Century Riders pedal through town with Santa Barbara Fitness Tours
Santa Barbara was proud to welcome the 5th annual century ride this last week with 945 riders from a total of 17 states, also Canada and Great Britain. Century riders experienced breath taking views and ocean breezes while overcoming 9,000ft of elevation over the 100 mile course that lead through three cities; Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria.
With so many cyclists in town Santa Barbara bike rentals were in high demand. Santa Barbara Fitness Tours was proud to outfit a total of 13 fully equipped carbon bikes, one of which took first in the metric. It was a full day for us, dialing in measurements, fitting pedals, meeting clients, and delivering bikes to various hotels in the surrounding area. We were proud to be providing bike rentals to a such an admirable cause –a corporation with a mission devoted to organizing a safe and challenging world class cycling event that promotes bicycling and raises money for charities serving those in need.
Santa Barbara is an ideal location for cycle events. With an average temperature of 70 degrees, and with 300 days of sun a year you can almost always count on getting some good riding in. The Santa Ynez mountains rise dramatically behind the city, with several peaks exceeding 4,000 feet. Covered with chaparral and sandstone outcrops, they make a scenic backdrop to the city. With easy access to low traffic roads, the mountains provide an excellent source for incline rides. The coastal routes feature a fair amount of flat ground riding, countless ocean scenes and cool breezes. This geographic merge of mountains and sea have really made it easy for us to offer a bike rentals or bike tours for everyone. Also being the only bike rental service in the area with a fleet of carbon road bikes its allowed our clients to have made this beautiful area a destination for their riding vacations.
This years Century was a tremendous success, and as Santa Barbara’s premier bike rental and touring service we were proud to be a part of it. We look forward to seeing you soon!