How much can a Cyclist earn delivering Uber Eats?

I tried a full week of Uber Eats delivery to see how much I could earn while riding my bike.

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[Music] All right. So, there’s two goals this week. Number one, ride as much as possible. We’re talking like real pro hours. And then number two, might be audacious, but I want to try and match my salary that I had at my old full-time job in a week. So, looking at just over $2,000. Okay, just got into town. We’ve got our first order. I just had a new re order from M. Thank you. I am really worried that that’s going to spill on the journey there. Got these little cup holders, but it’s quite a lean that I’ve got on this roadie. Okay, they’ve put this little like sticker on it. Let’s hope that helps. Okay, this is going to be like the smoothest I’ve ever tried to ride. I’m going to feel so bad if I get there and it’s just half a cappuccino cuz the rest of the spot’s in my bag. Okay, this is big moment of truth stuff. Okay. Okay. Oh, barely any spillage. That is unreal. I’m so stoked about that. All right, first delivery is a success. Been going now for 1 hour, ridden 18 km, paid $9. So, not the best alley rate. Uh, just a Uber Eats order for Andrew. Excuse me anxiety, mate. But you put they put like a sticker over the like the cap and then it was fine. So, we’ll be all right. Oh, jeez. Yeah, that one’s uh this one’s really testing the stability. Okay, Andrew. Haven’t got there yet, but I just want to say sorry if I give you only half a bloody ice latte. Pretty sure this one’s going to be half spilled throughout my bag. I’m trying to like ride as vertical as I can and as smooth as I can. But this much I can do, mate. Speed bump. All right, let’s see what we’re working with. Okay, that’s not too bad. That’s not too bad. That’s still pretty full. Couple splashes, but that’s surprisingly worked well. Okay, my plan at the moment between like the morning and lunch rush is just to try and bank as many meters on the bike as possible because as well as trying to earn a lot of money this week, we’re also going for that real pro hours of training. So, super high volume. We’re going to try and get as many meters on the bike done as we can. But the maximum you can do is 12 hours a day, which is already like a pretty cooked amount of time to spend on the bike, but we cannot do any longer than 12 hours. So, I started at 6:30 this morning, which means we can run through until 6:30 tonight. Have to remember though, this is like a whole week thing. Like I can try and hit a big number today, but we actually have a whole week to go. All right, food is done and we’ve just had another delivery come through. Perfect. Thank you. Cool. Thank you. Is that all? Yes. Perfect. Unreal. Thank you. All right. No drinks. That means we can rip it. Just the reser for Peter. Thanks, man. [Music] Thanks, man. Cheers. [Music] Thank you very much. Okay, currently halfway through day one. We’re 6 hours in. We’ve covered 70 km and we’ve made 80 or so. We’ve made $75. Pretty solid. Just waiting for the traffic lights to change and then we can get this next delivery done and that should bump us up to above $80. Oh Okay. Okay. That last delivery involved going down a pretty steep hill. And then check out the automatic email I got from Uber. They’re tracking everything. They think I’m delivering with a car. I’ve been on the bike for like almost 7 hours now. So legs are a little bit tired. Thank you. only covered like 76 km now. Just like the deliveries around here have been really short. Okay, I’ve gone to the wrong place. What are the odds of there being two Chinese restaurants, both called Le. Thank you. [Music] Okay, this does not feel like where I’m meant to be. Okay, food was delivered, but those apartments were like a maze. Okay, this McDonald’s is kind of notorious for being the dodgy McDonald’s in town. So, I’m definitely locking my bike up here. You know, it’s a rough McDonald’s when they’ve got the first glass up between the customers and themselves. All right, box there. [Music] All right, that’s day one done. We covered 133 km over 12 hours and 10 minutes. We made $173. It’s day two now. Look, day one. Obviously, just a warm up. I mean, 21 deliveries, $173, 133k cycling. Those are rookie numbers. We can do way better than that. It’s time to get serious. Okay, we’re in town. We got our first order of the day from 71. Let’s go. So, look, not sure what I’m going to be picking up from 7-Eleven, but if they ask me to fill up my backpack with gasoline, I’m going to have to politely decline. Morning. I just had to restart it for Okay, there’s no coffees in this one, so that’s a massive win. So, I hadn’t even left the house of the first delivery and we got another one. So, could be on for a pretty good day here. Nice. Thank you. Okay, we’ve got two iced coffees. This is the pinnacle of difficulty level for Uber Eats delivery. [Music] This sport reminds me a lot of fishing, right? Like I’m basically just circling all the fast food joints waiting for a bite. We got another order. I forgot to say it, but fish on. Morning. I just have the order for Laughlin. You know, I don’t mean to judge people, but a lot of these orders only require me to ride like 400 m. [Music] today had the Uber Eats order. Uh Tony, hey man, I just had the order for Mara. Uh two two loaves of bread. Yeah. Problem with trying to make money from Uber Eats delivery is that you’re actually spending a lot more calories than I would on a normal job. So what I’m really prioritizing this week is food that’s giving me the most calories per dollar. Got a great mixture here of a peanut butter and Nutella sandwich combination. Highly recommend. Can see some clouds coming in on the horizon there. I’m really hoping that’s not a warning of what’s to come over the next couple days. Okay, conditions are not favorable, especially given this old road bike has got some very worn rim brakes and it’s very hard to stop in the wet. Not going to go in because I’m like dripping wet. So, I’m trying to get them to come out to me. very [Music] new is on the highway. This is really where I don’t want to be in the way. Very across the highway over there. Okay, I made it halfway across the road. This is not the safest position to be in. All right, we made it. [Music] Okay, no more highway deliveries. 7 hours in, covered 83 km. We’ve made $106. It’s been a gnarly day. I had the order for jazz. All right, orders are actually rolling through pretty quick in the wet. I guess no one wants to go out, especially not other Uber riders doing the grilled grilled burgers now. But the problem is my phone is on like 3% battery and if I don’t have any battery, I won’t be able to verify the order. I’ve got the street name and number memorized. So, I’m just hoping I can at least get old food. Okay, we got him done. Just in time. Back home now. Phone is on charge. I need to recharge as well. And then we’ll go again. [Music] Hey, [Music] order. Let’s go. [Music] Hey, good. I set the order for Riley. Solid day. 121 km, over 11 hours and 35 minutes of cycling, and we made $166. [Music] Yeah, exactly. [Music] Okay, after 1 hour and 41 minutes, we’re off the mark. We got our first order. All right, before we can even get back on the bike. Got another one. Day three and I’m still making rookie errors. I went to the wrong subway. Okay, I literally just rode like 20 minutes out to this McDonald’s and I get here and they said some other Uber rider has picked up the order and has taken it to the customer. And we are now like way out of town as well. So, I need to ride all the way back in. I mean, this is good for meters, but it’s really bad for daily earnings. We’re off to a pretty slow start, not going to lie. And we’ve been going for 3 hours now. We’ve covered 34 km, but we’ve only made $18. Before we go, we need to take care of some very important business and that is sun safety. Australia is a tough place for hinders. [Music] Hey, send the order for today. Good to see. [Music] [Applause] Oh, I’m very hungry. I’ve not been home to have lunch today. So, we’re really uh running low on energy. Might need to stop somewhere around here to refuel. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Going to the wrong delivery dress and it’s on the other side of town. This next one’s up the hill behind me. It doesn’t look massive on the camera, but it’s like 18% gradient. That power 595 Ws. Well, hills are tough, but at least you get to go down. All right, very solid day. We’ve hit $188, 12 hours and 15 minutes or so, and 151 km of cycling. All right, it’s day four. Bit of a late start this morning. Boyfriend Judy’s had me on the beach doing a Pilates class. But we’re back online now, ready to start taking some orders. First order of the day. And as per tradition, it’s another coffee order. All right, I was quick to drop off that last order cuz the rain is back. I’ve seen some weird orders come in so far, but have a go at this. Can you imagine what these guys are eating? All right, sun’s starting to come back out. We’ve been going for 2 hours and 6 minutes, covered 25 km, and made $25. We probably could have made a bit more money if we started earlier this morning, but boyfriend duties come first at the moment, especially given that I’m unemployed and Lauren is actually the bread winner in the relationship. Have a go at this. It really shows how weak my brakes are on my bike cuz I use my right foot to slow down. Here’s the cleat on my left shoe and on my right. That’s why I get freaked out in the wet. All right, those orders are dropped off, but before I take any more, I think I need to head to the bike shop. All right, you guys have looked at cleats. All right, the bike shop didn’t have the cleats we need, so we’re just going to have to risk it. [Music] It’s another late night. I am very tired today. [Music] So, I’ve gone for the sub with all the salads on because they don’t charge any extra for the salads and we’re still going for the most calories per dollar on the motorbike. How you doing? Good. How’s the motorbike go? Let’s uh less hard than All right. All in all, pretty solid day. Went for like bit over 9 hours, made $160, rode a bit over 100k, but boy, I’m tired. Definitely need some rest. All right, day five. Bit of a different one today cuz we only got one delivery, but it’s a pretty special one. Now, we’re still in for a pretty big day cuz mom doesn’t live in Newcastle. Really not a fan of highway riding, but it’s very nice now to be back out on the country roads. [Applause] Made it. [Music] Is that my mom? Mom. Is there a mom in the house? There you go. All right. So, I took the train home last night. Honestly, a little bit lazy, but it’s day six now. Feeling super well rested, ready to get into another big day. Also, my siblings got me this nice new helmet. We’re coming into the second to last day now. So, trying to get as many orders and as many KS in as we can before those 7 days run out. [Music] 3 and 1/2 hours, 50k, and we’ve made $45. I mean, that is still technically below minimum wage, but it’s not too bad compared to other days, I guess. So, I know it’s pretty overcast, but I am also pretty pale. Okay, I must say Uber Eats is definitely more of like a dry weather kind of sport. So, that building there is where I went to university. And I’ll bet I could really freak the students out if I went inside in my Uber Eats uniform and told them that I used to study there, too. They’ll be thinking, “Is this what my future holds? Look at that. That is unreal. Chicken schnitle, mashed potato, and veggies. It’s like the most nutritious thing I’ve eaten all week. just I don’t know if apartment orders are worth it. Really trying to tread gently on my cleat because I’ve called like every bike shop in Newcastle and no one has Look cleat in stock. I’ve had to come back home because my rear brake is like nonfunctional now. You can see how worn the brake pads are. They’re pretty well back to metal and she’s not really gripping. Now I’m like the least competent bike mechanic in the world. So wish me luck here as I try and tighten these up. All right, it really feels like we’re getting into the tough part of the week. I mean, my cleats are almost gone. My brake pads are just about disintegrated, but we are halfway through the second last day. So we’ve got like 1 and 1/2 days, less than 1 and 1/2 days. Let’s try and finish this out. Fingers crossed the bike holds up and fingers crossed my legs hold up. [Music] More deliveries to the top of the hill. Brutal. Oh, late night hills. [Music] All right, riding home and wrapping up day six. Not a bad day. I mean, only earned $125, so actually our lowest earnings day, but we rode 144K on the bike. So, pretty solid volume. And finishing day six, that means now we’ve only got one day left. [Music] So, last day, last day on the job for me. Now, Uber hasn’t said anything, but I’m wondering if they’re going to throw me like a farewell party, maybe get my colleagues around, bake some cakes. Tell you what though, it is a nice feeling to actually be leaving a job on my own terms for a change. [Music] I don’t know if Uber knows if it’s my last giving me like no work. Yeah. Thank you. Okay. Super slow morning. We’ve been going for like 3 and 1/2 hours. Only had one order. But I do have a good plan to increase my average speed. Oh, just think of the time. Love so strange. Said you never know the truth. I know. [Applause] Well guys, I hope it looks cool cuz it’s not very practical. First order’s just come in on the TT bike. Let’s get it to him extremely fast. I need it so bad. [Music] I needed realizing too I can’t actually go into TP while I’ve got an order in the back. Otherwise, their drinks are going to be all over the place. Never get old. [Music] Vest was getting way too hot and it was costing me watts as well. I was losing my arrow advantage. time or just standing in the rain mean what you said all mean to me all of these [Music] so even with like this huge backpack on you can actually ride a lot quicker on a TT bike with like full arrow kick compared to what I was doing the pre previous few days. [Music] I need it so bad. [Music] I needed the time. 100 km and $67 to finish out the last day, which finishes out a pretty epic win here.