Launched on schedule, zero operational crises
Built for how a modern rental business actually operates
New ski and bike rental shop in Coeur d'Alene needed all systems connected and working from day one. No time to build and fix later.
All systems connected and working before winter season opened
Launched on schedule without the chaos typical of new retail businesses
One platform handles both winter ski and summer bike operations
Getting everything right before the doors opened.
Gear Garage was opening a new ski and bike rental shop in Coeur d'Alene. They had a physical location but needed operations working from day one. No time to build systems, realize they don't work, then fix them later. The challenge was rental management, online sales, physical shop integration, and customer flow all at once, working seamlessly before winter season hit. Most new retail businesses bolt systems together as they go and deal with the chaos later. That wasn't an option here.
One connected system, not a collection of workarounds.
Connecting All the Pieces
Website, rental software, point-of-sale system, and physical shop workflow all connected. Customers reserve bikes and skis online and the shop sees incoming reservations automatically. Online sales flow directly into the shop's inventory through LightSpeed integration. What sells online updates in-store. What's rented shows as unavailable. One source of truth.
Built to Change With the Seasons
Seasonal operations switch between winter ski and summer bike inventory without rebuilding anything. The site and backend update together. Adding new product lines, changing pricing, updating rental availability all managed through a clean content dashboard without touching code.
What this project included.
Online Rental Reservation System
Customers reserve bikes and skis online. Shop sees incoming reservations automatically with no manual entry required.
LightSpeed POS Integration
Online sales flow directly into the shop inventory system. One source of truth across all channels.
Seasonal Inventory Management
Single platform handles both winter ski and summer bike operations without rebuilding anything between seasons.
Fast, Reliable Pages
Built on Astro and hosted on AWS behind Cloudflare, so the site loads quickly and stays up when the season starts and traffic spikes.
Google Business and Analytics Setup
Local presence tools configured so customers can find them. Analytics to track what's working.
What it's built on.
The platforms behind this project, and why each one was the right fit for Gear Garage.
Astro
Pages are built ahead of time, so rental listings and seasonal pages load fast on a phone, which is where most rental customers are looking.
Lightspeed
The shop runs on Lightspeed, so online rentals and sales flow into the same inventory the counter uses, with one source of truth across every channel.
AWS Amplify
Hosting that deploys every change automatically and holds up through the busy weeks at the start of each season.
Cloudflare
The domain, security certificate, and protection in front of the site, managed in one place.