We gratefully accept bikes of all styles suitable for people of all ages. Having a few parts missing or needing a few repairs is no problem for us. All we ask is they are not too rusty.
For our Africa bikes, we send the older steel-framed mountain bikes, typically made by Raleigh or Apollo. These are tough, go off road and are easy to maintain. Smaller kids bikes, BMXs and older “sit up and beg” bikes are ideal for Africa too.
For our refugee bikes, more modern aluminum mountain bikes and tourers are ideal, as well as kids bikes. These are more complex to maintain, so it makes sense to keep them within easy reach of better equipped bike shops in the UK.
Racing bikes, eBikes and high value (>£100) bikes are also useful to us to sell, with your permission, to help fund our work.
If you live in or close to the South Somerset area, and have a suitable bike you would like to donate, please e-mail our Operations Manager, Anthony Raybould at aj@prodigalbikes.co.uk with a description of the bike (type of bike, make, model and condition) and your contact details. We will be in touch to arrange collection, however if you can drop your bike at our workshop, this really helps us. Our workshop is at Furringdon Farm, Crewkerne TA18 7NJ, and can be found by searching for Prodigal Bikes on Google Maps.
We invite bike donors to also donate £10 per bike towards any new parts we fit here or subsequently in Africa, and the cost of shipping the bikes out to Africa.
Any unwanted bike tools and spare parts you have are really useful to us, as well as accessories such as Locks, Racks, Pumps, Lights, Helmets, Mudguards, Panniers and waterproof covers.
Rucksacks are very useful too.
Data Protection Policy:
We will store your details after bike collection only so that if we receive any pictures of your bikes with their new owners, we can contact you again to pass on the photos. We will not share your details with anyone else or use it for any other purposes. Please let us know if you would prefer for us not to retain your details for this purpose.
