Is Your Bike Ready for a New Owner?
If you have an adult bike you’re no longer riding, please email a photo or two to our Program Manager (shopmanager@sharingwheels.org) and we’ll let you know if we can put your bike to good use. We request a $5 donation with every bike to help cover the cost of refurbishing.
We generally accept:
- Good quality adult bikes: We can make them ready for a second home. We do not accept e-Bikes (see below)
- Bike parts: Of any era, as long as they are in good condition
- Bike accessories: Like bags, fenders, rear racks
- Bike tools: We can always use those!
Bikes we NEVER take…
- “Department store bike” brands: Like Magna, Roadmaster, Huffy, Hyper. These cheap bikes aren’t worth fixing if broken. An exception, we WILL take these bikes if they are in like-new condition.
- Broken or bent frames: Unless there are quality parts ON it that are worth saving
- VERY rusted bikes: Rust can’t be fixed. Send us a photo for us to verify if we can take it: shopmanager@sharingwheels.org
- E-bikes: We are NOT equipped to handle e-bikes. They take up a lot of space, need special tools that we don’t possess, and need a lot of time to refurbish them.
- Used bike helmets: We cannot verify their safety and will throw them away.
If your bike is NOT salvageable, please take it to a metal recycler (see below).
Where to recycle used bikes
Non-working bikes can be recycled – whole. You do NOT need to remove tires or other non-metal parts. Take your bike to:
- CMR Auto & Metal Recycling: 5438 47th Ave NE, Marysville. (360) 658-5915. Open Tue-Sat, 9am – 4pm.
- Braven Metals: 2315 N Machias Rd., Lake Stevens. Open Mon-Sat, 8:30am – 4:15pm. They pay by the pound.
- Everett Transfer Station (metal recycle): 10700 Minuteman Drive, Everett. Open Mon – Sun, 7am – 4:30pm.
The following charities accept donations of working bicycles (tires pumped, chain on, etc.):
- St Vincent De Paul Thrift Store: 6424 Broadway, Everett. (425) 355-3504. Open Mon-Sun, 10am – 2pm.
- Goodwill Downtown Everett: 3003 Hoyt Ave, Everett. (425) 252-61639. Open Mon-Sun, 10am – 7pm.
How we use donated bikes
Our staff and volunteers refurbish most bikes we receive. We give tune-ups and new parts as needed to make bikes safe and functional. We sell some bikes “as-is”.
Bike sales support all of our free and low-cost programs. Through partner nonprofits, we give some bikes to qualifying adults who need transportation, or to children in low-income families.
We are always in need of volunteers with mechanical skills to help us with the backlog of bikes. If that describes you, consider volunteering with us!
Charitable donation
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. EIN 47-0905216.
The fair market value of bike donations is tax-deductible. We are happy to provide a receipt for your donation.