National Bike Month, celebrated as “CycleMAYnia” in Santa Barbara County has 47 opportunities, inviting you to “Bike Your Way.”
Join a surrey parade with Blind Fitness, celebrate Community College CycleMAYnia at Allan Hancock or City College, ride with pets, pedal to Solvang Park, learn to mountain bike, explore murals, bike to ice cream, bike to work, or explore with friends in Guadalupe.
“We are excited to support countywide events and activities,” said Aaron Bonfilio, director of multimodal programs at the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments. “We are encouraging the public to try two, and even three, wheeled transportation rather than driving alone in their cars. SBCAG will be at the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival on April 26 and 27 to kick-off CycleMAYnia with prizes for people who bike to the festival.”
Thanks to E-Bikery, a local Santa Barbara bike shop, participants in CycleMAYnia can win an Aventon Level.2 electric commuter bike. By joining any event or biking to participating local businesses, attendees can claim an e-bike raffle ticket. The tickets include instructions on how to enter the E-Bikery giveaway. Attendees will also pick a prize at each event or activity, including CycleMAYnia t-shirts, EcoStiks patch, bumper sticker, or MTD slap band to keep pant legs secure.
Sponsored by Cottage Health, the Bike Challenge returns to SmartRide.org by popular demand. With two trophies, the challenge invites organizations and self-made teams to make history competing for the most miles or bike trips logged.
The trophies, made of bike parts and engraved with the winning team names, will be defended by winning teams next year. Interested participants can create teams now and log trips between April 26 and May 31. The winning Bike Challenge teams and e-bike raffle winner will be announced at the CycleMAYnia Finale, taking place at Lead Better Beach between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. on June 1.
“CycleMAYnia 2025 truly invites you to Bike Your Way,” said Peter Williamson, transportation planner at SBCAG. “Whether you bike solo to Bob’s Well Bread in Los Alamos, Bike & Buy Local in Goleta Oldtown, ride with family in Carpinteria, or join Transportation Trivia Night in Santa Barbara, this CycleMAYnia has a reason for you to go by bike.”
To support inclusivity and accessibility, Cycling Without Age provides piloted trishaws at no cost for individuals with limited mobility wishing to participate in a CycleMAYnia event. These specially designed trishaws can accommodate two individuals on one bench seat or one person in a wheelchair, making the joy of bicycling accessible to everyone. Members of the public are encouraged to call (805) 845-8955, extension 3, to reserve their spot for any CycleMAYnia event at least seven days in advance.
Information on the Bike Challenge and a calendar of bike month activities is available on the CycleMAYnia website at CycleMAYnia.org.
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