Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Rentals

Hardtail, Full-Suspension, and Carbon!

Swing by our shop for local trail suggestions!

Mountain Bike Rental Includes Quality Bike, Water Bottle, Patch Kit, and Helmet!

Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Rentals

Hardtail, Full-Suspension, and Carbon!
Swing by our shop for local trail suggestions!
Mountain Bike Rental Includes Quality Bike, Water Bottle, Patch Kit, and Helmet!

Hard-Tail MTB

starts at $60

Mountain Bike Tour or Rental. Beginner to Advanced Options

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Full-Suspension MTB

starts at $80

Mountain Bike Tour or Rental. Beginner to Advanced Options

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Premium Carbon MTB

starts at $100

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Note: You'll be able to select which mountain bike you'd like to rent on the second page of the booking process

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Hard Tail Mountain Bike Rental

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Specialized Rockhopper

Frame: Alloy
Wheel Size: 27.5 - 29
Frame Sizes: XS, Small, Medium, Large, XL

Full Suspension Mountain Bike Rental

29er mountain bike rental

2020 Ibis Ripmo AF Deore 29er

Frame: Alloy
Wheel Size: 29
Travel:160mm
Components: Shimano Deore. 12 - Speed
Geometry: Trail / All Mountain
Price Level: Full-Suspension
Frame Sizes:

Medium (5'4"-5'9")

Large (5'8"-6'1")

XL (6'0"-6'6")

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2020 Specialized Stumpjumper

FSR Comp 27.5

Frame: Alloy
Wheel Size: 27.5
Travel:150mm
Components: SRAM NX Eagle! 12 - Speed or Shimano SLX. 11 - Speed
Geometry: Trail / All Mountain
Price Level: Full-Suspension
Frame Sizes:

Small (fits 5'2"-5'6")

 

2016 Specialized Rhyme FSR 6Fattie (plus tire size)

2016 Specialized Rhyme

FSR 6Fattie (plus tire size)

Frame: Alloy
Wheel Size: 27.5
Travel:150mm
Components: Shimano Deore & SRAM GX
Geometry: All Mountain / Enduro
Price Level: Full-Suspension
Frame Sizes:

Small (fits 5'2"-5'6")

2022 Specialized Stumpjumer Alloy

Frame: Alloy
Wheel Size: 29
Travel:140mm
Components: SRAM SX 12-speed
Geometry: Trail/All-Mountain
Price Level: Full-Suspension
Frame Sizes:

S3 (fits 5’5’’ - 5’11’’)

S4 (fits 5’8’’- 6’2’’)

S5 (fits 5'10'' - 6'4'')

Premium Carbon Mountain Bike Rental

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2020 Santa Cruz Hightower

Carbon R 29er

Frame: Carbon
Wheel Size: 29
Travel: 150 mm
Components: SRAM NX Eagle
Geometry: Trail/ All Mountain
Price Level: PREMIUM
Frame Sizes:

Medium (fits 5'5"-5'9")

Large (fits 5'9"-6'1")

XL (fits 6'0"-6'4")

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2021 Santa Cruz Bronson

Carbon R (Mixed)

Frame: Carbon
Wheel Size: MX (Mixed wheels. 29 up and 27.5 back)
Travel: 160mm
Components: SRAM GX & XG. 11 - Speed
Geometry: All Mountain / Enduro
Price Level: Full-Suspension
Frame Sizes:

Small (fits 5'1"-5'5")

Medium (fits 5'5"-5'9")

Large (fits 5'9"-6'1")

XL (fits 6'1"-6'5")

 

ibis mojo hd mountain bike santa barbara

2021 Ibis Mojo HD

Carbon Deore 27.5

Frame: Carbon
Wheel Size: 27.5
Travel: 170 mm
Components: Shimano Deore
Geometry: All Mountain / Enduro
Price Level: PREMIUM
Frame Sizes: Large (fits 5'8"-6'1")

'19 & '20 Specialized Stumpjumper

Comp Carbon 29er

Frame: Carbon
Wheel Size: 29
Travel: 150 mm
Components: SRAM NX Eagle & SRAM Guide
Geometry: Trail / All Mountain
Price Level: PREMIUM
Frame Sizes:

Small (19' ladies specific), (fits 5'2"-5'8")

Large (20') (fits 5'8"-6'2")

Mountain Bike Rental Pricing

Required for Premium MTB Rental: Photo ID, License Plate Number, $2,000 credit card authorization hold.

Kids Mountain Bikes are the same price as Beach Cruisers. Please book a Kids bike rental here.

3 Hours $40 NA NA
24 Hours $60 $80 $100
2 Days $110 $150 $170
3 Days $140 $180 $200
4 Days $160 $200 $230
5-7 Days $180 $230 $260
2 Weeks $210 $300 $330
3 Weeks $230 $330 $380
1 Month $250 $350 $395
2 Months $450 $550 $595
3 Months $650 $750 $795

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Which Mountain Bike Rental is right for me?

If you are planning on riding in Santa Barbara’s front country, you will find that you are either climbing or descending. There are no long, leveled-out sections, so you will want a bike that climbs well. Typically 29’’ wheels have a reputation for better climbing efficiency. A lightweight, carbon mountain bike will also be more favorable for conquering the climbs. One of our best combinations will be the Santa Cruz Hightower and Stumpjumper Comp Carbon with their 29’’ wheel size and carbon frames.

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With a 170mm fork, our Ibis Mojo has the most travel of all our mountain bikes. Ibis describes it best: “Enduro World Series tested and team-approved, the HD5 lives for ragged descents combined with real-world climbs requiring efficiency, positioning and poise. Which it delivers in spades. It’s the ultimate 27.5” brawler, living to ride as hard up as down with 153mm of dw-link controlled travel and a 170mm fork. 76 degrees of climbing we'd like you to meet 64 degrees of descending.”

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The Ibis Ripmo is a do-it-all machine with ample amount of travel and suspension technology that limits pedal bob for optimized climbing efficiency. It is a favorite among our team of mechanics.

The Santa Cruz Bronson is another versatile option with it's "mullet" wheel-sizing. The idea is to combine the speed, traction, and rollover ability of a 29er with the agility and light weight of a 27.5-inch wheel. It uses DW-Link suspension, a twin-link system that provides excellent pedaling efficiency.

Red Ripmo

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A few of Santa Barbara’s trail options like Eling’s Park and Tucker’s Grove have a good amount of sharp turns and switchbacks. To conquer these with maneuverability and playful handling, a 27.5 wheel is recommended. A lower bottom bracket lowers the center of gravity, and gives the chassis a more stable feel while cornering. Some of our 27.5 options include the 2020 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp, The 2016 Specialized Rhyme FSR, and the 2021 Ibis Mojo HD Carbon Deore.

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Specialized Rhyme Mountain Bike Rental

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If you are hoping to use a bike for multiple purposes, exploring both dirt and city streets, we recommend renting one of our Specialized Rockhoppers. These are hardtails, great for packed dirt and some of our blue/green trail options. They don’t carry the excess weight of a large travel, full-suspension bike, which is unnecessary for the paved roads and bike paths. You also have the option of using one of our complimentary bike locks with these rentals so that you can ride around town and secure the bike while trying a new restaurant or popping into a shop.

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Our 2016 Specialized Rhyme FSR is a size small, typically fitting riders who are 5’2’’ to 5’6’’. It is a women’s specific geometry, so the handlebars are less wide for riders with more narrow shoulders.

Specialized Rhyme Mountain Bike Rental

Our 2022 Specialized Stumpjumper Alloys are the newest models from Specialized in our rental fleet. They use "S-Sizing" to describe their various frame sizing. S-Sizing appeals to those who want to fine-tune their reach to suit their specific terrain or riding style. Specialized does this by keeping seat tube lengths, head tube lengths, and standover heights more consistent across the entire size range. The main element that changes between different S-Sizes is length, i.e., the reach and wheelbase. This allows riders to choose their bike size based solely on length.

Santa Barbara has a variety of trail options from easy, green beachside bluffs to techy, black diamond singletrack. Check out some of our favorite mountain bike routes by clicking the link on our maps and routes page. You will see a short description of the difficulty of each of these trails. Our team is always here for you if you have follow up questions or want recommendations for your group. The only trail we do not allow our rental bikes on is Tunnel Trail- a double black diamond trail that can result in injury or damage to our valuable rental bikes, which we want to avoid. One of our favorite apps for detailed trail descriptions and directions is MTB Project; download maps ahead of time so you can access them offline while on the trail.

Although we do not offer a shuttle service or transportation to the trailhead, we do have a variety of mountain bike tour options. Included in the tour price is not only transportation of you and the bikes, but a guided experience led by one of our top-notch, experienced guides. You will find these options outlined on our Mountain Bike Tours Page.

If you are looking for a solution to transport our mountain bike rentals to a trailhead, we have a limited number of car racks to rent (both trunk racks and hitch racks). Call or email us to inquire about availability. Bike Racks for Rent to get you to the trails: $15/ day or $45 for the week.

Distance from Shop to trails

Elings:   3 miles

Jesusita: 5 miles

Tuckers: 8 miles

Romero: 8 miles

Bike rack for mountain bikesKuat Bike Rack

We do! They are an awesome way to cover more ground, climb steeper sections that might otherwise be walked, and keep up with friends who are acclimated to a faster pace or more elevation gain. Check out the bottom of our E Bikes Page for more information on our Electric Mountain Bike options.

NEW - Rent a Garmin Edge 1030 with your Bike Rental
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Explore Santa Barbara with Confidence

  • Only $20 for 1 day and $5/day for everyday thereafter
  • Loaded with Santa Barbara biking routes for all riding levels
  • Easy to see step by step navigation
  • Track and record a variety of riding data and metrics
  • Simple to use interface with large screen
  • Enjoy a bike ride that you know you'll love without getting lost!
To Reserve the Garmin Edge 1030 please select the item in checkout

Our quality full suspension mountain bike rentals include a helmet, water bottle & saddle bag for repairs. Swing by our shop and choose the best fitting bike for you! Delivery is offered complimentary for all rental orders totalling $200 or greater with a 1 day rental period minimum.. You can ride directly from the shop and see most of the city and even get to some of the mountain biking trails in Santa Barbara. If you’d prefer to come to our shop we can get you set up on site and show you some different trail options on our in house maps. We also can provide bike racks so you can get to the roughly two dozen trails in the area.

We provide a variety of mountain bike rentals to cover all types of riders from the cyclists that want to put in some miles with an XC 29er to the rider looking for some adrenaline with a sweet all mountain 27.5 enduro bike. Mountain biking Santa Barbara is a blast and there's a trail for everyone here. There are fun and easy trails like Eilings Park to the more intense rides like Jesusita. If you're coming to Santa Barbara come see us!

Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Rentals include:

We carry Specialized, Santa Cruz and Ibis!

Bike Racks for Rent to get you to the trails: $15/ day or $45 for the week

Distance from Shop to trails

Elings: 3 miles

Jesusita: 5 miles

Hot Springs / Cold Springs East Fork: 5 miles

Cold Springs West Fork: 8 miles

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