A. Car
B. Motorbike
C. Vespa Scoote
D. WHEELS scooter
E. Bird Scooter
F. Hover board
G. One wheel
H. Segway
I. Bicycle
J. Other (write your answer)
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J. Other.
The rental unit I use by far the most frequently is the apartment that I live in. I define “using it” to mean any time that I am there, including even right now as I type this post.
The next-most-frequent rental unit I’ve used in the last few years is also J. Other: one of the units (actually, ALL of the units) pictured on this page. Although to be honest, I didn’t exactly rent any of these units myself. A few friends did, and we went various interesting places, but we all split the expenses.
You can rent a One Wheel?
Bad, bad, bad idea.
I had a One Wheel for a while. It is cool as hell, fun as hell and dangerous as hell. There is a real learning curve for one. Very different than a typical scooter which anyone can get the hang of in about 30 seconds.
I injured myself riding a One Wheel and sold it. Wrenched my shoulder (yeah…long story). Still twinges a bit 18 months later. There is even a YouTuber whose whole channel was dedicated to zooming around on his One Wheel and he was very good at riding it and, semi-recently, he hurt himself on one sufficient for a hospital visit and stop him riding for a while. To be fair he was pushing the envelope instead of normal riding but it remains that the danger is real.
I loved riding it…I really did. Like surfing on land. But I am too old to be able to recover easily from spills and had to give it up.
I would never, ever let someone who had never ridden one rent one (or rather, I would do my level best to talk them out of it).
I wouldn’t rent anything I use frequently. I’d buy one.
I didn’t even know you COULD rent half these things (“one-wheel”? Are those the doodads with the wheel in the middle and standing platform on the outside? They do look kind of cool, I must say)
The only things I’ve ever rented are apartments and cars.
I use a bicycle nearly every day, but it’s one I own, not one I rent. I don’t know if that counts.
And why are scooters split up by brands, but bikes are all lumped together?
I rent cars now and then but mainly if I fly somewhere. The OW and I rented a couple bicycles at a park back in 1997 or so. Other than that have never rented any of the things on the list although I have used Segways and (you didn’t mention them but) golf carts.
Motorcycles/scooters ---- I have the right contacts to score a free loaner most places if I decide I really want one.
I have rented some lime scooters and some bikes, nothing regular since I am infrequently where those are available as I dislike those places, however when there I try to do something fun, so rent them.
Other. Major equipment I don’t own like sewer cleaners, concrete saws, etc.
Dennis