Carlsbad to Santa Barbara in October

[Roy Tomkinson]

Looking to ride Carlsbad to Santa Barbara in October, will be my first time does anyone have any tips

[Pat Lamb]

Check out the how-to department off the main web page at http://www.adventurecycling.org/features/howto.cfm for some good articles and tips.  The bike touring 101 and getting in shape articles are perhaps the two most important articles, and it just so happens they're on the top.

If you've got more specific questions after reading some of those articles, come back and post them here.