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02-22-05, 03:34 PM
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do any of you guys know if you can bring bikes on the chinatown bus(es)? i'm planning a trip to dc from here the weekend after next, and really want to take my ride along with me.
02-22-05, 04:19 PM
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us asians manage to carry a lot of crap with us wherever we go so i doubt they woud be fussy about that throwing your bike into the cargo hold along with everything else.
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true, we are at times packrats. I'm this close to tying a grannycart to the bike for trips to the market.
I'm told you can get away with bringing bikes not sure how it would be packed tho... If anyone's ever made the Boston - NYC trip with their ride intact on a bus/train, lemme know...been meaning to check out Boston soon.
I'm told you can get away with bringing bikes not sure how it would be packed tho... If anyone's ever made the Boston - NYC trip with their ride intact on a bus/train, lemme know...been meaning to check out Boston soon.
02-22-05, 04:34 PM
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I took mine on Greyhound. They don't require that you box them though I decided I didn't like the idea of my bike, especially the wheels, exposed to whatever might bump into it. $10 for a bike box seemed like good insurance, you can get them at the counter, just bring what you need to break down the bike. For me that meant spinning the stem off to the side, dropping the bars in line with the frame (I don't think I completely removed them though you might need to if your stem is too long), and removing the pedals.
02-22-05, 06:47 PM
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i've never had a problem with the bike on any of the chinatown buses. no fee, either. if they did give me a hassle, i'd pretend like i was going to another bus and i'm sure they'd reconsider. too much competition between the companies.
02-23-05, 12:33 PM
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thanks for the responses. i'll check it out in a few weeks and let you guys know what happened. part of me wants to get some friends together and just rent a car, but renting in nyc sucks...maybe newark.
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Well, if you decide to rent, there's a couple actually in Jersey City my friends have used. The closest one was by the Pavonia-Newport station...about a 1/2 mi. away.
02-23-05, 12:53 PM
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my friends did the philly-nyc trip with bikes and encountered no problems. not sure which company or if they paid. i believe they've done philly-DC with no problems.
02-23-05, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by brunning
my friends did the philly-nyc trip with bikes and encountered no problems. not sure which company or if they paid. i believe they've done philly-DC with no problems.
