Choosing a pedicab rickshaw???
Buying a rickshaw is actually more difficult than it seems to be. The features that good pedicab should have are not always easy to implement considering the fact that most of them do not go in pair very well. So what the good pedicab or rickshaw should actually have, which ones are the most important??? The answer, the aren't any, it all depends on what you are looking for! We have however listed some of the major features that the good quality pedicabs should have.
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ADVERTISING SPACE
Different pedicabs and different users have different needs. The good AD SPACE is however a good prctice, especially for operators who can stream a significant part of their revenue. Many pedicab rickshaw operators here in London make their significant parts of revenue from pedicab advertising.
SIMPLE MAINTENANCE
Maintenance it is something that can bring really loads of headache to the operator. If we think about operating the pedicabs on a large scale this is something that really has to be considered as a priority task. Pedicab rickshaw maintenance costs from £7-25 per hour just for the labour. It is therefore crucial to have a pedicab tha is easy to maintain. I.E changing one broken spoke on a Cycles Maximus takes approximately one hour of time. Comparing the same thing to the other pedicabs such as Main Street or Maxpro where changing one spoke takes approximately 10 minutes. The difference is approximately 50 minutes making the potential saving of approximately £6. this is based only on one vehicle so considering the fact of running a fleet of 10 rickshaws it will turn to the saving of £60.
RICKSHAW RELIABILITY
This is one of the most important features for rickshaws. Unreliable rickshaws will simply put the operator into the disaster. Pedicabs that constantly break down are not rentable. That will bring to the operator a problems in maintaining the cash flow from the rent as well as a lack of riders will make it difficult to run a promotional campaigns.
SPARE PARTS AVAILABLITY
Spares it's been always the problem. When we choose pedicab and someting goes wrong the question is how long we have to wait to get the parts to us. How much is it going to cost us? All these questions are important. By buying a pedicabs from China we can be sure of being stranded on our own when something goes wrong.
PRICE
Price is another one. How much are our vehicles to cost us, when are we going to repay them and how long is it going to take. Buying too cheap is not a solution but buying too expensive is not an option either
All the above is just few of the most important factors which should be considered when choosing a pedicab. Some of them are more important than others however all of the above should be very closely looked at when starting a pedicab business