Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition

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The South Coast Earth Day event on April 20 was jammed with hundreds arriving by bicycle. Our Bicycle Coalition's booth attracted more interest than ever before.

Welcome to our Bike Site

We're a California advocacy and resource organization that promotes bicycling for safe transportation and recreation in Santa Barbara County. Check our site to see what's happening. Discover how to enjoy local bicycling more and find out what we're doing to improve the quality of life in our community.


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Our tenth annual Bike Week is coming May 17-25!

For 2008, we've got nearly 20 activities to nourish your bicycling soul. This year many of our events are returning —Bike to School Day, Bike to Work Day, a Ride of Silence, Bike Week Celebration, and two presentations at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. New will be our Bike Art contest, a Bike Film Night in Goleta, and an evening about using bikes for transportation. Our kick-off event is the May 17th Bike Week Celebration evening of socializing, dinner, awards, and entertainment.

Gear up for the excitement! Learn all about the Bike Week happenings here.


Who we are Who We Are. Find out who we are and what we've done. Subscribe to our free online email list service. Join us to get bike shop discounts, our newsletter, and to make our world a better place! DETAILS...


Meetings & Events

Details about the following upcoming events and meetings are on this page.

May 14-15, The Art and Science of Trails, sponsored by the Santa Barbara County Trails Council.

May 15 & 17, Street Skills for Cyclists, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.

May 16-18, Santa Ynez Valley National, sponsored by RideSB.

May 17-25, Bike Week 2008, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.

May 17, Rotary Wine Country Ride, sponsored by Rotary Clubs of the Santa Ynez Valley and the MS Society.

May 17, Children's Festival,, sponsored by the Family Service Agency.

May 17, Fifth Annual Bike Week Celebration, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.

May 18, Mountain Bike Ride, sponsored by Goleta Valley Cycling Club.

May 18, Willie Weir Bikes India, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.

May 20, Bike to School Day, sponsored by COAST.

May 20, Climb Old San Marcos, sponsored by Goleta Valley Cycling Club.

May 21, Bike to Work Day, sponsored by UCSB and the City of Santa Barbara.

May 21, Ride of Silence, unsponsored.

May 21, Use Your Bike for Transportation, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.

May 22, Bikestation Anniversary Celebration, sponsored by the Bikestation Santa Barbara and our Bicycle Coalition.

May 24, Bike to the Merc, sponsored by Bici Centro.

May 24, BIke Film Night, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition and HopeDance.

May 25, Bike Clinic, sponsored by Open Air Bicycles.

Bike Santa Barbara County Bike Santa Barbara County. Whether you live here or are visiting, you can enjoy bicycle activities by yourself, with friends, family, or bike club members. There's info about bike clubs, weather, maps, bike shops, bike rentals, books, and more. DETAILS...

Bike rides Bike Rides for You. We've put together bike rides around Santa Barbara County that you can print out and do any time. They include rides that take you to locations featured in the film Sideways. DETAILS...

CycleSmart program Our CycleSmart Program. To help everybody bicycle better and more safely, we provide classes and programs for children and adults. Led by licensed bicycle instructors, here is the online registration form. DETAILS...

Bici Centro program Bici Centro of Santa Barbara. We’re partnering with Bici Centro, a community bike program that helps people of all ages and backgrounds obtain and maintain bicycles. DETAILS...

Bicycle commuting Bicycle Commuting. Look here for an extensive guide to bicycle commuting. You'll also find entries to our two "Why I love to bike commute" contests. Choose information or inspiration, or both. DETAILS...

Our monthly newsletter Quick Release Newsletter. Our newsletter has been published monthly since November 1991. Here's the current issue. Browse past issues at will or search with our site search engine. Here's the ISSUE INDEX...

Meetings and events Meetings and Events. Each month, we have our General Meeting on the first Tuesday. Other meetings, bike races, lectures, charity rides, and other regional bike events are listed here. It's updated every few days. DETAILS...

Bike Week Bike Week. Bike to Work Day grew into a whole week of exciting activities in 1999. Bike Week 2008 will take place May 17-25. Read about what's coming up. DETAILS...

Youth bicycling Youth Bicycling. There are opportunities for young bicyclists, like the Echelon road racing team, mountain biking, and BMX riding. DETAILS...

People to contact Contacts. Here are people for you to phone, write or email. Bicycle Coalition officers, board members and advisors. Contacts for reporting road repairs. Elected officials who represent us. DETAILS...

Bicycle Web resources Bicycle Web Resources. Around our community, around California, or around our planet, here are web sites to answer your bicycling questions. Check out other California bicycling advocacy groups. DETAILS...

Pro Bike/Pro Walk Conference Pro Bike/Pro Walk Conference. This major conference drew 520 participants to Santa Barbara in late 1998. We've retained a summary, photos, and bike ride info that were part of the weeklong event. DETAILS...

Shop here Shop for Bike Things. On this page, you'll be able to order gifts for yourself or others. Like our 4-foot by 6-foot nylon bike flag, one of our Street Skills classes, or a gift membership. DETAILS...

Join our Coalition Help make bicycling better. Here you can help make bicycling better throughout Santa Barbara County by joining our bicycle advocacy group. Choose a membership class that fits, and get discounts at local bike shops. JOIN US!


Last updated May 7, 2008. Web site is managed by webmaster Ralph Fertig. Click here for legal disclaimer. visitors since 2/28/00.