’s going on. And Taylor added: Also be aware there are people walking up and down Rock store who are not paying attention to which side of the road they are on. Be careful while descending, you may find someone directly in your path. And I will add to that.... there are many people on bikes around Westlake, (going around the lake) who are helmetless and most important to note... they are IN THE BIKE LANE on the WRONG side of the street going in the WRONG direction. Please be careful in this time of our lives when people who do not normally ride, are riding... AND ONE MORE THING... many of you are still meeting in the parking lot at the Landing... please be aware of what could be perceived as "congregating" . This is not a place you want to be seen doing that. We have been starting our rides there as a privilege and we do not want people thinking CVC is abusing this and then we lose our ride start location for the whole club. We have been asking over and over not to park against the wall but in addition to that, we never want to lose our ride start location by being THE CLUB who breaks social distancing rules by congregating before being allowed to do so. Thanks, Stay Safe, -- Sheri

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Week of 5/11 CVC Zwift Meet-Ups
by Kent Koral 10 May '20

10 May '20

Hey CVCrs, This Week the CVC Weekly Tuesday and Thursday 5:30pm Zwift group rides will be as follows: Tuesday will be in Lindon riding the “Greatest London Loop” route with Kent Koral. It will utilize the Keep Together feature and the Meet Up Only View. This will be a Discord ride. See below for more Discord information. https://zwiftinsider.com/route/greatest-london-loop/ This is an all level ride. Thursday will be Yorkshire riding the “Royal Pump Room 8” route with Shane Mann. It will utilize the Keep Together feature and the Meet Up Only View. This will be a Zoom meeting ride. See below for more Zoom meeting information. https://zwiftinsider.com/route/royal-pump-room-8/ This is an all level ride. You will need to use the Zwift Companion app to make sure you are following both Shane and Kent so that we can add you to the rides if you are have not already done so. Please make sure you are following us by 4PM on The day of the ride so that we can have everybody on the invite that wants to ride. Make sure you are a few minutes early to the start since you can’t join a meetup late. To utilize the Discord server you need to download the app to your phone first and then hit the link at the bottom of this announcement. Once your in, pick the CVC voice server. Don’t be intimidated by it and give it a try. There are many YouTube videos to show you how to set it up. It’s great because we can all speak to each other live throughout the ride. I find that I can run the Companion app and Discord at the same time from my phone, toggling back-and-forth, and it works well. For the Zoom meeting rides, make sure you download the Zoom app ahead of time and learn a little bit about using it. Then using the link (see below), join the zoom meeting. Zoom will give you the option of transmitting both audio and video out to the meeting, or just audio if you want to forgo the video feed. This is another great option we utilize to keep the chat fun and lively. You will still be able to see those that are feeding video. Again, there are many YouTube videos out there that you can watch to learn everything you need to know about Zoom meetings And of course, if you want to forgo the Discord and the Zoom options, there will be plenty of interaction going on via text on Zwift itself from/with your leaders! Since we are using the Meet Up Only View which makes only the riders in our meetup visible, wear your favorite kit, We will also be making use of the rubber band (Stay Together Option) to keep everyone together on both rides. This makes it so that some riders who may not be able to keep up will be kept with the group as long as they keep peddling. But try to keep in the pack and drafting as the draft makes a big difference. Feel free to reach out to us via text if you have any questions. We are both looking forward to riding and having fun with you all in the incredible world of Zwift! Kent Koral 818-802-0826 Shane Mann 818-401-5927 Virtual Ride Leaders Conejo Valley Cyclists DIscord Server invite (you only have to do this once to become a member of the server) for Kent’s Tuesday ride: https://discord.gg/pDUruYj Zoom Meeting invite for Shane’s Thursday ride: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6964400386 Information about all of the Zwift routes: https://zwiftinsider.com/routes/

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Announcing New Kit!
by Sheri L 10 May '20

10 May '20

*Coming Soon!* New CVC Kit will be sold on line! It is exciting, fun and bold! And it is very CVC! Using a combination of our survey information, input from the CVC Kit Design Committee, and our professional design team at Ascend Sportswear, we have created the *NEW 2020 CVC Kit!* We know you will be as excited as we are with the results! Let us proudly stand out and stand united! Watch for on- line store ordering process coming your way very soon! (A tape measure will come in handy). Jerseys, shorts, bibs, sleeveless women's jerseys, summer weight arm warmers, masks and neck gaiters! WOOHOO! (Jackets/vests will be available in the fall) Be one of the first to debut our new CVC kits! -- Sheri Leiken CVC President

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