Wheel Fun Rentals vs Playtri Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Wheel Fun Rentals vs Playtri including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Wheel Fun Rentals Franchise
Playtri Franchise
Investment $46,000 - $230,000$203,000 - $399,667
Franchise Fee $12,500 - $25,000$29,500
Royalty Fee 6%5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1987-
Year Franchised 2000-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $1K-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Wheel Fun Rentals Franchise
Playtri Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Playtri is looking for franchisees that have a passion for helping people get healthy and are willing to work hard while following the system we have set forth.

    Financing Options

     
    Wheel Fun Rentals Franchise
    Playtri Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support

     
    Wheel Fun Rentals Franchise
    Playtri Franchise
    Training Ongoing as neededPlaytri offers a comprehensive classroom and in-store training that covers all aspects of what you need to know as a Playtri franchisee. • 2 Full Weeks of Training �" national office and in-store • Ongoing Phone & Email Support • Online System to Access Training Materials, Franchise Manual, Marketing Tools • Best Practices for Buying, Selling, Inventory and Cash Management • Trusted Corporate Vendor Partners • Site selection support • Pre �" designed local marketing support • Store Opening Assistance
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks-
    Operations 75% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 12

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans

     
    Wheel Fun Rentals Franchise
    Playtri Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About Wheel Fun Rentals

    Brian McInerney founded Wheel Fun Rentals in 1987 in order to bring the four-wheeled Italian surrey cycle to California. The Southern California-based company began franchising in 2000. Wheel Fun Rentals has multiple units in operation and has identified more than 1,000 potential locations nationwide. It offers its franchisees exclusive territories and has co-branding relationships with city and state parks.

    Wheel Fun Rentals offers fun and unique recreation, designed to move you on land and water and help you explore your surroundings, all across the U.S. At Wheel Fun Rentals, "FUN" is our middle name, and we strive for great service and lasting memories with every customer. Enjoy our bike rentals, including specialty cycles, and boat rentals nationwide. Search for us in your neighborhood or while on your next vacation.

    About Playtri

      In 1999, Ahmed Zaher, founder of Playtri, attended his first triathlon as a spectator - Rivercities Triathlon in Shreverport, LA.  He was so inspired that the next day, he quit smoking and started training for triathlon. He had a ton of questions and wanted to jump in right away.  As an athlete who had been coached all his life, he immediately hired a coach.  He would hire numerous coaches until he decided to become a coach with Troy Jacobson’s Triathlon Academy and would attend one of the first USATriathlon Coaching Certification courses. 
    He fell in love with the sport, the knowledge, the learning and the racing and that is where Playtri was born.  His passion for the sport and for coaching would lead him to meet his now wife and the President of our company, Staci Brode in 2002 at the Rivercities Triathlon in Shreveport, LA.  Staci wanted a new coach and rumor had it Ahmed was one of the best in town.  They would begin dating and working together in coaching and event production in 2004. 
    In 2011, they would open their first Playtri store.  Over the next 5 years, they would work to perfect the model that would enable them to help more and more people reach their health and fitness goals.
    Ahmed will tell you after his 5 beautiful boys, his biggest accomplishment is Playtri and the opportunity it has given him to help people live a healthy lifestyle.
    Staci was a high school swimmer, with a Marketing and Business Honors degree from the University of Texas at Austin.  She found triathlon in 2001 while looking for a way to get back in shape after she left college.  She was working in sales for Johnson & Johnson when she decided to leave her job and follow her passion of triathlon and event production in 2004.  Staci would join Ahmed and turn the passion they had into a business empire that’s success is built on hard work and dedication by both Ahmed and Staci. Setting an example for her two boys of living a healthy lifestyle, enjoying sports as an adult and working hard for something you believe in is what drives her everyday.

    **Qualified Veterans and Minorities:  Receive a $10,000 discount on the franchise fee and a reduced royalty fee for the first two years of business.·     
    **Current Bike/Run Shop Owners: Receive a $10,000 discount on the franchise fee and a reduced royalty fee for the first two years of business.