Hiring Bikes for 16 days at 1st Base Camp
 

Presently Emirates and a few other Middle East and Asian airlines provide a 30kg 'Check-in' luggage limit which includes taking a bicycle at no excess baggage penalty.

On 1 April '13, QANTAS entered into an alliance with Emirates to fly the leg from Australia to Dubai and has increased its normal 23kg baggage limit to fall into line with Emirates 30kg limit and bicycle concessions.

 

Most airlines now cap luggage to one bag up to 23km and charge up to AUD$150 per leg to transport a bicycle.  With two 'legs' to France and two more 'legs' back to Sydney, that can be $600 to transport a bicycle.

 

Hence, renting at one of the below four bicycle rental shops in Bourg d'Oisan a -

*        carbon fibre/Ultegra bike at 30Euro (AUD$39) per day (for a 5 day booking) and hopefully 25Euro (AUD$33) for a 16 day booking [AUD$528 for 16 days]; or

*        aluminium frame/Shimano 105 bike at 25 Euro per day (for a 5 day booking) and hopefully 20Euro (AUD$29) for a 16 day booking [AUD$470 for 16 days],

seems preferable to paying hefty excess luggage fees and the hassle of bringing a bicycle.  

Surprisingly, the rental bikes are either Scott, Trek, Specialised or Giant, with no local French brands.

Au Cadre Rouge
6, rue Générale de Gaulle
38520 Bourg D'Oisans
04 76 80 13 81
http://www.aucadrerouge.fr/?lang=en

ALPE D'HUEZ - Cycle Huez
Route d'Huez, Place Joseph Paganon
Quartier Le Vieil Alpe, 38750 Alpe d'Huez
Department: Isère
+33 (0)9 70 40 59 21  +33 (0)9 70 40 59 21 
info@cyclehuez.com
www.cyclehuez.com

Rocky Sports Shop
38750 Alpe d’Huez
Department: Isère
+33 (0)4 76 80 63 02   +33 (0)4 76 80 63 02 
rocky.sports@wanadoo.fr
www.rocky-sports.com


Cycles Et Sports

Place du Docteur FAURE

 

SPORT 2000 ST in our 2nd Base Camp of Jean de Maurienne also rent good bicycles.

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Email to bicycle shops in Grenoble:

Moana Bike Shop, 24 Bd Gambetta, 38000 Grenoble
moana.bike.shop@gmail.com
Tel: 04 76 53 99 74

Do you sell a 3 bicycle or 4 bicycle rack that will clip onto the rear of a motor car?  I will arrive in Grenoble on 5 Sept this year with three other cyclists from Australia.  Provided I receive accurate details of the brand and specification of the car mounted bicycle rack, I will 'phone you and provide my MasterCard numbers so you can debit my credit card and I collect the bicycle rack on 5 Sept from your shop at Moana Bike Shop, 24 Bd Gambetta, 38000 Grenoble.  Cheers,  Phil

Velo Dayak City Bicycle shop, 2 rue Irvoy 38000 Grenoble
Tel: 0476 290.577
irvoy@velo-dayak.fr

Do you sell a 3 bicycle or 4 bicycle rack that will clip onto the rear of a motor car?  I will arrive in Grenoble on 5 Sept this year with three other cyclists from Australia.  Provided I receive accurate details of the brand and specification of the car mounted bicycle rack, I will 'phone you and provide my MasterCard numbers so you can debit my credit card and I collect the bicycle rack on 5 Sept from your shop at Velo Dayak City Bicycle shop, 2 rue Irvoy 38000 Grenoble.  Cheers,  Phil

Mail contact@espacevelo.fr

Espace Velo
18 rue Marceau Leyssieux

38400 ST MARTIN D HERES

Situé derrière Géant à St Martin d'Hères

Tram C arrêt Neyrpic-Belledonne

Bus n°26

Do you sell a 3 bicycle or 4 bicycle rack that will clip onto the rear of a motor car? 
I will arrive in Grenoble on 5 Sept this year with three other cyclists from Australia. 
Provided I receive accurate details of the brand and specification of the car mounted bicycle rack, I will 'phone you and provide my MasterCard numbers so you can debit my credit card and I would collect the bicycle rack on 5 Sept from your shop at Espace Velo, 18 rue Marceau Leyssieux, 38400 ST MARTIN D HERES.

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Email to bicycle shops in Lyon

http://www.velonaute.com

Vélo Station Lyon, 108 Quai Pierre Scize, 69005 Lyon  45.767423,  4.826531