The three Monday-morning headaches we optimize away. If you run a bike rentals business, you've probably had all three this quarter.
Generic 'rentals: 22 available' is useless. TripStub tracks each bike by serial, with service history, damage notes, and current location — the fleet is your inventory.
Taking $200 holds on credit cards without double-charging is harder than it looks. TripStub uses Stripe's authorization hold — release or capture without re-running the card.
When did unit #47 last have its brakes serviced? TripStub attaches service logs to each bike; an alert fires when kilometres or days-since-service crosses the threshold.
"Each bike is a unique asset with a service history. Damage deposits can't double-charge. Overdue rentals need an automated escalation, not a forgotten reminder. That's the bike-rental brief."
— Composite bike-rental operator, Recurring theme from our operator interviews
Every feature below is in the free plan. No 'enterprise tier' that gates the capability you need once you start growing.
Per-bike resource pool
Each bike is a bookable resource. Multi-bike families (4 hybrids, 3 e-bikes) handled via resource pools; search by type, get the specific unit.
Damage deposit authorization
Pre-auth at booking, capture up to the pre-auth amount at return if damaged, else release. All via Stripe — no double-charging risk.
Service history per bike
Date + mechanic + parts list per service entry, plus odometer. Search for 'bikes due for brake service this week' in one click.
Waiver + photo ID at handoff
Tablet captures signature and ID photo, attached to rental. Matches the bike serial to the guest for the rental period.
Overdue rental alerts
45 minutes past scheduled return: auto-SMS to guest. 2 hours past: staff alert. 24 hours past: late-fee autopilot + recovery workflow.
Seasonal rate plans
Higher summer prices, off-season 20% off, weekend premium — rate plans with date-ranges, cascading applicability, and visible effective-price breakdown.
Push inventory once. Let availability fan out to the channel managers and OTAs your travelers already use.
Viator
GetYourGuide
Own-site booking
Hotel concierge portals
Google Things to Do
Klook
Each bike's unique ID + customer contact + pre-auth deposit create a clean escalation path: SMS the guest, run through the deposit pre-auth, escalate to police report, claim insurance. TripStub logs each step — useful when the insurer asks for documentation.
Run the numbers on your actual volume. Most operators we talk to save $8k–$35k/year just by skipping the per-booking fee.