Bike Donations
Cycles of Change loves donations of useable bikes and bike equipment! However, in order to manage our limited space and resources, we have adopted some donation guidelines. Here is what we’re looking for in donations:
- Bike should have all major parts—including two good/straight wheels, handlebars, seatpost, cranks and fork. Flat tires are ok.
- Bike does not have rusted or immobile parts.
- Bike frame and fork should not have more than minor dents.
- Bike parts should have all pieces included and installed. Please do not donate broken or dismantled parts and/or parts with missing pieces.
These guidelines help to make sure that we don’t receive bikes/parts that require too much time and effort to repair and end up making LARGE piles of bike materials that we don’t use.
If people have bikes that don’t meet the above criteria but would like us to recycle them, we ask for a $*10-20 donation per bike* (although we will graciously accept bikes/parts donations without a monetary donation if needed). This money helps us to pay someone to strip the bike and take the recyclable material to a local recycler.
All donations are tax-deductible. Ask for a donation receipt at the time of donating.
We currently have two central donation locations, one in Alameda and one in Berkeley. If you cannot make it to these locations, you can arrange to drop off bikes at other Cycles locations listed on our website. Any questions, please feel free to contact us via email!
Thanks for supporting Cycles of Change!
Cycles of Change
Oakland Location
Roosevelt Middle School Youth Bike Shop
At the corner of 20th Ave and E. 20th Street. See map for directions
Email - Maya
Contact: Maya
Shop hours: Mondays when school is in session (i.e. not over the winter hoidays) 2:30 – 5:30 pm
Alameda location
Cycles of Change APC Community Bike Shop
Address
677 W. Ranger Avenue
Alameda, CA 94510 Directions to Alameda Point Collaborative
Shop is located on W. Ranger in the warehouse directly across the street from the APC offices at 677 W. Ranger. Entrance is through big barn doors. To reach shop, walk through barn doors to the center of the warehouse.
Schedule:
Tuesday & Thursday 11-6pm
Saturday 11-3pm
(Wednesday & Friday 11-3p by appointment only, please email or call first)
If you cannot donate during shop open hours, you can give donations to a staff person in the APC office Monday through Friday 10a-5pm. Just tell them you have a donation for the bike shop. Please do not drop off donations anywhere at APC without checking them in with a staff person. All donations are tax deductible. Please ask for a donation receipt at time of donating. Thanks!
Contact Info:Office phone: (510) 898-7830
Email - Alameda Point Collaborative
Berkeley location
Martin Luther King Middle School Youth Bike Shop
MLK Middle School is located at the intersection of Grant Street and Rose Street in North Berkeley. Follow Grant Street north into the school yard. In front of you is the school gym. The Bike Shop is located on the right side of this building; enter through a door on the left side of the path between the garden and the gym.
Email - Evan Lovett-Harris
Contact: Evan Lovett-Harris
Shop hours: Mondays when school is in session (i.e. not over the winter holidays) 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Phone Number: (510) 717-7847
