Folding Bikes - Another advantage to folders

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noteon
10-10-08, 02:14 PM
I'm taking my Swift to Montreal tomorrow, on the Amtrack Adirondack line.

There is no facility for non-folding bicycles on that line. No fold, no take bike.

Lalato
10-10-08, 06:05 PM
Yep... I ride Amtrak every week. The other bonus is that you don't have to pay the bike fee. :)

--sam
noteon
10-10-08, 06:07 PM
So how do you get a decent seat on a sold-out train if you're spending your first few boarding minutes dealing with the bike?

Lalato
10-10-08, 09:26 PM
Well... my bike is a BF Tikit. I slide it right in with the rest of the luggage and sit down. Depends on the train though. Here in the midwest, most of the trains have some kind of open luggage space that you can stow the bike.

--sam
noteon
10-11-08, 02:32 AM
Ah, thanks. I think I still had my last bike/train ride in my head. It was a non-folding bike, and I had to wheel it over to the luggage car, deal with it there, and then try to find a seat after everyone else was already seated. I guess if the Swift is already folded on the platform, I can just stow it and sit down.
ShinyBiker
05-20-09, 12:54 PM
Thanks.

Wasn't there some giant multi-page thread on the advantages of folders? I'm looking for it b/c I'm trying to sell a co-worker on getting a folding bike. I tried the search function above, but nada.

Can anyone point me the in right direction?
jyossarian
05-20-09, 12:56 PM
Poutine and Montreal smoked meat. Yum!
noteon
05-20-09, 12:58 PM
I found out recently that poutine was actually a thing in New York City for a while, only they called it "disco fries."
bhkyte
05-20-09, 01:52 PM
So how do you get a decent seat on a sold-out train if you're spending your first few boarding minutes dealing with the bike?

Also one of the main reason I use a folder is so I can dump it on the way to a seat rather than deal with putting the bike in luggage and miss getting a seat on the train.