Ride to Surf - Surf to Ride

The surf season has arrived in Santa Barbara
The s24o-minded surfer is loathe the fight for a parking space amongst the notoriously over-sized surf vehicles. Why drive to the break when you can do what I did this morning -- load the bike with the board, towel, and a coffee-filled thermos and ride to the ocean. Not all surfers are lucky enough to live within riding range of their favorite spot. But my challenge is this. If you DO live within 10 miles of a break, use your bike rather than your car. It's an easy way to get extra fun and exercise out of your surfing habit.

A bicycle can carry ANY size board. I regularly spot a surfer with a stand-up paddleboard or SUP pedaling along the bike trail to the ocean. He has the board on a simple trailer that looks fit to carry an ocean kayak.

Bicyclists get the best parking. There's nothing as satisfying as riding by the parking lot, down a hill and right to the sand for the fastest vehicle-to-line-up entry short of dropping from a chopper into the take-off zone.

Here's a link that has live video of one of my favorite breaks. If you see a happy surfer on a bike, it might be me.

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Don