Post by ABR on Dec 8, 2016 8:57:39 GMT -6
Any thoughts on Velotooler?
They're describing themselves as the Uber of bike mechanics. They've also compared themselves to Velofix and Beeline Bikes, but with no start-up costs. Their only fee, 20% of the total sale. They're offering to rebate the cost of liability insurance (up to $500) and there's talk of them gaining access to wholesale distributors on behalf of Velotooler mechanics.
Is Velotooler going to threaten the newly-emerged (on the widespread franchise level) mobile bike shop methodology much in the same way mobile bike shops are peceived by some brick and mortar outfits to be a threat against them?
Will the long and hard push for better bike-mechanic wages be undermined by Velotooler (they set the prices) in a race-to-the-bottom as hundreds (thousands?) of independent for-hire Velotooler mechanics compete against one another for $15 flat tire repairs?
If Velotooler succeeds, what does this mean as we, the bicycle business community, join the gig economy?
They're describing themselves as the Uber of bike mechanics. They've also compared themselves to Velofix and Beeline Bikes, but with no start-up costs. Their only fee, 20% of the total sale. They're offering to rebate the cost of liability insurance (up to $500) and there's talk of them gaining access to wholesale distributors on behalf of Velotooler mechanics.
Is Velotooler going to threaten the newly-emerged (on the widespread franchise level) mobile bike shop methodology much in the same way mobile bike shops are peceived by some brick and mortar outfits to be a threat against them?
Will the long and hard push for better bike-mechanic wages be undermined by Velotooler (they set the prices) in a race-to-the-bottom as hundreds (thousands?) of independent for-hire Velotooler mechanics compete against one another for $15 flat tire repairs?
If Velotooler succeeds, what does this mean as we, the bicycle business community, join the gig economy?
