Video+ Q&A With Founders of Scoo Tours Denver

 

 

See the sights of Denver by vespa on a tour with ScooTours Denver. Check out Denver’s top tourist sights or art districts, even ride out to Red Rocks Amphitheater. For the more adventurous, take to the streets on your own after a short practice session in the parking lot. ScooTours covers the liability insurance and gas, so there is no excuse not to explore. (Note: All riders must be 18 or older.)

We chat with one of the founders of Scoo Too Denver, Jane.

Q: How did the idea for “ScooTours Denver Scooter Rental” come to be?

We love our city. When friends come to visit, we want to show them around. We saw all of these Vespa motorscooters, or what some call mopeds, zooming around Denver and we thought it would be nice to have a few for when we have visitors. It was then that we realized every visitor to Denver, even those who aren’t our friends yet, should have the opportunity.

Q: What is something readers would be surprised to know about you or your business?

It is harder than it seems. Everything takes longer. We are a very high-touch business. When people call for reservations, we educate them to make sure they are best positioned to have a great scooter day. Before they show up and after they return their scooters, there is quite a bit of preparation and safety checking that must be done. Training people to ride and coaching them through practice laps sometimes takes awhile, which we think is the most important part of the whole experience. Then, every night, we crop and touch up their photos and write a personalized email to them with the pictures that show they are “Cuter on a Scooter.” Sending someone on a two-hour scooter rental definitely takes us more than two hours.

Q: What do you like best about your line of work?

There are many boring people in this world who don’t ever try new things. Fortunately, the customers who find us are either adventurous or are trying to reignite their adventurous spirit. Those are the people we should all surround ourselves with. When we have the opportunity to train these people and then take them on a guided tour of the city we love, we make friends.

Q: What is the biggest challenge of running the business? And biggest reward?

We deliver a very personalized service. We care greatly that our customers are safe and have a great time. That means it needs to be us doing most of the activities. It ends up being time-consuming. The reward is that nearly every one of our customers has a fresh new smile on his or her face as our scooter rolls out of the parking lot. We are allowing people to build a fantastic memory of a visit to a beautiful place. Our online reviews attest to the fun people have. We are consistently ranked as the best thing to do in Denver or very close to the top.

Q: What do you most love about Colorado?

Perhaps it is a strange answer, but I love the next thing I learn about it. I am naturally interested in the stories of the people who started this city and state and the changes Colorado has experienced through the years. I’m interested in the changes that are occurring right now, some that make us better and some that don’t, and the people who are shaping our community today and setting it on its future path.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world tomorrow, where would it be?

Jane: Hmm. We have kids in high school. We should splash some of our sense of adventure on them by taking them to experience more of the world’s great cities and different cultures. If I could leave tomorrow, I would head to Africa to go on a safari!