Have thought about it, not a great bet from the bank for a loan on zero hours.
Decent van 5k or thereabouts
Signwritten van business cards, website, 1-1.5k
Insurance £500
Spares, basics,
chains 5-7,8,9,speed 5 of each, £200
brake pads (at least 4 different types) 100 of the most popular, £1 a pair, £100
cassettes, 5,6,7,8,9 speeds, 1 of least popular, 3 of the most, £300
cables box of 100 stainless 3 different types, £60 a box, outer cables brakes and gear £30 for 50 metres.
tubes( 7 different tyres sizes and widths) 10 of each at least £2, £140.
So reckon on 10k to start, could have done it in the pandemic if I hadn’t been a stupid key worker that had to work all the way through.
Other local mobile bike mechanic used his redundancy of 25+ years in the nhs to start his, house was paid, said the money wasn’t doing anything, so thought he’d give it a go.
Me mr minimum wage, with no car to start out the back of has a bit more of a struggle