This student from Rouen launched “the Airbnb of the bike” to rent a bicycle
Through Marie Aillerie
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Head in the handlebars, Nicolas Deparis launches Bikeis Fr November 2022. This online platform allows individuals and professionals to rent a bike in a few clicks, everywhere in France. An innovative concept, qualified of “Airbnb of the bike” by its creator, a student from Rouen (Seine-Maritime).
21 year old student
Originally from Paris, Nicolas is in master 1 at the Neoma Business School from Rouen. In July 2022, while on vacation, he started looking for a bike. “I realized that there was no quick and easy way to rent one. So I had the idea to create Bikeis. he says.
After a few months of development, the site was born in November 2022. The first feedback is positive, and more than a hundred ads are already online. “It’s a project that really makes sense to me, a cycling enthusiast,” says the entrepreneur.
Bikes and accessories
The principle is simple, and works effectively like the Airbnb accommodation rental site: the owner puts his bike rental ad online by applying its tariff, its rental period… and the interested party can then rent it. ” It really is accessible and fast, ideal for people who, for example, want to go on vacation without taking their bikes. »
The application covers all of France, and also offers car rental.‘accessoriessuch as bike racks or panniers.
Next, the entrepreneur plans to launch a Bikeis appand to make itself known internationally by targeting tourists coming to France.
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