Abandoned bikes for charity

Hi wud like to know if anyone knows of any charity who will take some free bikes. At our work bike sheds there are a few (maybe about 7 - 10) mostly mountain bikes that have not been claimed by their owners. Some have been locked up for over a year and despite 30 day notices stuck to the bikes, most have not claimed back their bikes. For this reason the landlords will be removing and taking them to the tip unless they are claimed by 30th may. If you know of any organisations who may benefit from having these bikes they are willing to pass these onto them. The bikes are in Havant and if anyone is interested they must collect them themselves. In first instance contact me for details.

Possibly have partner youth charity south central youth that cd be interested in Brixton. I wd for @redthreadyouth but don't have storage. Cheers. Will let you know asap. Jp

Wheels for Wellness in Brixton would probably love them given that they lost all their bikes in a fire last year: http://www.southlondon-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=42264

I don't know how you'd contact them as Google doesn't throw them up when searching

thats fine, ill just make a list of potential chairities and fwd the details to the landlords so they can contact direct.

Dredging up an old topic, but my office is moving soon and I think there are some abandoned bikes locked up in the basement. Can anyone recommend some bike charities who would like them?

Spotted: Doctor Cake eyeing up the rusty hulks in the basement.

I looked into this a while ago - http://www.re-cycle.org/

Nearest drop off is 1 mile away from your (and my) office at:

GetMoreBikes - 'Café Vélo'
08000 213 946
Project type:
Drop off point
Proximity: 1 miles
Hugh Cubitt Centre
48 Collier Street
London
N1 9QZ
United Kingdom

or, alternatively, a bike auction with proceeds going to charity? Although I don't know how it will go down selling someone else's property, abandoned or not...

At my workplace bike sheds they carry out a periodic audit and put a tag on any bikes that appear abandoned, saying they will be given to charity if not reclaimed / moved within a number of weeks. Seems an easy way to handle it.