Upcoming Events:

1/1 Wednesday annual hair of the dog New Year's day ride

Local rides- Saturday December 28th @8:30
Ride	Leader	Route	Miles	Climb (ft.)	Map
Red	Taylor	Westlake/Dn Encinal	47	4,228	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30961210
Red	805-390-2200	PCH/Mully/Lil Syc/Westlake	47	4,228	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30961210
Orange	Doug	Hid Vly/PCH	48.5	3,263	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19170243
Orange	323-806-2002	Mully/Westlake	48.5	3,263	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19170243
Orange Lite	Mark G 805-432-6292	King Gil/TO/Westlake	41	2,899	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31636555
Orange Lite	Petros 805-630-8116	Erbes/Sunset HIlls	41	2,899	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31636555
Gold	Lisa 818-535-0862	Agoura/Kanan/Olson	32	1,913	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31425037
Gold	TBD	Pederson/Erbes	32	1,913	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31425037

Sunday December 29th @9:00 am
Ride	Leader	Route	Miles	Climb (ft.)	Map
Red	TBD	Westlake/Mully/Up Encinal	36	3,996	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31635143
Red		Dn Encian/Mully	36	3,996	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31635143
Orange	Alfonzo	Westlake/Mully/Up Encinal	36	3,996	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31635143
Gold	787-240-1332	Dn Encian/Mully	36	3,996	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31635143
Social	Kay	Westlake	17	1,250	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30106925
Social	818-419-1172	Carlisle out return	17	1,250	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30106925

***New Year day ride- Wednesday January 1st @9:00
Ride	Leader	Route	Miles	Climb (ft.)	Map
All Levels	Alfonso 787-240-1332	Four Lake Tour	36	2,451	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27713032
All Levels	Joe 805-390-4641		36	2,451	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27713032

Question of the week: What is your yearly maintenance routine? Some people have charts and keep a consistently well-maintained bike. Some people ask, “you’re supposed to check that”? Make it your yearly routine to check the following, or at least have someone else do it. Tires: you need enough tread to get a good grip. Brake pads: ditto. Cables: frayed cables lead to a ride uphill in the big ring. Bearings: If you sweat as much as I do, they will be rinsed dry and crusty. Bar tape: it does wear out, and it’s a cheap way to get a fresh or different look.

Safety Tip of the Week:  Put down the phone-This shouldn’t even need to be said, but talking on the phone, texting, or checking Instagram while biking endangers everyone. Also refrain from listening to headphones that close off the ear, because they can make it more difficult to hear approaching cars and pedestrians.

When riding with us:
· wear helmets and ensure your bike is in good working order
· stay in bike lanes and no more than two abreast on them; single file otherwise
· not overlap wheels
· descend carefully! Look out for debris, animals, potholes, tight bends, and slick spots
· pass slower riders on the left
· ride predictably: signal when changing lines and call out hazards
· avoid bunching up
· respect all traffic rules and the rights of motor vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians
· always use proper hand signals to indicate to drivers and other riders your intentions
· we are a "rules of the road" cycling club
· 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

Taylor Hodoose

805-390-2200