{
  "name": "Skinflint.ai e-bike policy change ledger",
  "version": "2026-07-19",
  "canonical": "https://skinflint.ai/policy-change-log/",
  "json": "https://skinflint.ai/api/policy-change-log.json",
  "rss": "https://skinflint.ai/feeds/policy-changes.xml",
  "updated": "2026-07-20",
  "disclaimer": "A baseline is not a detected seller-policy change. Material changes are published only after manual source review.",
  "events": [
    {
      "id": "data-correction-aventon-cancellation-2026-07-20",
      "date": "2026-07-20",
      "kind": "data-correction",
      "title": "Aventon cancellation and refused-shipment stages corrected",
      "summary": "Skinflint replaced an unclear cancellation summary with Aventon's official 90-minute standard-order request window, pre-order processing caveat, no-cancellation state after shipment, and $250 refused-bike fallback exposure.",
      "brands": [
        "aventon"
      ],
      "changedFields": [
        "cancellation",
        "cancellationChecked",
        "cancellationCosts.beforeFulfillment",
        "cancellationCosts.afterFulfillment"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Aventon cancellations help",
          "url": "https://rideaventon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/24440726389019-Cancellations"
        },
        {
          "label": "Aventon refused shipments help",
          "url": "https://rideaventon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/24440776567067-Refused-Shipments"
        }
      ],
      "verification": "Manually verified against two official Aventon help pages on July 20, 2026. This is a Skinflint normalization correction, not evidence that Aventon changed its policy on that date.",
      "affectedBrands": [
        {
          "id": "aventon",
          "name": "Aventon",
          "sourceUrl": "https://rideaventon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/24477369851803-Returns"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "baseline-2026-07-19",
      "date": "2026-07-19",
      "kind": "baseline",
      "title": "Initial nine-brand policy baseline established",
      "summary": "Skinflint published its first normalized U.S. direct-order baseline for return eligibility, clocks, ride limits, percentage deductions, fixed charges, freight uncertainty, packaging, and cancellation terms.",
      "brands": [
        "lectric",
        "aventon",
        "velotric",
        "rad-power-bikes",
        "ride1up-revv1",
        "fiido",
        "himiway",
        "hovsco",
        "ecotric"
      ],
      "changedFields": [],
      "verification": "Manually normalized from the linked first-party seller policies. This entry establishes the starting point and does not represent a detected seller-policy change.",
      "affectedBrands": [
        {
          "id": "lectric",
          "name": "Lectric",
          "sourceUrl": "https://lectricebikes.com/policies/refund-policy"
        },
        {
          "id": "aventon",
          "name": "Aventon",
          "sourceUrl": "https://rideaventon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/24477369851803-Returns"
        },
        {
          "id": "velotric",
          "name": "Velotric",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.velotricbike.com/pages/return-refund-policy"
        },
        {
          "id": "rad-power-bikes",
          "name": "Rad Power Bikes",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.radpowerbikes.com/policies/refund-policy"
        },
        {
          "id": "ride1up-revv1",
          "name": "Ride1Up Revv 1",
          "sourceUrl": "https://revv1.ride1up.com/revv1-return-and-pre-order-policy/"
        },
        {
          "id": "fiido",
          "name": "Fiido",
          "sourceUrl": "https://fiido.com/pages/return-policy"
        },
        {
          "id": "himiway",
          "name": "Himiway",
          "sourceUrl": "https://himiwaybike.com/pages/refund-policy"
        },
        {
          "id": "hovsco",
          "name": "HOVSCO",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.hovsco.com/pages/refund-policy"
        },
        {
          "id": "ecotric",
          "name": "Ecotric",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.ecotric.com/pages/what-is-your-return-policy"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}