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Tuesday Evening Gold Ride Canceled, Wednesday Rock Store
by Lee Cole 10 May '11

10 May '11

The Tuesday Evening Gold Ride doing Rock Store is cancelled so we can meet at the TO City hall to help pass the Lynn Road bike lane project. Dale Smith would like to do the Rock Store Wednesday at 5:15. If any Gold Riders would like to join him let him know. His email address is: Dale Smith <dpssmith(a)aol.com> <Dale%20Smith%20%3Cdpssmith(a)aol.com%3E>. Hope to see you tonight at the TO City Hall, Lee Cole CVC Gold Ride Leader (805) 732-5982

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Wednesday Afternoon Landing Ride 3:45
by sheri 10 May '11

10 May '11

Let's meet THIS Wednesday at the Landing Parking lot at 3:45. The Wednesday Landing ride is an intermediate recreational ride approximately 21-25 miles in length with an average pace of 14+mph. It is not a "no drop ride" but as always let's try to stick together and have a fun,safe ride. Route TBD by those who attend! 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. Please let me know if you can make it. Sheri 818 621-1713

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Weekday ride Recap for the week of 5-9-11
by Kent Koral 09 May '11

09 May '11

Hi Gang, I wanted to remind everyone that your CVC is very involved in the success of Lynn Rd Bike lane project and want to see its approval. For that reason we are asking all those that would usually ride on Tuesday evening to forgo the ride in order to be present at Tuesdays City Council Meeting to be held at 6:00PM at the Civic Arts Plaza. We also ask that evryone else try to be presant also. But, there is plenty of riding to be had for the balance of the week. On Wednesday you can get out with Sheri and ride the Landings Ride. On Thursday get out and ride the Red and Gold Thursday edition ride or Jan's Picnic ride. Look for the individual leaders posts. And just because you cant ride on Tuesday is not an excuse to not get out the rest of the week! There are lots of choices! See you soon!!! Kent Koral CVC Ride Director 818-802-0826

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Tuesday 5-10-11 T.O. City Council Meeting
by Jim Doane 09 May '11

09 May '11

Hi All: For those of you that want to see an official notice & agenda item topic for tomorrow's: 6:00pm Thousand Oaks City Council Meeting. http://ci.thousand-oaks.ca.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=20498 The Lynn Rd bike lane is topic # 9 Note that this meeting is being held at the City Council Chambers ( NOT at the Emmanuel Luthern Church which was the February meeting) The location is on Thous Oaks Blvd. just West of the "Lakes Plaza" Jim Doane- CVC Sec/Red Ride Leader

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Tuesday, 6-10-11 5:30PM Ride
by Jim Doane 09 May '11

09 May '11

Hi All: It should go without saying that hopefully most of us will attend tomorrow night's 6:00pm Thousand Oaks City Council Meeting - about the Lynn Rd. Bike lane and won't be the 5:30pm Rock Store-Upper Encinal Canyon ride. Jim Doane - CVC Sec/Red Ride Leader

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Lynn Road Bike Path City Council Meeting
by Adam Winer 08 May '11

08 May '11

Jerry Jayne of the Amgen Cycling Club sent out a great to the point email about this Tuesdays Thousand Oaks City Council meeting. Please read below for information. I hope many CVCers will be able to attend and show their support for this important project. "If you live in the Thousand Oaks area, I beg you to attend the Tuesday Night Thousand Oaks City Council Meeting at 6pm. This coming Tuesday, the city council will vote on whether to approve the Lynn Road Expansion Project or not. The plan has been thought out very well; however there are some that oppose this project and they will be present on Tuesday. The project covers 2.5 miles of Lynn Road from Los Arboles to Hillcrest. If you are familiar with this stretch of road, you know how dangerous this is. There is no bike lane and its just poorly constructed overall, so improvements are needed. Long story short, it's the last major road connector within the city that does NOT currently have adequate passage for cyclists, so the approval of this project is desperately needed. Just as important to the bike lane addition, the project also includes the correction of a V-curb on the southbound lane (which data shows that these types of curbs increase traffic accidents as they suck cars into the sidewalk and not away; ie, all the wall damage on the Lynn Ranch wall) as well as the drainage issue at Gainsborough and Lynn when it rains. These additional improvements will be paid for by this project - all funding is provided through federal funds which are strictly reserved for cycling related projects. If the project is not approved, the funding simply goes away. The people who do not support this project are not cyclists and may have their own agenda (ie, Lynn Ranch residents who fear that taking distance away from the street to the wall will simply increase the number of cars that will hit their wall). Some recommendations have been proposed to have a 'shared path'. This recommendation is far from ideal as this increases the safety concern, as cyclists will share a path with pedestrians. Most cyclists do not support this, but its important to let the City Council know prior to the vote. Again, if you ride in/around the Thousand Oaks area, this is a very important cycling related vote. If you have an hour, please consider coming to this meeting - speak/don't speak; it doesn't matter. We are all busy people - work, family, health, etc but this is important for your safety while riding. Below, I have linked to some basic information on the bike lane project. PLEASE make an effort to attend. In 10 years with the club, I have never sent a political-related email to you until now. Please note that if you are going to speak, you get 3 minutes - complete a public comment card upon entry. See you on Tuesday (and get there early for a seat). Thank you, Jerry" http://www.toaks.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=20486 http://www.velogen.org/dsp/docs/lynn_road_2011_plans.pdf http://www.toacorn.com/news/2011-02-03/Motoring/Bike_lanes_considered_for_Ly nn_Road.html ------ Adam Winer awiner(a)roadrunner.com

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Saturday, 5-7-11 CVC "Wear your colors" Club Rides
by Jim Doane 06 May '11

06 May '11

Hi All: Let's carry on the tradition of wearing our Club colors & kits for tomorrow as it's the 1st Saturday of the month. Jim Doane

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CVC Ride Re-Cap for weekend of 10-7-11
by Kent Koral 06 May '11

06 May '11

Hi All, The weather will be cooling down for the next few days as we roll into a May gray pattern for a bit. With the highs in the 60's and Low 70's, Saturday will be a great day to get out and ride. As for rides: Saturday is as follows: Gold: Lee and Bob will be doing the North Ranch loop around Kanan, through Thousand Oaks and Back via Pentagon Park. Orange: Norm will be doing Rockstore and heading to the Coast via Encinal and back via Mulholland and Westlake bl. Red: Jim is riding out Portrero and to the coast with a return via one of the Canyons....He seems to be leaning towards Yerba. As usual all rides depart the CitiBank parking lot at 8:30 am. Please remember to only park in the spaces on the west side of the lot nearest Westlake Bl. Also We will have our full compliment of Sunday rides (Social with Adam Winer and Purple with John Cafrey) along with the usual weekday offerings including Jim and Lee's Tuesday/Thursday Red & Gold evening rides, Sheri's Wed afternoon Landing ride and Jan's Thursday Picnic Ride. Look for announcements from the ride leaders for more information. "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." See you out there! Kent Koral CVC Ride Director Ridedirector(a)cvcbike.org (818) 802-0826

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CVC Sunday Social / Recovery Ride -- Sunday, May 8th - 9:00am
by Adam Winer 05 May '11

05 May '11

CVC Sunday Social / Recovery Ride -- Sunday, May 8th - 9:00am Meeting at Citibank Parking Lot - Westlake Village -- Westlake Blvd. & Agoura Road (North East Corner) Come out and join us for a social paced ride (14 Mph Avg. Speed). Approximately 30 miles and then stay a while to socialize afterwards by having an after-ride beverage and snack. Up in the rotation this week is the popular Northern and North Western Thousand Oaks / Lynn Ranch ride. For those that have not ridden this route before we climb North up Westlake to Arboles. A quick hop over to Pederson and around to Big Sky / Wildwood Park. We then cut through the residential area of Thousand Oaks to avoid Lynn Road where we end up in Lynn Ranch. A couple return options exist with a final cut through at what I call Pentagon Park back to Village Glen Plaza. See you there ! After ride socializing - Natural Cafe' Restaurant - Patio and/or front grassy courtyard area. There are many options at this location for beverage and food establishments. ------ Adam Winer socialride(a)cvcbike.org

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CVC Saturday Gold Ride, May 7th, 8:30am start
by Lee Cole 05 May '11

05 May '11

**CVC Saturday Gold Ride, May 7th, 8:30am *** **Meeting at Citibank Parking Lot - Westlake Village -- Westlake Blvd. & Agoura Road (North East Corner) *****Route: North Ranch Loop CCW, 33 miles with 2,500 feet of climbing. ** Hey Gold Riders, Let's do a North Ranch Loop CCW. Bob Burrows will be at the front of the Gold Ride and I will be in the back with my sprained ankle. (having a bumpy first part of the year...). Route: Agoura Rd to Chesebro, up Kanan to Los Virgenes, Erbes, Olsen, Pederson and back through Pentagon Park. Here is the RideWithGPS link where you can view the route, print out a map and cue sheet: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/197571 The Gold ride is an intermediate recreational ride, 30 to 40 miles in length with an average pace of 14+ mph. It is not a "no drop" ride but as always let's try to stick together as much as possible. /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./ See you Saturday! Lee Cole, CVC Gold Ride Leader

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