Have you ever planned your vacation riding your dream bike ferrying through the deep lanes of Goa leading to the beaches or through the sand soaked landscape of Rajasthan or the hilly terrains of Ooty. Now this is just a click away on your mobile and your dream bike will be delivered to you on your doorstep or of any of the hotel you are vacationing in.
Technology advancement and Mobile revolution has been the biggest boons for this generation. From the simple tasks of ordering food, shopping, banking, booking vehicles to managing professional commitments, we are more or less helpless without the constant support of technology by our side. And for most of us now, the world is a much smaller shopping destination. And so is renting of our dream bikes. Bike renting, as a service, is majorly associated with the tourist state of Goa. But now the same service, along with the options of Harleys and dirt bikes with other familiar two wheeler brands, is now available across all leading tourist destinations. ONN Bikes, Metro Bikes, Vogo bikes and Wheelstreet are some of the leading names that have launched services in this segment.
Namit Jain, founder of India’s first Bike Rental services ONN Bikes, says ‘The Bike rental services remained limited to Goa and hardly anybody ever tried to recreate the same service offerings across other tourist destinations in India’. ONN Bikes is one of the leading service providers that have multicity presence with a large inventory of over 2,300 bikes.
Bike rental industry has great growth potential and this growth can be compared with the same growth propositions of the cab rental services in India and abroad. Apart from providing experience and convenience, the bike rental business will also create a large source of employment across all states in India.
India accounted for nearly 1,653 million domestic travellers last year and the current state of public transport across important destinations is not a preferred option by most travellers and the other available alternative is private cabs that are expensive and also unavailable during peak seasons due to high rise in demand.
‘Bike travel provides a convenient, time saving and a cost effective medium when compared to public transport or private cabs apart from the experience of riding your dream bike’ adds Namit Jain.
Most Bike rental service providers have their docking stations right next to Bus stops, railway stations and airports to provide the convenience of booking at the start of the journey and dropping the vehicle to any of the docking stations post the requirement. And the simple to book app allows users to choose vehicle types along with the period of usage on a single click with the options of online payments, boosting cashless transaction. One can book on the spot or pre book vehicles either using the app or through the service provider’s website.
‘Technology has made it convenient for the end users to avail instant booking services at any location at a moment’s notice and, similarly, for the service providers to verify document and other information via e-KYC’ informs Pushpamitra Das, mentor and partner at India’s leading startup accelerator Z Nation Lab.
Bike rental service, unlike the popular notion, is also solving a major problem in the B2B space. Companies which rely on last mile delivery - like food delivery, bike taxi market and e-commerce delivery sector, are also utilizing the services of rental companies. These companies have readily available delivery workforce but most of them do not have access to two wheelers. ONN bikes, with its long term vehicle leasing arm are solving this challenge as well.
‘Technology, today, has even made possible activities like route planning, fuel monitoring systems, idle time management system which is very useful in increasing operational efficiency of the booming last mile delivery segment. Monitoring of the vehicle through GPS also provides anti-theft prevention Hi-tech security systems making commuters journey stress free’ he adds.
So, if you planning your vacation in India this summer look out for these bike rental services and ride along on your dream machine. This will also allow you to feel the breeze on your face and more money in your wallet.
