[OSM-talk] amenity=bicycle_repair_station :::: only 18 so far
Martin Koppenhoefer
dieterdreist at gmail.com
Sun Nov 16 12:02:16 UTC 2014
> Am 15.11.2014 um 18:35 schrieb Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2 at obviously.com>:
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> These repair stands are distinct from an "amenity=shop" that fixes bicycles, as stands are self-service,
> typically open 24/7, and free. It's not a shop as commonly understood.
in Rome and Berlin (and surely many more places) another typology of places to repair your bike are common: workshops without commercial interest. They typically do have opening hours and you go there with your bicycle to repair it yourself. Typically there will also be volunteers to look after the tools and who might help you if you kindly ask. In some of those you can also assemble a working bike from broken and abandoned/donated ones. They're not the typical shop as using them is free or they ask for a voluntary donation/fee to keep the place running. If you need spare parts you'll normally buy them in an ordinary shop and bring them there.
Here's one example, currently tagged as shop, what doesn't hit it 100%: http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/566512945
cheers,
Martin
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