From Carpinteria to Guadalupe, 47 activities inspired residents to ride during National Bike Month; UC Santa Barbara and Cottage Health claimed top honors in the SmartRide.org bike challenge.
Chris Castillo hadn’t planned to participate in CycleMAYnia—until he spotted pop-up tents for the Mayor’s Ride outside Trek Bicycle from his family’s Goleta Floral shop. Curiosity got the better of him, and he and his son, Nico, spontaneously joined the ride using the Old Town bike lanes, learning about new bike projects underway in Goleta.
A week later, at CycleMAYnia’s grand finale at Leadbetter beach in Santa Barbara, Castillo was awarded the grand prize—an Aventon Level.2 e-bike—by Fernando Tessari, owner of Santa Barbara E-Bikery.
Castillo’s impromptu ride earned him a CycleMAYnia raffle entry, which was ultimately drawn as the winner of the monthlong series of events’ top prize…