National Bike Month, celebrated as CycleMAYnia in Santa Barbara County has 47 calls to action, inviting community members to Bike Your Way.
Participants can join a surrey parade with Blind Fitness; celebrate Community College CycleMAYnia at Allan Hancock or Santa Barbara City College; ride with pets; pedal to Solvang Park; learn to mountain bike; explore murals; bike to ice cream; bike to work; or meet up with friends in Guadalupe.
“We are excited to support countywide events and activities,” said Aaron Bonfilio, director of multimodal programs at SBCAG, “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 April 26 and 27 to kick-off CycleMAYnia with prizes for people who bike to the festival,” Bonfilio said.
E-Bikery, a Santa Barbara bike shop, is offering CycleMAYnia participants a chance to 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 compete 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, 3-4 p.m. 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,” Williamson said.
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.
The specially designed trishaws can accommodate two individuals on one bench seat, or one person in a wheelchair.
To reserve a spot for any CycleMAYnia event, call 805-845-8955, ext. 3.
CycleMAYnia is a collaborative effort between public entities and private organizations, leveraging community resources and South Coast Measure A Bicycle and Pedestrian funds to foster and support community-driven activities.
CycleMAYnia 2025 partners include: E-Bikery, MOVE Santa Barbara County, Cottage Health, EcoStiks, Santa Barbara MTD, Santa Maria Regional Transit, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition, BCycle.
Also, Cycling Without Age, Blind Fitness, UCSB, Santa Barbara City College, Allan Hancock College, Solvang Chamber of Commerce, Chicano Culture de Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Independent, Bob’s Well Bread, Cuyama Buckhorn.
Brass Bird Coffee Co., Santa Barbara Strong Towns, County of Santa Barbara, and the Cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, Guadalupe, and Santa Maria.
Information on the Bike Challenge and a calendar of bike month activities is available at CycleMAYnia.org.