At Bike Farm in Portland, OR we do not take any donations of E-Bikes as only a few volunteers (we are all volunteer run) know how to work on them and we do not want to take on the liability. People are welcome to bring their e-bikes in for help with the mechanical components though. We have had bike shops offer us partially built or fully complete e-bikes recently and have turned them away. Gabriel (he/him)
On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 6:30 AM claire grover via Thethinktank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
Hello Andy and everybody,
As someone retired, I use my mechanical bike daily, and when I have more than I can handle especially more than one long uphill destination the same day, I am happy to have that backup of an e-bike available. Not a problem with the bike workshop I attend (Gepetto et Vélo) where I also aquired my two bicycles. Nice to read you all out there again !
The situation is pretty much similar here...few resort to emails since the confinements on the Vélorution list.
brises cyclistes,
Claire Grover *+33 (0)6 26 60 07 38* Vélorution Paris
Le vendredi 10 février 2023 à 14:00:07 UTC+1, Andy Ballentine via Thethinktank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org a écrit :
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 --
Andy Ballentine ____________________________________
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