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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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CVC Zwift meetup rides for the week of 5-4-20
by Kent Koral 03 May '20

03 May '20

Hey CVCrs, This Week the CVC Weekly Tuesday and Thursday 5:30pm Zwift group meetup rides will be as follows: Tuesday will be in Watopia riding the “Road to Ruins” route with Kent Koral. It will utilize the rubber band. This will be a Discord ride. See below for more Discord information. https://zwiftinsider.com/road-to-ruins/ This is a level 5 and above ride. Thursday will be New York riding the “Everything Bagel” route with Shane Mann. IIt will utilize the rubber band. This will be a Zoom meeting ride. See below for more Zoom meeting information. https://zwiftinsider.com/everything-bagel/ 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. You then need to configure the set up to be “push to talk” which works like a walkie-talkie. 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! Everyone should change to the Basic 1 black and yellow Killer Bee Jersey so we can keep track of each other. It is fairly easy to keep track of the leader as they have a beacon over their head, but the jersey makes it easier for us to keep track of you all. Just go into your garage and switch over to that jersey for the ride prior to the start. 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/ End.

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Picnic & Benefit Ride update
by Sheri L 30 Apr '20

30 Apr '20

Hey CVC Members, Hope you are all doing well. As you all know, organizing anything in this day in age is challenging at best. The Picnic & Benefit Ride is no exception. Our original early May date was pushed out to June and now that date is not looking viable. In an abundance of caution, we are now going to push out to September 19th. We have secured a date with the the Park and Rec department and will keep an eye on developments over the summer. By September, we will be more than ready to be riding and enjoying time with each other. We all look forward to this ride every year and to helping our community in a way that we all enjoy. Stay tuned for any new events and weekly ride information. Be safe and well. -- Sheri Leiken Presiden, Conejo Valley Cyclists

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Picnic & Benefit Ride change again
by Sheri L 28 Apr '20

28 Apr '20

So sorry everyone..... For some reason as careful as we were not to step on other rides that had to reschedule, we stepped on the holidays in Sept. as it was not on the on line calendar! That date is NOT happening. NO SEPT. 19th. We said this was hard to coordinate. We weren't kidding! We are now looking at the second weekend in October. We are waiting for confirmation from CRPD. Thanks for your patience. -- Sheri

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CVC Thurs 5:30PM Zwift Meetup with Shane
by Kent Koral 27 Apr '20

27 Apr '20

Hey CVCrs, As Sheri mentioned last week, our own Shane Mann has taken on hosting a weekly Thursday night CVC group ride at 5:30pm. Please follow Shane from the Zwift companion app so that she can invite you to the group rides. This week Shane is riding in Watopia on the Out and Back route for 60 minutes. Those that wish to extend can hang together and keep having fun after the time is up. The ride will utilize the rubber band to keep everyone together. Shane is doing things differently than I am as she is utilizing a zoom meeting so you can chat with each other live and even stream yourself live into the meeting if you wish to. Or you can keep your camera off and just talk. Your choice, but all fun! I’m going to jump on Thursday and see how the zoom works out and we may utilize it on the CVC Tuesday Zwift ride in the future. Look for the Zoom link on Shane’s invite in the Zwift companion app. Going forward, we will announce the following week’s official CVC Zwift group rides on Sunday evenings in one simple email with all the information you will need. Unlike the CVC Outdoor rides which are for official members only, the Zwift rides are open to all for the foreseeable future. Shane and I are looking forward to seeing all of you on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30pm on Zwift! For those that want information on the Zwift routes, go to: https://zwiftinsider.com/routes/ (There is enough information on this list to keep even the most discerning metric-geek enthralled). Kent Koral Conejo Valley Cyclist’s (818) 802-0826

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CVC Tues 5:30pm Zwift Meetup 4-28-20
by Kent Koral 27 Apr '20

27 Apr '20

Hey CVCrs, This Week the CVC Tuesday 5:30pm Zwift group ride will be Watopia’s Sand and Sequoias. We will ride for 1 hour. You will need to use the Zwift Companion app to follow me so that I can add you to the ride if you are interested and have not already done so. Please make sure you are following me by 4PM on Tuesday so that I 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. We will use the CVC discord voice server. See the link at the bottom of the announcement to join discord if you have not already. You need to download the app to your phone first and then hit the link. You then need to configure the set up to be “push to talk” which works like a walkie-talkie. 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 chat 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 those not using Discord I will still be texting throughout the ride on Zwift. Everyone should change to the Basic 1 Jersey so we can keep track of each other. It is fairly easy to keep track of the leader as they have a beacon over their head, but the jersey makes it easier for us to keep track of you all. It’s the yellow and white one. Just go into your garage and switch over to that jersey for the ride prior to the start. We will also be making use of the rubber band to keep everyone together, this makes it so that some riders who may not be able to keep up will be helped along as long as they keep peddling. But try to keep in the group and drafting as the draft makes a big difference. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Discord link: https://discord.gg/37wthM9 Kent Koral CVC (818) 802-0826

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CVC Zwift Rides (Tuesday and Thursday)
by Sheri L 24 Apr '20

24 Apr '20

Announcing *Shane Mann *as our secondary leader of the CVC Zwift Rides! She will be leading a CVC Zwift Ride on Thursday evenings at 5:30. Please add her on as a friend on Zwift and she will add you to the invites once you do! Please give a huge shout out to Shane and thank her for helping put these Zwift rides together! She has been an amazing asset! Stay tuned for more announcements! Sheri

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CVC updates
by Taylor Hodoose 23 Apr '20

23 Apr '20

Hello CVC'rs. Yes the club is still participating in physical distancing, so there are no typical group rides.........however Kent and Sheri are on a mission to get us together for Zwift rides. The club is having a Tuesday night Zwift ride that starts at 5:30pm. Those interested need to follow Kent on Zwift to receive invitations to the ride. We are using the "keep together" option.The ride is also utilizing the Discord voice server. If you do go outside for a ride, be very cautious of drivers not paying attention. People are deliriously happy to be outside, and noticing the changes that spring has brought on. Assume that all drivers do not see you. Be safe and keep the body moving. -- Taylor Hodoose 805-390-2200

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CVC Tuesday Eve Zwift Ride
by Kent Koral 20 Apr '20

20 Apr '20

Hey CVCrs, We’re going to start having a Tuesday night Zwift ride as long as we are all interested in doing it. Sheri and I are going to be switching off the leads and maybe some of the other CVC ride leaders will jump in and take a lead as things get off the ground (hint hint). This Tuesday we will ride London’s Greater London Flat route starting at 5:30 PM for one hour. Its 7.2 Miles and 149’ of climbing. As it’s name describes, it’s fairly flat. But it’s good for a lot of newer riders and I am trying to keep it a bit easier here in the beginning. But don’t worry, we will be pushing along nicely. We will also be utilizing the rubber band to keep everyone together, this makes it so that some riders who may not be able to keep up will be pulled along as long as they are peddling. But try to keep in the group and drafting as the draft makes a big difference. We will also utilize the CVC discord server. See the link at the bottom of the announcement to join discord. You need to download the app to your phone first and then hit the link. You then need to configure the set up to be “push to talk” which works like a walkie-talkie. 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 chat 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 those not using Discord I will still be texting throughout the ride on Zwift. I’ve also asked that everyone utilize the Basic 1 Jersey so we can keep track of each other. It is fairly easy to keep track of the leader as they have a beacon over their head, but the jersey makes it easier for us to keep track of you all. It’s the yellow and white one. Just go into your garage and switch over to that jersey for the ride prior to the start. You will need to use the Zwift Companion app to friend me so that I can add you to the ride if you are interested and have not already done so. Please try to have your friend requests in to me by 4:30 PM on Tuesday so that I 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. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Here is the link for the CVC Discord server https://discord.gg/MeAJYC Hope to see you on Tuesday. Kent Koral Conejo Valley Cyclists (818) 802-0826

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