Bike Shops in Ventura CA: 7 Verified eBike Stores

Ventura is a Ventura County city of 109,831 people in the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate, listed there under its official name, San Buenaventura. The church on the cover is Mission San Buenaventura, which its historical marker says was "established in 1782" as "the ninth and the last to be dedicated by Father Junípero Serra."

The marker adds that "the present mission church was begun in 1793 and completed in 1809," and the mission's own history page agrees that "the church was not completed until 1809."

The 7 Verified eBike Shops in Ventura

Four stores put electric bikes first, and three are bike shops with e-bikes on the floor, so you can compare a downtown rental fleet with a Trek or a Velotric in one day.

Ventura Bike Depot — 239 West Main Street

Address: 239 W Main St, Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 652-1114
Website: venturabikedepot.com
Brands: on Bosch's dealer page as a Bosch eBike dealer
Hours: "Open Daily 9:00 - 5:00," per its own site
Focus: "a Ventura based E-bike shop," in its own words, whose test-ride page adds "At Ventura Bike Depot, Electric bikes are our thing!" 3.0 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Coastal E-Bike Co. — 434 East Main Street

Address: 434 E Main St, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 833-9529
Website: ridecoastalebikeco.com
Brands: "We're proud to be an official Aventon dealer," and Aventon's dealer map lists it
Hours: Monday to Friday 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10–6, per Google Maps
Focus: a downtown shop whose site says "we specialize in electric bike rentals, sales, and repairs." 2.4 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

eBike Adventure — 184 Kellogg Street

Address: 184 Kellogg St, Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 991-6653
Website: ebikeadventure.com
Brands: a rental fleet and "Electric Bicycles For Sale" on its menu
Hours: daily 10 a.m.–7 p.m., per Google Maps
Focus: a tour and rental outfitter whose site lists "Tours, Rentals, Sales, Service &Custom Conversions." 2.8 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Ventura Cycling Center — 2427 East Harbor Boulevard

Address: 2427 E Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 477-0933
Website: venturacycling.com
Brands: AIMA, Giant, Electra, Specialized, Urtopia, Velotric and Woom on its brand menu; Velotric's map tags it for sales
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 11–4, closed Monday, per its own site
Focus: a shop titled "Bikes & eBikes, Sales, Service, & Rental," whose home page lists Velotric and Urtopia e-bikes among its top sellers. 0.8 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Open Air Bicycles — 2386 East Main Street

Address: 2386 E Main St, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805) 653-1100
Website: openairventura.com
Brands: on Bosch's dealer page as Avery's Open Air Bicycles
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m.–6 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday, per Google Maps
Focus: a service shop whose site says that "for over 30 years, Open Air Bicycles in Ventura has been building bikes and providing bicycle service." 0.8 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: roster.

Trek Bicycle Ventura — 4060 East Main Street

Address: 4060 E Main St, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805) 416-8735
Website: Trek Bicycle Ventura
Brands: Trek, and on Bosch's dealer page as a Bosch eBike dealer
Hours: Monday to Friday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 10–6, Sunday 12–5, per its store page
Focus: Trek's own store, titled "Bike & EBike Sales & Service," whose page says "We're your e-bike experts." 1.0 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Dogleg Electric — 2907 Palma Drive

Address: 2907 Palma Dr, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805) 667-8658
Website: doglegelectric.com
Brands: e-bikes in its online shop, and service for e-bikes "purchased elsewhere or online"
Hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., closed weekends, per Google Maps
Focus: "a locally owned electric bike company in Ventura, California, offering quality e-bikes, expert service, and local support," in its own words. 2.2 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: site checked.

Also tied to Ventura, named and not counted.

• Bike shops whose listings name no e-bikes: Fondo's Bike Shop on Telephone Road and Hypercat Cycleworks on Market Street.
• Repair and community shops: Shigys Bike Works and the non-profit Ventura Bike HUB on North Ventura Avenue, and E Bike House, a repair listing with no street address.
• Closed or unconfirmed: Nonstop Ciclismo, marked permanently closed on Google Maps; Ventura Beach E Bike Rental And Sales, closed on Yelp, whose old domain now serves a gambling page; and Drive-Side Cyclery, a map point with no address.
• Rental only: Wheel Fun Rentals at the pier, which rents "Fat Tire Electric Bike Rentals," and Coastal Cruisers, a bike-rental service.
• Chains and a race promoter: Play It Again Sports and Big 5 Sporting Goods, and Speedway Bikes, a motorcycle racing promoter at Ventura Raceway.

Just Outside Ventura — Bike Shops in Oxnard and Port Hueneme

Every lead within 7 straight-line miles of central Ventura, the Census Gazetteer point, was read. If you can drive a little farther, two more e-bike floors sit 4.9 and 6.8 miles southeast, past the city line.

REI Oxnard — Oxnard

Address: 2700 Seaglass Way, Oxnard, CA 93036
Phone: (805) 981-1938
Focus: on Bosch's dealer page; its store page says "This REI is a full-service bike retailer" and lists electric bikes. Open daily, Sunday 10 to 7, per Google Maps. 4.9 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: roster.

Momentum Ride Shop — Port Hueneme

Address: 461 W Channel Islands Blvd, Port Hueneme, CA 93041
Phone: (805) 985-4929
Focus: Velotric's dealer map tags it for sales and test rides. Closed Monday, per Google Maps. 6.8 straight-line miles away. Evidence grade: roster.

Closer, and not counted. Bicycles at Seabridge in Oxnard, 6.1 miles away, is a Superpages listing whose Google Maps search returns Wheel Fun Rentals and Momentum instead.

The Oxnard page. The Oxnard directory, 5.4 miles southeast, lists that city's own stores.

Buses and Trains — eBikes on Ventura Transit

Gold Coast Transit carries your e-bike on every bus rack, and the regional buses and both rail lines take it with rules on batteries and size.

Gold Coast Transit. The local agency's bike page promises "bike racks on every one of our fixed-route buses," and "your bike rides for free!" Each rack "holds three bikes," first come, first served. "Non-foldable e-bikes allowed in bike rack," and every e-device "MUST have sealed lithium-ion batteries (NO CAR BATTERIES, NO HOMEMADE BIKES/SCOOTERS)."

VCTC Intercity. The county's regional buses, per VCTC, "are equipped to carry both e-bikes and regular bikes," on a front rack for "bikes with 3" tires or less" or in the luggage compartment when the racks are full. Your e-bike needs "sealed lithium-ion batteries."

Metrolink. The Ventura - East station is at 6175 Ventura Blvd. Metrolink's bike rules take e-bikes that "have pedals and a straddle seat," a "manufacturer-installed sealed battery," and stay within "32 inches wide x 58 inches long"; if your tires are wider than 2.6 inches, the bike stays off.

Amtrak. Amtrak's Ventura station lists no checked baggage service. Its bicycle page accepts your e-bike if it is "certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory," standard size and up to 50 pounds.

No app rentals. Ventura's Chapter 8.20 bars anyone from offering "any shared mobility device" for rent in the city, so the code leaves you no dockless e-bike share to rent.

Bike Paths — the Coast, the Ojai Valley Trail and the Pier

Ventura counts 34 miles of bike paths, and the county's guidance lets you ride a Class 1 or 2 e-bike on every one of them, while a Class 3 keeps to lanes and separated bikeways.

The City's network

The City's Bicycling & Walking page counts "over 400 bicycle lockers and racks, 60 miles of bike lanes, 35 miles of bike routes, and 34 miles of bike paths." The City rents you a locker at six locations, where "Lockers rent for $50 per year," and its trails "stretch along the coastline" as "part of the Pacific Coast Bike Trail."

The Ojai Valley Trail

Ventura County Parks describes the Ojai Valley Trail, in its page as archived on March 6, 2026, as "a 9-mile trail that parallels Highway 33 from Foster Park on the outskirts of West Ventura to Fox Street in the City of Ojai." One side "is paved for bicyclists," and the trail "was repaved in 2025."

Which class may ride the paths

VCTC's biking page says "Class 1 & 2 e-bikes are allowed on all Ventura County bike paths, including shared-use trails." For Class 3 it lists "Shared-use trails: Not allowed - bike lanes & separated bikeways only," and names the Ventura-Ojai trail among the shared-use trails.

Ventura's own code says, in § 16.340.035, that "electrically powered bicycles may be operated on Class I bicycle lanes."

The chapter's 1999 definition in § 16.340.010 sets an older test, "a power output of not more than 1,000 watts" and a motor "incapable of propelling the device at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour on level ground." If you ride a Class 3, which assists to 28 mph, your bike falls outside it, so follow the county's line.

The pier

Section 10.230.030 makes it unlawful for you "to ride a bicycle or other pedal-propelled moving device on the pier in a dangerous or reckless manner or at a speed in excess of five miles per hour."

California eBike Laws — What Makes an eBike Legal in Ventura

The state sets the classes, the age floor and the helmet rule. Ventura adds a downtown rule that keeps you, on any bicycle or e-bike, off the sidewalks and out of the Main Street Moves blocks.

The state definition

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."

An e-bike is no motor vehicle in California: § 24016(b) says "an electric bicycle is not a motor vehicle," so you need no license, registration or plate. On the street you carry a driver's rights and duties under § 21200.

Section 21213 holds the faster class back: "A person under 16 years of age shall not operate a class 3 electric bicycle." For a rider under 18 caught bareheaded, § 21212 sets a fine of "not more than twenty-five dollars ($25)."

Parents carry that fine with the rider: § 21212(e)(2) makes a parent "jointly and severally liable." Should your child be cited, the citation never reaches the court, and no § 40611 fee is charged, if within 120 days you give the issuing agency proof of a proper helmet and, where local authorities offer one, of a completed e-bike safety course (§ 21212(f)).

Ventura's downtown rule

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is, per its publisher, "current through Ordinance 2026-008, passed May 12, 2026." Its Chapter 16.350, amended by Ordinance 2023-002 in June 2023, names e-bikes outright.

• Downtown sidewalks and lots. Section 16.350.040 makes it unlawful for you to ride "any bicycle, electric bicycle" or other vehicle "on or over any sidewalk or any public parking area, or portion thereof, within the downtown business district."
• The district. The code bounds it by "Ventura Avenue to the west," "Ash Street to the east," "Poli Street to the north" and "Harbor Boulevard to the south," each boundary's sidewalk included.
• Main Street Moves. Section 16.350.045 bars riding "any bicycle, electric bicycle" or "other vehicle within Main Street Moves," the car-free stretch of Main Street from Fir Street to the mission, plus California Street from Main to Santa Clara Street; the cross streets Palm, Oak and Chestnut stay open to cars.
• Posted places. Riding is also barred on posted private property downtown and on a shopping center's posted walkways.

A violation "shall be an infraction," per § 16.350.080. The chapter exempts riders with disabilities, child carriers and goods carriers, City staff, and anyone the City authorizes in writing.

Two definitions of an e-bike

For this chapter, § 16.350.030 defines an electric bicycle as "a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric, combustible, or other type of motor," with no wattage limit. The state's § 312.5 caps the motor at 750 watts.

The two texts disagree, and both are printed here. The city's wider wording means the downtown ban reaches your pedal bike whatever its motor, legal class or not.

Main Street Moves in 2026

The City's Main Street Moves page describes "the closure of Main Street between Figueroa and Fir Streets and California Street between Main and Santa Clara Streets to vehicle traffic since 2020." On September 16, 2025, the Council "voted to maintain existing street closures" under Vehicle Code § 21101(a)(1).

The same page says the City "is installing permanent bollards and crash-rated planters on Main Street between Fir Street and Figueroa Plaza." Walk your bike through.

Outside downtown

Ventura's bike-lane chapter asks you to use a marked lane: under § 16.340.020, "bicyclists must ride their bicycles within bicycle lanes whenever such lanes are provided on roadways." It adds, "Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to preclude the riding of a bicycle upon any sidewalk."

State law leaves the choice to the city: § 21650(g) "does not prohibit the operation of bicycles" on a sidewalk "where the operation is not otherwise prohibited by this code or local ordinance." Where you do ride a sidewalk outside downtown, § 16.340.030 requires you to "yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian." A violation of the chapter carries a fine of "not less than $5.00 and not more than $25.00," per § 16.340.040.

What changes on January 1, 2027

Two bills the Governor signed on September 30, 2026 take effect on January 1, 2027, under the California Constitution's Article IV, § 8. From January 1, 2027, AB 2346, Chapter 842, sets "the prima facie speed limit for a sidewalk" at "10 miles per hour," which governs the sidewalks Ventura leaves open outside downtown.

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 Ventura

Ride any legal class on the streets and in the bike lanes under § 21200, take a Class 1 or 2 onto the county's paths, and walk your bike downtown.

Your Ventura riding checklist

• Use the bike lane where one is marked; it is the rule under § 16.340.020.
• Walk your bike on sidewalks between Ventura Avenue and Ash Street, Poli Street and Harbor Boulevard.
• Walk it through Main Street Moves, from Fir Street to the mission.
• Keep a Class 3 off the Ojai Valley Trail and the other shared-use trails.
• Hold 5 mph or less on the pier.
• Wear a helmet if you are under 18, and on a Class 3 at any age.
• Check that your battery is sealed and factory-fitted before you load a bus or train.

Rebates

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

Why buy from us instead

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The California shop directory lists the other cities.

What to re-check before you ride

• Downtown signs, where the City posts the sidewalk and Main Street Moves rules.
• Trail rules, at the trailhead, for Class 3 before you head inland.
• Store hours, by phone, since this page takes four stores' hours from Google Maps.

Frequently Asked Questions — Ventura, CA eBikes

Is there an e-bike shop in Ventura?

Yes, seven inside the city on October 3, 2026. Ventura Bike Depot, Coastal E-Bike Co., eBike Adventure and Dogleg Electric focus on electric bikes; Ventura Cycling Center, Open Air Bicycles and Trek Bicycle Ventura are full bike shops with e-bikes, each on a maker's dealer map or selling them on its own site.

Where can I rent an e-bike in Ventura?

You can rent downtown at Coastal E-Bike Co., which says it specializes "in electric bike rentals, sales, and repairs," and eBike Adventure on Kellogg Street lists tours and rentals. At the pier, Wheel Fun Rentals advertises "Fat Tire Electric Bike Rentals," and Ventura Cycling Center's site is titled for rentals too.

What are Ventura Bike Depot's hours?

Its own site says "Open Daily 9:00 - 5:00," and it offers free test rides at 239 West Main Street. Call (805) 652-1114 before a holiday visit.

Which Ventura bike shops are open on Tuesday?

All seven verified stores list Tuesday hours: Ventura Bike Depot and eBike Adventure open daily, Coastal E-Bike Co., Trek and Dogleg Electric open weekdays, and Ventura Cycling Center and Open Air Bicycles open Tuesday to Saturday.

What are Ventura's e-bike laws?

Ventura's § 16.350.040 bars riding a bicycle or e-bike on downtown sidewalks and public lots, and § 16.350.045 bars riding at all on Main Street Moves. Elsewhere the state's classes apply, and you must be 16 or older to ride a Class 3.

Can you ride an e-bike on the Ventura to Ojai bike path?

On a Class 1 or 2, yes: VCTC says those classes "are allowed on all Ventura County bike paths, including shared-use trails." It lists Class 3 as not allowed on shared-use trails and names the Ventura-Ojai trail among them, so if you ride a Class 3, keep to roads and bike lanes.

Is there a bike share in Ventura?

No dockless share operates under the code: Chapter 8.20 says "No person may display, offer, or make available for rent any shared mobility device" in the city. If you want to rent, staffed shops such as Coastal E-Bike Co. and eBike Adventure rent e-bikes instead.

More from the U.S. eBike Directory

Oxnard's page is 5.4 miles southeast, Thousand Oaks' 22.3 miles east and Simi Valley's 28.9 miles east. Up the coast, Santa Maria's is 81.8 miles northwest.

Sources, limitations and how this page was verified

The denominator

Ventura had 109,831 residents in the Census Bureau's 2024 vintage estimate (California file, row "San Buenaventura (Ventura) city"), against a 2020 estimates base of 110,754.

Twenty businesses were tied to Ventura by at least one source: 7 verified, 2 bike shops naming no e-bikes, 3 repair or community shops, 3 closed or unconfirmed, 2 rental only, and 3 chains and a race promoter.

Before verdicts, surf and outdoor stores, a trailer-hitch shop, duplicate listings at counted stores' addresses, and leads tied to other cities were set aside.

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. Bosch lists Ventura Bike Depot, Trek Bicycle Ventura and Open Air Bicycles; Aventon lists Coastal E-Bike Co.; Velotric lists Ventura Cycling Center, which Giant's finder also gives its E-Bikes attribute.

OpenStreetMap returned 15 objects inside relation 112589, 13 of them 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 35 of 64 answers were read: ChatGPT, Google's AI Mode and Duck.ai answered all eight, Perplexity eight on a second run and Brave three. Google's chat assistant and Bing failed their controls on two runs, and Copilot showed a sign-in wall.

The city code was read on sanbuenaventura.municipal.codes, current through Ordinance 2026-008 of May 12, 2026: every title in force, chapter by chapter, 363 pages. The words "electric bicycle" appear only in Title 16.

City limits

Every Ventura street address named here returned "San Buenaventura (Ventura) city" from the Census geocoder. Mileages run from the Census 2024 Gazetteer's internal point for the city; road miles run longer.

For the cover, the mission's address, 211 East Main Street, returned "San Buenaventura (Ventura) city."

Limitations

1. Open Air Bicycles is counted from Bosch's dealer map; its own site describes bike building and service and names no e-bikes.
2. The Ojai Valley Trail's county page could not be read live on October 3, 2026; its description comes from the Wayback Machine's copy of March 6, 2026.
3. Two definitions of an e-bike sit side by side: the city's § 16.350.030 sets no wattage limit and the state's § 312.5 caps the motor at 750 watts. Both are printed.
4. Re-verification is due April 2027, or sooner if a shop opens or closes inside Ventura.

What would age this page

• A store opening or closing inside Ventura.
• The Council reopening Main Street to cars, or changing Chapter 16.350.
• 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 church was checked against Ymblanter's 2014 photograph on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) 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.
2. City of San Buenaventura, Municipal Code: home · Ch. 8.20 · § 10.230.030 · § 16.340.010 · § 16.340.020 · § 16.340.030 · § 16.340.035 · § 16.340.040 · Ch. 16.350 · § 16.350.030 · § 16.350.040 · § 16.350.045 · § 16.350.080. City of Ventura, Bicycling & Walking · Main Street Moves. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
3. California Vehicle Code § 312.5 · § 21650 · § 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 2026-10-03.
4. CARB, California E-Bike Incentive Project. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
5. Gold Coast Transit District, Bikes · VCTC, Biking · Metrolink, Bikes · Ventura - East · Amtrak, Bring your bicycle onboard · Ventura station. Ventura County Parks, Ojai Valley Trail (Wayback Machine, March 6, 2026). Retrieved 2026-10-03.
6. Historical Marker Database, Mission San Buenaventura · Mission San Buenaventura, History · Wikimedia Commons, Mission San Buenaventura church (Ymblanter, 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-03.
7. Dealer maps, retrieved 2026-10-03: Bosch (Ventura Bike Depot, Trek Bicycle Ventura, Open Air Bicycles, REI Oxnard) · Aventon (Coastal E-Bike Co.) · Velotric (Ventura Cycling Center, Momentum Ride Shop) · Giant, Specialized, Trek and Pedego · OpenStreetMap.
8. Shops' own sites, retrieved 2026-10-03: Ventura Bike Depot · Coastal E-Bike Co. · eBike Adventure · Ventura Cycling Center · Open Air Bicycles · Trek Bicycle Ventura · Dogleg Electric · REI Oxnard.
9. Redtail eBikes, shipping policy · refund policy · How Buying Works. Playcut, playcut.ai, cover photography at 2K.