Return order to your bike storage
Do abandoned bicycles block the bike storage or bike parking on your property? Velafrica is happy to assist you with the removal of abandoned bikes and puts the bicycles to meaningful further use. Find out here how we give bicycles a second life and create new perspectives.
To ensure a smooth process, we kindly ask you to read our information sheet. However, we accept all types of bikes and are able to reuse every good bike. Bikes in poor condition are dismantled and individual components are used for spare parts. We also accept e-bikes. If the e-bikes are complete (battery, charger and key), we check the option of exporting them to our partners. Incomplete or defective e-bikes are processed into valuable spare parts. We do not collect scooters, kickboards, bike trailers, tricycles and accessories such as bicycle seats.
Costs
Velafrica charges a flat rate of 240 CHF* per transport journey for the collection of bicycles (up to 40 bicycles). We would be happy if you could support us with an additional donation or, if you are company, become a corporate supporter.
*The prices have been adjusted from 190 to 240 CHF on 1 January 2025 in order to cover the actual costs incurred by the transport. As a non-profit organisation, we are dependent on cost-covering compensation. At the same time, we are convinced that we can continue to offer a professional service at a favourable price.
A successful bike clearance only takes a few steps
- Contact us as soon as possible so that we can organize the bike collection and transportation. To do this, please complete our bicycle clearance contact form.
- Send a letter to the residents of your property to inform them about the bicycle clearance plan including the procedure and deadlines. We can provide you with a template letter.
- Ask the tenants to clearly mark their own bicycles so that you only label abandoned bicycles for removal. We will send you the labels in advance.
- We will meet you at the property at the agreed time and collect the bikes.
Legal situation
“Involuntary bicycle donations” – bicycles that have been picked up but were not intended for donation – are annoying and cause additional work for everyone. To ensure that only the correct bikes are donated to Velafrica, careful planning and implementation of the bike clearance plan are important. Velafrica accepts no liability for incorrectly collected bikes.
Any questions?
The Velafrica team responsible for bike collections looks forward to your message and will be happy to help: velosammlung@velafrica.ch
