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too wet, rainy and windy to ride
by Bart Ziegler 18 Feb '17

18 Feb '17

Hey CVC, batten down the hatches today. We've been bailing water for the last day! Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Official rides cancelled for today. We may have a couple rides on Monday morning for the holiday. We'll send a separate email about that. Let's ride, Bart Ziegler CVC Ride Director

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Cvc Ride Announcement, Week of Feb. 16 - 23
by Bart Ziegler 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '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. 8:30am at The Landing Red Ride, Leader: Taylor Hodoose Westlake and Encinal: Triunfo/Westlake/Little Sycamore/Mulholland/PCH/Encinal/Rock Store/Cornell/Agoura Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17471470> Orange Ride, Leader: Gary Silver Hidden Valley and Kanan: Triunfo/Westlake/Hidden Valley/Potrero/Wendy/Lynn/Wildwood/Big Sky/Olson/Erbes/Westlake/Kanan/Lindero/Agoura Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16271123> Gold Ride, Leader: Petros Vasiliou 7-Minute Hill: Lindero/Agoura/Mureau/Parkway Calabasas/Old Topanga/Mulholland/7-Minute/King Gillett/Cornell/Agoura/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12044614> 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 Stunt and Old Topanga: Lindero/Agoura/Cornell/Mulholland/Las Virgines/Piuma/Cold Canyon/Mulholland/Stunt/Fernwood/Old Topanga/Calabasas/Agoura Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/14131401> G.O. Ride, Leader: Paul Sterngold Santa Rose Valley: Triunfo/Westlake/Hidden Valley/Potrero/Santa Rosa/Read Road/Erbes/Westlake (with Barranca loop option) Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19007029> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Lake Malibu and Carlisle: Lindero/Agoura/Cornell/Mallibu Lake/Agoura/Westlake/Carlisle Canyon/Westlake Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19037142> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, The weekend weather looks soggy again on Saturday, but clear and beautiful on Sunday. We've planned routes in case it doesn't rain and some longer ones for Sunday when it's expected to be nicer. If you do ride in the rain or wet conditions, watch your speed, especially on corners and descents. I will send an update email on Saturday morning around 6 AM. On Saturday, we have three rides hoping the storm moves out by then. The Red Ride is heading up over Westlake to the beach and back up Encinal Canyon, then down Rock Store. The Orange ride is doing a loop around Hidden Valley, back over Erbes and around Oak Park on Kanan. And the Gold ride is heading for Calabasas over Mureau and back over Mulholland and 7-Minute HIll. On Sunday, we've got three rides, and hopefully a beautiful day. The Red Ride is doing a crooked line over Mulholland including a bit of Piuma, Stunt and Old Topanga. The G.O. Ride is heading out HIdden Valley to Camarillo and back up Santa Rosa Valley. And the social ride is going to combine two of our local favorite rides with Malibu Lake and Carlisle Canyon. 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 rides are getting a fantastic response. Please help spread the word and bring friends! Our next ride and class is scheduled for two weeks on the 4th of March. 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 UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday, March 13th Monthly Club Meeting and Social. Save the date, more info to come. 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 Susan Ashby and Kent Kilgore 9:00am at The Landing parking lot. 7-Minute route. We will add an option for Stunt or Piuma. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/10862130> 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 Ashby and Kent Kilgore 9:00am at The Landing parking lot. Grimes Canyon route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/4689896> 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.

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Wednesday afternoon 3:30 ride
by Sheri Leiken 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

Come on out and join the mid week spin, one of the last nice days, 3:30 Wednesday. Ride is about 20 miles, with a gold+ pace. Meet in the Landing parking lot by the entrance. See you then, Sheri Leiken CVC President

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MTB Backbone/Etz Maloy tommorow.
by Kent Koral 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Everyone, I'm going out with a few others to ride Backbone/Etz Maloy from the Encinal trailhead. If you want to join, let me know you're coming and I'll look for you. Around 20 miles/2700 feet of climbing. Should be perfect conditions for that area. Meet at the trailhead at 8:30 for an 840am roll out. Keep in mind, this is not a beginner/novice ride. See you out on the road or trail. Kent Koral (818) 802-0826

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Ride Cancel-Saturday+option
by Sheri Leiken 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Due to wet roads and drizzly weather, we are cancelling the official CVC rides. IF the weather and streets dry up, a group is looking to go out about 9:30. Stay tuned to the weather. If it looks better, show up for a non CVC sanctioned ride! 9:30 at the landing. Sheri

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Rain cancellation for Ojai Away Ride tomorrow
by Bart Ziegler 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Hey CVC, It looks like it will rain on and off all night up there and a good chance in the morning, so let's reschedule the Ojai ride for next month. We will meet at the Landing as usual at 8:30am tomorrow if the weather is nicer locally and we want to do some flatter routes. Hopefully, Sunday will be nice. Let's ride, Bart Ziegler CVC Ride Director

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Cvc Ride Announcement, Week of Feb. 9 - 16
by Bart Ziegler 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Weekend Ride Route Summary Saturday Away Ride - epic Rose Valley and Pine Mountain, Ojai Start at the Rotary Community Park, Ojai (at the junction of the 150 and 33 in downtown Ojai). Rollout at 9am. There is ample parking on the streets or at the Vons parking lot. Red Ride, Leader: Taylor Hodoose Rose Valley and Pine Mountain: Ojai/33 North/Pine Mountain Summit/Return Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/3616462> Orange Ride, Leader: John McIntyre Rose Valley and Casitas Lake: Ojai/Carne/Grand/Signal/Aliso/Foothill/Fairview/33 North/Rose Valley Turn-around/33/Rice/Santa Ana/33 Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18919361> Gold Ride, Leader: Petros Vasiliou Ojai and Rose Valley: Ojai/Carne/Grand/Signal/Aliso/Foothill/Fairview/33 North/Rose Valley Turn-around/33/Ojai Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18913469> 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 Grimes Canyon: Triunfo/Agoura/Foothill/Old Conejo/Hillcrest/Erbes/Arboles/Moorpark/Norweigen/Moorpark/Spring/Grimes Summit/Read/Pederson Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18586361> G.O. Ride, Leader: Paul Sterngold Rock Store and Lil Sycamore: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Cornell/Malibu Lake/Rock Store/Encinal Canyon/Mulholland/Lil Sycamore/Decker Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18893879> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Oak Park: Lindero/Truinfo/Agoura/Reyes Adobe/Lakeview Canyon/Westlake/Kanan/Fountainwood/TO/Via Meridia/Lakeview Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13777567> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, The weekend weather looks clear of rain, just cloudy and damp in places. Be aware of wet roads and watch your speed on descents and corners. We've got some fantastic routes in Ojai tomorrow and fun local rides on Sunday. On Saturday, we have three fun AWAY rides starting in Ojai, including Rose Valley, Pine Mountain and Lake Casitas. The Red Ride is heading right out of Ojai and up Rose Valley all the way to the newly-paved summit at Pine Mountain. The Orange ride is doing a loop around Ojai, then up Rose Valley to the first turn-around and back down before looping around Lake Casitas. The Gold ride is enjoying the Ojai bike path for a bit before heading up Rose Valley and ending with the smooth descent back to lunch. Beautiful area, epic routes, great lunch options. Join us. On Sunday, we've got three LOCAL rides. The Red Ride is doing a nice flat recovery ride to the top of Grimes and back. The G.O. Ride is heading for the Rock Store, Encinal Canyon and a Lil Sycamore spur. And the social ride is going to enjoy a nice mellow loop up around Westlake and Oak Park. 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 rides are getting a fantastic response. Please help spread the word and bring friends! Our next ride is next weekend. Come join us. We discuss lots of info from bike checks, to riding strategies, to group dynamics while we do a mellow 10-15 mile ride. 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 Thursday, February 9 Annual Spring Club Ride and Picnic Team Planning! We need ideas, we need some planning, some fun marketing, some charities to research, some regroup plans, and lunch plans. Bring your ideas and your enthusiasm! THIS THURSDAY EVENING at Kent Koral’s new office. 7:00 PM Wesley Thomas 4580 E. Thousand Oaks Bl. Suite 200 Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Saturday, February 11 Away ride in Ojai - Rose Valley, Pine Mountain, Lake Casitas. Add them to your bucket list. And check them off : ) 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. Westlake 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. Rockstore route. Challenging route will include less climbing option return over Mulholland. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/223309> 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.

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Reminder: CVC Charity Ride Picnic PLANNING THURSDAY
by Sheri Leiken 08 Feb '17

08 Feb '17

Come on out and be a part of our Annual Spring Club Ride and Picnic Team Planning! We need ideas, we need some planning, some fun marketing, some charities to research, some regroup plans, and lunch plans. This is NOT a huge commitment, think of it as similar to planning a BIG PARTY. Lots of fun, and lots to be done and even more to enjoy. This will be YOUR RIDE and ultimately YOUR DAY, so come put the time in now to help spread the fun to everyone! Share your ideas, even if you think they are crazy! Crazy makes for fun! It will be up to you if you want to continue your involvement, but for now, help throw some out on the table, make some phone calls, and help to make this a really fun day for our entire club and their family! We are starting pretty much from the bottom up, so no idea is not needed. All input is great! THIS THURSDAY EVENING at Kent Koral's new office. 7:00 PM Wesley Thomas 4580 E. Thousand Oaks Bl. Suite 200 Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Across from Westlake High... Call us if you have trouble. 818 621-1713 or 818 802-0826 Image result for plan a picnic

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Wed. afternoon ride 3:30
by Sheri Leiken 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

We are in good shape! I waited to announce until the weather stabilized, and we got it, a Wednesday afternoon clearing with highs in the mid 60's! What could be better, (don't answer). Come out, get outside while you can, and come and ride the 3:30 Wednesday afternoon ride! We will go out for about 18-20 miles of spin, fun and fresh air at 3:30 from the landing parking lot. Ready to go by 3:30. See you then, 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.

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more info on Decker
by Sheri Leiken 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Be careful in the canyons. Rain has brought down many rocks, and the surface will remain loose and unstable. Road Closures . Decker Road: Caltrans will close a portion of Decker Rd (State Route 23) approximately one mile north of PCH in Malibu for an emergency project to clean up and repair storm damage. The full closure will be in effect continuously starting at 6:00 AM on Tuesday, January 31, and is scheduled to end by 9:00 PM on Friday, February 3. The schedule is subject to change and weather permitting. Limited access for emergency vehicles will be provided during the closure. Following the full closure, only one lane of Decker Rd in the project area will be available for traffic from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on most days through March. Crews will conduct one-way traffic control with flaggers to allow motorists to safely pass. Flagging is scheduled to be in effect seven days a week from February 4-12, and Monday through Friday, from February 13 until the project is finished. The estimated completion date is the end of March, subject to change and weather permitting, as workers remove loosened rocks and other unstable slope material, install wire mesh anchored with rock bolts, and do other work to prevent future slides. During the project, motorists should expect lengthy delays. Caltrans strongly advises drivers to use other routes whenever possible.

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