How renting wheels works:
Renting wheels shouldn't be hard.
What you get.
Every Echappe Equipment rental, regardless of time you rent, wheel you choose or area you race, gives you three things: your wheelset, mounted tires and a cassette.
Length of Rental Periods.
There are three rental periods. One Day rentals are available only for events where Echappe Equipment is present. 20% of your rental fee is credited towards you for these rentals. NO RISK insurance is optional,but is not factored into your credit.
Six Day rental periods include the time of shipping. Currently, shipments originate from Vermont or New York, so even rentals for California allow for shipment times. If you don't think you'll get the wheel back in time, just contact us. Its not in our best interest to deter athletes from trying out our system and equipment, but we do need to maintain a standard of process to be fair to all customers. 20% of your rental fee is credited towards you for these rentals. NO RISK insurance is optional,but is not factored into your credit.
Thirty Day rentals are available and include the tires and a cassette. Insurance is highly recommended for this (as well as all other) rentals. 75% of your rental fee will be credited to you if you decide to keep the product after 30 days. Otherwise, the standard credit of 20% is given. NO RISK insurance is optional,but is not factored into your credit.For more information, please visit the Rental Program page.
What About This Credit Thing?
One of the major reasons Gabe and David started this business was so athletes could compare products before purchasing them. You wouldn't buy a stereo before you heard it's sound quality or buy a car before you drove it, would you? What makes a $2500 wheelset any different?
This is a Rent to Own program. There are so many kinds of wheels out there, and every one has it's own attributes. We strongly believe you should be rewarded for being an educated consumer. And so, the credit system as we have it exists.
EXAMPLE: You rent a set of HED Jet 60s for $129.50. This gives you a credit of $25.90. The next weekend you decide that you'd really like to try the tubulars out. You rent American Classic 58s for $160.00. This gives you a credit of $32.00. The following weekend, you have a TT and you rent our Elite TT Package for $225.00, giving you a credit of $45.00. So far you have ridden three different wheelsets, all from three different companies. Your total credit is now $102.90 that you can use towards the purchase of ANYTHING WE CARRY. As far as we can tell, that's pretty fair for us and for you. And that's really what it's all about.For more informationn, please visit the Earn Your Wheels page.
What If I Crash?
Hopefully you won't. But, if you do, we offer NO RISK Insurance. Fees are dependent upon the product you are renting. If you check the box and pay the insurance fee BEFORE your race, you're good to go home- battered and bruised though you may be. If you thought you'd be frugal and you decline our insurance, you just bought yourself a pair of broken wheels. Remember, we take credit card information at the beginning of the sale. You are free to make your own decisions, but know what you're getting yourself into.
The $40 Loaner Option for final purchases
When you purchase a set of wheels through us and you pay for the Loaner Program, you are eligible to get a comparable set of wheels while yours are being serviced. Its like a car dealership.
RESTRICTIONS:
1) Disc wheels are not eligible
2) You must have purchased your wheelset through us.
3) You must have purchased this option at the time of your wheel sale.
4) You are not gauranteed your exact wheelset. Wheelsets are subject to availability
5) You must pay the weekly insurance cost for the wheelset you are given while your wheelset is being serviced. This is not an option. Most services take 10-14 days.
I Have More Questions!
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About Us:
Gabe Lloyd: Category 2 Road Racer, Category 2 Cyclocross Racer. Current Team: Team Alliance Environmental Cycling
I grew up swimming competitively for 12 years starting at the age of 4. When I was 16 I needed a change of pace and turned to cross-country running for the rest of my high school years. In those two years I was part of the regional and state championship teams in Pennsylvania - twice. After graduating high school, I went to Rhode Island School of Design. While in college, my passion for cycling slowly grew as I spent my summers in Boulder racing mountain bikes. After graduating from RISD, I picked up road riding for the first time. I was an entry-level racer at 23 years old, but I loved it and three years later I'm still riding and racing my bike. I'm now a category 2 racer. I've spent a summer racing in Belgium, raced several NRC and UCI events and am looking to continue to race at the highest possible level.
David Wiswell:
Professional Level Road Racer, Category 1 Track Racer. Current Team: Yawedoo Professional Cycling Team.
As a junior, I spent the majority of my time racing and training on the track in Trexlertown. I was a track sprinter and ended up my final year as a junior with a handful of second places at Junior Track Nationals and a ninth place at Junior Track Worlds. The transition to the elite world of track sprinting was a huge jump and I quickly realized I was best suited to the demands of endurance racing. Since making the switch to endurance track and road racing I have spent a couple of seasons racing over in Europe. One season I raced for a Belgian squad while my second season was spent with an amateur team out of Brittany in France. Last year I returned to the States and resumed school at Columbia University while racing for the CRCA/Sakonnet Technology U25 Team. The guys at Sakonnet provided me with the opportunity to further my cycling career and this year I signed my first professional contract with the Nerac Professional Cycling Team.