Current Members, Your membership cards are in and ready! Please show these cards at bike shops for the CVC Club member discount. Due to time and cost, I cannot mail out the cards, but will be available the following times to distribute: 1. AFTER Saturday ride at Starbucks 2. Cruisin Brainstorm Meeting Monday Night, (Aug 15th)- Westlake Library Center Meeting Room 3. Wednesday evening Rides 4. Members Meeting, August 29th, Newbury Park Bike Shop Here is your announcement again. 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: Jerry Scott Agoura/Cornell/Mulholland Rock Store/Calamigos/Latigo/PCH/Mulholland/Decker Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/10627876> Orange Ride, Leader: John McIntyre Truinfo/Westlake/Portrero/Hidden Valley/Lynn/Lewis/PCH/Mulholland/Decker Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/1366600> Gold Ride, Leaders: Phil Callan Triunfo/Agoura Road/Foothill/Old Conejo/Hillcrest/Lynn/Erbes/Arboles/Westlake/Kanan/Chesboro Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/15776840> SUNDAY REGULAR LOCAL 830am at The Landing Red Ride, Leader: Bart Ziegler Agoura Road/Malibu Hills/Lost Hills/Las Virgines/Mulholland/Up Stunt/Down Piuma/Mulholland/Cornell Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/6083364> G.O. Ride, Leader: Lance Soloway Triunfo/Foothill/Old Conejo/Hillcrest/Ventu Park/Rancho Conejo/Conejo Center/Teller/Old Conejo/Borchard/Wendy/Hidden Valley Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/1287271> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Lakeview Canyon/Thousand Oaks Blvd/Westlake/HIllcrest/Rancho Conejo/Newbury/Green Meadow/Old Conejo School Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/15245793> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, The weather is forecast as getting warm this weekend (in the 90s), so be sure to bring two bottles and drink lots. Electrolytes in one bottle will help. On Saturday, we have three routes, including the red ride heading up over Rock Store, dropping to the beach down Latigo and coming back up Mulholland. The Orange ride is heading out Hidden Valley and down Potrero to PCH and back up Mulholland from the north. And the Gold is going to do a ride through Newbury Park and back up around Olsen, Erbes, Westlake and Chesboro. Sunday the Red group is heading up Mulholland, climbing Stunt and returning back down Piuma. The GO ride is doing Newbury Park with a loop around Dos Vientos and return through Hidden Valley. The Social ride this weekend is headed for Newbury over Hillcrest and back over Green Meadow. We've also go midweek rides Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, including the Rock Store race ride Tuesday night, cruise rides Tuesday and Thursday mornings, the Wednesday Pub Ride, and mountain biking on Thursday afternoons. We are planning a Newcomers Ride and a number of club riding classes. Keep your eye out for more info and contact me if you have any input. Please be extra careful and wary of road debris. Agoura Road is still closed just north of Kanan for another few weeks. There is also construction on Westlake Boulevard. Please warn riders behind you of debris in the bike lanes. Look out for each other so we can all return happy and safe. UPCOMING EVENTS August 20, 2016 Cool Breeze Century Local club supported ride out of Ventura. Multiple CVC groups riding routes. More info at http://www.cibike.org/cool-breeze.html REGULAR WEEKLY CLUB RIDES Tuesday: Morning Ride - Leader Sheila Levine-Sherwyn 8:30am at The Landing parking lot. Botanic Garden route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/ routes/2896890> There are very few cars out at this time. Come and join us. No rider gets left behind. Evening Ride - Leader Jonathan Woodbury The fast paced Rock Store ride continues on Tuesday at 5:30 pm PDT sharp. A group also leaves at 5:15, at more of an orange pace. The faster group usually catches up at the regroup point at the Mullholland/Encinal Split on top. Both rides leave from the Landing's parking lot. Please note there is construction just south of Kanan on Agoura Road. Take Kanan north to Cornell and return this way, as well. Also, Decker/Westlake is being repaved but they won't be working when we ride. The road should be ok to ride over but use caution. RWGPS route with Mulholland return (without Upper E) 26 + miles with 1,900' of climbing. RWGPS Mulholland return <http://ridewithgps.com/routes/142021> RWGPS route for the entire route including Upper Encinal: 29 miles 2,400' of climbing RWGPS with Upper Encinal Extension <http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4160220> Jonathan Woodbury Tuesday 5:30 Ride Leader jonwoodbury@gmail.com Wednesday: Ride Leader - Sheri Leiken and Lisa Gutman Join us for the Hump Day Evening Pub ride during the Summer! All rides will roll out at 5:30. This is a Gold+ pace ride of approx. 20-25 miles. We will start at a different location each week, and end with a social gathering at one of the local dining establishments. Please watch for weekly announcements for start locations every week. Thursday: Morning Ride - Leader Sheila Levine-Sherwyn 8:30am at The Landing parking lot. Gillett Ranch route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/ routes/2896821> Come and join us. No rider gets left behind. CVC Fun in the Dirt MTB ride. Location to be determined each week. Look for Kent's announcement on Tuesdays. SAFETY REMINDERS One by One, Two by Two! 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 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. Sincerely, Sheri Leiken