Was a lot of fun with all my best friends . Definitely worth doing if you're in Santa Barbara, especially at night!

We had the best time on our private social cycle! We rented an entire bike for our friends and we had so much fun with our guide Brandon! He really brought the best energy and made the experience work for what our group wanted. I would recommend this to anyone in the area with a big group! read more

Our group had an amazing time with social cycle and our guide Max! Pedaling was much tougher than we anticipated but we made the most of it with a group of 15. The radio on the bike was great and we were able to play our own music. There was also some storage for our personal items. The only downside was that it felt a little unorganized, as in the places we stopped didn't know that our large group was planning to stop there. We were also told we would get discounts at our stops but we did not receive any discounts. Overall this is a great choice for large group events!! read more

Found out about the Social Cycle from a friend and always wanted to try it. Both my friend and I had an upcoming birthday so we decided to do a 2-hour private tour in the evening to celebrate. The bike had seats for 17 people, some peddling and some non-peddling. We invited enough friends to completely fill the bike. The booking process was very easy online and the entire amount is required in full at the time of booking. There are plenty of FAQs on the website so you know what to expect before you go. They even email out the waivers ahead of time so everyone can sign digitally and save time. Our captain Stephanie was super accommodating and reached out to me the day before to make sure all of our questions were answered and to plan out a tentative itinerary. Since we're locals, we already had an idea of which places we wanted to hit. Stephanie was knowledgeable about what the best route would be to maximize our time on the bike and at the bars. When we got to the meeting spot, Stephanie and her co-captain were energetic and ready to help us celebrate. They explained the safety rules, we plugged in our playlist, and then we were ready to ride. We started at Oreana, a wine tasting room, then Lama Dog since they have food and our people were hungry, and ended up at 7 Bar since they have a full bar so there were enough drink options for everyone. The time on the bike between each bar felt really short (about 10 min) but I was actually glad because it's very tiring (especially after a few drinks). We all had a blast dancing on the bike and riding around the Funk Zone and were happy to have the Social Cycle team make our birthday celebrations so special. I would recommend this unique activity for both locals and visitors to have a great time with friends and make awesome memories together. read more

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Truly a unique experience. Had the best time. I've never seen anything quite like Social Cycle. It resembles a trolley with a group of people sitting inwards on a circular bar table. The above is correct, but those table-sitters are also pedaling their hearts out to fuel said trolley. We had used Social Cycle for a friend's birthday party. I recall the pricing per person being fairly reasonable, and well-justified for the overall experience. The cycle travels through the Funk Zone and is quite the attraction for nearby pedestrians and restaurant-goers. Our guide was upbeat and fun. He really made the experience an enjoyable one. Note that everyone in the party must be willing to pedal the entire time (it's really not difficult at all). We had one lady in our party who would occasionally take breaks and the cycle would noticeably slow down. Pedal, pedal, pedal! The layout of the cycle was ideal as everyone in the party was essentially facing each other. We were able to converse and laugh together without having to turn our necks. Many memories were made that day. I'd absolutely rent this awesome cycle again. read more

Yowzas! Social Cycle is such a good time! This eye catching, group pedaling apparatus has long caught my eye in San Diego, Sacramento and Palm Springs. I'm so glad that we finally have a pedal pub crawl in the beautiful backyard of Santa Barbara. I rented Social Cycle for a two-day, private event with up to 16 passengers each day. We met in the Funk Zone across from Metropolis Fine Foods in front of Michael Kate and were greeted by the friendly staff at Social Cycle who got us all checked in and ready to go in minutes. After establishing a few ground rules, we were off and pedaling through the Funk Zone. You can plug in your music on their rockin' speakers and play custom tunes while bopping about as you pedal and wave at passerbys. Choose your pub stops or leave it to the pros to pick your route. Either way plan to stick to the Funk Zone with this puppy because you'd be wiped out if you tried to pedal any further. Social Cycle is an awesome team builder or group activity. Theme crawls make it extra entertaining! Be creative! I did a Villains vs. Super Heroes theme for my group and it was amazing! Thank you to our captains Laura, Eryn and Stephen for bringing the energy and facilitating a fun, safe ride. Your navigation skills are unrivaled! I particularly loved right hand turns sitting on the right side. Yipppeee! I would definitely book Social Cycle again ... It's exciting for locals and tourists alike! It's more about the experience and social activity with your friends than touring Santa Barbara. It's a great way to spend the afternoon, celebrate a milestone or commemorate an event. It's fun and active. Check it out! read more

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Social cycle was super fun. All of the bars we went to were great recommendations. Our driver, Rob, made our trip fun and had the music blasting. Only complaint is, I wish we had more time on the bike! Didn't seem like we rode very far around SB and the time flew by. I'd definitely do this again with a big group! read more

BEST TIME EVER!!! My wife wanted to have a social cycle day for her birthday and it was amazing! There was a total of 5 within our group and 14 total people. I really hope I get their names right, but Eric and Steve were our hosts. They did an absolute amazing job in making this event a total BLAST! The music, the people, the energy was just incredible! Eric and Steve both deserve a BIG FAT BONUS! They totally get customer service and having alot of fun is top priority! We won't hesitate to book another social cycle event, thank you for making my wife's Birthday amazing!!! read more

Social cycle is THE most fun group activity I've ever done!! I went for my 21st birthday with seven of my friends. We went on a public tour and the other people on our trip were so great!! We all became friends very quickly. By far the best part of our experience was our captain Steven!! He was super friendly, gave us recommendations, and even took us to an extra bar (usually the public tours are three stops, he took us to four). Definitely ask for him if he's available for your tour. As for those yelpers who feel like they were "left", the only way you'll ever be left by the nice people at social cycle is if you're late, give an invalid phone number, or completely disappear at your stop (@Julia was on my tour and was guilty of all three). Social cycle is completely dedicated to making sure you have a great time!!! read more

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What an AMAZZZZING experience!!! We drove out from LA this past Sunday to celebrate my boyfriends birthday with social cycle. Everything from the person who texted me to finalize our confirmation to our captain, Eric, was phenomenal! Eric connected our phone with our choice of music to the bike so we got to have our own little party as we cycled from bar to bar. The only downfall was that the bars didn't give us the stated discount that we were supposed to get with being a part of the cycle tour, but it was still really reasonable prices. Eric was so much fun, he partied with us and even taught us new drinking games! We've all already agreed to make the drive back to SB just to join social cycle again! read more

Erynn was AMAZING!!! This experience wouldn't have been the same without her positive energy! She was so fun, energetic, got along with our group and just made all of us feel like she was one of our friends :)) not being able to drink on board is a bummer but I already knew that before signing up. When you have an awesome driver like Erynn though, it doesn't really matter because she made it super fun. We were a bachelorette group of wild girls and she put up with our craziness the entire time. All the girls had a blast stopping at the bars, getting discounts and just having a blast. Playing music on board was super fun to get us in that bar hopping mood. Thanks social cycle and Erryn! read more

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This is lots of fun! We had a group of 13 and had a blast pedaling around the funk zone. The guys working the cycle were great and did a good job of keeping us moving along at our stops. I do wonder why two guys were working rather than just the driver (it would make sense to have two if the bar actually worked on the bike). At any rate, it was a great time and I would recommend it! read more

This is in response to Laura's review which is a response to an event which occurred over two weeks ago now. First of all, what terrible customer service. I am even MORE mind-blown that would be the response to my obviously bad review of your company. In detail, I received three emails from social cycle prior to my reservation. The first contained information that stated to arrive at 5:30 PM. The second email was a second welcome that I did not read closely because the first email had already given information- why would there be contradictory information in the second email? The third email in the title stated "error" therefore I assumed that the second email was an error sent on social cycle's behalf. Anyways, we arrived at 5:34PM. My boyfriend and I looked everywhere for social cycle. We found segway which was stated in the instructions and was told you had already departed. Hence, the response from myself asking for a refund based off the information you had initially provided in your first email. We found Stephen, your driver and were clearly upset. He did explain that my phone number had been missing a number when I filed out the form on your website. Don't you think it would be important that your website should have given me the error message that all other websites do when a number is incomplete? Stephen offered for us to continue on the event because there was "absolutely no way" he would speak to his boss about our upset of the whole situation and no way we would be receiving a refund. We agreed to try to salvage our evening now at 6 PM at this bar. Stephen told us when there was 10 minutes left, he would find us and let us know. This was true for the first bar. He came and found us and we all continued.We were more hopeful about this experience and were happy to give Social Cycle another shot. The second bar however, the bar itself is a tasting room with a patio. It cannot hold more than 150 customers. We went to this bar that he recommended. We sat outside on the patio and had ONE drink. We waited to see if he would come in and find us. My boyfriend was sitting facing the social cycle bike and no one was there! Literally we were having a conversation and we look up and low and behold, look who isn't there again..... If this company is such a great experience, then why am I writing this "glowing" review on yelp? I am happy that others had such a nice experience, but that was not my experience and I will not recommend it to other individuals looking to have a good night in Santa Barbara. Also, in the name of customer service, why would Social Cycle not contact me directly and discuss this....rather than post it on yelp? Again, would give negative stars. ALSO the ride only goes for about 1 block so you can literally do this walking for the money that you pay....maybe it goes longer but I guess we will never find out because we got left twice in our experience. read more

The perfect activity for a special occasion! Eric was great and we welcomed him into our group. He made sure it was a fun experience for everyone and was very accommodating! read more

SO.MUCH.FUN. I've ventured on the San Diego social cycle and the Palm Springs social cycle. The experience is super great for a group of friends (new and old) looking for something exciting. I would definitely do it again (and again). read more

What a fun day! Cannot Say enough positive things about our experience. We went on a Saturday afternoon social cycle for a bachelorette party and had such a blast! Our driver Eric was super friendly and inviting. He gave us the ground rules which were a positive spin on safety requirements and making sure that the bride had a phenomenal day. He had an auxiliary hook up for us to play her own music and was a great sport at singing along and enjoying the jams with us. He made sure that we were safe throughout the day on the roadway and well taken care of. The bar is chosen were thoughtful he did a great job of letting us know what his favorite drinks were at each place. He even taught us the new fun game at one of the bars which we really appreciated! He was great at taking pictures for us throughout the day. Highly recommend this adventure if you're visiting Santa Barbara. Such a fun way to see different bars. Would recommend the company consider longer tours. 2 hours was MUCH too short! We would have loved 3, even 4 hours total :) read more

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My group did a private tour in Santa Barbara and we had a blast! Steven was our captain and was amazing! The bars we went to were all different and we liked them all for different reasons. All the bars had great signature cocktails and FOOD available. The bike itself was more physical than we expected but we earned our drinks that day! Would definitely go again. read more

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time! This is so much fun. Our two guides, Eric and Steven are hilarious! Highly recommend this !!

I set up my social cycle over a month ago! 2 days ago i got an email saying there was a chance my trip would be canceled if i or they didn't find 6 more attendees. As a business owner myself my initial thought is get out there and market your business!!! I assumed they would do that.. my bad! I called the person who emailed me and left a message yesterday asking what the status would be, no she didn't call me back; instead i got an email at 7 this morning saying "sorry your trip is canceled". While i understand the person that emailed me had personal things going on, i still feel they could've handled this situation differently. When i go out of town to deal with personal matters i leave someone in charge, someone who is easily contactable. Also i don't leave my business in the hands of "if people walk in". I feel it's important to always be out there marketing; word of mouth is much worse than just a review. Unfortunately i wouldn't recommend to any of my friends to do this because of the lack of care to run the business. read more

We had such a great time celebrating my girlfriends birthday on the Social Cycle. Our Captain Stephen was informative and made the day even more fun! Would definitely recommend to everyone! read more

I cannot say enough good things about Social Cycle! We planned a very last minute private tour for our corporate team and had an amazing experience. Our captain Codi was fun, energetic and took us to 3 local spots. We will definitely be booking with them again in the future. Can't go wrong with beer, bikes and bumping jams! Thank you for the experience! read more

This was such a fun experience! Our guide Eric was a blast and all the stops were excellent bars! Would highly recommend! It was just my husband and I with another group but it was still so much fun. If you have a bigger group I'm sure it's even more fun! read more

Great day celebrating my girlfriend's birthday. Our captains Eric and Stephen were amazing. They had high energy which made it a fun experience. I would definitely recommend social cycle to friends. read more

Hands down best experience in Santa Barbara. Eric and Steven were The. Best. Hit up four bars total, got to play our music, get our work out on, AND DRINK ALL DAY!! They recommended some bomb drinks for all the bars and even taught us a new drinking game!! Needless to say, we had a blast! Definitely a must if you're out in SB celebrating a special occasion. Thanks Steven & Eric!!! read more

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Eric in Santa Barbara was a gem! I went on this bar hopping bike ride for a bachelorette party and had a blast. He was informative and fun! What a great combination! read more

This was one of the best ideas ever. There were 8 of us celebrating our niece's 21st birthday weekend. We got there at 5 as instructed before our group left at 5:30. We had 3 people on the same cycle that we're so much fun and made friends with us. There were 2 people that we waited and waited and waited for and finally our guide - who was amazing - Stephen says we won't be able to wait anymore for them since they're late. Our guide Stephen was fantastic. He told us which drinks to get at which bar, he let us play our music and dance and enjoy our ride - it was the most fun ever. Julia who also apparently posted was the super lagger who was on our same ride who came late, refused to pedal, (which is by the way - how you make the whole thing more forward lol) and when we went to the next stop - Stephen looked for them 4 times and couldn't find them. We got along amazing with the other 3 people on our tour and had the most fun celebrating our nieces 21st birthday. A great way to have a pub crawl. Definitely bring a bottle of water for between stops and music you want to play. Everyone along the street was rocking out with us and wishing they were hanging out on our cycle haha :) I highly recommend this but I won't lie - you definitely have to work at cycling, but laughing with your friends, dancing to the music, and drinking at every stop makes it so very worth it. And if you go - make sure you ask for Stephen - he was the best:) read more

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Social Cycle was by far the most fun and memorable thing we did in SB during my birthday weekend celebration! Freaking fantastic! Our captain was Eric, who was THE BEST!!! You have to do this! read more

Stephen's uncle made the right decision hiring his nephew for this job. 7 of us came here for a bachelorette party and 100% of us had a great time. Don't worry about the cycling part, if you're in somewhat decent shape it's easy. I work out quite frequently and I didn't even notice it. There are "lazy" seats if you don't want to pedal. The three guys were super fun and friendly and they let me play DJ, which im amazing at so that was fun too. :) read more

Our captains Eric and Stephen were hilarious and always so kind. We had good music playing and the bars we stopped at had great drinks. Totally would recommend to anyone visiting SB! read more

Such a fun time! We did this for my birthday and I highly recommend it! Stephen was an excellent captain!

We were a bachelorette party and had the best time! Stephen was so awesome! I highly suggest this and request him! One of the funniest times we've had! Thanks Stephen! You made my twins and everyone else's time! read more

We had a great time riding with Steve and Eric on Sunday. They took us to 5 spots and there was a lot less biking than I expected which was great. We'll definitely come again with friends! read more

What a Blast! We had a group of women from Santa Barbara Newcomers Club do Social Cycle & we all had the best time! Our Captain Eric was fantastic! He picked great spots to stop at & made the entire evening fun. This was the second time the club has done this event & we recommend it to everyone. A plus is if you get Eric as your Captain. read more

Social Cycle was a wonderful experience I did with my sister's for her bachelorette party and it was a total blast! Eric was our driver and he made it so fun and was a huge reason we had so much fun. I would definitely recommend to anyone who is trying to have fun, especially if you're in a group. Request Eric if you can! So worth it. read more

Had an amazing time! There was 6 of us total on the ride plus our two drivers/tour guides Eric and Stephen. They were amazing, very friendly and definitely helped make the entire experience so much fun! Definitely recommend giving it a go. read more

We had such a great time in Santa Barbara with our driver Stephen Watkins! We met great people and had a blast. Looking forward to doing this again once you have your liquor license! read more

Such a FUN time!! Our driver Erin was amazing and danced along with us the entire ride. We had 12 girls for my bachelorette party and I'm so glad we decided to do this. Our time at the bars was a little quick but it's worth it to enjoy more time on the road pedaling around and dancing to music. Just be prepared to drink wine a little faster than you're used to! :) read more

Did this tour for a second time and it is SO much fun! Stephen was a great tour guide. 100% recommended.

By far the best Birthday I have ever experienced. Our tour guide Eric was so much fun. The whole experience was amazing. 100% recommend Social Cycle and will definitely book this again. read more

My family and I had the BEST time on social cycle! Eric in Santa Barbara was a great captain! I would definitely recommend this tour to everyone over 21! read more