LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL | Talking pedal-powered fun with Wheel Fun Rentals - Ventura County, CA

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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL | Talking pedal-powered fun with Wheel Fun Rentals Ventura County Reporter

Ventura, CA - If you’ve been down by the beach in either Oxnard or Ventura, you’ve almost certainly heard the cheerful bells and seen the brightly colored tops and flags of a wheel Fun Surrey cycle — a four-wheeled carriage operated by foot pedals. Those sounds and sights are almost always accompanied by peals of laughter and beaming smiles as well, for good reason: It’s a lot of fun, and can accommodate multiple riders.

Wheel Fun Rentals is the company responsible for those human-powered vehicles. But they offer traditional bicycles, electric bikes and recumbent models, too. As the busy summer season gets underway, we talked to Wheel Fun’s Director of Marketing Sheena Walenta about how the company got started, its evolution through the decades and what makes it such a great activity for people of all ages and abilities.


What was the original inspiration behind Wheel Fun Rentals?
While vacationing in Italy in 1987, our founder, Brian McInerney, came across the four-wheel multi-passenger Surrey cycle. Having had a long affinity for bicycles, he sought out the manufacturer and purchased a container of Surreys before returning to the States. And that’s how it all got started.

When and where did Wheel Fun Rentals first open?
Our first bike rental shop was opened ...

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