Airbnb have transformed the travel industry, and now a company want to do the same thing with cycling, surfing, skiing, and snowboarding.
Spinlister is a website that allows members of the public to borrow bikes, boards, and skis from other regular Joes and Josephines. The concept is simple, and stikingly similar to Airbnb.
One person – let’s call them Dirk – has a bike that they don’t really use. Another person – maybe Randy – wants to use a bike for a short period of time. Normally. Randy has to go to a rental shop, and Dirk is left with an unused bike taking up room in his flat – room that could be used for something better, like his vintage My Little Pony collection, his crusty VHS stash, or his seemingly endless notebooks full of crude drawing of Natalie Imbruglia.
Well, Spinlister have the solution. They facilitate the rental of said unwanted bike between the parties. They act not only as a listings site, but a middle-man that ensures that money changes hands securely, and that the personal details of both parties are protected.
