We have had the same discussion, and took Working Bikes's approach to do repairs (which we have been taking in since the pandemic swamped our LBS's) or help shop users work on their own, but only for maintenance or repairs to the standard parts and not the electric components (e.g. flats repaired on the non-drive wheel only).
For us this is now also partly complicated by our insurance having added a question about Ebikes (which we have answered no to) so will be having a conversation with our agent, especially since we took a donation of a like-new Ebike before our insurance renewal!
This seems like a great topic for a Discord thread or an article on the wiki: Ebikes are not a fad, it seems. Jim
Jim Sheehan Executive Director Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org jim@ohiocitycycles.org
On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 7:59 AM Andy Ballentine via Thethinktank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
Hi --
How are bike co-ops dealing with e-bikes? We are all-volunteer at the Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg (Virginia). We have several very fine mechanics, but none of us is expert in the motors and batteries of e-bikes, and we don't know whether we should accept them as donations or sell them. I'd be interested in others' experience and policies.
Thanks --
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