What a fabulous way to tour Santa Barbara! The bikes were great -- easy and fun. Much better than driving car or bus much better than walking. Our tour guide was very nice, but was not an experienced tour guide. You can't really hear your tour guide while on these bikes -- we suggested that they use in-helmet walkie-talkies.
I loved every moment of this bike tour. Riding the electric assist bike is lots of fun and an excuse to be outdoors with some exercise. Conner, tour guide, is terrific. He is informative about Santa Barbara and took us to out of the way areas not accessible by tourists. He showed us sites that we requested and was open to any changes needed. The bikes are in great shape and are very safe. This is a trip for people who have bike experience although you can be a beginner. At any rate, Conner will make sure you can handle it if you speak up. I recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area who wants to have a general overview of Santa Barbara as it will greatly enhance you vacation experience. Bring plenty of sunscreen on sunny days.
Although we really liked our tour guide, he was not well versed in anything about the history of the area. When we booked it listed the Mission and the City Hall as stops along the way, both of which we did not do. They were the reason we booked the tour. When we asked him about them with about a half hour left of our tour, he said we didnt' have time to go there.