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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