Hey Jay, If your local bike advocacy group has a way for you to get involved that means a lot to them - that's the in-kind gift that most bicycle advocacy orgs appreciate most. Trust me, I work for one and if I had to choose the monetary donation from parts you sold or having you phone bank for yearend appeal, or getting a petition signed to increase roadway safety in underserved areas...I'll take your time over your money all day!
As it relates to Riv's BRP pricing, maybe you could find your local Riv dealer and make them the offer you thought to make Riv. Being intentional about who you're willing to sell/donate your parts to is a lot easier at the local level. Plus, you may already have a good relationship with the shop and have a chance to meet some folks you otherwise may not have. I'm just happy you're thinking deeply about how to be involved. If you decide to sell here, I'll support your efforts by paying what you ask w/o negotiation. But that's just me. Best of luck! On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 5:28:18 PM UTC-4 Collin A wrote: > Is the goal to supply under-served populations with tools and equipment > they would otherwise not be able to afford, or to have a more broad impact > on society's treatment of certain populations? I'm not trying to get > philosophical, just that the difference between the two will impact whether > it's better to fund Riv's BRP or something like the ACLU. > > Regardless, selling the parts and donating the funds is the easiest and > most effective way to go I think. You could always ask Riv if they want the > old parts I guess? > > Good Luck, > Collin in Sacramento > > On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 11:46:10 AM UTC-7 Jay Lonner wrote: > >> Over the years I have amassed a sizable stash of really nice components >> that I no longer need - Paul brakes and levers, Nitto stems and handlebars, >> XTR M900 wheelset, SON dynohub, etc. It's all valuable on the open market, >> but Riv's BRP has got me thinking about how best to donate it for maximal >> benefit. My fear is that if I just dropped it all off at my local bike >> co-op the best stuff will be skimmed by the staff. I've thought of reaching >> out to Riv directly to see if they could repurpose it for the BRP, but that >> potentially creates issues they'd rather avoid (liability, not wanting to >> become a used parts dumping ground, etc.). So I thought I'd poll the nice >> folks here for some ideas on how to Marie Kondo my parts bin while serving >> the interests of social justice. It may be that the best move will be to >> take a page from Peter Singer and sell the stuff outright and then donate >> the proceeds - in that case stay tuned, since I'll probably list it all >> here first. >> >> Jay Lonner >> Bellingham, WA >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c0a8fe7d-f8fa-4c9f-a346-24cd7fe6dad5n%40googlegroups.com.
