eBike Shops in Modesto (2026): 3 Verified Stores

The lower Tuolumne River on the Modesto reach, the corridor the city's Riverwalk Trail follows. The three verified shops on this page sit on Oakdale Road, Standiford Avenue and North Carpenter Road.

An electric bike shop in Modesto is harder to find than it should be. Ask a search engine where to buy an e-bike here and you will be sent to two Walmarts and a shop in Turlock; OpenStreetMap has exactly one bicycle shop in the entire Modesto area.

The real answer is three verified floors in a city of 220,592 residents, and the third is a Honda and Kawasaki dealership whose own inventory system files six units under the heading "Electric Bicycle."

Two findings matter more than the shop count. Modesto's municipal code does not regulate electric bikes anywhere — every one of its 4,560 sections was read to establish that, and the silence is the finding.

And the city's own transit service is blunt where the code is quiet. If you were planning to ride to a stop and rack the bike, you cannot — MAX gives a reason most agencies never bother to publish, which is that your e-bike is too heavy for the rack.

The 3 Verified eBike Shops in Modesto

Three storefronts inside the city limits sell electric bikes on their own website. Two are conventional bicycle shops about two miles apart in north Modesto, so you can see both in an afternoon; the third is a powersports dealership on the west side you would never think to check.

Fun Sport Bikes — 1533 Oakdale Road

Address: 1533 Oakdale Road, Modesto, CA 95355
Phone: (209) 523-2700
Website: funsportbikes.com, electric bikes department
Brands: Trek, Santa Cruz, Aventon, Electra and Velotric, with Bosch drive systems named in the product copy
Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–7pm · Sat 10am–6pm · Sun 12pm–5pm, per the shop's own contact page
Focus: The deepest e-bike floor in the city by listed inventory, running from a $1,999 Trek FX+ 1S commuter to a $13,499 Santa Cruz Bullit. It also publishes its own electric bike guide, which invites readers in for a test ride rather than to buy online.

World of Wheels — 1544 Standiford Avenue

Address: 1544 Standiford Ave, Modesto, CA 95350
Phone: (209) 522-0804
Website: wowbikes.net, electric bikes and scooters
Brands: Specialized (Turbo Vado, Turbo Levo, Turbo Creo), Giant, Liv, Momentum, Aventon, Velotric and Electra
Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–7pm · Sat 10am–6pm · Sun 11am–5pm, per the shop's own contact page
Focus: A Specialized-led floor open since 1976, and the only Modesto shop whose listings run from a $899 Momentum Voya E+ to a $13,500 S-Works Turbo Creo 2. Its catalog also carries electric scooters, which matters more here than it sounds — see the transit section.

Honda Kawasaki KTM of Modesto — 1120 North Carpenter Road

Address: 1120 North Carpenter Road, Modesto, CA 95351
Phone: (209) 529-5424
Website: hkmodesto.com, Electric Bicycle inventory
Brands: Intense Cycles, alongside the dealership's Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and Zero powersports lines
Hours: Tue–Fri 9am–6pm · Sat 9am–5:30pm · closed Mondays, per the dealership's own site
Focus: Not a bicycle shop by trade, but its own inventory system carries an "Electric Bicycle" vehicle type, and on September 10, 2026 that filter returned six units in stock. Five are Intense Tazer MX pedal e-mountain bikes with Shimano STEPS drive units, listed from $6,999.

Checked and Not Counted

Six more leads went through the same check and none of them made the list. You are getting each one by name anyway, with what we found and the reason it is not counted, because a directory that silently drops a shop you have heard of is telling you less than it knows. Two of the six could move onto the list at the next review.

Gutierrez Bikes — 1813 Crows Landing Road

Phone: (209) 450-2930 What was found: A real bicycle and repair shop that several directories file under the "Electric Bike Shop" heading, publishing a Modesto, CA 95358 mailing address. Why it is not counted: The address is not in Modesto. Run through the Census geocoder, 1813 Crows Landing Road matches exactly and lands in no incorporated place at all — unincorporated Stanislaus County, past the city line. A mailing address that reads "Modesto" is not a city limit, and this page counts the limit.

Xavi's Bike — 1329 Yosemite Blvd

Phone: (209) 204-5982 What was found: A long-established, heavily reviewed bicycle shop that the Census does place inside Modesto city limits. The domain that business directories list for it does not exist — three routes, all returning NXDOMAIN. Why it is not counted: No source we could read carries the shop's own words about what it sells. Facebook, Yelp, Nextdoor, Yellow Pages and Chamber of Commerce all refused the request; the one listing that answered names no product line at all. One brand page lists it as a dealer, but that brand, Levy Electric, makes electric scooters and no e-bikes. This is a shop we could not check, which is a different thing from a shop that came back negative.

Bike Boss LLC — north Modesto, by appointment

Phone: (209) 501-6490 What was found: Genuine e-bike evidence in the operator's own heading — "E-Bike & E-Scooter Electrical Service … Electrical diagnostics, wiring and repair." A one-person business offering in-shop, mobile and pickup service. Why it is not counted: It publishes no street address and sells no bikes. It is a repair business rather than a store you can walk into, so it does not belong in a storefront count — but it is the most specific answer in the city to the question of who will open up an e-bike's wiring loom.

Cycle Gear Modesto — 1521 N Carpenter Road

What was found: A national motorcycle-gear chain whose site carries an "eBikes" heading. Reading the page, the breadcrumb is Home › Parts › Motorcycle Parts › eBikes, and the 1,230 products under it are riding gear filtered by an "eBike" riding-style facet. Why it is not counted: The chain sells no bicycles. A matched word is not a read sentence, and this is the sentence.

BOSS Cycle Sports — 1136 N Carpenter Road

Phone: (209) 526-2453 What was found: A motorcycle and ATV repair shop specializing in suspension tuning, inside the city limits. Its site names no electric bicycle. Like Xavi's Bike, it appears on Levy Electric's dealer pages, which is scooter evidence rather than e-bike evidence. Why it is not counted: Reads clean, states no electric-bicycle term.

Powersports of Modesto — McHenry Avenue

What was found: A BMW, Yamaha, Can-Am and Sea-Doo dealership. Its live site refused every route tried on September 10; the Internet Archive's copy of its own homepage was readable, and 16,712 characters of it contain no instance of "bicycle," "e-bike" or "pedal." Why it is not counted: No bicycle line of any kind on the readable record.

MAX and StanRTA — eBikes on the Bus Rack

This is where Modesto differs sharply from the Bay Area cities in this series, and if you were counting on the bus for half your commute, read it before you buy anything.

Modesto Area Express states it plainly. Its own rider rules read: "No electric bikes will be permitted as they exceed the weight limit of the bike racks." The same page adds that "heavier, motorized and three-wheeled bikes cannot be accommodated," and that only foldable bikes may come inside the vehicle.

The regional operator says the same thing in fewer words. StanRTA's general rules state that "no motorized bikes will be allowed," that racks are first-come and hold three bikes, and that "no bikes will be allowed inside buses."

Racks are on every fixed-route bus except the Commuter services, at no additional fare.

The reason MAX gives is a rack limit rather than a policy about motors, and rack limits change when hardware does. Ask again when MAX next re-equips its fleet, because your answer could change without anyone voting on it.

Trail Access — Dry Creek, the Tuolumne Riverwalk and 17 Miles of City Trail

Modesto publishes its own trail inventory, and the numbers are specific. The City has built 17 miles of dedicated bike and pedestrian trails, plus 13 miles of Class 2 bike lanes, 8.1 miles of Class 3 bike routes and 3.3 miles of Class IV separated bikeways.

The longest single trail is the Peggy Mensinger Trail along Dry Creek, at 4.5 miles from Moose Park and Kewin Park east to Claus Road. The Tuolumne River Regional Park Riverwalk Trail runs in two published segments — 1.5 miles from Tuolumne Road and 7th Street to Beardbrook Park, and 2.7 miles from Tioga Drive to Mitchell Road.

Shorter links fill in the grid: the Hetch Hetchy Trail, the Virginia Corridor, the Floyd–Roselle to Claus Trail at one mile, and the Helen White Trail at half a mile.

For the trails themselves, what governs you is state law, because the city has adopted nothing of its own. Vehicle Code § 21207.5, rewritten by AB 1909 in 2022, lets a local authority prohibit an electric bicycle by ordinance on an equestrian trail, or a hiking or recreational trail. That power does not extend to a bicycle path, bikeway or bike lane.

Modesto has passed no such ordinance. The one city rule that does reach a bicycle in a park is § 12-4.202(a)(3), which makes it an infraction "to ride a bicycle unless on trails or pathways designated for bicycle use."

The park chapter's motorized-vehicle ban at § 12-4.202(a)(6) is aimed elsewhere. It names go-carts, motorcycles, motorized bicycles and motorized scooters "as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 407.5(a)" — a definition describing a two-wheeled device with a floorboard to stand on or a seat with footrests. An e-bike has pedals and meets none of it.

California eBike Laws — What Makes an eBike Legal in Modesto

Modesto adds nothing to the state rulebook. That statement was tested rather than assumed: every title of the municipal code was pulled through Municode's API on September 10, 2026 and searched — 4,560 sections, and not one mentions an electric bicycle, an e-bike, pedal assist, or a Class 1, 2 or 3 e-bike.

The instrument was checked before its silence was trusted. The same search found 20 sections that do discuss bicycles, so it was working.

The battery rule is the newest and the one a Modesto buyer is most likely to meet this year. It arrived through SB 1271 and now sits at Health & Safety Code § 26302, and it bites at the point of sale rather than on the road.

You can watch it happen in a Modesto shop's own catalog. One listing on World of Wheels' electric page carries the line, in the manufacturer's own product copy, that "this class 3 e-bike is prohibited from sale in California under CA SB 1271 and cannot be shipped to California."

That is a national product feed meeting a state statute on a shelf you can walk up to.

You can check the rule yourself without asking anyone. Section 26302(e) requires the testing laboratory's mark and the standard it certified against to be permanently affixed to the bike or its electrical system, and to the charger and the battery. Look for it on the down tube and on the charging brick.

Two things narrow that check for you. A secondhand bike is exempt from the label requirement, so a used floor model tells you nothing either way. And the statute reaches the seller rather than you — nothing in it makes a bike you already own unlawful to ride.

There is a second reason that chapter is unlikely to reach your e-bike at all, and it is worth knowing if anyone ever raises it with you. Its own § 3-3.01 defines a bicycle as a device "propelled by human power through a system of belts, chains, or gears," with wheels at least 20 inches and a frame at least 14 — the same wording CVC § 39000 uses for the state licensing division.

Whether a motor-assisted bicycle sits inside a definition written around human power in 1975 has never been settled here, and the code has not been touched to answer it. Either way you land in the same place: outside the chapter, or inside it and protected by § 39002(a).

One part of that chapter is not about operation, and is worth a shop's attention rather than a rider's. Section 3-3.02(b) makes it unlawful for a retailer to sell a bicycle in the city unless it is licensed in the buyer's name first, and § 3-3.03 authorises licensed bicycle retailers to issue those licenses themselves.

Where to Ride Your eBike in Modesto

Modesto is flat, gridded and hot, and that shapes what you will actually want from an e-bike here more than any rule does. There is no climb to plan around and no headwind worth naming — what you are buying against is distance, summer heat and a street grid built for cars. Three kinds of riding follow from that.

The Dry Creek corridor is the long ride. Peggy Mensinger Trail's 4.5 miles from Moose Park to Claus Road is the city's only continuous stretch long enough to settle into, and a Class 1 pedal-assist bike suits it — quiet, shaded in parts, shared with walkers.

The Tuolumne Riverwalk is the errand ride. Its two segments connect Beardbrook Park and Legion Park toward Mitchell Road, useful for getting across town off the arterials rather than for distance.

The Class IV separated bikeways are the commute. There are only 3.3 miles of them, but a protected lane is where a heavier bike with a throttle earns its weight in July, when afternoon highs make the difference between arriving and arriving soaked.

Summer heat is your real design constraint here, and terrain is not. The range figure you were quoted was measured in mild conditions and you will not see it in a Central Valley August, and leaving the bike parked in full sun all day treats your battery worse than any hill would.

If none of the three floors has your bike, three of our guides cover what Modesto riders actually shop for. Our commuter guide is built for exactly the flat-grid trip described above, our under-$1,500 guide covers the price band both bike shops here stock most deeply, and our delivery guide answers a question Modesto searchers ask by name.

Frequently Asked Questions — Modesto, CA eBikes

How many e-bike shops are in Modesto, and which ones are verified?

Three, as of September 10, 2026: Fun Sport Bikes on Oakdale Road, World of Wheels on Standiford Avenue, and Honda Kawasaki KTM of Modesto on North Carpenter Road. Each was confirmed by reading its own website, and each address was placed inside the city limits at the Census geocoder. Six further candidates were checked and are listed above with the reason each one is not counted.

Do I need a license to ride an electric bike in Modesto?

No. California requires no driver's license, registration, plate or insurance for a bicycle meeting the Vehicle Code § 312.5 definition. Modesto's municipal code does still contain a bicycle licensing chapter requiring a one-dollar license, but Vehicle Code § 39002(a) has prohibited cities from barring the operation of an unlicensed bicycle since January 1, 2023, and the city's chapter has not been rewritten since 1978.

Where can I ride an e-bike in Modesto?

On the city's 17 miles of dedicated trail, its 13 miles of Class 2 bike lanes, 8.1 miles of Class 3 routes and 3.3 miles of Class IV separated bikeways, and on ordinary streets. Inside city parks, ride only on trails or pathways designated for bicycle use. Modesto has adopted no ordinance restricting any class of e-bike, so state law governs everywhere else.

Can I take an electric bike on a MAX or StanRTA bus?

No. Modesto Area Express states that "no electric bikes will be permitted as they exceed the weight limit of the bike racks," and StanRTA's general rules state that no motorized bikes are allowed. Racks carry three conventional bikes on all fixed routes except the Commuter services. A foldable electric scooter may come inside a MAX vehicle if it has an on/off switch and the power is switched off.

Is there an e-bike rebate for Modesto residents?

Not at present. California's statewide CARB e-bike incentive project concluded in December 2025, and Stanislaus County has no county-level replacement of the kind some Bay Area counties run. Modesto Irrigation District's rebate section was read in full on September 10, 2026 — the residential, business and Power Smart programs — and none of them rebates a bicycle of any kind. MID's transport rebate covers electric vehicle chargers.

Is everything in a shop's "electric" section legally an e-bike?

No, and Modesto has a working example. Honda Kawasaki KTM of Modesto's own inventory filter for "Electric Bicycle" returned six units, five of them Intense Tazer pedal e-mountain bikes and one a STACYC 16e electric balance bike. A STACYC has no pedals, and Vehicle Code § 312.5 requires fully operable pedals. Check for pedals and a motor rating at or under 750 watts before you assume the class rules apply.

Who repairs an electric bike in Modesto?

Both conventional bike shops on this page run service departments — World of Wheels advertises a roughly two-day turnaround on all makes and models. For electrical work specifically, Bike Boss LLC is the only Modesto business we found that names the job in its own words, offering e-bike and e-scooter electrical diagnostics, wiring and repair by appointment, with mobile and pickup service.

How old do you have to be, and who has to wear a helmet?

California sets no statewide minimum age for Class 1 or Class 2 e-bikes. Class 3 riders must be at least 16. A helmet is required for every rider under 18 on any class of e-bike, and for every rider of a Class 3 e-bike at any age. Modesto adds nothing to either rule.

More from the U.S. eBike Directory

Modesto sits in the northern San Joaquin Valley, and the nearest verified directories run up and down the same corridor. Stockton is 30 miles north and Fresno 95 miles south, both with their own verified pages; the Bay Area shops are about 90 minutes west over the Altamont. Each page below carries its own city's shop list, transit rule and local code reading.

Sources, limitations and how this page was verified

Modesto's population figure is 220,592 people, the Census Bureau's 2024 vintage estimate for Modesto city, read from the SUB-EST2024 bulk file directly. The same row places the city in Stanislaus County.

What this page could not establish

1. Xavi's Bike could not be checked at all. The shop is real and inside the city limits, and eight routes to its own words were refused or returned nothing about its product line. It is recorded as unreadable rather than as negative, and it may well sell e-bikes.
2. Shop inventories change faster than this page. Every product and price named was on the shop's own site on September 10, 2026, and none of it is a stock guarantee.
3. The dealership's six-unit "Electric Bicycle" count is a snapshot. Four of the five Intense Tazers share a model designation and may be one shipment.
4. We did not telephone any shop. Everything here comes from published pages, so a shop that keeps a product line off its website is invisible to this method.
5. The candidate pool is not provably complete. OpenStreetMap holds one bicycle shop for the entire Modesto area, so the pool was assembled from five routes instead. A shop with no website and no directory presence would still be missed.
6. The bicycle-license conflict is stated, not resolved. We report what the two texts say and their dates. Whether the City treats chapter 3-3 as inoperative is a question for the City, and no published statement either way was located.
7. Whether chapter 3-3's 1975 definition reaches an e-bike is genuinely unsettled. No Modesto ordinance, opinion or enforcement policy answering it was found.
8. MAX's rack limit may change with its hardware. The bar on e-bikes is published as a weight constraint, and a re-equipped fleet could change the answer.
9. Powersports of Modesto was read in an archived copy, not live. Its current site refused every route on September 10.
10. No search-volume figure appears anywhere on this page. The paid keyword instrument was unavailable, so no volume claim is made rather than an estimated one being printed.

What would make this page out of date

These are the specific events that expire something above. We name them so you can check them yourself rather than take our verification date on trust.

• A Modesto City Council ordinance amending chapter 3-3, which would resolve the licensing conflict, or any ordinance adopted under Vehicle Code § 21207.5(b) restricting an e-bike class on a city trail. Either would land in Title 3 or Title 12 of the municipal code.
• A MAX fleet re-equipment. The bar on e-bikes is published as a rack weight limit, so new racks could change the answer with no policy vote.
• A shop opening, closing or relaunching a website. Xavi's Bike publishing a readable site naming an e-bike line would make this a four-shop page.
• Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety rulemaking under Health & Safety Code § 26302, which may add or substitute battery standards beyond ANSI/CAN/UL 2849 and EN 15194.
• A new Stanislaus County or MID incentive. The county has none today; the CARB statewide project concluded in December 2025 and several California counties have since launched replacements.

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Verified September 10, 2026 by Milad Ghobadibeygvand, BScN (Western University, 2014). Corrections to support@redtailebikes.com.