Besides being great exercise, biking in Santa Barbara is a fun way to get out and see the sights while soaking up its great weather. Plus, getting around on a bicycle offers more flexibility than a car does, freeing you to explore anywhere you want - not just where there's a road and a parking lot. With all these benefits, it's clear why so many people love biking Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara is a very welcoming city for cyclists, its pleasant climate freeing people to venture from their air-conditioned cars. The city is sunny almost year round, with the ocean air cooling off the summer and warming chill winters. Precipitation is more likely in winter, but even then simple weather-appropriate gear can keep an enthusiastic cyclist on their wheels.
Santa Barbara boasts over a half-dozen bike shops throughout downtown. On the other hand, if you're a tourist - or just a local trying out the experience - there are several Where to?
Santa Barbara is bike-friendly; bike lanes abound, especially downtown and along the coast, so you'll feel just as free on two wheels as you would on four. There are bike routes along coastal paths, city streets, and even along the Old Coast Highway through the Montecito Country Club.
Check out iBike Santa Barbra for great bike rentals!
Do you love the smell of the sea? Could you watch a ship bob up and down along with the waves for hours on end? Is the ocean breeze rushing against you a feeling you can't get enough of? Then head south and enjoy Santa Barbara biking along the East, West, and Leadbetter Beaches, plus Shoreline Park. If you love the sound of wildlife, then head east from East Beach to bike alongside the boundaries of the Santa Barbara Zoo and Andree Clark Bird Refuge.
Do you prefer to get away from it all? Do you love views granted from high areas? Then head north to Santa Barbara's more mountainous pathways. Head north of Parma Park to enjoy bike-friendly trailheads, or follow Gibraltar Road up through Santa Barbara Bikes To Go (Road and Hybrid Bikes)
