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Please be ready for anything while riding
by Taylor Hodoose 05 Aug '19

05 Aug '19

CVC'rs, while riding PCH Sunday, I had the misfortune of coming up to a fatal accident involving a motorcycle that struck an SUV head on. It was very disturbing, and made me reflect of how venerable we are as cyclists every time we are on the road. One thing we all enjoy is the feeling of riding outdoors. I found myself looking out at the beautiful ocean while riding, and at times not focusing on the road and cars near me. I know this takes away from the experience, but we must always be watching our surroundings. Be prepared to evade the person opening their door, pulling out into traffic, texting, or stopping in the bike lane. We must remember and practice this at all times, even when strolling around for a "lake lap". Do not get too comfortable, nor be complacent. Safe riding to all. -- Taylor Hodoose 805-390-2200

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This Week's Pub Ride
by Cliff Scott 01 Aug '19

01 Aug '19

Happy Monday, CVCers: This Thursday's Pub Ride will begin at Cronies Sports Grill in Thousand Oaks at 5:30 pm. Cronies is located at 1620 Newbury Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 - in the same shopping center as Newbury Bike Shop, just west of In-n-Out Burger. Let’s meet at 5:30 pm in the parking lot at the entrance to Cronies. We’ll take off promptly at 5:30, so be sure to arrive a few minutes early. Here is the route we’ll be taking: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30696073 This ride is at a social pace, which I understand may have somewhat different meanings to some, but if you’re looking for a ride where you can really hammer, this is not it. Also, riding this time of the evening can be challenging (motorists coming home from work, distracted by either their reflections of the day or their anticipations of the evening to come), so it is important for our safety to stay together as a group. I’m unsure if we can arrange for a single table, but if possible, I’ll try to arrange for one on the patio in front. And even if you cannot make the ride, plan on being there around 7:00-ish for the fun part. RSVPs are not required, but if you wouldn’t mind letting me know that you’re coming, it would be permit me to do a better job of coordinating with the management at Cronies. Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday. Cliff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [cid:C8533F5A-5E97-4556-A60F-DDAD386CF63A@home] Cliff Scott The Scott Group 2406 Topsail Circle Westlake Village, CA 91361 (818) 735-7370 office (818) 257-2236 mobile cliffscott(a)scottgroupconsulting.com<mailto:cliffscott@scottgroupconsulting.com>

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cvc weekend rides 8/3 & 8/4/19
by Taylor Hodoose 01 Aug '19

01 Aug '19

[image: image.png] Local rides- Saturday August 3rd @8:00 Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map Red Taylor Erbes/Simi/Box Cyn 50.5 3,928 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30704726 805-390-2200 Vly Cir/Agoura Orange Alfonzo Westlake/Kanan/LsVi 35.5 2,868 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30706410 787-240-1332 Cld Cyn/Mully/Cornell Orange Lite Cliff Scott Westlake/Kanan/LsVi 35.5 2,868 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30706410 818-257-2236 Cld Cyn/Mully/Cornell Gold Sheri Westlake/Kanan/LsVi 35.5 2,868 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30706410 818-621-1713 Cld Cyn/Mully/Cornell Sunday August 4th @8:30 am Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map RED Alfonzo King Gilette 33 2,492 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27795651 Orange 787-240-1332 Lobo Canyon Social Kay Westlake/Carlisle 17.5 1,250 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30106925 818-419-1172 out n back Question of the week: How did you do it? In this year's SMMT challenge, I have had a PR for every climb except RockStore due to stopping to jump over two k-rails, and Mulholland (I’m planning a re-do). I’ve never been at peak performance on every attempt for the duration of the 3-month challenge. I haven’t changed my training regimen, but I have shifted and lost 5 pounds. Is that the drastic difference? It’s certainly not sustainable, but is fun in the meantime. Safety Tip of the Week:  Be Predictable-Group riding requires even more attention to predictability than riding alone. Other riders expect you to ride straight, at a constant speed, unless you indicate differently. Along with hand signals, verbally warn cyclists of your changes in direction or speed. The lead rider should call out “left turn,” “right turn,” “slowing,” stopping,” etc. Announce a turn well in advance of the intersection, so that members of the group have time to position themselves properly. Riding in a predictable fashion <http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/better/roadrules.php> also makes it easier for cars to go around (and not into) you. When riding with us: · wear helmets and ensure your bike is in good working order · stay in bike lanes and no more than two abreast on them; single file otherwise · not overlap wheels · descend carefully! Look out for debris, animals, potholes, tight bends, and slick spots · pass slower riders on the left · ride predictably: signal when changing lines and call out hazards · avoid bunching up · respect all traffic rules and the rights of motor vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians · always use proper hand signals to indicate to drivers and other riders your intentions · we are a "rules of the road" cycling club · 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 -- Taylor Hodoose 805-390-2200

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cvc weekend rides 7/27 & 7/28/19
by Taylor Hodoose 25 Jul '19

25 Jul '19

[image: image.png] Local rides- Saturday July 27th @8:00 Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map Red Taylor Westlake/dn Encinal 61 5,057 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30506592 805-390-2200 Decker/dn Mul/Potrero Orange John Potrero/PCH 52.5 4,088 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/7591606 805-410-2237 Encinal/Upper Orange Lite Petros Potrero/PCH 52.5 4,088 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/7591606 805-630-8116 Encinal/Upper Gold Sheri Oak Park/Las Virgines 33 2,608 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30653278 818-621-1713 Lake Malibou Sunday July 28th @8:30 am Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map RED Alfonzo Hillcrest/DoVi 37 2,961 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30644760 Orange 787-240-1332 Syc Cyn/Hid Vlly Social Kay Hillcrest/Gainsborough 22.5 1,298 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30068557 818-419-1172 TO/Agoura Question of the week: Have you finished your SMMT climbs. This Saturday marks the last two SMMT road bike climbs for 2019. have you skipped a few? You still have the month of August to finish, or a re-do. Go push yourself and blow up magnificently on your favorite climb. Safety Tip of the Week:  Move Off the Road When You Stop-Whether you are stopping because of mechanical problems or to regroup with your pals, move well off the road so you don’t interfere with traffic. It is usually best for the lead rider to pull forward in the stopping area and for other riders to pull in behind the rider in front of them. When you start up again, each cyclist should look for, and yield to, traffic. When riding with us: · wear helmets and ensure your bike is in good working order · stay in bike lanes and no more than two abreast on them; single file otherwise · not overlap wheels · descend carefully! Look out for debris, animals, potholes, tight bends, and slick spots · pass slower riders on the left · ride predictably: signal when changing lines and call out hazards · avoid bunching up · respect all traffic rules and the rights of motor vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians · always use proper hand signals to indicate to drivers and other riders your intentions · we are a "rules of the road" cycling club · 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 -- Taylor Hodoose 805-390-2200

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This Week's Pub Ride
by Cliff Scott 25 Jul '19

25 Jul '19

Happy Tuesday, CVCers: This Thursday's Pub Ride will begin at Blaze Pizza at 5:30 pm. Blaze Pizza is located at 3980 Thousand Oaks Blvd.,Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 - at the southwest corner of Westlake Blvd. & Thousand Oaks Blvd. in the shopping center with The Habit, Sharkey’s and Bed/Bath/Beyond. In fact, those who wish an alternative culinary selection can merely walk 100-feet to either the Habit or Sharkey's. Let’s meet at 5:30 pm in the parking lot at the entrance to Blaze. We’ll take off promptly at 5:30, so be sure to arrive a few minutes early. Here is the route we’ll be taking: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30641370 This ride is at a social pace, which I understand may have somewhat different meanings to some, but if you’re looking for a ride where you can really hammer, this is not it. Also, riding this time of the evening can be challenging (motorists coming home from work, distracted by either their reflections of the day or their anticipations of the evening to come), so it is important for our safety to stay together as a group. I’m unsure if we can arrange for a single table, so let’s stay flexible and I’ll see what I can do. And even if you cannot make the ride, plan on being there around 7:00-ish for the fun part. RSVPs are not required, but if you wouldn’t mind letting me know that you’re coming, it would be permit me to do a better job of coordinating with the management at Blaze. Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday. Cliff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [cid:C8533F5A-5E97-4556-A60F-DDAD386CF63A@home] Cliff Scott The Scott Group 2406 Topsail Circle Westlake Village, CA 91361 (818) 735-7370 office (818) 257-2236 mobile cliffscott(a)scottgroupconsulting.com<mailto:cliffscott@scottgroupconsulting.com>

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Orange Ride leaders needed
by Taylor Hodoose 23 Jul '19

23 Jul '19

CVC is a volunteer organization, and in order to work we need volunteers. Please email me if you can lead an Orange ride and dates you are available. The best part of being a ride leader, is you get to decide the route. You do not need to "pull" all day, just need to herd the flock. -- Taylor Hodoose 805-390-2200

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cvc weekend rides 7/20 & 7/21/19
by Taylor Hodoose 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

[image: image.png] AWAY RIDE Saturday July 20th @8:30 am Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map Red Taylor Will Rogers/coastal 49.5 1,129 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26582965 805-390-2200 to Palos Verdes Orange TBD Will Rogers/coastal 42 683 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26582969 to Redondo Beach Meeting at Temescal Canyon parking lot https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30595659 Bring money for lunch stops Local rides- Saturday July 20th @8:00 Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map Orange Lite Petros Mully/7 min 49 4,013 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18271226 805-630-8116 Topanga/Calabasas Gold Lisa 818-535-0862 Westlake/Lynn 34.5 2,487 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30351527 DoVi/Hid Valley Sunday July 21st @8:30 am Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map RED Alfonzo Partial RS/ Westlake 29 1,927 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30587066 Orange 787-240-1332 Kanan Social Kay Cornell/Lake Malibu 23 1,338 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28584657 818-419-1172 Lobo Cyn/ Back Question of the week: How is Bart Ziegler doing? Our away ride this week was designed by Bart in 2017. I like it, because I’ll ride from home, get some climbing in, enjoy the lovely beach view, with a relaxing lunch in the middle. It’s also super flat which has B’s name all over it. Drop him an email if you haven’t heard from him in a while, I'm sure he’d love to talk Kom’s. Safety Tip of the Week:  Watch Out at Intersections-When approaching intersections requiring vehicles to yield or stop the lead rider will say “slowing” or “stopping” to alert those behind to the change in speed. Do not call out “clear”. Each cyclist is responsible for verifying that the way is clear before entering the intersection. Signal well and make eye contact with drivers before making a turn or slowing down. When riding with us: · wear helmets and ensure your bike is in good working order · stay in bike lanes and no more than two abreast on them; single file otherwise · not overlap wheels · descend carefully! Look out for debris, animals, potholes, tight bends, and slick spots · pass slower riders on the left · ride predictably: signal when changing lines and call out hazards · avoid bunching up · respect all traffic rules and the rights of motor vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians · always use proper hand signals to indicate to drivers and other riders your intentions · we are a "rules of the road" cycling club · 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 -- Taylor Hodoose 805-390-2200

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This Week's Pub Ride
by Cliff Scott 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

Happy Monday, CVCers: This Thursday's Pub Ride will begin at Tarantula Hill Brewing Company at 5:30 pm. Tarantula Hill is located at 244 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 - just east of Moorpark Road on the south side of the street (parking is in the rear of the building). It is the very first on-site micro-brewery in Thousand Oaks and opened just a few weeks ago. In fact, it is so new there is no name on the building (the building is black with tinted windows and is quite large…very difficult to miss save for the lack of signage). For those who are familiar, this is the location of the old Plummer’s Furniture Store. So come out and be counted among the Thousand Oaks trendsetters. Let’s meet in the parking lot in the rear of the building. We’ll take off promptly at 5:30, so be sure to arrive a few minutes early. Here is the route we’ll be taking: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30564001<https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30490558> This ride is at a social pace, which I understand may have somewhat different meanings to some, but if you’re looking for a ride where you can really hammer, this is not it. Also, riding this time of the evening can be challenging (motorists coming home from work, distracted by either their reflections of the day or their anticipations of the evening to come), so it is important for our safety to stay together as a group. We will try to reserve a table for the group, so even if you cannot make the ride, plan on being there around 7:00-ish for the fun part. RSVPs are not required, but if you wouldn’t mind letting me know that you’re coming, it would be permit me to do a better job of coordinating with the management at Tarantula Hill. Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday. Cliff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [cid:C8533F5A-5E97-4556-A60F-DDAD386CF63A@home] Cliff Scott The Scott Group 2406 Topsail Circle Westlake Village, CA 91361 (818) 735-7370 office (818) 257-2236 mobile cliffscott(a)scottgroupconsulting.com<mailto:cliffscott@scottgroupconsulting.com>

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Mammoth Trip Details
by Sheri Leiken 12 Jul '19

12 Jul '19

Hey Members, It is time for us all to start putting together details of the Mammoth trip. If you could send me your name if you are going, if you are going with a S/O, along with your phone and email, I could look at starting to organize if we know the numbers. I will be connecting with some of you to take the lead on certain things. For those of you who are new to the club, a group of CVC'rs are going up to Mammoth for a long weekend, 8/15, and will be doing some hiking and biking and eating... and who knows what else.... everything is booked on your own. This is not an official CVC trip, but just a group of like-minded CVC peps/ friends that want to go enjoy the beauty of Mammoth together. -- Sheri

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cvc weekend rides 7/13 & 7/14/19
by Taylor Hodoose 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

[image: image.png] Upcoming Away Rides: July 20: Will Rogers beach to Hermosa/Pacific Pallisades Local rides- Saturday July 13th @8:00 Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map Red Taylor Mully/Piuma/Las Flores 51 6,350 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17615007 805-390-2200 Stunt/Mully Orange Doug Westlake/Encinal 46 4,533 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30497274 323-806-2002 Latigo Orange Lite Petros HV/Dovi 46 2,935 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30508745 805-630-8116 Santa Rosa/Erbes Gold Sheri 818-621-1713 Agoura/Mureau 34.5 2,642 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28474432-7 Lisa 818-535-0862 7 min/Mully Sunday July 14th @8:30 am Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map TRI Taylor Hidden Vly 43 2,705 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28398077 805-390-2200 Santa Rosa/Erbes RED Bart Westlake/Tierra Reg 42.5 2,893 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30530275 Orange 805-338-9145 Bradley/Spring/Erbes Social TBD Hidden Vly 20 837 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5456542 Out n back TRI ride will be every second Sunday. Bring out the TRI bike (or not) for a fund day in aero. Question of the week: Are you watching the tour? And how do you watch the tour? Do you avoid spoiler alerts? Do you fast forward so that you can catch up each day? I wish I had the free time to watch 3+ hours of racing for 21 days, but work always gets in the way. I want to keep updated on the progress, so I read news articles in the morning, and then watch the replay as I can. One of the good things about this approach is that I end up with about 2 months or more of premiere cycling to watch. Just remember when going out on a group ride not to spoil it for those that are behind in the action. Safety Tip of the Week:  Don't drink and ride.  Riding while impaired increases your chances of not having a good ride. When riding with us: · wear helmets and ensure your bike is in good working order · stay in bike lanes and no more than two abreast on them; single file otherwise · not overlap wheels · descend carefully! Look out for debris, animals, potholes, tight bends, and slick spots · pass slower riders on the left · ride predictably: signal when changing lines and call out hazards · avoid bunching up · respect all traffic rules and the rights of motor vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians · always use proper hand signals to indicate to drivers and other riders your intentions · we are a "rules of the road" cycling club · 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 -- Taylor Hodoose 805-390-2200

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