rental Pricing and FAQ:
You have two options: Day Passes or Standard Rentals.
Day Passes are pretty awesome. They save you a ton of money if you are planning on racing a minimum of 2 weekends this season. Buy them in blocks of 6, but use them non-consecutively through the season. We also include a one time crash insurance option, saving you big time.
Check it out.
Standard pricing is a system we started that we think is as fair as anything you'll ever find in the cycling or triathlon world. You pay as you go for as many days as you need. Just here to test something once before you buy it? Perfect.
Check it out here.
Buy Blocks of non-consecutive Day Passes:
Request a specific product here if you already have a Day Pass.
Get access to the entire quiver of inventory for one flat fee. Buy blocks of race days at increments of 5 and save big- instead of the initial set up day charge, every day is the same low cost. The more days you buy, the cheaper the days become.
Standard Stage Pricing:
We have 5 levels of pricing for equipment at Echappe Equipment. Each level has options for 1 Day, 1 weekend (Friday-Monday) and 1 consecutive week. Each of these options also can be supplemented with additional days.
Every rental includes the wheels and mounted tires. Excessive Damage Coverage and cassettes are extra options. These items can be added in the shopping cart upon check-out.
Prologue $25/$5:
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Stage 1 $149/weekend
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Stage 2 $199/weekend
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Stage 3 $229/Weekend
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Stage 4 $279 Weekend
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Remember: Every rental earns you credit towards a final purchase!
FAQ:
What kind of tires do you use? Tubulars we primarily glue Vittoria EVO-CX tubulars or Challenge Forte tubulars. Clinchers we primarily use Michelin Pro3s.
Do I have to pay shipping? At this time, yes. If you keep the wheels, there is no return shipping. Shipping will be billed within 30 days of your return of the wheels. "Echappe Equipment" will show on your credit card statement.
Is there a prepaid mailer prepared for the return shipment? Yes. This is how you will return the wheels, and it ensures that we can track the packages on their way back to us. It also tells us if you're late returning the wheels.
Can I pick up the wheels? Our only store front is in Trexlertown, PA at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center. All other orders will be shipped to you, your hotel or your favorite bike shop.
How do I know the number of days I should rent for? Mark your first day the day you want to recieve the wheelset. If the wheel is in transit from us to you or visa versa, those days are not counted towards your rental days. Days where the wheel is sitting in the trunk of your car, however, do count towards a rental day, even though you are not racing it on that day. Any day that Echappe does not have the wheel, not including FedEx transit days, is considered a billable rental day.
How do you know if I've shipped the wheel on time? Because we provide you with a return label and we can see when its been processed. If you're late, Big Brother tells us.
Can you fix my bike? We charge service fees for repairs to bikes, the same as any other bicycle service. We are not neutral support and we will not repair your bike for free.
Once I get the wheels, I have questions about setting them up on my bike. What can I do? We can try to talk you through a set up over the phone to our best abilities. Otherwise, please visit your local bike shop and give them the much deserved business.
I think my wheels are broken. We don't ship out broken, untrue or otherwise "not race ready" wheels. Zipp Sub9 wheels do not fit in every bike. Some tolerances between frames and Zipp and HED wheels is very low and your bike might be flexing INTO our wheelset. This does not mean you have rented a broken set of wheels or that your bike is bad. Its a learning experience, and a better one that having bought a $3000 wheel to find out the tolerance isn't very good between your stays and the wheel.
Can I rent just one wheel? Yes. We do rent just one wheel for people. The following pages are available:
Zipp: http://racewheelrental.com/products/zipp/frontzipp.php
HED TriSpoke: http://racewheelrental.com/products/HED/hed3frontonly.php
HED Jet: http://racewheelrental.com/products/HED/hedjetfrontonly.php
HED Stinger: http://racewheelrental.com/products/HED/hedstingerfrontonly.php
If I am renting a few things, do I need crash insurance for everything in the cart? No. Once you have selected crash insurance for one thing, everything else is covered in that order. Everything must be ordered at once for this to be in effect.
If Echappe is not at a race, can I still get the wheels? Yes, we ship using FedEx. Our rentals are not dependent upon our race presence.