eBike Shops in Sault Ste. Marie, ON: 4 Verified Storefronts

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Quick Answer Sault Ste. Marie has 4 verified eBike storefronts as of June 2026, from a dedicated electric-bike superstore to a Queen Street ski-and-bike shop that has served the Sault for roughly six decades. The local rule that catches new owners is the city's signature trail: the John Rowswell Hub Trail allows only pedal-assist e-bikes under By-Law 2018-13 — bikes with a bar-mounted throttle are barred — and every Hub Trail user must keep to the posted 20 km/h speed limit. A separate city by-law fines sidewalk cycling for anyone over 10. Ontario regulates e-bikes under the federal PAB framework (500W, 32 km/h, working pedals); you must be 16 or older, and a helmet is required for every power-assisted bicycle rider. If no local shop has the model you want, Zeus ships e-bikes free across Canada, every one built to the 500W PAB standard — and our Ontario eBike laws guide covers the rules in full.

How We Verified This Directory Each storefront was cross-referenced across Google Maps, yellowpages.ca, the shop's own current website, the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce, and independent directories (June 2026), and listed only when at least two independent sources confirmed it sells or services e-bikes in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario — we deliberately excluded the several bike shops in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, across the river (Soo Cycle, Foxhole Bike and Ski), which search engines routinely mix in. We also excluded Pedego's Sault Ste. Marie page because Pedego confirms it has no dedicated local dealer and ships instead, and we excluded big-box and pure powersports/marine sellers. Where listings disagree — for example, one secondary source places Velorution at "162 Old Garden River Road," while the shop's own site, Yelp and yellowpages.ca all confirm 12 Fish Hatchery Road — we flag the conflict and tell you to confirm, rather than pick one silently. Every bylaw statement is tied to a named primary source: ontario.ca's "Riding an e-bike" page, the City of Sault Ste. Marie By-Law 2018-13 (Use of Vehicles on the Hub Trail), Traffic By-Law 77-200, Parks By-Law 80-128, and the City's Hub Trail page. Where a fine figure comes only from local reporting (the City's by-law PDFs are not reproducible as live text), we label it as reported rather than assert it. This directory is re-verified every six months.

Sault Ste. Marie's e-bike retail scene is healthier than its size suggests — four real Ontario storefronts, anchored by Hollywood Electric Ave, a dedicated e-bike superstore that bills itself as Northern Ontario's e-bike destination, and rounded out by long-running ski-and-bike shops, including Duke of Windsor, which has served the Sault for roughly six decades. The harder part here isn't buying the bike; it's the city's signature trail. The 25-kilometre John Rowswell Hub Trail spent years off-limits to electric bikes entirely, and when council reopened it, it did so on narrow terms: pedal-assist only, no throttles, and a 20 km/h ceiling for everyone. This directory lists every verified shop, then walks through exactly what the Hub Trail rule — and the sidewalk fine, and the provincial law — means before you ride. One housekeeping note: do not let a map app send you across the river to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; those shops are in another country.

The 4 Verified eBike Shops in Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie has four verified eBike storefronts as of June 2026: Hollywood Electric Ave, a dedicated e-bike superstore on Queen Street, plus Algoma Bicycle Company, Velorution Bike & Ski and Duke of Windsor Sport Shop, three full-service bike shops that sell and service pedal-assist e-bikes. Addresses, phones and brands follow.

Hollywood Electric Ave — 195 Queen Street East

Address: 195 Queen St E, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1Y6
Phone: (705) 206-7909
Website: hollywoodelectricave.com
Brands: Exclusive dealer of Emmo, Daymak and Taotao; also stocks house and import e-bike lines (Oiios, Victor, Monta Pro, Trevo Pro, Ewild and others)
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-6 pm · Sun closed
Focus: The Sault's dedicated electric-bike storefront, trading as both Hollywood Electric Ave and "Hollywood E-Bikes Sault" and describing itself as Northern Ontario's e-bike destination. Alongside pedal-assist e-bikes it carries e-scooters, kids' e-rides and mobility scooters, with in-store test rides ("Take E-Test Drive") and financing through Affirm. Because its lineup includes scooter-style and throttle models, confirm any bike you intend to ride on the Hub Trail is a pedal-assist PAB (no bar-mounted throttle) before you buy.

Algoma Bicycle Company — 360 Queen Street East

Address: 360 Queen St E, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1Z1
Phone: (705) 759-3443
Website: algomabikes.com
Brands: Giant, Liv, Kona, POC, LEATT, Teravail (e-bike lineup includes Giant Trance X Advanced E+ and Giant Explore E+)
Hours: Tue-Fri 10 am-5:30 pm · Sat 10 am-4 pm · Sun-Mon closed
Focus: A full-service bike-and-cross-country-ski shop serving the Sault since 2008, carrying Giant and Liv pedal-assist e-bikes and offering full service and repair on any make and model. The Giant lineup spans commuter and trail e-bikes, and the shop runs a junior buy-back program for kids' bikes and skis 24 inches and under.

Velorution Bike & Ski — 12 Fish Hatchery Road

Address: 12 Fish Hatchery Road, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 6J8
Phone: (705) 253-9388
Website: velorution.ca
Brands: Trek, Norco, Electra (e-bike lineup includes Trek FX+, Trek Fetch+ cargo, Trek Checkpoint+ gravel, Norco Bigfoot VLT fat-bike, Electra Townie Go!)
Hours: Tue-Fri 10 am-6 pm · Sat 9 am-5 pm · Sun-Mon closed
Focus: Voted the Sault's best bike shop and recognised regionally by Canadian Cyclist, Velorution is a four-season bike-and-ski shop with the city's broadest pedal-assist e-bike spread — commuter (Trek FX+), electric cargo (Trek Fetch+), gravel (Checkpoint+), fat-bike (Norco Bigfoot VLT) and upright cruiser (Electra Townie Go!). It offers rentals, no-appointment service, and Financeit financing. One secondary listing shows a "162 Old Garden River Road" address that conflicts with the shop's own site; 12 Fish Hatchery Road is the confirmed location.

Duke of Windsor Sport Shop — 655 Queen Street East

Address: 655 Queen St E, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2A6
Phone: (705) 942-1610
Website: Authorized Specialized dealer (store-finder listing on specialized.com)
Brands: Specialized (incl. S-Works and Turbo e-bikes), Rocky Mountain; also a Levy folding e-bike dealer
Hours: Tue-Fri 10 am-6 pm · Sat 10 am-5 pm · Sun-Mon closed
Focus: The Sault's ski-and-bike specialists for roughly 60 years, Duke of Windsor is an authorized Specialized dealer carrying the Specialized Turbo pedal-assist e-bike line, with full-time on-site bicycle mechanics through the summer season. If you want a name-brand mid-drive commuter or trail e-bike with dealer-backed service, this is a logical first stop.

Sault Ste. Marie Shop Takeaway For a dedicated electric-bike store with the widest e-bike-and-e-scooter range, start with Hollywood Electric Ave (195 Queen St E). For pedal-assist e-bikes from a full-service bike shop, Algoma Bicycle (Giant) and Velorution (Trek, Norco, Electra) both sell and service e-bikes, and Duke of Windsor (655 Queen St E) carries Specialized Turbo. Whatever you buy for the Hub Trail, make sure it is pedal-assist with no throttle.

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The John Rowswell Hub Trail — Pedal-Assist Only, No Throttles

The Hub Trail is the single most important rule for any new e-bike owner in the Sault, because it is the city's flagship 25-kilometre paved loop and it treats e-bikes differently from an ordinary bicycle. After years of banning electric bikes outright, city council carved out a narrow exception, and the terms are specific.

Hub Trail — pedal-assist e-bikes allowed (with conditions) Under City of Sault Ste. Marie By-Law 2018-13 (Use of Vehicles on the Hub Trail), council reversed the earlier blanket e-bike ban and now permits power-assisted bicycles on the trail only if the bike looks like a conventional bicycle and the electric assist engages by pedalling — in the City's framing, a power-assisted bicycle "has the same appearance as a non-electric-assisted bicycle and the only means of using the electric charge is by way of pedalling," which means no bar-mounted throttle. The motor must be 500W or less and assist must cut off at 32 km/h. Source: City of Sault Ste. Marie By-Law 2018-13.

The 20 km/h Hub Trail speed limit applies to everyone Separate from the e-bike rule, the City sets a 20 km/h speed limit for all Hub Trail users and asks riders to stay right, pass left, yield to pedestrians, and signal with a bell. Because a compliant PAB can assist up to 32 km/h, the trail limit is the binding number on the Hub Trail — keep your speed down regardless of what your bike can do. Source: City of Sault Ste. Marie, John Rowswell Hub Trail page (verified live, June 2026).

Hub Trail Takeaway The Hub Trail is open to pedal-assist e-bikes only — a 500W PAB that looks like a bicycle and has no throttle — and the 20 km/h limit applies to all users. If your e-bike has a bar-mounted throttle, it is not permitted on the Hub Trail, so confirm the assist type before you buy.

Sidewalks & Parks — Where Bikes Aren't Welcome

Sidewalks — cycling is prohibited and fined A City of Sault Ste. Marie by-law prohibits cycling on sidewalks for anyone over 10 years old, with a fine reported at $45, and bikes are also barred wherever a "No Bicycle" sign is posted. Ontario's provincial framework separately prohibits operating a power-assisted bicycle on a sidewalk, so the two rules point the same way. The City's Traffic By-Law 77-200 governs municipal traffic matters; the specific fine figure and age threshold come from local reporting rather than reproducible by-law text, so we present the $45 amount as reported, not as verbatim law.

City parks — confirm trail-use specifics The City's Parks By-Law 80-128 governs use of municipal parks and open spaces. The City did not publish a separate e-bike-specific park rule on its parks pages as of June 2026, so the safest assumption is that e-bikes are treated as bicycles where bicycles are allowed and excluded where "No Bicycle" signage is posted. For trail-use specifics in parks such as Bellevue, Clergue or Roberta Bondar, confirm with the City's Community Services / Parks line before relying on a route. Source: City of Sault Ste. Marie By-Law 80-128 (Parks).

Ontario eBike Laws — What Makes an eBike Legal in Sault Ste. Marie

Ontario — federal Power-Assisted Bicycle (PAB) framework

Motor: Maximum 500W (nominal)
Speed cut-off: Motor assist stops at 32 km/h
Pedals: Fully operable pedals required
Minimum age: Rider must be 16 or older
Helmet: Required for every power-assisted bicycle rider (and for all cyclists under 18 on roads)
Licence / registration / insurance: Not required for a compliant PAB
Sidewalks: Prohibited (and Sault Ste. Marie fines sidewalk cycling for anyone over 10)

E-bikes are allowed on most roads and in bike lanes where conventional bicycles are permitted, but they are prohibited on certain provincial controlled-access (400-series) highways and wherever a municipal bylaw bans them. Ontario.ca confirms municipalities can pass their own e-bike restrictions — which is exactly what Sault Ste. Marie's Hub Trail throttle rule and sidewalk by-law do. No municipal age, power or registration rule was found that differs from Ontario's PAB baseline; the Sault adopts the provincial standard and layers the Hub Trail and sidewalk rules on top. Sources: ontario.ca "Riding an e-bike"; City of Sault Ste. Marie By-Law 2018-13 and Traffic By-Law 77-200. For the full provincial picture, see our Ontario eBike laws guide, and to shop with confidence read how to spot a legit eBike store.

Where to Ride Your eBike in Sault Ste. Marie

City streets and bike lanes — permitted; ride with traffic, signal turns, and follow the Highway Traffic Act as a power-assisted bicycle.
John Rowswell Hub Trail (25 km) — open to pedal-assist e-bikes only (no throttle), under By-Law 2018-13, with a 20 km/h limit for all users and posted signage as the final word.
Sidewalks — off-limits; cycling on sidewalks is prohibited for anyone over 10 (reported $45 fine), and Ontario prohibits riding a PAB on sidewalks regardless.
City parks — treated as bicycle access where bicycles are allowed under Parks By-Law 80-128; obey "No Bicycle" signage and confirm trail-use specifics with the City before relying on a park route.
Out-of-town and conservation trails — rules vary by landowner and conservation authority; confirm e-bike access for any trail outside the city limits before riding, as conservation and Crown-land trails may restrict or ban bikes entirely.

Riding in Sault Ste. Marie — Takeaway City streets, bike lanes and the Hub Trail (pedal-assist only, 20 km/h) are your dependable network. Stay off sidewalks, keep any throttle e-bike off the Hub Trail, and confirm access for parks and out-of-town trails before you ride — landowner rules vary and signage is the final word.

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Frequently Asked Questions — Sault Ste. Marie, ON eBikes

How many eBike shops are in Sault Ste. Marie, ON?

Four verified storefronts as of June 2026: Hollywood Electric Ave (195 Queen St E, (705) 206-7909 — a dedicated e-bike superstore and exclusive Emmo, Daymak and Taotao dealer), Algoma Bicycle Company (360 Queen St E, (705) 759-3443 — Giant, Liv and Kona, including Giant e-bikes, with service on all makes), Velorution Bike & Ski (12 Fish Hatchery Rd, (705) 253-9388 — Trek, Norco and Electra e-bikes plus rentals), and Duke of Windsor Sport Shop (655 Queen St E, (705) 942-1610 — authorized Specialized dealer carrying Turbo e-bikes). Call ahead to confirm current stock and hours.

Can I ride my eBike on the John Rowswell Hub Trail?

Only a pedal-assist e-bike. Under City of Sault Ste. Marie By-Law 2018-13, council reversed an earlier blanket ban and now permits power-assisted bicycles on the Hub Trail only if they look like an ordinary bicycle and the motor engages by pedalling — bikes with a bar-mounted throttle are not allowed. The motor must be 500W or less and assist must cut off at 32 km/h, and every Hub Trail user must obey the trail's posted 20 km/h speed limit. Source: City of Sault Ste. Marie By-Law 2018-13 (Use of Vehicles on the Hub Trail) and the City's Hub Trail page.

Can I ride an eBike on the sidewalk in Sault Ste. Marie?

No. A City of Sault Ste. Marie by-law prohibits cycling on sidewalks for anyone over 10 years old, with a reported $45 fine, and bikes are also barred wherever a "No Bicycle" sign is posted. Ontario's provincial framework separately prohibits operating a power-assisted bicycle on sidewalks, so the rules point the same way. The City's Traffic By-Law 77-200 governs municipal traffic matters; the exact section and fine figure come from local reporting, so we present the $45 amount as reported rather than as verbatim by-law text.

What are Ontario's eBike laws?

Ontario regulates e-bikes under the federal Power-Assisted Bicycle framework: a motor not exceeding 500W, motor assist cutting off at 32 km/h, and fully operable pedals. The rider must be 16 or older, and a helmet is required — for everyone under 18 on roads, and a bicycle or motorcycle helmet is required for power-assisted bicycle riders. No licence, registration or insurance is required for a compliant PAB. E-bikes may use most roads and bike lanes where conventional bicycles are allowed, but not 400-series highways or anywhere a municipal bylaw bans them, and not on sidewalks. Source: ontario.ca "Riding an e-bike."

Where can I buy a dedicated electric bike in Sault Ste. Marie?

Hollywood Electric Ave at 195 Queen St E is the city's dedicated electric-bike superstore — an exclusive Emmo, Daymak and Taotao dealer that also stocks pedal bikes, e-scooters and mobility scooters, with test rides available. For a traditional bike shop that also carries pedal-assist e-bikes, Algoma Bicycle Company (Giant), Velorution Bike & Ski (Trek, Norco, Electra) and Duke of Windsor Sport Shop (Specialized Turbo) all sell and service e-bikes. Confirm current models and stock by phone before visiting.

Do I need a helmet to ride an eBike in Sault Ste. Marie?

Yes. Ontario law requires every rider of a power-assisted bicycle to wear an approved bicycle or motorcycle helmet, and a separate Highway Traffic Act rule requires all cyclists under 18 to wear a helmet on roads. There is no helmet exemption for adult power-assisted bicycle riders, so treat a helmet as mandatory whenever you ride. Source: ontario.ca "Riding an e-bike."

eBike Shops in Sault Ste. Marie, ON: 4 Verified Storefronts

eBike Shops in Sault Ste. Marie, ON: 4 Verified Storefronts

The 4 Verified eBike Shops in Sault Ste. Marie

Hollywood Electric Ave — 195 Queen Street East

Algoma Bicycle Company — 360 Queen Street East

Velorution Bike & Ski — 12 Fish Hatchery Road

Duke of Windsor Sport Shop — 655 Queen Street East

The John Rowswell Hub Trail — Pedal-Assist Only, No Throttles

Sidewalks & Parks — Where Bikes Aren't Welcome

Ontario eBike Laws — What Makes an eBike Legal in Sault Ste. Marie

Where to Ride Your eBike in Sault Ste. Marie

Frequently Asked Questions — Sault Ste. Marie, ON eBikes

How many eBike shops are in Sault Ste. Marie, ON?

Can I ride my eBike on the John Rowswell Hub Trail?

Can I ride an eBike on the sidewalk in Sault Ste. Marie?

What are Ontario's eBike laws?

Where can I buy a dedicated electric bike in Sault Ste. Marie?

Do I need a helmet to ride an eBike in Sault Ste. Marie?

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