Multi-day hires, priced honestly
Daily and weekly rates combine automatically, so a six-day hire and an eight-day hire each land on the cheapest sensible total rather than raw day counts.
Rentals
Bike rental software that runs the whole hire.
Velobook is a bike hire booking system built for real fleets: customers pick a bike and their dates online, availability is enforced per bike per day, and a returned bike stays offline until it's been checked over.
Hire runs from the same calendar and booking link as your repairs, so the counter sees the whole day in one place.
What's in the box
Hourly and half-day windows
Offer full days, AM or PM half-days, or hire by the hour, per item. Customers pick their times and the booker enforces availability as they do.
Turnaround holds
Set a per-item buffer so a returned bike stays offline while it's checked over, then comes back on sale on its own.
Extras on every bike
Helmets, locks, child seats: add extras with their own prices and let customers tack them on at booking.
Delivery or shop pickup
Turn on delivery, set your fee (free, flat per area, or distance-based) and your windows, and Velobook can plan the driver's day as one route across deliveries, collections and mobile repairs.
ID checks at handover
Optionally sight a licence or passport when a bike goes out. Velobook stores only a masked record and purges it automatically on a schedule.
QR fleet stickers
Each physical bike carries a QR sticker your team scans to hand it out or take it back, so where the fleet is becomes a scan, not a guess.
Online payment, straight to you
Take full payment or a deposit at booking through your own connected payment provider. Funds settle directly to the shop; Velobook never holds customer money.
Maximum hire lengths
A per-item cap in days keeps your only cargo bike from being booked out indefinitely.
How it works
For your customers
- 1
Pick a bike and dates
They choose the bike, their dates or times, and any extras. Unavailable days are greyed out, so what they can book is what you can supply.
- 2
Pay online or at the counter
Online payment or a deposit if you've turned it on, settling straight to you. Otherwise they pay at collection like always.
- 3
Collect it or have it delivered
Shop pickup, or delivery to their address if you offer it, with the fee shown at checkout.
- 4
Bring it back
A scan of the QR sticker takes the bike back in, and the turnaround hold keeps it offline until it's been checked over.
For the shop
- 1
List the fleet
Each item gets a name, a quantity, an optional deposit, and rates for whichever hire modes you offer.
- 2
Hand over with a scan
Scan the sticker at handover, sight ID if you've turned that on, and the hire is away.
- 3
Back on sale automatically
The return scan plus the turnaround buffer put the bike back on the booker without anyone updating a spreadsheet.
A dollar a booking. That's the pricing page.
Priced locally in every market, capped at about $100 a month, and free for your first 30 days. No monthly fee, no tiers, and every feature included. Customers pay your shop; Velobook never holds their money.
- 30-day free trial
- No monthly fee
- Capped at about $100 a month
- Every feature included
Questions shops ask
Can I mix daily, half-day and hourly hire?
Yes, per item. Each bike or piece of kit carries rates for whichever modes you offer: full days, AM or PM half-days, or by the hour. Customers pick dates or times and the booker enforces availability per bike.
How does Velobook stop double-bookings?
Availability is enforced per bike, per day. A bike out on hire isn't bookable for the same dates, a returned bike stays offline for its turnaround buffer, and a maximum hire length keeps long holds from blocking the calendar.
Do customers pay Velobook or pay me?
They pay you. Online payments and deposits go through your own connected payment provider and settle directly to the shop, or you take payment at the counter on collection. Velobook never holds customer funds.
Can I deliver bikes instead of shop pickup?
Yes. Turn on delivery in Rental settings, set the fee and your delivery and collection windows, and customers choose pickup or delivery at checkout. Velobook can plan the driver's day as one optimised route.
What protects me on higher-value kit?
An optional deposit per item, and optional ID capture at handover: staff sight a licence or passport, Velobook stores only a masked record (the last four characters), and it's purged automatically. Both are off by default.
Does hire share a booking link with my repairs?
Yes. Repairs, hire, classes and tours all run from the same shop page and the same calendar, and the booker only shows a category once you've published something in it.
More ways shops use Velobook
Servicing and repairs
Drop-offs, rush jobs, checklists, approvals, parts ordering and a live repair tracker.
Tours
Departures with capacity, hire-bike holds, waivers and waitlists.
Workshops and classes
Group sessions with capacity, waitlists and automatic reminders.
Bike fittings
Session tiers, intake forms, fit report PDFs and rider accounts.
Pricing
A dollar a booking, capped monthly, every feature included.
Guides
How-to guides for running bookings in every kind of shop.
Put the fleet online before the weekend rush.
Set up takes an afternoon, the first 30 days are free, and a real person answers every email.