Would you like to get paid to exercise outdoors while having a positive impact upon the world and the environment? Those of us who ride a bike for a living are privileged to enjoy those benefits and more.
- Our book - In the late 1990s, we wrote a book entitled "Cycling for Profit" to help other people start and operate a successful bicycle-based business. The book, which was finally published in 2000, was out of print but is now back in print. You can learn more about the book here >>.
- Pedicab/Rickshaw business guide - Our guide to getting started operating a pedicab or rickshaw business, based on what we've learned. We highly recommend reading this before buying a pedicab and starting your own business.
- Food as Fuel - A bicyclist at work burns food calories just like a motor vehicle burns fuel. Commercial vehicle operators get to deduct the cost of fuel from their income as a business expense when computing income taxes. Shouldn't a bicyclist be able to deduct part of the cost of food they consume when figuring their taxes? Learn what the IRS says...
- Useful links - Some useful links for working cyclists
Before we began building bicycle trailers, we operated a delivery, recycling, and pedicab service. We continue to do these to a limited extent to test and refine our products.
- grocery delivery service - grocery delivery from local stores and supermarkets
- recycling - curbside residential and institutional recycling service
- newspaper delivery - some details of how we delivered free periodicals
- business delivery - services we provide for local businesses
- furniture moving - when someone has something that won't fit in their car, they call us....
- rickshaw (or pedicab) service - a bicycle-powered taxi service. (Check out our virtual rickshaw tour of Ames, Iowa.)
