Santa Barbara Bike Rentals and/or other recs?

[brewsmith]

My wife and I are going to be spending a couple of days in Santa Barbara next week and it looks like a fun place to explore on bike. Any shops in the area folks recommend? My wife is a casual cyclist, so not looking for superbikes, just something decent to tool around on. Any other ideas for cool places to check out, different things to do (wineries, parks, activities etc) would be appreciated!

[hampco]

I would talk to Dave Lettieri at FasTrack and please tell him I say hi. He'll point you in the right direction, probably.

[hypnos]

Just prior to COVID, visited Santa Barbara. If I had unlimited wealth, would move there tomorrow. I don’t have a specific recommendation for shops but my girl friend did book a bicycle city tour which was fun. Standard hybrid bike for me, e-bike for her. There are many really good restaurants. Whale watching! Do it. If you are into wine, travel north of Santa Barbara a short distance. Really good stuff to be found. We are tempted to go back at the end of February.

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by hampco

I would talk to Dave Lettieri at FasTrack and please tell him I say hi. He'll point you in the right direction, probably.

Yeah, I was also going to suggest FasTrack but checked their site to discover that they don't rent. Steve's right that he'll almost certainly offer the best recommendation.

[mhespenheide]

If you want recommendations for the Santa Ynez valley, let me know.

[jh_on_the_cape]

if you want to rent bikes and do the beach bike path, that's fun. ride up state street also.
cal coast adventures is right there and you can do a wine tasting ride.
I have been spending time in SB and make sure to get tacos! lilly's or so many other great places.
i like validation brewing but that's me.



There was a thread a while back with lots of good info if you want to do a bigger ride. Gibraltar, painted cave and old san marcos.
https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...=santa+barbara