9 eBike Shops in San Bernardino County, CA

Routes and access to check before you choose a shop

San Bernardino County covers valley cities, forest mountains and high desert, and the managers of the riding areas are different agencies with different e-bike rules. This page lists only what the agency pages we reviewed say. For day plans and what to skip, use the San Bernardino County Things To Do guide.

Santa Ana River Trail & Pkwy

San Bernardino County Regional Parks manages the Santa Ana River Trail & Pkwy and describes it as a Class I bike path, meaning it is fully separated from vehicle traffic. The county lists the trailhead at South Waterman Ave in San Bernardino, CA 92408, with the entrance behind the County Hall of Records at 222 W. Hospitality Lane. The park phone is 909.794.1123. Phases I, II and III are complete and make up 11 miles, running from the county border at Riverside Avenue east to California Street in Redlands. When the whole trail is finished it is planned to span 110 miles from Mentone to the Pacific Ocean in Huntington Beach, and Regional Parks will manage 22 miles of it, from Mentone to Colton. We found no e-bike rule on the county page, so the state default applies. Check posted signs at the trailhead.

One change is coming. Phase IV will be built in segments A through E. Phase IV-A is in the design phase, and the county says construction is anticipated to begin in mid-2027. Until then, plan on the completed 11 miles and confirm any detour or closure with Regional Parks.

San Bernardino National Forest

The Forest Service says electric bicycles are allowed on roads and trails open to all vehicles and on 50 inch OHV and motorcycle only routes. Electric bicycles, including pedal assist, are not permitted on non-motorized trails. Mountain biking in general is permitted on designated routes, including the forest road and trail network, with exceptions for the Pacific Crest Trail, short nature trails, and any trail that leads to or runs inside designated Wilderness. The forest recreation listings include Alpine Pedal Path Trail 1E50 and Alpine Pedal Path Spur 1E50.1 under biking and e-biking. Named routes such as Alder Creek Trail 2W18 and Alessandro Trail 2E44 and 2W20 also appear in the listings. A listing on that site is not a guarantee that your class of bike is allowed on every segment, so read the route entry and the signs.

Mountain rides listed by the county tourism site

The county tourism site, visitsbcounty.com, is a secondary source. It lists these routes, and the numbers below are as listed there, not measured by us:

• Silverwood Lake Bike Path, near San Bernardino: 12.5 total miles, 3,400 feet of elevation gain, out and back, listed as easy and not technical.
• Pilot Rock/Miller Canyon Road, near Crestline: 11.2 miles, 1,400 feet of gain, a loop of about 1.3 hours, moderate in effort and technical difficulty with a few rougher sections.
• Keller Peak National Children's Forest, near San Bernardino: 12.5 miles, 1,882 feet of gain, out and back, moderate only because of the climb, listed for spring, summer and fall.
• Santa Ana River Trail, Angelus Oaks listing: 9.6 miles with minimal elevation gain, a loop of about 1.3 hours, moderate in effort and technical difficulty.

That tourism page does not say which e-bike classes each route allows. Before you rent or buy for one of these, ask the managing agency, and ask the shop what battery range the climbing days need.

County regional parks and Chino Hills State Park

San Bernardino County Regional Parks lists biking at Calico Ghost Town, Glen Helen Regional Park, Mojave River Forks Regional Park, Prado Regional Park, Santa Ana River Trail & Pkwy and Yucaipa Regional Park. We found no e-bike rule for those county park trails in the sources we reviewed, so the state default applies and posted signs decide.

State parks are stricter. California State Parks says no person shall operate an e-bike in a park unit except on public roadways and in areas allowed through a Superintendent's Order. In state recreation areas, only Class 1 e-bikes are allowed by Superintendent's Order, on controlled-access roads and trails, and Class 2 and Class 3 are not. At Chino Hills State Park, Superintendent's Order 951-20-002, revised December 3, 2020, closes all trails to e-bikes, personal electric transporters and motorized transportation devices. The park speed limit on all trails and roads is 15 mph, and North Ridge Trail west of Gilman Trail is closed to all use because of unsafe conditions. Check State Parks for anything newer than that order.

Picking a shop for the ride you have

The nine cards are grouped by city, and the card category tells you what the business is listed as. Sunnyside E-bike Rentals in Fawnskin is listed as a bicycle rental service, and Bear Valley Bikes in Big Bear Lake is listed as a bicycle hire shop. The Cyclery USA cards in Redlands and Rancho Cucamonga, Bumstead's Bicycles in Ontario and Victorville Cycles are listed as bicycle shops and bicycle repair shops. Hector and Milena Bike Shop, Apple Valley Bicycles and TJ Frisbee Bicycles are listed as bicycle shops. A category label is a starting point, not proof that a shop sells, rents or services electric bikes.

When you call, give the date, the rider heights, the group size and the surface you plan to ride. Ask which class the bike is, what equipment comes with it, where pickup is and when it must be back. For repairs, give the brand, model, motor system, battery age and the exact symptom, and ask whether the shop handles electronics and batteries or only mechanical work. If a battery is swollen, leaking or unusually hot, follow the maker's safety instructions and do not charge it to test the fault.

Claim links let an owner update a listing. They are not endorsements.

eBike rules in California

California sorts e-bikes into three classes under Vehicle Code 312.5. An e-bike has operable pedals and a motor of 750 watts or less. Class 1 is pedal assist that stops helping at 20 mph. Class 2 has a throttle and stops helping at 20 mph. Class 3 is pedal assist that stops at 28 mph and has a speedometer. Class 1 and Class 3 bikes may have a walk mode up to 3.7 mph. A bike built or changed to go faster than those limits is not an e-bike under that section.

No license, registration or insurance is required for Class 1, 2 or 3 bikes, per our California eBike laws guide. Riders under 18 must wear a helmet on a street, bikeway or path under Vehicle Code 21212. Under Vehicle Code 21213, nobody under 16 may operate a Class 3 bike, and Class 3 riders and passengers must wear a helmet at any age.

Vehicle Code 21207.5 lets a local authority prohibit e-bikes, or any class, on equestrian, hiking or recreational trails by ordinance, and lets State Parks prohibit them on any path or trail it manages. We found no county or major-city e-bike ordinance and no sidewalk riding rule for San Bernardino County in the sources we reviewed. Where no rule is posted or found, the state default applies. Laws change by session, so confirm the current rule with the manager of the trail you plan to ride, and obey the signs.

Cities in San Bernardino County

The directory has one card in each of nine cities. Use the chips to open a city page, or the jump links near the top of this page to reach a card.

The Santa Ana River Trail & Pkwy completed phases end at California Street in Redlands, so the Redlands card is in the same city as the east end of that stretch. The other cards are in Fawnskin, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Big Bear Lake, Victorville, Ridgecrest, Fontana and Apple Valley. Call the shop and ask how far it is from the route you picked before you book.

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