Bicycle Donations
Thanks for supporting Cycles of Change!
Cycles of Change loves donations of useable bikes and bike equipment! We have multiple drop-off locations for you to donate your bike and in order to manage our limited space and resources, we have adopted some donation guidelines. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to before you donate. All donations are tax-deductible. Ask for a donation receipt at the time of donating.
Drop off locations:
Cycles of Change APC Bike Shop
650 W. Ranger Ave
Alameda, Ca 94501
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 12-6pm, and Sat 11-5pm
510-898-7830
cyclesbikes@gmail.com
The Bikery – Cycles of Change Oakland community Bike Shop
2289 International Blvd. (at 23rd Ave.), Oakland, CA 94606
Tuesday, and Thursday 3-7pm, and Saturday 11-5pm
(510)536-6732
thebikery@cyclesofchange.org
Alameda Bicycle
1522 Park St,
Alameda, CA 94501
Missing Link Bicycle Co-op Annex
1961 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, Ca 94704
Sports Basement
1881 Ygnacio Valley Rd
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Donation Guidelines
- 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 appreciate 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.