Raleigh Rickshaw company

Had a great ride to the State Fair gate this week. Nice guy, really helped me out since I was with my two young kids. Very friendly.

I asked to use their services and they denied me simply because I was in Oakwood, and they said they had a bad experience with Oakwood. They said they lost a lot of money with the Oakwood candlelight tour. I know nothing about that and have absolutely nothing to do with that. The fact that they denied me service b/​c of a personal grudge they have with someone else is immoral. They get away with it because they’re the only ones in town. Someone else needs to start a rickshaw business and put these clowns out of business.

have you ever been in downtown Raleigh and didn’t feel like walking all over the place?
Well wave down a Rickshaw!!!
the guys awesome. they ride up and down DTR giving people FREE rides to a location in the area.
every chance that i have had to ride in a Rickshaw was a fun experience. My daughter loves riding on them and the driver makes it fun for the kids as well.
its a really convenient way to quickly get around and see Raleigh.
all though the service is free, the only thing they ask for in exchange for services is your soul… nah just kidding. A nice tip will do

They will not let brides and grooms ride in the rickshaw without buying their «wedding package.» I didn’t want the decorations or anything wedding related, I just wanted a sober person to drive my husband and I back to our hotel. In fact, the owner told me about a different rickshaw company in downtown Raleigh and didn’t care that he was losing my business. If you need them for wedding transportation, do not tell them you’re getting married.

We were approached by a few pedicab drivers this weekend in downtown Raleigh, who offered to give us a lift to War Memorial Auditorium. We were wearing gowns and heels, so we graciously accepted their «no charge» ride. All they asked was that we tipped whatever we felt the ride was worth. That seemed fair enough to me.
The drivers were super friendly and in shape, and they got us to the auditorium in a jiffy. They even did a few loops so we would feel like we had a true «ride» instead of just a straight path. It was much more than a mode of transportation, in fact it was entertaining!
I will definitely hop on another one the next time I’m in Raleigh.

We had a little more than an hour to kill before a concert and found a cyclist of the Raleigh Rickshaws, Jack. Jack was very helpful as we were trying to find a convenient store to aid my coughing. Jack kindly waited as we went into the convenient store, took us back to our car to get a phone and then a historical tour of downtown Raleigh. He was very informative about Raleigh’s history and various historical sites around the city. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! We rode through a path made of cobblestones. Jack informed us that the path was from the old times and that this was how roads were made. After the tour, Jack kindly dropped us off the at Memorial Auditorium once they allowed early entrance for the concert.
When we asked Jack what his rates were, he replied that it was free and that we were welcome to tip him according to what we thought the ride was worth. Please be courteous and tip the rickshaw cyclists! We ended up tipping Jack $ 30 because we felt like jerks (since Jack acted as chaffeur for us lol). It was a really nice experience and you should definitely try for yourself. It’s a great way to impress a date! Jack definitely made my trip to Raleigh very memorable :)
BTW, I think if you call ahead of time, the rickshaw cyclists will gladly pick up large groups after an event.

Our Raleigh Rickshaw ride was the HIGHLIGHT of our downtown Raleigh sight-​seeing.
First off, the rickshaw seats are surprisingly comfortable! Second, the rickshaw cyclists are cute (in my humble opinion). And third, IT WAS SO FRIGGIN’ FUN!!!
Have you ever wanted to speed downhill on a busy street with the wind through your hair while a bunch of pissed off cars pile up behind you?!
YES??? MEEEEEEE TOOOOO!!!
Raleigh Rickshaw completely fulfilled this fantasy and it exceeded my wildest dreams!
I don’t know what else to say, you can find them circling around near the Krispy Kreme on Fayetteville. The drivers are all friendly and non-​creepy. They don’t charge a fare, but I’m sure they’d appreciate tips for all that hard work!

These guys. Bless their little hearts. They’ll tool up and down Glenwood, carrying whoever signals them to carry them however few blocks and then start over again. Next to the Segway cop, these guys are the unsung heroes of Downtown Raleigh.
On the occasion that I’ve taken a ride (usually towards the end of the night), these guys have been polite and chatty in spite of the fact that they’ve been carrying drunken bar-​hoppers to and fro for hours. Nice kids.
I will warn you of one quick little thing. Our local NBC affiliate has taken to putting cameras in the Raleigh Rickshaw aimed at the drunk. Then they put what’s said into those cameras online. So just remember that, while one of the true saints of Raleigh is carting you around, you’re never as cool as you think you are when you’re drunk.

If you’re a bad person, you can ride a rickshaw for free: they don’t charge fares, just tips. It’s a really great idea, and ends up being an extremely cheap and quick mode of transit for getting around downtown.
On warm weekends you’re likely to see more rickshaws cruising downtown than you will regular taxis. That makes it easy to hail one, but it also makes it hard to avoid the more pushy ones. Some of these rickshaw drivers are crazy. I have been followed by rickshaws for blocks, telling them over and over that I’d prefer to walk. It can get a little aggravating, but it’s hard to stay mad at these guys. I think it’s kind of cool though — maybe Raleigh will become known for its pushy bicycle-​taxi drivers… it could be worse.