What we’re about
This group is looking for other E-bikers to take our E-bikes out on bike paths, roads and dirt. I’ll try to post at least two rides a week. Bike path rides are usually along a river or beach and range from 15 to 40 miles with very little elevation gain. Our city street and road rides can range from 20 to 35 miles with elevation gains from 500’ to 5000’. I pick cities to ride in that offer hills to challenge our e-bikes. There are those of us that have E-mountain bikes that are looking to take them on dirt, so I will be posting dirt rides which, for the most part, will be on fire roads (wide track). There are a lot of these roads in our open spaces and national forest which can open up new areas usually too far to hike in a day. Presently, this group will not be riding on single track dirt trails unless they are easy.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Goleta Ocean View RideNeeds location
Enjoy the spring weather and beach views as we start from Tucker Grove Park and enjoy wide bike lanes for 7 miles on Cathedral Oaks Road towards Sandpiper Golf Club. From there we ride some easy hard-packed dirt/gravel trails onto Elwood Mesa for unique ocean views. Next, we proceed out the Devereux Slough to the bluffs above Devereux Beach and into Isla Vista. We make a stop at 15 miles at the Starbucks for bathroom and coffee. We then proceed thru the UCSB campus down to the Goleta Slough to the Obern Bike Trail and finally onto the Marie Ygnacio Bike Path back up to Tucker Grove Park.
Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube.MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: 9:00 am Tucker Grove Park, Santa Barbara. 4800 Cathedral Oaks Rd, Santa Barbara
PARKING FEE: Free parking
ROUTE
DISTANCE: 21.5 miles.
ELEVATION GAIN: 706 feet
LUNCH: Our plan is to eat at the Little Alex’s Mexican restaurant at 3897 State Street, Santa Barbara. There is plenty of parking in this location. Bring something to lock your bikes.
THE PACE: No faster than the slowest in the group
DURATION: 3+ hours
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner Ebiker
TERRAIN: Road bike lanes, dedicated bike paths, low volume roads some hard packed dirt trails (Elaine & Kim approved)
RESTROOMS: Restrooom at the start and then one is available at 15 miles at the Starbucks in Isla Vista.
MY CELL # IS: 661-433-3301 - WINE TASTING E-BIKE RIDE EAST OF SANTA MARIANeeds location
EBIKE RIDE ALONG A SANTA MARIA BACKROAD
This is an all day event. We'll be riding on a very scenic paved road (TEPUSQUET ROAD) followed by a visit to a local winery (RANCHO SESQUIT WINERY).
We'll have a picnic at the winery before sampling wines there, so bring food and drink for yourself.
Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube, have your tires pumped up and battery fully charged.TEPUSQUET ROAD: This road starts out as a two lane road in the back country of Santa Maria and soon turns into a single lane paved road winding its way to HWY 166 through oak covered hills as seen in the photo above.
RANCHO SESQUIT WINERY: One of the first wineries in the now famous Santa Barbara County wine region.
MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME:
9:00 am at the intersection of Tepusquet and Santa Maria Mesa roadsPARKING FEE: None
DISTANCE: 30 miles maximum, but this is an in and out route which will allow you to turn back at anytime.
ELEVATION GAIN: 3000'
THE PACE: No faster than the slowest biker in the group
DURATION: 4 hour bike ride and 2 hour debriefing at the winery
LEVEL: Intermediate E-biker or very strong road biker
TERRAIN: Narrow and scenic one lane paved road
RESTROOMS: None on the bike ride, but there is one at the winery when we finish the ride.
MY CELL # IS: 805-358-5972
