Bike Shops in San Mateo, CA: 3 Verified eBike Stores

The Census Bureau's 2024 estimate puts San Mateo at 103,006 people. The pond on the cover belongs to the Japanese Garden in Central Park, which the City calls "one of the finest gardens in California" and says "was designed by landscape architect, Nagao Sakurai of the Imperial Palace of Tokyo."

The park is older than the garden: "The city purchased the Kohl Mansion property in 1922 and transformed this 16.3-acre property into the City’s signature park in downtown San Mateo, Central Park," the same page says. San Mateo Cycle Sport, a Specialized e-bike dealer, stands 0.1 mile from the park's East 5th Avenue address.

The 3 Verified eBike Shops in San Mateo

Ten bike businesses inside the city turned up on a dealer map, in a directory or in an answer engine's reply. Three of them sell e-bikes today, listed here nearest first from the city's Census point.

Bay Cycles — South El Camino Real

Address: 1212 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: (650) 699-1149
Website: baycycles.co
Brands: Giant, Liv and Marin on its home page, with hybrid, mountain and road e-bikes
Hours: every day 10 a.m.–5 p.m., on its site and on Google Maps
Focus: a bike shop in Monaco Plaza, 0.5 mile from the city's center point. Evidence grade: site checked.

Its home page offers commuters "a hybrid e-bike," trail riders "an electric mountain bike," and says "Electric road bikes are the best way to cover more distance and keep up with your faster friends." If you qualify for WestLight Energy's e-bike rebate, this is the one San Mateo store on its list of shops where you can spend it; the program is paused as of October 8, 2026.

San Mateo Cycle Sport — East 4th Avenue

Address: 66 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone: (650) 393-5031
Website: cyclesport.com, San Mateo store
Brands: Specialized; Specialized's dealer map marks the store a Turbo e-bike dealer
Hours: Monday to Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m., per its store page
Focus: a downtown road, mountain and e-bike shop, 0.7 mile from the center point. Evidence grade: site checked.

Cycle Sport's site files its electric range as E-Road, E-Mountain, E-Gravel and E-City, and its menu lists bike fitting, trade-ins and mobile repair. If you know it as Cognition Cyclery, you are in the right place: that web address now redirects to cyclesport.com, and Google Maps answers a search for the old name with San Mateo Cycle Sport at the same phone number.

BelMont Bikes — Campus Drive

Address: 3172 Campus Dr, San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: (650) 832-1894
Website: belmontbikes.com
Brands: Orbea and Santa Cruz on its home page
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday, on its site and on Google Maps
Focus: a shop in the Laurelwood Shopping Center, 2.1 miles from the center point. Evidence grade: site checked.

The name points to the next town, but the shop is in San Mateo: its home page gives "3172 Campus Dr. San Mateo" and files an Electric Bikes category beside an E-Bikes page. Its menu also offers a bike trade-in, so bring the old bike along if you are moving up to an e-bike.

Also in San Mateo, named and not counted.

• Closed: Talbot's Cyclery at 415 S B St, marked permanently closed on Google Maps though Bosch's dealer map still lists it; Talbot's Toyland at 445 S B St; Performance Bicycle at 2727 S El Camino Real; and Cyclepath, an older listing at Bay Cycles' address.
• Repair only: All Bikes Repair at 1011 N Amphlett Blvd, a "Bicycle repair shop" on Google Maps, (650) 758-8883; and CYCLETOYOU at 7 S Eldorado St, whose site says "MOBILE BICYCLE REPAIR," open Monday to Wednesday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on Google Maps, (650) 436-8948.
• A sporting-goods chain: Big 5 at 2825 S El Camino Real, a "Sporting goods store" on Google Maps that names no e-bike.

Near San Mateo — Bike Shops in Burlingame

Every bike business the dealer maps, directories and answer engines tied to San Mateo was measured wherever a map could place it, out to 5 straight-line miles from the Census Gazetteer point. One more e-bike floor stands inside that ring, in Burlingame.

Summit Bicycles — Burlingame

Address: 1031 California Dr, Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone: (650) 343-8483
Website: summitbicycles.com
Hours: Monday to Friday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., per Google Maps
Focus: its own site's menu reads "Shop Electric Bikes" and carries a Trek E-Bike Buyer's Guide. 3.3 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Summit's Burlingame store is on WestLight Energy's participating-shop list too, so it is the second floor near San Mateo where you can spend that rebate once the program reopens.

Read and not counted, within 5 miles:

• Closed: Passion Trail Bikes in Belmont (2.8 miles), marked permanently closed on Google Maps.
• Repair only: Eve Mods at 1234 El Camino Real in Burlingame, "Electric Bike & Scooter Repair" with battery, brake and motor work, (650) 239-6651 (3.6); and Velofix, a mobile repair van listed on Bosch's map in Belmont (3.6) and San Carlos (4.1), whose site says "A service that comes to you."
• No page naming e-bikes: PRIMOVELO in Belmont, a road-bike shop that Specialized's map lists without the Turbo mark (3.2); California Sports & Cyclery in Belmont, whose domain now serves an unrelated site (3.7); and Alan Gorman, a Burlingame bicycle specialist with no website on its listing (4.3).
• Not found: True Spoke Cyclery (2.3) and Burlingame Cyclery and Sport (3.3), Yelp listings that a Google Maps search does not find; and Eco Bike Adventures (3.6), a tour operator whose Maps listing is in Sausalito.

Caltrain and SamTrans — Taking Your eBike Through San Mateo

Three Caltrain stations sit inside the city, and SamTrans buses carry e-bikes on the front rack.

The stations. Caltrain's station pages put San Mateo at 385 First Ave. with 11 bike racks, Hayward Park at 401 Concar Drive with 18 racks, and Hillsdale at 50 E. 28th Avenue. All three are in fare Zone 2, each lists "City-run on-demand electronic lockers" through BikeLink, and the Census geocoder places every one inside the city.

On the train. Caltrain's bike rules say "Electric trains have two bike cars and are limited to 36 bikes per bike car (72 bikes total per train)" and "Passengers with bicycles board first on bike cars." Your bike must fit the 71-inch stall, and "Gas-powered, tandem or three-wheel bicycles are not allowed." The electric-train FAQ asks you not to charge your e-bike from the seat outlets.

Folding bikes. The same rules say "Folding bikes are allowed on any train car as long as they are no wider than 32 inches at the widest point." Keep a folder folded on board and under your seat, and it rides even when both bike cars are full.

On the bus. SamTrans racks hold three bikes, and its bicycle page takes "E-bikes (front rack only; not inside bus unless rack is full)." The limits are 55 pounds, a 44-inch wheelbase and tires 2.3 inches wide. An e-bike goes inside only when the racks are full, in the ADA area, and you give that space up if a rider with a disability needs it.

San Mateo's Bike Trails, City Parks and the Crystal Springs Trail

The City names three bike trails along the bay, and some of them pass through parks, where San Mateo's park code governs your e-bike.

The City's three bike trails

The City's trails page lists "Seal Slough: 1.5 mile trail from Bayside/Joinville Park to Mariners Island Park," "Ryder Park: 2 mile trail from Ryder Park to Coyote Point Park" and "Seal Point Park: 1 mile loop." It adds, "You can park at either Seal Point or Ryder Park."

The park rule, read two ways

San Mateo's § 13.20.010(i) bars anyone from operating "any vehicle, motor driven cycle/scooter or aircraft" in park properties and facilities unless the Director of Parks and Recreation authorizes it. A pedal bike falls outside that word, because Vehicle Code § 670 excepts "a device moved exclusively by human power."

An e-bike is not moved by human power alone, so on one reading the park rule reaches it. On the other, § 231 says "An electric bicycle is a bicycle," and a bicycle is outside § 670. Until a court or the City settles it, walk the e-bike through City park grounds or ask Parks and Recreation before you ride.

The Crystal Springs Regional Trail

The County's trail regulations say "Bicycles are permitted only on the paved trail and in established parking areas," tell users to "obey posted speed limits" and open the trail "from sunrise to sunset year-round." The page names no rule for e-bikes, so read the sign at the trailhead before you ride one there.

California and San Mateo eBike Laws — What Makes an eBike Legal in San Mateo

California sets the classes and the age line. San Mateo's Title 11 adds a sidewalk rule and a downtown pedestrian mall, and January 1, 2027 brings new state and county law.

The state's definition and classes

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

At the shop, find the label § 312.5(c) requires, printing "the classification number, top assisted speed, and motor wattage," before you hand over a card.

A legal e-bike "is not a motor vehicle" under § 24016(b), so you need no license, registration or plate. Section 21213 keeps riders under 16 off Class 3, and § 21212 puts anyone under 18 in "a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet."

San Mateo's sidewalk rule

Section 11.56.100(c) makes it unlawful "to ride or operate a bicycle, motor driven cycle or motor scooter upon any sidewalk or upon any overhead pedestrian crossing over any street, roadway, State highway or State freeway that is signed for pedestrian use only within the City." Because § 231 makes an e-bike a bicycle, the rule reaches yours.

The words "signed for pedestrian use only" can be read to qualify only the overhead crossings, which bans riding on every sidewalk, or the sidewalks as well, which bans it only where a sign says so. Walk your e-bike on San Mateo sidewalks under either reading.

Downtown, passengers and shared bikes

• The B Street pedestrian mall: § 11.29.030 sets malls on "B Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues" and between 2nd and 3rd, and § 11.29.040 says "All motorized vehicular traffic is prohibited on a pedestrian mall." Its list names "motor or e-scooters" but not e-bikes, so walk an e-bike through those two blocks.
• Passengers: § 11.56.110 says a bike built "to carry only one (1) person shall not be used to carry additional person or persons."
• Shared e-bikes: under § 11.30.030, a rental "must be parked upright on hard surfaces in the furniture zone of the sidewalk, at bicycle racks, or in areas specifically designated" for them.
• Penalties: § 11.56.170 makes a breach of the bicycle chapter's riding rules "the offense prescribed by the California Motor Vehicle Code and punishable as provided therein," so a citation carries the Vehicle Code's fine.

The under-12 pilot and the County's ordinance

AB 2595, Chapter 843 of 2026, takes effect January 1, 2027 under the state Constitution's art. IV, § 8(c)(1). From January 1, 2027, its Vehicle Code § 21214.9 lets a city in San Mateo County, or the County for unincorporated areas, "prohibit a person under 12 years of age from operating a class 1 or 2 electric bicycle."

Under that law, a city's ban starts with 60 days of warnings and then "a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25)."

San Mateo's own 2026 ordinances, Nos. 2026-01 through 2026-09, include none on e-bikes, so the City has adopted no such ban.

The County's Ordinance No. 4923, "Ayden's Ordinance," takes effect January 1, 2027 in unincorporated San Mateo County, not inside the city. From that date it caps speed at 5 mph wherever County sidewalk riding is otherwise allowed, bars unsafe riding, and sets fines of up to $50, then $200, then $500.

What else changes on January 1, 2027

From January 1, 2027, AB 2346, Chapter 842, sets a prima facie limit of 10 miles per hour on a sidewalk anywhere in California. From January 1, 2027, SB 1167, Chapter 846, bars selling "A vehicle with motor power of more than 750 watts" as an e-bike.

Where to Ride Your eBike in San Mateo

The street is open to every class: under § 21200, a rider "has all the rights" of a driver, and San Mateo's § 11.56.100(a) keeps a slower rider near the right-hand curb, with exceptions for passing, turning left and hazards.

Your San Mateo riding checklist

• Read the label for 750 W or less, the state's limit.
• Walk on sidewalks, and on B Street between 1st and 3rd Avenues.
• Walk through City park grounds unless Parks and Recreation says otherwise.
• Keep to the pavement on the Crystal Springs Regional Trail.
• Check the tire width before you rely on a SamTrans rack: 2.3 inches at most.
• Park at a station's racks or its City-run BikeLink lockers.

Rebates

WestLight Energy. Peninsula Clean Energy is now WestLight Energy, a change the City recorded in its Ordinance 2026-05. Its rebate page offers "up to $1,000 to purchase a new e-bike" to customers in San Mateo County and Los Banos who are enrolled in the CARE or FERA program.

On October 8, 2026 the page said the program "is temporarily paused while we transition to a new system" and "We expect to relaunch later this year." You take the rebate as an instant discount at a participating shop, and Bay Cycles and Summit's Burlingame store are both on the list.

Clean Cars for All. The Bay Area Air District's program pays you to scrap an older car; its Mobility Options award is $7,500 on "a pre-paid card for public transit or e-bikes," plus $2,000 more in a disadvantaged-community census tract. Call GRID Alternatives at 855.256.3656 to check eligibility.

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

Why buy from us instead

When the bike you want is on none of the four floors, Redtail's shipping policy covers "free shipping on every electric bike within the contiguous United States," a San Mateo doorstep included.

Report shipping damage within 48 hours and, per How Buying Works, "we file the carrier claim for you." If a bike will not power on or charge, the refund policy says "we coordinate repair or replacement remotely," and Shop Pay Installments are available, with terms set by the bike's price.

Frequently Asked Questions — San Mateo, CA eBikes

Is there an e-bike rebate in San Mateo County?

Yes, but it is paused. If you are a WestLight Energy customer enrolled in CARE or FERA, the utility, formerly Peninsula Clean Energy, offers you up to $1,000, and WestLight's rebate page said on October 8, 2026 that it expects to relaunch "later this year." Bay Cycles in San Mateo and Summit Bicycles in Burlingame are on its list of participating shops.

What does San Mateo County's e-bike ordinance do?

Ordinance No. 4923, "Ayden's Ordinance," takes effect January 1, 2027 in unincorporated San Mateo County and does not apply inside the City of San Mateo. It sets a 5 mph limit where County sidewalk riding is otherwise allowed, bars unsafe riding and serial-number tampering, and fines up to $50, then $200, then $500.

Can you ride an e-bike on the sidewalk in San Mateo?

Walk it. § 11.56.100(c) bars riding a bicycle "upon any sidewalk," and state law calls an e-bike a bicycle; the clause about signed walkways can be read to narrow the ban, so walking is the safe course. From January 1, 2027, state law also sets a prima facie 10 mph limit on sidewalks.

Is Cognition Cyclery still in San Mateo?

The shop at 66 E 4th Ave now trades as San Mateo Cycle Sport, and cognitioncyclery.com redirects to cyclesport.com. It sells Specialized e-bikes, is open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m., and answers at (650) 393-5031.

Where can you get a bike repaired in San Mateo?

You can take an e-bike to any of the three stores' service departments, and Cycle Sport's mobile repair comes to you. All Bikes Repair at 1011 N Amphlett Blvd is a repair-only shop, (650) 758-8883, and CYCLETOYOU comes to you, (650) 436-8948. For battery or motor work, Eve Mods in Burlingame bills itself as "Electric Bike & Scooter Repair," (650) 239-6651.

Where are the bike trails in San Mateo?

The City lists three: Seal Slough, 1.5 miles from Bayside/Joinville Park to Mariners Island Park; the Ryder Park trail, 2 miles to Coyote Point Park; and a 1-mile loop at Seal Point Park. City parks bar "any vehicle," which can be read to cover your e-bike, so walk it through park grounds unless Parks and Recreation says otherwise.

Can you take an e-bike on Caltrain from San Mateo station?

Yes, in a bike car: Caltrain's electric trains carry 36 bikes in each of two bike cars, you board those cars first, and your bike must fit a 71-inch stall. A folder no wider than 32 inches may ride in any car. San Mateo station at 385 First Ave. has 11 bike racks and BikeLink lockers.

More from the U.S. eBike Directory

Hayward's page is 12.2 miles east-northeast, Daly City's 12.9 miles northwest, Oakland's 15.2 miles north-northeast, and San Francisco's City Hall 16.2 miles north-northwest.

Sources, limitations and how this page was verified

The denominator

San Mateo had 103,006 residents in the Census Bureau's 2024 vintage estimate (California file, row "San Mateo city"), against a 2020 estimates base of 105,663.

Ten bike businesses inside the city were tied to it by at least one source: 3 verified, 4 closed, 2 repair services and 1 sporting-goods chain. A personal-training studio, a skate shop, a dance-wear shop, a shoe store, a motorcycle repair shop, a shared-bike operator, two listings Google Maps does not find and a shop that has moved to Half Moon Bay were set aside first.

Each of the 98 leads from the directories, map searches, answer engines and dealer maps was given a verdict, and the 95 a map could place were measured from the Census point. Four distinct e-bike floors stand within 5 miles, three of them inside the city.

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

Seven makers' dealer maps were read to 10 miles on October 7, 2026, each beside a control: Velotric, Aventon, Giant, Bosch, Specialized, Trek and Pedego's California directory. A Trek row alone counted as a lead, because Trek's locator marks no e-bike dealers.

Directories and AI search. OpenStreetMap relation 2835017 was read as a lead pool, never a count, with Yelp, Superpages and Google Maps in a browser. Seven answer engines were asked eight questions: Perplexity and Bing's Copilot search answered all eight and Brave four on October 8, Google's AI Mode all eight on October 10, and the other three could not be read. Every business the engines named or cited was read and given a verdict.

The city code was read on the City's law library, Titles 11 and 13, with the City's 2026 ordinances through No. 2026-09. WestLight's participating-shop list loads only in a browser and was read that way on October 8, 2026.

City limits

Every address placed inside San Mateo here returned "San Mateo city" from the Census geocoder, the three Caltrain stations and the Japanese Garden's address included. Mileages are straight lines from the Census Gazetteer point; road miles run longer. San Francisco's own Gazetteer point lies offshore, so its distance runs to City Hall.

Limitations

1. What each store keeps on its floor changes week to week, so call before you drive.
2. Whether § 13.20.010(i) or § 11.29.040 reaches an e-bike, and how far the sidewalk clause runs, has no court ruling or City guidance among the sources read.
3. When WestLight's rebate reopens is stated only as "later this year," and its terms may change at the relaunch.
4. The County's park pages read name no e-bike rule for the Crystal Springs Regional Trail; the trailhead sign governs.
5. A bike shop that no directory, map search or answer engine returned could be missing from the 5-mile ring.
6. Seven businesses the answer engines named or cited were given verdicts on October 10, 2026; the one inside 5 miles is a motorcycle repair shop in the city, and the verified count did not change.

What would age this page

• A store opening or closing inside San Mateo, or a repair service starting to sell e-bikes.
• The City adopting the under-12 rule that AB 2595 allows from January 1, 2027, or amending § 11.56.100 or § 13.20.010.
• WestLight's rebate reopening; January 1, 2027, when AB 2346, SB 1167, AB 2595 and the County's ordinance take effect; and January 1, 2031, when § 21214.9 is repealed.

Image credit: the cover scene was generated with Nano Banana Pro on Playcut, its type set in Playcut Brush, and the garden checked against the City of San Mateo's photograph on its Central Park & Japanese Garden page; a stone lantern and a fountain jet the model drew were removed, the right bank was extended for the wide card, and no rider or bicycle appears.

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References

1. US Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 CSV · table page · Geocoder · 2024 Gazetteer. Retrieved 2026-10-07 and 2026-10-08.
2. City of San Mateo, Municipal Code: § 11.29.030 · § 11.29.040 · § 11.30.030 · § 11.56.100 · § 11.56.110 · § 11.56.170 · § 13.20.010 · 2026 ordinances. City pages: Central Park & Japanese Garden · Trails. Retrieved 2026-10-07 and 2026-10-08.
3. California Vehicle Code § 231 · § 312.5 · § 670 · § 21200 · § 21212 · § 21213 · § 24016. California Constitution, art. IV, § 8. AB 2595 (Ch. 843) · AB 2595 history · AB 2346 (Ch. 842) · SB 1167 (Ch. 846), Statutes of 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-08.
4. County of San Mateo, Ordinance No. 4923, adopted August 25, 2026 · Crystal Springs Trail regulations. Retrieved 2026-09-25 and 2026-10-08.
5. Caltrain, Bikes on the train · Electric train FAQ · stations: San Mateo, Hayward Park, Hillsdale. SamTrans, Bicycles. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
6. WestLight Energy, home page · E-Bikes. Bay Area Air District, Clean Cars for All program overview. CARB, E-Bike Incentive Project. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
7. Dealer maps and own sites, retrieved 2026-10-07 and 2026-10-08: Bay Cycles · San Mateo Cycle Sport · BelMont Bikes · Summit Bicycles · Eve Mods · CYCLETOYOU · Velofix.
8. Redtail eBikes, shipping policy · refund policy · How Buying Works. Playcut, playcut.ai, the cover scene (Nano Banana Pro, 2K) and its type in Playcut Brush.