Hi Nicholas,

Bikes not bombs collects bikes from a number of different places.  Individuals drop them off at their bike shop, they hold bike drives in different communities around Boston, they have pickup spots in backyards across the city where folks can take bikes near them and then those bikes are periodically picked up, etc.  These bikes are used to support the local work and international work.  Bikes are stored in a warehouse until a large enough quantity are available for shipment.  Bikes that are too far gone are recycled.

The money is a suggested donation, to help with costs involved but it is not a requirement.  Any large donation of bikes, then, doesn’t come with any requirement of a cash donation as well.  Cash donations are voluntary based on affinity to the mission.  Once donated, the bikes would simply be received and stored in the warehouse until ready for use in local programs or enough have been collected for shipping to an overseas partner.  A larger donation would just mean that the warehouse is filled sooner.

Luis

On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 10:06 PM <cyclista@inventati.org> wrote:
Luiz,

Having read the Bike Not Bombs "Bike Drive" page, it doesn't seem to
pertain to this use case. There doesn't seem to be any other
collection/donation information for large quantities anywhere else on
the site.

The "Bike Drive" page also suggests a $20 donation per bike in the case
where members of a local community bring their own bikes to an event for
donation to BNB.

What about when the bikes aren't accumulated at a drive event
specifically for the purpose of a BNB collaboration, but rather are
largesse from routine CBS operation over time? Would BNB still require a
per-bike $20 donation?

Thanks for any extra info,

~cyclista Nicholas


On 2022-03-23 21:29, Luis Fernandez wrote:
> Bikes not bombs in Boston has been doing this since 1984.  Containers
> of
> donated bikes, parts and tools are shipped overseas and these supplies
> are
> used to provide jobs and transportation for those communities.  They
> partner with local organizations who receive the bikes and make use of
> them
> and vet those partnerships regularly.
>
> I added the link to the international program details below.  Contact
> info
> is also available on the website.
>
> https://bikesnotbombs.org/international-partnerships/international-shipping-2/
>
> Luis
> @somervillebikekitchen and @dotbikekichen (and on the board at bikes
> not
> bombs)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:04 PM Jim Sheehan <jim@ohiocitycycles.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Working Bikes in Chicago are the folks to call!
>> 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 Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 4:04 PM Emily Gage <emily@phoenixbikes.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I know that Bikes for the World (https://bikesfortheworld.org/) does
>>> this! They have a contact form on their website (
>>> https://bikesfortheworld.org/contact-us) and I think you could direct
>>> your question to Taylor Jones, their Executive Director.
>>>
>>> _________________
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Emily Gage*
>>>
>>> *Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes*
>>>
>>> 909 S. Dinwiddie St., Arlington, VA 22204
>>>
>>> Cell: 703-346-0035
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:55 AM <cyclista@inventati.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Back in the day at RIBs we used to periodically ship excess bikes we
>>>> had
>>>> to Ghana. I don't remember anymore what the entity that did the
>>>> shipping
>>>> and organization for that was, only that last time I checked five or
>>>> so
>>>> years ago, they had long since ceased operation. I even contacted
>>>> one of
>>>> the organizers directly and they had no connections to share or
>>>> interest
>>>> in resurrecting their past project. It was a total dead end, and I
>>>> never
>>>> had the extra bandwidth to create a new effort on my own or
>>>> deepen/broaden my search.
>>>>
>>>> So what I'm hoping to hear from people is whether they know of, and
>>>> have
>>>> contact info for, any current entities doing this kind of work.
>>>> Loading
>>>> up shipping containers or tractor trailers with bikes and shipping
>>>> them
>>>> off to places in the world with both a shortage *and* a capacity to
>>>> fix
>>>> them.
>>>>
>>>> One thing I heard from people when I was doing the rounds last time
>>>> was
>>>> that some of the entities that took the bikes either sold them for
>>>> scrap, or dumped them off without knowing what was done with them
>>>> after
>>>> delivery, which ultimately turned out to be to sell them for scrap.
>>>> The
>>>> obvious worst case scenario for such an effort. So I'm also hoping
>>>> to
>>>> hear about any vetting that has been done, or firsthand experience
>>>> with
>>>> the downstream of such a project.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any leads or info, cyclistas!
>>>>
>>>> Hope y'all are doing well,
>>>>
>>>> ~cyclista Nicholas
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