Rancho Cucamonga, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)

84, Regulating the Use of Bicycles and E-Conveyances, adopted by Ordinance No. 5: a bicycle with fully operable pedals and a motor not exceeding 750 watts, categorized as Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3. 040 sets the equipment and helmet rules layered onto those state classes. Subsection A requires every bicycle, including e-bikes, to carry all the equipment California Vehicle Code § 21201 requires. Subsection B requires any minor riding or being carried on a bicycle or e-conveyance in a public area to wear a properly fitted, fastened bicycle helmet.

Subsection C is the class-specific rule: any operator or passenger of a Class 3 electric bicycle must wear a properly fitted, fastened helmet regardless of age, citing Vehicle Code § 21213. 020 separately bars operating any bicycle or e-conveyance, of any class, in an 'unsafe manner' on public property, listing examples such as riding against traffic, failing to yield, carrying passengers on a device not built for them, ignoring posted signs, racing, and riding without a helmet if the rider is a minor. The same section bars riding any bicycle or e-conveyance on city park surfaces other than paved paths designated for that use, riding in city-owned parking lots, and riding while holding a handheld phone unless it is voice-operated and hands-free.

030 separately bans electric off-highway motorcycles, such as Sur-Ron or Talaria models, from all public property citywide, restricting them to designated off-highway recreation areas or private property with the owner's permission.