Bike Shops in Costa Mesa CA: 7 Verified eBike Stores

Costa Mesa is an Orange County city of 109,131 people in the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate. The building on the cover is the Diego Sepúlveda Adobe in Estancia Park, which its historical marker says "was constructed about 1820 as part of an outlying mission stock headquarters to shelter the herdsmen who cared for the cattle from Mission San Juan Capistrano."

The Costa Mesa Historical Society dates it "Possibly as early as 1817, but more likely between 1820 and 1823," and says "It is located at 1900 Adams Avenue."

The 7 Verified eBike Shops in Costa Mesa

Seven floors sell e-bikes inside the city, from a Specialized store and a Jax-owned shop to three shops selling their own e-bike brands and a motorcycle dealer, so you can compare a brand store with a maker's own bikes on one drive.

Specialized Costa Mesa — 1901 Harbor Boulevard

Address: 1901 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: (949) 722-3530
Website: Specialized Costa Mesa
Brands: Specialized, with the Turbo e-bike mark in Specialized's store finder
Hours: Monday to Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 10–5, per Google Maps
Focus: a Specialized-branded store whose page says "We specialize in Specialized e-bike repairs and carry a full range of road, gravel, and mountain bikes." 1.6 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: roster.

The Cyclist — 1785 Newport Boulevard

Address: 1785 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: (949) 645-8691
Website: Jax Bicycle Center
Brands: the Jax catalog, which carries an e-bike section
Hours: Monday to Friday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 10–6, Sunday 11–4, per Google Maps
Focus: a Newport Boulevard shop now owned by Jax, whose page says "Jax Bicycle Center is excited to announce the purchase of The Cyclist - Costa Mesa!" 1.9 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: chain site checked.

Tripper Electric Bikes — 777 West 19th Street

Address: 777 W 19th St, Suite A, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: (833) 847-6230
Website: tripperelectric.com
Brands: its own Tripper e-bikes, plus repairs on other makes
Hours: none listed; Google Maps names the address its "Orange County Shipping Center," so call before you go
Focus: an e-bike maker whose About page says "Our new factory outlet in Costa Mesa provides a hub for sales, parts, and expert repairs for all e-bike brands," opened in March 2025. 1.9 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Driven Electric Bikes — 629 Terminal Way

Address: 629 Terminal Way #1, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: (949) 424-2727
Website: drivenbikes.com
Brands: its own Driven line, and on Aventon's dealer map at the same address as Ebike Inc
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Friday 10–6, Saturday 10–5, Sunday 11–5, closed Monday, per Google Maps
Focus: a sales-and-repair shop whose site is titled "Custom Electric Bicycles, Fat Cruisers." 2.1 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

The Unlikely Cyclist — 1663 Superior Avenue

Address: 1663 Superior Ave, Unit B, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: (949) 566-5202
Website: theunlikelycyclist.com
Brands: "Cannondale, Cervelo, Specialized, PUBLIC, Pashley, Retrospec, SCARAB, Bianchi, SALSA, Surly and Brompton," per its site
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m.–5 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday, per Google Maps
Focus: an independent shop on Bosch's dealer map as an e-bike dealer; its own site names no e-bike model, so Bosch's listing is the evidence. 2.3 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: roster.

3Bros — 1560 Superior Avenue

Address: 1560 Superior Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: (949) 642-0546
Website: 3bros.com
Brands: KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas motorcycles, and a "Super 73 E-bikes" section on its menu
Hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 9–5, closed Sunday, per Google Maps
Focus: a motorcycle dealer whose store listing showed a Super73 e-bike with "Only 1 in stock" for in-store pickup on October 3, 2026; Super73's page rates that model "Class 2 20MPH." 2.4 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Electric Bike Collective — 1779 Whittier Avenue

Address: 1779 Whittier Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: (949) 945-4577
Website: electricbikecollective.com
Brands: its own coastal-style e-bikes, with service and parts
Hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 10–3, closed Sunday, per Google Maps
Focus: a Costa Mesa e-bike brand whose site says "we thoughtfully curate premium e-bikes and gear," and whose contact page invites riders to its Whittier Avenue shop. 2.5 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Also tied to Costa Mesa, named and not counted.

• Closed: Two Wheels One Planet on East 17th Street, marked permanently closed on Google Maps with its online store reading "This store is unavailable"; Zap E Bikes on West 17th Street, marked temporarily closed; Electric Bike Company, whose old domain now opens an e-bike buyer's guide and whose bankruptcy filing Electric Bike Report covered; and Surf City Cyclery, Cycletech, Jax's old Airway Avenue store, Bike Doctor, McDaniel Motorsports and Jamis Bicycles' office, all marked permanently closed.
• Repair, fitting and BMX shops: Barcelo Bicycles, a repair shop whose listing names no e-bikes; Garcia's E-Bikes, listed on Google Maps as a bicycle repair shop; Flying Dutchman Bicycles, a repair listing with no street address; Cheap Goods BMX, whose listing and site name no e-bikes; and The Rose & Crown, a bike-fitting studio on Newport Boulevard.
• Unconfirmed: So Cal E Bikes, a listing with no street number; Salty Cruisers, a rental listing whose Google Maps search returns a closed business; and Mesa Cycle on Logan Avenue, whose Google Maps search returns other businesses.
• Motorcycle and scooter businesses: Ducati Newport Beach, Moto Bello, CalCycleDesign, RevZilla, and CycleBoard, a scooter maker Google Maps now places in Garden Grove.
• A trade group and a chain: the National Bicycle Dealers Association, now listed in Irvine, and Big 5 on Harbor Boulevard.

Just Outside Costa Mesa — Bike Shops in Newport Beach and Fountain Valley

Every lead within 3 straight-line miles of central Costa Mesa, the Census Gazetteer point, was read. Three more e-bike floors sit 2.2 to 3.0 miles away, two in Newport Beach and one in Fountain Valley.

Groove E-Bikes — Newport Beach

Address: 3740 Campus Dr, Suite A, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 274-7944
Focus: its site promises "THE BEST E-BIKES AT THE BEST PRICES," and Bosch's dealer map lists it; open Tuesday to Saturday 11 to 5, per Google Maps. 2.2 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Sports Basement Orange County — Fountain Valley

Address: 10800 Kalama River Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone: (714) 587-2112
Focus: on Aventon's dealer map, and its store page lists electric bikes among its bikes; open daily, until 8 on weekdays, per Google Maps. 2.9 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: roster.

Pro Bike Supply — Newport Beach

Address: 353 Old Newport Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Phone: (855) 777-2453
Focus: its site sorts its bikes under an e-bike heading, and Bosch's dealer map lists it; closed Sunday, per Google Maps. 3.0 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Closer, and not counted. Bikehouse in Newport Beach, 2.6 miles away, offers repair, service and sales on a site that names no e-bike. Let's Ride Bicycles in Huntington Beach, 2.7 miles away, is a Superpages listing whose Google Maps search returns a store in Burbank.

Further out. The nearest Redtail city page is Santa Ana's, 5.2 miles north, and Huntington Beach's sits 5.7 miles west.

Buses — eBikes on OC Bus

OC Bus racks take an e-bike that fits a regular bike's profile and weighs 55 pounds or less, so weigh yours before you plan a bus leg.

The rack limits. Per OCTA's bike-rack page, a bike must fit "Wheel Size: 20 - 29 inches in diameter," a "Wheelbase: 44 inches maximum axle to axle" and "Tire Width: No more than 2.5 inches maximum." The page adds, "E-bikes need to fit securely on the bike rack and cannot weigh more than 55 pounds."

OCTA's e-bike page. OCTA lists Class 1 and 2 with "No minimum age" and "Helmet required for under age 18," and Class 3 with "Minimum age 16" and "Helmet required for all ages."

Bike Paths — the Santa Ana River Trail and Fairview Park

The County's paved river bikeways take Class 1 and 2 e-bikes at up to 10 mph, and the City lets e-bikes onto Fairview Park's paved paths only, at 12 mph or slower.

The County's regional bikeways

On OC Parks' e-bike page, the rule for County regional bikeways reads "Bicycles, Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes permitted. All bikes yield to pedestrians. Speed limit of 10 MPH." The list of permitted bikeways includes the "Santa Ana River Trail Bikeway" and the "Bayview Bikeway at Upper Newport Bay."

The same page says "all classes of e-bikes continue to be prohibited on unpaved trails within regional and wilderness parks," and a Class 3 has no permission on the paved bikeways either.

Fairview Park

The City's Fairview Park e-bike policy says "Use of E-bikes, E-scooters, and other electric motor-powered vehicles is prohibited on all Fairview Park unpaved surfaces." Riders keep to designated paved roadways, bike paths and multi-purpose paths.

It sets "A maximum of 12 mph when no pedestrians are present" and "A maximum of 8 mph when pedestrians are present," and riders "shall always yield the right of way to pedestrians, maintenance vehicles, wheelchairs, and other bicyclists." It adds, "Sur-Rons or other electric motorized vehicles capable of speeds greater than 28 mph are prohibited throughout the premises of Fairview Park."

California eBike Laws — What Makes an eBike Legal in Costa Mesa

The state sets the classes, the age floor and the helmet rule. Costa Mesa's own code names e-bikes in its bike-lane rule and sets sidewalk and yielding rules for bicycles, which its definition says an e-bike is.

The state definition and the city's

Under Vehicle Code § 312.5(a), "An 'electric bicycle' is a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power."

Costa Mesa's § 4-22(b) draws its line differently: "An 'electric bicycle' is a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts." A bike rated at exactly 750 watts meets the state's words and falls outside the city's. Section 312.5(c) puts the "motor wattage" on a permanent label, so read it before you buy.

No license, registration or plate applies to a legal e-bike: § 24016(b) says "an electric bicycle is not a motor vehicle." On a road you carry a driver's rights and duties under § 21200.

Age and helmets

Section 21213 reads "A person under 16 years of age shall not operate a class 3 electric bicycle." Costa Mesa Police's bike-safety page says Class 3 "is only for cyclists 17 and older"; the statute's line is 16, and the statute is the law.

Under § 21212, a rider under 18 caught without a helmet faces a fine of "not more than twenty-five dollars ($25)."

Costa Mesa's riding rules, § 4-26

The Costa Mesa Municipal Code on eCode360 "Includes legislation through Ord. No. 2025-08 adopted November 18, 2025." Its § 4-26, in the Bicycles title, sets these rules.

• Bike lanes. "Motorized bicycles as defined by the California Vehicle Code section 406(a) and electric bicycles as defined in section 4-22(b) are permitted in a bicycle lane, at a speed no greater than is reasonable or prudent."
• Sidewalks. "Any person riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian," give "an audible signal" when overtaking, and pass on the left.
• Class I trails. "For the purpose of this section, Class I Multipurpose Trails shall be considered sidewalks," so the same yield rule applies on them.
• Speed. No riding "at an unreasonable speed upon a roadway or sidewalk which endangers the safety of pedestrians, the rider, other cyclists, motorists or property."
• Entering a road. Riders yield "When entering a roadway or sidewalk from private property" and "When entering a roadway from a sidewalk or Class I Multipurpose Trail."

Under § 4-28, a violation not punished under the Vehicle Code "shall be deemed a misdemeanor."

Registration and school rules

The police page says "Bike registration is no longer a requirement in the City of Costa Mesa," and it asks riders to register bikes and e-bikes free through Project 529.

Newport-Mesa Unified's policy page says BP 5142.04 "will be effective starting in the 2026-27 school year." From transitional kindergarten through 8th grade, students "are strictly prohibited from possessing or operating E-bikes, E-motos, and other devices" on school property.

The same page says "Students in grades 9-12 may possess an E-bike on campus," while e-motos "are strictly prohibited on any district property." Its bike-safety page adds that students in grades 7 through 12 "must obtain an authorized permit" to park a bicycle or e-bike on campus.

What changes on January 1, 2027

The Governor signed two e-bike bills on September 30, 2026, and under the California Constitution's Article IV, § 8 both take effect on January 1, 2027. Starting January 1, 2027, AB 2346, Chapter 842, sets "the prima facie speed limit for a sidewalk" at "10 miles per hour."

Also from January 1, 2027, SB 1167, Chapter 846, bars selling or labeling as an e-bike any vehicle "with motor power of more than 750 watts."

Where to Ride Your eBike in Costa Mesa

Ride the streets and bike lanes under § 21200 and § 4-26, take a Class 1 or 2 onto the river bikeway, ease off on sidewalks, and keep to 8 mph near people walking in Fairview Park.

Your Costa Mesa riding checklist

• Use the bike lane at a speed that suits the people around you.
• On a sidewalk, yield to walkers, ring before you pass and pass on the left.
• Read the class label before the river trail: Class 1 and 2 only, at 10 mph.
• In Fairview Park, stay on paved paths and hold 8 mph near pedestrians.
• Weigh the bike before the bus: OCTA's racks stop at 55 pounds.
• Wear a helmet if you are under 18, and on a Class 3 at any age.

Rebates

South Coast AQMD. Costa Mesa is on the district's jurisdiction list, so its Replace Your Ride program applies to vehicle owners "who meet the income and vehicle requirements." It adds, "In lieu of a replacement passenger vehicle an applicant can select an e-Bike."

For that choice, the district's e-bike page says "the program will cover up to $7,500," and "the up to $7,500 check is made payable to the e-Bike shop," for an e-bike with "a motor rating of 750W or less."

Orange County Power Authority. Its voucher program serves its own customers, and its FAQ says "OCPA's current member cities are Buena Park, Fullerton, and Irvine," so it does not reach a Costa Mesa address.

The state. The statewide California E-Bike Incentive Project "began in December 2022 and concluded in December 2025."

Why buy from us instead

Seven floors means plenty of test rides; when the bike you want is on none of them, we deliver it instead. Our shipping policy gives free shipping on "every electric bike within the contiguous United States," a Costa Mesa address included.

If a new bike will not power on or charge, our refund policy says it "is covered under manufacturer warranty," and we coordinate the repair remotely. Report shipping damage within 48 hours and we file the carrier claim for you; Shop Pay Installments are offered at checkout.

The California shop directory lists the other cities.

What to re-check before you ride

• Tripper Electric Bikes, by phone, for outlet hours.
• The County's bikeway rules, on OC Parks' page, before a Class 3 ride.

Frequently Asked Questions — Costa Mesa, CA eBikes

Is there an e-bike shop in Costa Mesa?

Yes, seven inside the city on October 4, 2026: Specialized Costa Mesa, The Cyclist, Tripper Electric Bikes, Driven Electric Bikes, The Unlikely Cyclist, 3Bros and Electric Bike Collective. Three more e-bike floors sit 2.2 to 3.0 miles away in Newport Beach and Fountain Valley.

Where is Driven Electric Bikes in Costa Mesa?

At 629 Terminal Way, Unit 1, (949) 424-2727, open Tuesday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 10 to 6, Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 5, closed Monday, per Google Maps. Its site sells its own Driven e-bikes.

What happened to Electric Bike Company in Costa Mesa?

Its old domain now opens an e-bike buyer's guide, and Electric Bike Report covered its bankruptcy filing, so it is not counted here. Electric Bike Collective on Whittier Avenue sells its own e-bikes and offers service, per its site.

Where is The Cyclist bike shop in Costa Mesa?

At 1785 Newport Boulevard, (949) 645-8691, open Monday to Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 to 6 and Sunday 11 to 4, per Google Maps. Jax Bicycle Center announced that it bought the shop.

What are Costa Mesa's e-bike laws?

The state's classes apply, and Costa Mesa's § 4-26 admits e-bikes to bike lanes at a prudent speed and lets you ride a sidewalk if you yield to every pedestrian. Its § 4-22 defines an e-bike as under 750 watts.

Do you have to register a bike in Costa Mesa?

No. The police page says "Bike registration is no longer a requirement in the City of Costa Mesa," and it asks riders to register bikes and e-bikes free through Project 529 so a stolen bike can be returned.

Where can you ride an e-bike in Costa Mesa?

On streets and in bike lanes with any legal class, on sidewalks while yielding, and on Fairview Park's paved paths at up to 12 mph. The County's Santa Ana River Trail Bikeway takes Class 1 and 2 e-bikes at up to 10 mph.

Is there a bike shop on 17th Street in Costa Mesa?

Not a confirmed e-bike floor: Two Wheels One Planet and Surf City Cyclery on East 17th are marked permanently closed, Zap E Bikes on West 17th is marked temporarily closed, and Salty Cruisers is an unconfirmed rental listing. The seven verified floors are listed above.

More from the U.S. eBike Directory

Santa Ana's page is 5.2 miles north, Huntington Beach's 5.7 miles west and Irvine's 8.2 miles east.

Sources, limitations and how this page was verified

The denominator

Costa Mesa had 109,131 residents in the Census Bureau's 2024 vintage estimate (California file, row "Costa Mesa city"), against a 2020 estimates base of 112,187.

Thirty-one businesses were tied to Costa Mesa by at least one source: 7 verified, 9 closed, 5 repair, fitting or BMX shops, 3 unconfirmed, 5 motorcycle or scooter businesses, a trade group and a chain.

Before verdicts, eight businesses that sell no bicycles, from a soccer store to a racetrack, were set aside, along with leads in other cities.

The sources, and what each one could and could not do

Seven makers' dealer maps were read on October 3, 2026, each with a control: Velotric, Aventon, Giant, Bosch, Specialized, Trek and Pedego's California directory, to 10 miles. Specialized, Aventon and Bosch list e-bike sellers inside the city.

OpenStreetMap returned 17 objects inside relation 5978950 and 15 named places, so the map is a lead and never a count here.

Directories and AI search. Yelp, Superpages and Google Maps were read in a browser. Eight questions went to eight answer engines and 34 of 64 answers were read: ChatGPT, Google's AI Mode, Perplexity and Duck.ai answered all eight, and Brave two.

Google's chat assistant and Bing failed their controls on two runs, and Copilot showed a sign-in wall. Answers from ChatGPT and Perplexity named Tripper Electric Bikes, Mesa Cycle and Bikehouse, which were then read and given verdicts.

The city code was read on eCode360, every title searched for e-bike terms; the Bicycles and traffic titles name electric bicycles. A search of the City's council records for six e-bike terms found the July 2024 ordinances that amended both titles, and no later e-bike ordinance.

City limits

Every Costa Mesa street address named here returned "Costa Mesa city" from the Census geocoder. Tripper's outlet, which Google Maps lists with a Newport Beach mailing city, sits inside Costa Mesa by both its Google Maps point and its Census address point. Mileages run from the Census 2024 Gazetteer's internal point for Costa Mesa city; road miles run longer.

For the cover, the adobe's map point in Estancia Park returned "Costa Mesa city."

Limitations

1. Tripper Electric Bikes lists no hours on Google Maps, which calls the address a shipping center; its own site calls it a factory outlet for sales and repairs.
2. The Unlikely Cyclist is counted from Bosch's dealer map; its own site names no e-bike model.
3. The Cyclist's own site could not be read on October 3, 2026, so the shop is counted from Jax's page, with its hours from Google Maps.
4. Newport-Mesa Unified's BP 5142.04 itself could not be opened, because its board-policy link had expired; the page quotes the district's own summary pages.
5. Re-verification is due April 2027, or sooner if a shop opens or closes inside Costa Mesa.

What would age this page

• A store opening or closing inside Costa Mesa, or Tripper posting outlet hours.
• The City amending § 4-22 or § 4-26, or the County changing its bikeway rules.
• January 1, 2027, when AB 2346 and SB 1167 take effect.

Image credit: the cover scene was generated with Nano Banana Pro on Playcut, its type set in real fonts afterward. The adobe was checked against pelle68's 2013 photograph on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), the historical marker and the Historical Society's page before the prompt; the frame holds no rider, no bicycle and no sign.

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References

1. US Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 CSV · table page · Geocoder · 2024 Gazetteer. Retrieved 2026-10-03 and 2026-10-04.
2. City of Costa Mesa, Municipal Code on eCode360: home · § 4-22 · § 4-26 · § 4-28. City of Costa Mesa, Fairview Park e-bike policy · Police bike registration and safety. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
3. California Vehicle Code § 312.5 · § 21200 · § 21212 · § 21213 · § 24016. California Constitution, art. IV, § 8. AB 2346 (Ch. 842) · SB 1167 (Ch. 846), Statutes of 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-04.
4. County of Orange, OC Parks e-bikes. OCTA, bike rack · e-bikes. Newport-Mesa Unified, BP 5142.04 announcement · Bike & E-Bike Safety. Retrieved 2026-10-03 and 2026-10-04.
5. South Coast AQMD, Jurisdiction · Replace Your Ride · E-Bike. CARB, California E-Bike Incentive Project. Orange County Power Authority, E-Bike Safety and Incentive Pilot Program · FAQ. Retrieved 2026-10-03 and 2026-10-04.
6. Historical Marker Database, Diego Sepúlveda Adobe · Costa Mesa Historical Society, Estancia Adobe · Wikimedia Commons, Diego Sepúlveda Adobe photograph (pelle68, 2013, CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-03.
7. Dealer maps, retrieved 2026-10-03: Specialized · Aventon · Bosch (The Unlikely Cyclist, Groove E-Bikes, Pro Bike Supply) · Velotric, Giant, Trek and Pedego · OpenStreetMap.
8. Shops' own sites, retrieved 2026-10-03 and 2026-10-04: Jax Bicycle Center · Tripper Electric Bikes · Tripper About · Driven · The Unlikely Cyclist · 3Bros · 3Bros listing · Super73 · Electric Bike Collective · Electric Bike Collective contact · Groove E-Bikes · Sports Basement · Pro Bike Supply.
9. Redtail eBikes, shipping policy · refund policy · How Buying Works. Playcut, playcut.ai, cover photography at 2K.