Originally Posted by
mickey_
Tangential topic: Any of you guys from Philly know if I can take my bike on the SEPTA train without a permit?
You can. They get cranky about it, but if you go in the handicapped space and take your front wheel off and look inoffensive it's fine. Incidentally, the new NJ transit trains have special areas for bikes with a rail you can lock them to. I like.