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2025webSolo·Days, not weeks·live

Chalao.

Two-sided marketplace for bike leasing.

chalao.vercel.app · bike marketplace
ownerrenterlease outRs 600 / dayride away7-day leasechalao · match
two-sided marketplacelive · vercel
open live repository

problem

Owning a bike in Kathmandu is expensive when it sits idle. Renting a bike short-term is a hassle. The market exists; the matchmaker didn't.

approach

Single Next.js app with two roles in one funnel — owners list inventory, renters browse and book. Server actions handle availability, Vercel takes care of deploys. Designed to validate the idea with real users before building any custom backend.

outcome

Live on Vercel within days. Used as a real prototype to gauge demand on both sides before investing in heavier infrastructure.

time to first deploy
< 1 day
sides
2

stack rationale

  • Next.js + server actionsTwo surfaces, one codebase. Server actions remove the API layer for a validation prototype.
  • VercelPush-to-deploy means I could iterate during a conversation with potential users.

full stack

  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind
  • Vercel