[OSM-talk] Mobile businesses

[Oleksiy Muzalyev]

As requested here are my thoughts. They can find locations of bicycle 
parking stations in a city via query "amenity=bicycle_parking" at 
https://overpass-turbo.eu/. A cycle mechanic sees immediately a bicycle 
which needs a service. So they may place on such bicycles a leaflet with 
a rubber band as shown on photos [1] with the URL of their website and 
short marketing message.

But first they should check if such a direct advertising is tolerated in 
this town. And a glue shall never be used to place leaflets, but only 
elastic bands, as glue may permanently damage paint on a bicycle.

Another possibility is to study the experience of this organization: 
http://velafrica.ch/en/What-we-do . This organization collects and 
repair about fifteen thousand (!) bicycles per year. At that all repairs 
are done either by professional mechanics themselves, or by volunteers 
under supervision of professional cycle mechanics.

[1] 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIBJzM0u50qWFVWM3pweXlyYWc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwIBJzM0u50qaGtsc2RkYVdoczQ/view?usp=sharing

Best regards,
Oleksiy

On 16/06/16 20:17, john whelan wrote:
>
> Locally we're seeing the demise of the local bicycle store with its 
> mechanic but there are a least two cycle mechanics operating out of 
> mobile workshops.  You ring or contact them via the Internet.
>
> Knowing that many in OSM indulge in cycling I'm wondering if they 
> should be included in the map and is there is some way of adding them 
> to the map, perhaps a tag on the city name?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks John
>
>
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