Still looking for bike repair/bike builder that accepts bitcoin did find this directory tho.
https://www.wheretospendbitcoins.co.uk/location/london.html
Quite like that there is a Man And Van out there accepting bitcoin:
https://eastlondonmanwithavan.com/
We should get him on nostr, we need more White Van Men on here :)
#asknostr
No luck but cool website.
This is actually the sort of thing which would be super useful for someone who hasn't got an official store maybe. Like they are building in a hired studio or their garden shed or lock up. Less overheads. Not looking for fancy hipster bike stores. Looking for tinkerer bike genius who understands lower budgets lol
What’s wrong with your bike?
Currently, new bottom bracket, cassette and chain. Also wheels are potentially bad lol. I just bought it a while ago cos it was local on FB market place and cheap, steel frame. In a rush. Keeps needing bits and bobs, all adding up to a fair amount, and was thinking I should save and get a decent old cromoly workshorse/basic tourer instead. Something that will actually last a lifetime with better (2nd hand) components to begin with. Rather than keep spending on repairs and replacements.
Really it could be a building project, but I'll need to learn how to do that and have more free time (which I don't really have). So sort of looking for someone who builds bikes as a living. Maybe slightly off the official bike store grid
Ok sounds like a lot of little issues, sorry can’t help in this case. Having the right tools is crucial and unfortunately a necessary investment for repairing on your own…
Yes there's also that. I wouldn't know where to begins and wouldn't have the tools. Although there are workshop places you can go for free that have tools and people to help you. But they tend to be on when I'm at work :(
Man in shed building bikes cash in hand / btc lightning in hand economy style directory for wider trades/skills/services.
That's the idea.
That’s me 😂 but I’m not in the UK
That's really good tho.
Need a directory of people like you! (Perhaps a serperate npub for work or not for those who don't care)
Like Pinkbike marketplace but with Lightning?
Exactly! 👍
Was thinking more services like repair and build, but yeah also selling of bikes, frames, parts etc. but generally trades people. More like TrustATrade or something. But yeah all of the above lol
nostr:npub1864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mks0tt2tq why is it not possible to search ie for a country/city/region and a certain trade, coffee, bicycle / bike, pc service etc? Then, API to every Nostr client to form a marketplace? nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 nostr:npub1n0stur7q092gyverzc2wfc00e8egkrdnnqq3alhv7p072u89m5es5mk6h0 nostr:npub1wnwwcv0a8wx0m9stck34ajlwhzuua68ts8mw3kjvspn42dcfyjxs4n95l8 nostr:npub142gywvjkq0dv6nupggyn2euhx4nduwc7yz5f24ah9rpmunr2s39se3xrj0 & others
Do you code?
I can barely remember the code to get into my phone
(No)
Lol🤗
Heard of Scrum?
Reckon you could product manage it if I found you some devs?
No idea what a scrum is.
I wouldn't trust me with anything like that tbh.
Haha fair.
Shout if you come across anyone who wants to help make it.
Don Valerio (🇲🇽 ) still does custom jobs for pro athletes; he's also cool and fun with couriers and bikers that come hang to his workshop
I think he doesn't do chromolly, but good old fashioned fierrolly (steel)
Las time I visit I talked them about bitcoin and drop a seedsigner to his apprentice... Might visit soon again for service 🤔
Been cycling along the canal, there's a bit of a grey market there of people doing canal boat-specific trades, arts/crafts, trades people generally, food and whatnot.
Would be the perfect place for a lightning grey market :)
