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Wetsuit rentals?

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started by triandsing on June 22, 2005

I'm wondering if anyone has any info on how easy or difficult it is to rent a wetsuit-I'm doing my first 3 sprint races this summer, and I won't need a wetsuit for all of them, so I'd like to rent one when I need it rather than buy one...especially if I don't end up doing lots of tris after this summer/fall. I've heard people mention it, but I've looked around online and can't seem to find much info. Oh, and I'm in the Los Angeles(California) area, if that helps.
Thanks,
Jason

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vollenda posted 3 years ago.

Hi Jason,

I rented my wetsuit from my local bike shop - Foothill Cyclery. They have a store in La Verne off the 210, which is not really that close to you but I think they have another store somewhere closer to you. You can check with some of your local bike shops to see if they know where you can rent one.

Good Luck,
Lisa

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rbreddin75 posted 3 years ago.

check these two websites, they will rent the suit to you and mail it to you using ups/fedex....

http://www.totaltri.com/cat--Triathlon-Wetsuit-Rental--wetsuitrental

http://www.teamcyclic.com (this one wasnt working when i last tried to pull it up)

good luck,
hope this helps...

rr

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triandsing posted 3 years ago.

Thanks both of you-I appreciate the help.
:)
Jason

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Jeyradan posted 3 years ago.

Also try http://www.tribonzai.com
I've e-mailed a couple of rental places, asking if they're willing to ship up to Canada if I'll pay additional shipping (since our local tri shop is booked up for the weekend I need it). Let me know if you spot a place that'll ship rentals up here!

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triandsing posted 3 years ago.

I went into Foothill Cyclery in La Verne yesterday and rented a wetsuit from a really helpful and encouraging guy. Unfortunately they didn't have one closer to my house, but it wasn't all that far anyways...so thanks for the tip, Lisa.
Jason

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vollenda posted 3 years ago.

That's great. :) Yeah, I found them helpful and encouraging too. Probably because they support the local tri series and many of them tri themselves. Kindred spirits.

Are you racing this weekend? Good Luck! :)

Lisa

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triandsing posted 3 years ago.

Yeah, when I was in there, the guy at the counter, myself, and 2 other guys shopping were all triathletes, so it was a great environment. And yes, I did race this weekend-I'll be posting a race report shortly. It went really, really well.

Jason