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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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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J
May 13, 2024
Want to have fun! Check this out! Awesome! - We we're treated to a great time. We we're thinking we were going to rent bikes on our own. We decided to do the tour. It was fun packed with our great tour guide, John. He was the best ! My wife and I had an experience we will not forget. John was able to give us a tour I would have never imagined. We have seen much we are still talking about it looking at the pictures
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Greg
May 5, 2024
A Very Fine Shop - On Thursday we reserved hybrid bikes to ride on Friday. When we arrived they were ready to go and the staff had route suggestions for a 4 hour ride. Both the bikes and routes were exactly as we hoped. In sun, they did everything they said they would do. Additionally we mistakenly left an item at the shop when we started out. They kept it safe and let us know when we returned. We’d highly recommend them
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Georges30
Apr 9, 2024
Easy, pleasant ride along the coast of Santa Barbara guided by John. - John was an excellent guide for the short 10 mile ride. Added lots of local knowledge. Equipment in good condition. About 2.5 hours.
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Jessicah457
Apr 9, 2024
Look No Further: Rent from these Guys!! - We always rent from Cal Coast - have probably rented from them 6+ times now! When friends come to town and they want e-bikes to keep up with us and do all the things, Cal Coast provides perfect e-cruisers, delivers them to where our friends our staying, and picks them up when they leave. The bikes are always in great condition with helmets and locks, and everyone who works there is friendly, helpful, and accommodating. Highly recommend!!
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Evelynms4873sb
Feb 21, 2024
Great, affordable mountain bike rental - Rented a mountain bike for a week to go on a bikepacking trip and do some shorter rides around SB. Bike was in great shape and they outfitted me with everything I needed- helmet, lock, spare tube, CO2 canister, multi tool. Connor was super helpful. Had so much fun on the bike and for only $180 for the week- great price for a bike rental!!
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Maddie4545
Nov 29, 2023
Easy Bike Rental - We rented two very nice Specialized hybrid bikes. They were in mint condition. The staff was very friendly and helpful! We’ll be back.
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