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Labor Day Ride
by Sheri Leiken 02 Sep '17

02 Sep '17

Hey CVC! I'm here to announce a social holiday ride! This is a great way to get out and start your morning Monday as the weather promises to be cooler then and be back early to enjoy the rest of the day. Let's take a ride through Hidden Valley/Dos Vientos and a fun return through Hillcrest. (Please see route). Start time is 8:30 from the Landing! If you are a faster rider, please group together and take off first to make this both a gold and an orange holiday ride! If orange or other riders want to drop down to the coast through Potrero and climb up, please arrange yourselves at the ride start. If there are any other leaders out there who want to lead a red ride, please get in touch with me. See you Monday, Labor Day! -- Sheri

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Cvc Ride Announcement, Week of Aug 31 - Sept 7
by Bart Ziegler 31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17

Hey CVC, We are in the middle of a heat wave so bring two bottles and keep the water intake on full-blast! Here are the weekend rides: 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. 8:00am at The Landing. Red Ride, Leader: Mark Egidi Potrero, PCH and Encinal: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/24681271> Orange Ride, Leader: Jerry Scott Hidden Valley, Dos Vientos and Encinal: <https://ridewithgps.com/ routes/12632363> This route will also allow for a loop back at Dos Vientos, if desired. Gold Ride, Leader: Alfonso Canella Dos Vientos Loop: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/24728193> Purple Ride, Leader: Kristin Blanton La Granada Loop: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16233529> SUNDAY 8:30am at The Landing. G.O. Ride, Leader: Paul Sterngold Dos Vientos and Wildwood: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/21202013> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Peter Strauss Ranch: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/6742325> REGULAR WEEKLY CLUB RIDES Tuesday: Morning Ride - Leaders Kurt Heisser 8:30am rollout from The Landing parking lot. Dos Vientos and Santa Rosa Valley route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/10180446> Come and join us. No rider is ever left behind and there is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Rock Store Loop, Leader - Jonathan Woodbury. Moderate-paced group leaves at 5:15 and race-pace group leaves at 5:30pm from the Landings parking lot. The route is the Rock Store loop with or without Upper Encinal. Warm- up pace along Agoura and fast after the turn onto Cornell. Re-group at the Encinal Y for a few minutes. Thursday: Morning Ride - Leader David Sherwin 8:30am rollout from The Landing parking lot. 7-Minute Out-n-Back route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16013534> Come and join us. No rider is ever left behind and there is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Leaders Sheri Leiken and Kent Koral 5:30pm, start location changes each week. Please watch for announcement. Location for August 31st is Cronies in NP. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/24747254> Remember, this is a social paced ride and we stay together and have fun! UPCOMING EVENTS Sunday, September 10th Mountain Bike/Gravel Ride Join us for a ride through Sycamore Canyon to the beach and back. Fun with mountain bikes and gravel-modified road bikes. We will start this ride near the Gateway to Sycamore off of Wendy. 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.

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Heat Safety GOLD ride Saturday
by Sheri Leiken 31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17

Because of this intense heat, I am proposing a second gold ride along the coast Saturday. The ride will meet to leave from the mission/Museum parking lot in Ventura at 8:30. This will be about a 40 mile flat *gold* ride from Ventura to Summerland. *The regular local gold route will STILL be meeting in Westlake at 8:00 am to ride locally with Alfonso and Sue leading the way. Temps are supposed to drop. * *Drink, Drink, pedal fast to enjoy any breeze!* -- Sheri

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CVC Thursday Pub Ride
by Kent Koral 29 Aug '17

29 Aug '17

Hi All, Well the Labor Day weekend is almost upon us....at which time all of our white kits will have to go into the closet for the winter. But don't despair...we will still ride the "Pubs" as long as we can. This week we will do Cronies in NP. We ride at 5:30PM and will return for some well earned (sort of) libations. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/24747254 Remember, this is a social paced ride and we stay together and have fun! See you then, Kent. Kent Koral (818) 802-0826 in order

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Bike lane criteria
by Sheri Leiken 24 Aug '17

24 Aug '17

Thanks to Linda Parks for attending our meeting and speaking to our club about bike lane progress in our community. She would love to hear from our club, "the experts". Please look over the criteria and see what 2 cents you can contribute. This is from her office: We have posted the draft of the Prioritization Criteria for Ranking Future Bike Lane Construction for your members to review and send comments to the Supervisor. Here is the link: http://www.ventura.org/linda- parks/bike-lane-priorities -- Sheri

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Cvc Ride Announcement, Week of Aug 24 - 31
by Bart Ziegler 24 Aug '17

24 Aug '17

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. 8:00am at The Landing. Red Ride, Leader: Taylor Hodoose Rock Store, Latigo and Mulholland: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Cornell/Rock Store/Latigo/PCH/Mulholland/Westlake/Triunfo/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/10627876> Orange Ride, Leader: John McIntyre Simi Loop Counter-Clockwise: Lindero/Agoura/Moreau/Valley Circle/Santa Suzanna/Los Angeles/Sequoia/Fitzgerald/First/Royal/Madera/Erbes/Hillcrest/Old Conejo Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/15778469> Gold Ride, Leaders: Sharon Campise and Lisa Gutman Dos Vientos and Wildwood: Triunfo/Westlake/Lake Sherwood/Hidden Valley/Lynn/Dos Vientos/Borchard/Lynn/Arboles/Big Sky/Olsen/Pederson/Westlake Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/21202013> Purple Ride, Leader: Kristin Blanton Wildwood Park: Triunfo/Agoura/Foothill/Old Conejo/Hillcrest/Erbes/Las Flores/Keats/Arboles/Big Sky/Lynn/Pederson/Rickard/Parkview/Scenicpark/Erbes/Hillcrest/Deusenberg Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16598995> 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. 8:30am at The Landing. G.O.R. Ride, Leader: Bart Ziegler Chesboro, Kanan and Dos Vientos: Lindero/Agoura/Chesboro/Kanan/Westlake/Arboles/Erbes/Pederson/Olsen/Wildwood/Big Sky/Lynn/Dos Vientos/Potrero/Hidden Valley/Triunfo Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16979513> As a Red option, you will be encouraged to repeat the Westlake Summit, Big Sky Loop, Borchard and Potrero climbs. Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Agoura Loop: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Reyes Adobe/Lindero/Lakeview/Valley Spring/Kanan/Fountainwood/TO/Lakeview Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13777567> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, We are headed into an End-of-August heat wave this weekend. That means extra water, electrolytes and maybe salt tabs, ice wraps or anything else it takes. Be wary of the signs of heat stroke (dizziness, chills, disorientation) and moderate your efforts. On Saturday we have four rides. The Red Ride is heading toward the Rock Store, then descending Latigo before heading north on PCH and back home up Mulholland. The Orange Ride is going to do a Simi loop by heading to Calabasas, then across Valley Circle, over Santa Suzanna and back through Thousand Oaks. The Gold Ride is rolling out through Hidden Valley, then up to Dos Vientos Park and back on Borchard and up around Wildwood Park. The Purple Ride will be heading directly for Wildwood Park through Thousand Oaks, then complete the loop over Pederson and Erbes. On Sunday we've also got two fun ride options. The G.O.R. ride will follow a nice loop from Chesboro, up over Kanan and Westlake, then through Wildwood Park before heading up Lynn to Dos Vientos and Hidden Valley (we will have some repeat options for the fast ponies). The social ride is winding up through Agoura via Valley Spring to Westlake, and will come home down Kanan the opposite direction, before winding over Fountainwood and Lakeview. We've also got midweek rides on Tuesday and Thursday morning and evenings, including the our famous Rock Store Race Ride (with moderate-paced options), our wildly fun Thursday night Pub Ride 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. When calling out, be loud, especially around vehicles. Our Purple and Newcomer rides are getting a good turn-out. Please help spread the word and bring friends! Our Newcomers' Class and Rides are scheduled for the first Saturday of every month, and we will be adding regular purple rides in a couple weeks. We can also put together a Purple ride anytime. Contact me or Sheri. Come join us and bring family and friends. 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 REGULAR WEEKLY CLUB RIDES Tuesday: Morning Ride - Leaders Susan Ashby and David Stumpf 8:30am rollout from The Landing parking lot. HIdden Valley, PCH and Encinal route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17359516> Come and join us. No rider is ever left behind and there is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Rock Store Loop, Leader - Jonathan Woodbury. Moderate-paced group leaves at 5:15 and race-pace group leaves at 5:30pm from the Landings parking lot. The route is the Rock Store loop with or without Upper Encinal. Warm-up pace along Agoura and fast after the turn onto Cornell. Re-group at the Encinal Y for a few minutes. Thursday: Morning Ride - Leader Susan Ashby and David Stumpf 8:30am rollout from The Landing parking lot. Dos Vientos Out-n-Back route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19169421> Come and join us. No rider is ever left behind and there is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Leaders Sheri Leiken and Kent Koral 5:30pm, start location changes each week. Please watch for announcement. Location for August 24th is Stonehaus. Perfect night for this... Been a while, and the weather is perfect. Here is our Thousand Oaks Ride...up Westlake, through T.O. and wildwood area...back to Erbes via Flores. The route. <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/24502837> Remember, This is a social paced ride (that means way mellow)! 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.

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Thursday Eve Ride
by Sheri Leiken 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

Hey, It's almost Thursday night, Pub Ride night! Hard to top last week's ride, but... let's go have some mid week fun while we still can! Let's meet at StoneHaus! Perfect night for this... Been a while, and the weather is perfect. Ride time 5:30, please be prompt! Here is our Thousand Oaks Ride...up Westlake, through T.O. and wildwood area...back to Erbes via Flores. Always a good one. See you there. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/24502837 Sheri/Kent/Lisa

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Reminder Monday CVC Meeting @ Giant Bicycles
by Sheri Leiken 20 Aug '17

20 Aug '17

7:00 pm Giant Bicycles 3587 Old Conejo Rd Newbury park ca 91320 See you then!

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Cvc Ride Announcement, Week of Aug 17 - 24
by Bart Ziegler 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

Weekend Ride Route Summary SATURDAY Cool Breeze Century in Ventura for our monthly Local-away Ride. You can still register on-site. CVC groups will meet shortly before each route roll-out near the start. For more info, see event website at: <http://www.cibike.org/cool-breeze-century.html> A group is also registering for the ride and driving to a 745am start in Rincon to complete a portion of the century route. We will also have one local Orange Ride from the Landing. Start time will be the regular 8:00am. Orange Ride, Leader: John McIntyre Old Topanga and Topanga Canyons: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Moreau/Parkway Calabasas/Park Oro/Old Topanga/Topanga/Mulholland/Park Oro/Agoura Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/7297625> SUNDAY Ride meets & departs 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. Social/Recovery Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Peter Strauss Ranch: Lindero/Agoura/Cornell/Lake Malibu/Mulholland/Peter Strauss Ranch/Mulholland/Cornell/Agoura/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/6742325> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, The weather looks cooler this weekend - with temps in the 70s and low 80s! Enjoy the cool down but as always, keep the food and water consumption up to avoid the bonk. On Saturday we will be doing the Cool Breeze Century. You may still register on-site on Friday evening or Saturday morning. They have a number of great routes to choose from. For more info, see event website at: <http://www.cibike.org/cool-breeze-century.html> We will also have a local Orange ride out of Westlake for those with limited time. That ride will head for Calabasas and climb over Old Topanga and loop back over Topanga Canyon, returning through Calabasas and Agoura Road. On Sunday we'll have one social/recovery ride up to Lake Malibu and Peter Strauss Ranch on Mulholland. We've also got midweek rides on Tuesday and Thursday morning and evenings, including the our famous Rock Store Race Ride (with moderate-paced options), our wildly fun Thursday night Pub Ride 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. When calling out, be loud, especially around vehicles. Our Purple and Newcomer rides are getting a good turn-out. Please help spread the word and bring friends! Our Newcomers' Class and Rides are scheduled for the first Saturday of every month, and we will be adding regular purple rides in the next couple weeks. We can also put together a Purple ride anytime. Contact me or Sheri. Come join us and bring family and friends. 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 REGULAR WEEKLY CLUB RIDES Tuesday: Morning Ride - Leaders Susan Ashby and David Stumpf 8:30am rollout from The Landing parking lot. Grimes Canyon route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/4689896> Come and join us. No rider is ever left behind and there is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Rock Store Loop, Leader - Jonathan Woodbury. Moderate-paced group leaves at 5:15 and race-pace group leaves at 5:30pm from the Landings parking lot. The route is the Rock Store loop with or without Upper Encinal. Warm-up pace along Agoura and fast after the turn onto Cornell. Re-group at the Encinal Y for a few minutes. Thursday: Morning Ride - Leaders Susan Ashby and David Stumpf 8:30am rollout from The Landing parking lot. Old Topanga and Fernwood route. With option for 7-Minute HIll out-n-back. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/4348913> Come and join us. No rider is ever left behind and there is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Leaders Sheri Leiken and Kent Koral August 17th is Kent's birthday night ride, hosted by Cliff Scott. We will leave from his house, ride, and come back and eat some pizza, celebrate and enjoy a great time after! Start location is: 2406 Topsail Circle, Westlake Village Please bring $10 each for pizza and something to drink! We will be eating outside of course, so please bring something warm for after the ride. We will leave from his house, go around the lake and out Hidden Valley, with a couple options to finish. Please RSVP today so we can plan for how much pizza to order. UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday, August 19th Cool Breeze Century in Ventura for our monthly Local-away Ride For more info, see event website at: <http://www.cibike.org/cool-breeze-century.html> Monday, August 21st - Club Meeting at Giant Bikes, 3587 Old Conejo Rd, Newbury Park, CA 91320 The meeting begins at 7. We've got member socializing, club updates and discussions, safety talks, and we have Supervisor Linda Parks who has previously served as Mayor for the City of Thousand Oaks. Linda has obtained public funding for pedestrian and bicycle improvements, and will be coming to share some of the exciting changes in our cycling community. You will be surprisingly happy. And to top it off, we will be in the GIANT Bicycle offices where we get some great sneak previews! 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.

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Meeting Reminder-THIS MONDAY! 7:00 pm
by Sheri Leiken 15 Aug '17

15 Aug '17

Don't forget our spectacular club meeting THIS COMING MONDAY at 7:00 pm at Giant Bicycles! This should be great, seeing new products, hearing about our community changes, including Hidden Valley and new bike park. Come support your leaders who are there supporting you! Giant Bicycles 3587 Old Conejo Rd Newbury park ca 91320 The meeting begins at 7. Sheri Leiken CVC President

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