Hi CVC Red Riders: This Sat.'s weather forecast is for another HOT day - hopefully not as HUMID as last week. Here's our club ride committee's strategy for HOT riding days: Even though we are attempting to offer our coolest ride routes during high heat days, some considerations and situations that you should be aware of for riding in high heat in our area: 1) Stay hydrated and be aware to keep your electrolytes balanced 2) Road surface conditions: asphalt tar & repair drips become semi liquid and especially slippery example: descending Decker/Westlake has multiple places where asphalt cracks have been sealed with tar Try to ride over them minimizing tire contact 3) Goat head thorns have returned and caused six flats on this past week's Orange ride carry and extra tube or two - and even a patch kit for flat repairs 4) Be aware of other riders signs of heat exhaustion and offer assistance as applicable So given the above, let's plan another Coast route to mimimize riding in the heat. I noted at last week's red ride that there have been several riders who desire a faster, longer, red ride route. At the beginning of this week's red ride let's see who in our group wants a more challenging route and plan & announce it ahead of time so that we won't confuse anybody. If you have an idea on a challenging route before then, please email back to me and we can announce it ahead of time. Saturday, July 28th, 8:30am Westlake Village Citibank/Sprouts Parking lot: NE corner of Westlake Blvd. & Agoura/Hampshire Rd.'s Westlake-Hidden Valley-Portero Canyon-Coast Route & return ? Here's the route: Loop around Westlake Lake ( from the East side) L on Westlake Blvd R Portero Rd. R Reino Rd. L Lynn/Portrero Continue through Dos Vientos & Portero Canyon 1st Re-group: CSCI College driveway L Hueneme Rd. L Las Posas L PCH 2nd Re-group: Sycamore Beach Park We'll decide there upon return route: Deer Creek Yerba Buena Mulholland Hwy ( maybe this or Decker will be the coolest?) Decker Canyon Encinal Canyon Latigo Canyon See you Sat. 8:30am Jim Doane - CVC Red Ride Captain 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.