Luca Morello Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 What is the price of the rental of unicycles where you live ? For hours and for all day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmethvin Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I don't know of any place that rents EUCs in my area. I travel a lot and haven't seen any EUC rentals in the United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esaj Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 The only place where I've seen rental being advertised has been Firstwheel in Estonia: https://www.firstwheel.com/en/content/9-rent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Morello Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 I know it is present in London and the Singapore, but the price is very high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetricUSA Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 For good reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I dont think we will see many rental places until the wheels become so common that there are a lot of people who know how to ride them. Its not a bike that everyone can ride. Also liability is likely a problem. While one can have the renter sign a disclaimer, such disclaimer may not have full force, as eucs are such a novelty item whose safety hasnt been proven or accepted. Dont know how the court will rule if someone whos had an accident sued the rental place and all they had to show in their defence was the signed waiver . Also not sure how the renyal place will enforce any action in case someone decides to not return the wheel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esaj Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Silly americans, always suing everybody... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EUC Extreme Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 http://www.ecycle.fi/vuokraus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisny Abby Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 More than 600€? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoben Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 ESAJ, I read a few years back that Japan graduated 20X more engineers per capita than the U.S. The U.S on the other hand graduated 20X more lawyers per capita than Japan. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I've thought about it, would be fun making a living with your hobby. The only pitfall here is that you'll need to relocate to a 3rd world country to avoid getting sued for your last penny till the day you die... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Morello Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 I have always thought that it was right to equate the cost for electric bicycles . Spend more money would not be logical , after all it is a price that you can afford a house painter and a gardener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Morello Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 Max 20 euro for day, inclusive learning(price rent ebike Nederland) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwich Girl Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I have been making inquiries about renting a wheel in Vienna/Wien, but cant find anyone who does. Shame! I have an X8 but not sure which airlines or if any airlines would allow me to take it over. Dont suppose there's anyone out there that would let me rent one of theirs for a day or two? :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSport Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 On 2/23/2016 at 3:43 AM, Jurgen said: I've thought about it, would be fun making a living with your hobby. The only pitfall here is that you'll need to relocate to a 3rd world country to avoid getting sued for your last penny till the day you die... But then their families come to your door with big guns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roue Libre Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 In Brussels it's possible to rent here, it includes an insurance, but it's expansive (150€ total)http://www.cityzen.be/eshop/ I'm going to California soon and I don't find any rental, I can't bring my own wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Its customary ( at least in the US) to charge for rental about 8-10-15% of the full device cost, especially for the devices rarely used. For example, you go to the home depot to rent a circukar concrete saw with a diamond blade. The new , say, makita saw can cost about $800 and they will charge you $80 -100 ti rent for the day. If you want the blade too, then another $40. So i dont exp ct unicycle rental to be cheap. If they become very common in the future and the price goes down, then they will be rented out for a price of a regular bicycle rental Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9erbot Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 You can also rent out at In Brussels it's possible to rent here: - http://www.monowiel.be - http://www.e-wheelshop.nl Prices depending on the long or short term of the lease and they are located at the coast of Belgium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esaj Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, Cloud said: Its customary ( at least in the US) to charge for rental about 8-10-15% of the full device cost, especially for the devices rarely used. For example, you go to the home depot to rent a circukar concrete saw with a diamond blade. The new , say, makita saw can cost about $800 and they will charge you $80 -100 ti rent for the day. If you want the blade too, then another $40. So i dont exp ct unicycle rental to be cheap. If they become very common in the future and the price goes down, then they will be rented out for a price of a regular bicycle rental Well, you have to take into account that the price of the device won't be the only cost. You need staff (unless you are the sole owner/employee of the company ), insurances, rent some space (probably you need somewhere where people can pick up & return the vehicles to), maintenance etc. Then there's downtime, when a vehicle is being repaired/maintenance is done, and even when it's "available", it probably won't be rented for even half of the hours it potentially could be, so it'll be a good while before the vehicle "pays for itself" and actually starts turning any profit. Last summer, just for fun, I actually did some "back of the envelope" -calculations for putting up a place where people could rent & ride the wheels in a track/obstacle course/whatever (at that time, the law still said you couldn't ride them on public streets), and the rent price per unit wouldn't have been really high (nor really low either), but I doubt it would have succeeded Also thought about putting up a physical shop here (even for selling the wheels), but it's pretty risky, as it's a small country with high taxes & import rates, and the end result would be that people come by to test the wheels and then order them abroad as you can't compete with the prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Morello Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 The costs of the unicycle from 260 to 400 euro( from 132 wh to 264 wh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 4:12 PM, Norwich Girl said: I have been making inquiries about renting a wheel in Vienna/Wien, but cant find anyone who does. Shame! I have an X8 but not sure which airlines or if any airlines would allow me to take it over. Dont suppose there's anyone out there that would let me rent one of theirs for a day or two? :-( The easiest answer is to go by car on the ferry that way you can take the wheel easily. I took 3 wheels when we went through Holland, Germany and Luxembourge last summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverH Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I got this days an email from owheels.club about rental: https://owheel-dot-club.sharetribe.com/ I wouldn't do that with mine. If there's damage.. It's not worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoMarjamaa Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 On 21.2.2016 at 5:42 PM, EUC Extreme said: http://www.ecycle.fi/vuokraus/ Nice, but don't they (you?) check that the customer actually can ride EUC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EUC Extreme Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I do not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 AirBNB for bicycles. First AirBNB, now AirDonkey... What we need next is AirEUC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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