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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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Thursday Evening Gold Ride, Westlake - Decker - Yerba Buena
by Lee Cole 05 May '11

05 May '11

I will not be able to do this ride today, sprained ankle. Let me know if you are planning on going up Yerba Buena. CVC Thursday Evening Gold Ride starting at 5:15pm. Start Location: Jan's Picnic Ride. Triunfo Road just west of the Dam (tennis) Club and the little yacht club building in Westlake Village at 5:15pm Or view this link: Thursday Evening Gold ride start location <http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=2098773154046428222…> (Jan's Picnic Ride) 19 miles with 2,000 feet of climbingand the "wall" for those who know it. :-) Here is a link at "RideWithGps": http://ridewithgps.com/routes/160376 where you can view the route and print out a cue sheet. From the Picnic ride start location at 5:15pm Up Westlake Blvd to Mulholland Right on Mulholland Right on Little Sycamore Canyon Rd to the top of Yerba Buena Rd. And back. Some quick regroups at: Westlake Blvd and Mulholland Mulholland and Little Sycamore Canyon Rd. Top of Little Sycamore Canyon Rd at Yerba Buena Rd. See you there! Lee Cole CVC Gold Ride Leader

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CVC RED Ride Saturday, May 7th
by Jim Doane 04 May '11

04 May '11

For those of us Red Riders NOT riding this Sat.'s 1) Breathless Agony-Planet Ultra ride or 2) L'Etape-du California - Mt. Baldy ride. Let's ride a Coast route from: 8:30am Westlake Village - Citibank Parking lot Westlake Blvd. & Agoura/Hampshire Rd.s Forecast is for - high's in 70's and moderate winds Should have beautifully clear views I'm thinking that these conditions would be ideal for a Yerba Buena return route. ROUTE: Around Westlake Lake from the East side South on Westlake Blvd. - to Portero Rd. through Hidden Valley Reino & Lynn Rd. past Dos Vientos Portero Canyon - down Round Mt. descent to CSCI 1st RE-Group: CSCI driveway Continue: Hueneme Rd.- Las Posas to Pt. Magu-PCH 2nd RE-Group: Sycamore Cove Beach Park - entrance/parking lot >From there, we can divide into groups for return route choice: 1) Deer Creek: Yerba Buena, Little Sycamore-Mulholland Hwy, Westlake Blvd. 2) Yerba Buena : etc. as above 3) Mulholland Hwy : " 4) Decker Canyon : " 5) Encinal Canyon : " 6) Latigo Canyon : " See you at 8:30am in Westlake Village Jim Doane- CVC Sec/Red Ride leader _______________________________________________ members mailing list members(a)cvcbike.org https://mail.cvcbike.org/mailman/listinfo/members

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CVC Saturday Orange Ride 5-7-11 8:30am Citibank Parkin
by Kent Koral 04 May '11

04 May '11

Hi All, Well, its time to get back at it after many of us were off the bike last week for Cruisin. Sooo... A nice coast run is in order. Norm Weir is going to lead the Orange ride for me this week, and Norm wants to hit the coast. Y'all are going up Rockstore, across Mulholland, down Encinal to PCH and then back up Mulhollond to Westlake. Around 40 Miles with 4900' of climbing. If you want to see the complete route in detail and print out a route slip, go to: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/396974 As usual, we will meet at the Citibank parking lot at 8:30and have our pre-ride announcements prior to splitting into our groups and departing. The Orange ride is an intermediate/advanced recreational ride 40 to 50 miles in length with an average pace of 15+mph. It is not a "no drop ride" but as always let's try to stick together and have a fun,safe ride. 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. After the ride, please join us at one of the many refueling options available at the finish. Please remember to park in the area along Westlake Bl.(between the street and the first driveway aisle) and not in the area in front of the Shops/Market. If we don't respect the requests of the lease tenants, we could be asked to park elsewhere. See you on Saturday! Kent Koral CVC Ride Director (818) 802-0826

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Thursday bike ride/picnic - Hidden Valley loop
by Grant, Janet E PWR 04 May '11

04 May '11

Should be great weather tomorrow evening! C'mon out and join us! Thursday, May 5th, 5:30 p.m. (Around-the-lakers can start at any time - picnic @ ~7:00) Westlake Village Start (directions below) Route: Hidden Valley - Triunfo to Westlake to Potrero, Lake Sherwood Drive, Potrero, Hidden Valley Road and same way back, and around Westlake lake on return...approximately 20 miles. For CVC'rs, longer ride is between a "gold" and "orange" level. No drops. I wait for the slowest rider. RIDE START: Triunfo Road just west of the Dam (tennis) Club and little yacht club building in Westlake Village. (From the 101 Fwy, take Lindero Cyn. south until it ends at Triunfo. Go right on Triunfo a couple hundred yards...where there's grass, sidewalk, the lake...and park along the curb.) TIME: Those wishing to get in ~20 miles, 5:30, ready to ride. Those just going around the lake can show up at any time. PICNIC: After riding - picnic starts around 7:00 p.m. WHAT TO BRING: HELMET AND BIKE! For picnic, bring something to share (cheese, crackers, fruit, olives, pretzels, cookies, whatever...), a beverage (and something to drink it in if you don't want to drink out of the bottle), something to SIT on and a warm jacket. Also bring any friends, neighbors, relatives, S.O.'s and anyone else who might like to join us (preferably with bikes). Don't forget spare tubes, water bottles, etc. ROUTES: Longer ride: Routes will include Hidden Valley, Lake Malibou, North Ranch, and wherever. Around the lake: cruise around the lake in wide bike lanes...no left turns...~5 miles each loop...all flat, no discernible hills. If you wish to be removed from this e-mail list (unless you're getting the notice from CVC), please let me know. Also, feel free to pass the information on to friends, family and S.O's. Everyone is welcome. Jan Grant

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