Santa Barbara Bike Rentals: Explore City Sights

Explore the city sights and rugged hills around Santa Barbara with an electric, mountain, or hybrid bike rental. Get around easily on an eco-friendly electric bike or have an adventurous experience on a mountain bike. Choose from a variety of models suitable for all skill levels. Biking around town provides a great workout and allows you to see Santa Barbara in a unique way.

Duration:
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Head to central Santa Barbara to choose from a wide selection of electric, mountain or hybrid bikes. You’ll be outfitted with the best bike for your body and skill level and receive a helmet, water bottle and road maps.

Try an electric bike if you’re looking for a fun, relaxed way to cover lots of ground. You don’t even have to pedal as you tour the sights of Santa Barbara. This is an easy way to see lots on a bike even if you’re not an experienced rider.

Mountain bike aficionados will find much to love in the rugged terrain of the Santa Ynez Mountains surrounding Santa Barbara. Choose between XC and All-Mountain bikes. Get recommendations for trails and oceanside parks to check out on your bike. Additional equipment such as a bell, tool kit, air pump and riding pedals are all available free of charge.

Hybrid bikes offer the perfect ride for seeing as much of Santa Barbara as possible. These bikes give you the quickness of a road bike, plus the comfort of a city bike. All have a granny gear or triple to make going uphill easier, and most also have a carbon fork for a lighter, more stable ride.

Keep your chosen bike for 1 or 2 days so you can explore Santa Barbara at your leisure.

Points of Interest

  • Cal Coast Adventures

  • Santa Barbara Harbor

What's Included
  • Water bottle included
  • Helmet provided
  • Bike rental for 1 or 2 days (depending on selection)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drink
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Discover the local attractions and rugged terrain surrounding Santa Barbara on an electric, mountain, or hybrid bike for either a 1- or 2-day rental. Navigate the city effortlessly with a green-friendly electric bike that doesn’t need any peddling. For thrill-seekers, traverse through the urban streets or Santa Ynez Mountains with your mountain bike. Alternatively, opt for a hybrid bike that blends the speed of a road bike and the stability of an urban bike. Choose from a diversified selection of models suitable for both novices and seasoned bikers. Biking across the town offers a good exercise and lets you see a lot within a short span — truly, there’s no superior method to explore Santa Barbara!

  • Individual heights must be provided at the time of booking
  • Participants must be in good physical condition and capable of riding an electric, mountain or hybrid bike
Location
Cal Coast Adventures
Carpinteria Street
Please find our Bike Shop at 736 Carpinteria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. You will see our big painted globe and blue "Bike Rental" signs in our parking lot where you are welcome to park! We look forward to seeing you!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Leslietp7170xb
Sep 24, 2024
Top Notch - Cal Coast Adventures is amazing. We rented 2 electric bikes and had so much fun. We rode all along the beach/ocean front, used the bike valet at the Santa Barbara Bowl to see a concert and toured State Street. The bikes were brand new, in excellent condition. The staff was so nice, explicitly explained the bikes and provided helmets, locks and chargers. They even came and picked us up to bring us to their location when we got lost walking there. I would highly recommend Cal Coast Adventures and definitely plan to us them again. Thank you so much for your excellent service and product offering.
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Jeffpr1904jv
Sep 13, 2024
Santa Barbara using Cal Coast bikes. - Cal Coast bikes and team were fantastic, in and out in no time, we cruised all around Santa Barbara, too and from our rental complex for the week. The city is made for bike riding.
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Crapem2021
Sep 8, 2024
wonderful! - these guys are the real deal - rented 4 electric bikes in advance - they were ready at the appointment time with several smart, friendly employees helping us get going - we had a wonderful all day excursion around SB and got the bikes back in at 5pm with no fuss or issues will 100% use them again (and recommend that they open a store in ventura, as there are no stores there with bikes, service and price as good as theirs!)
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Dereksq2013mo
Aug 27, 2024
Orbea 55 Rental - thanks! - Super helpful team at CalCoast Got me on the right bike for my triathlon and made sure it was fitted correctly to match the bike I trained on. Thanks for your help!
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882alecw
Aug 12, 2024
Great rental bike for reasonable price. - I rented a really nice Trek Domaine for 2 weeks. They serviced it well when it wasn't shifting properly at first. But otherwise it was just a really nice ride for a reasonable price.
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Vscargle
Jul 28, 2024
Family E Bike - We rented e-bikes with our family including a 4yr old. We took the wagon e-bike and they were super helpful and all the equipment performed well. Friendly efficient helpful
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Epsfirm
Jul 15, 2024
E bikes - Awesome, rented e-bikes, wife’s first time riding one, they gave all instructions necessary, bikes were great had an excellent experience, highly recommend.
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Michaelgc5198ub
Jun 17, 2024
Good time, god price - Great City for electric biking. Never been in a City with a bike/pedestrian zone as big as State Street! The guys at the shop were super friendly and helpful. Loved having a basket on the bike to throw things in. A phone mounting deveice would be great to allow you to see directions if you are biking on your own. The trail to Butterfly Beach is so beautiful . The shop area is a little rough, but the place is cheaper and everything else is great.
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G4222lbchloeb
May 29, 2024
Great service and great fun - highly recommend! - We’re a big group of Brits visiting California - what better way to see Santa Barbara than by bike! We rented a bunch of hybrid bikes and they were perfect to pootle around town; seeing beaches, lovely views and even some dolphins at The Boathouse restaurant! The staff were amazing - so helpful at giving recommendations and sorting us out with the bikes that suited each of our heights and skill levels. We were all kitted out with a puncture kit and everything we needed. Great service and great fun - highly recommend!
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Jeffrey
May 19, 2024
Great experience - Rented 2 Specialized road bikes. Excellent bikes. Service was friendly and helpful. Would absolutely rent from Cal Coast again.
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