long term bike storage at SEATAC airport
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long term bike storage at SEATAC airport
Looking at the port website the info is quite sparse. Any one parked there bike at SEATAC long term? Good or bad experience? Cost?
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Same question. The port web page (https://www.portseattle.org/Sea-Tac/...Resources.aspx) says "long term storage: baggage-claim level, back wall, between carousels 12 and 13" which appears to be the same location as the bicycle assembly/repair station, where the photo was taken. Anyone used this for more than a day?
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Just talked to someone at the Port of Seattle who claims the indoor (baggage claim area) area is indeed available for long-term parking. I'm going to try this for a long trip where I'm only taking a backpack anyway, and will report back.
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So last week I rode to UW, took Link to the airport, and left my bike in long-term parking between baggage carousels 12 and 13 during a week-long trip. The good news is that the parking area is indoors, relatively secure, and free! I wouldn't leave expensive add-ons attached; I removed my frame pump and light, but left my cheap wired computer. The bad (?) news is that, contrary to the lady on the phone who said "I never see anyone using it", the rack was packed, both on the Saturday night when I left, and the Sunday evening when I came back (and it wasn't the same bikes):

Maximum capacity is only ~ five bikes. It would be nice to see this expanded, because unlike a full bus rack or light-rail car, if you arrive at the airport and the rack is full, you're pretty much screwed as there's nowhere else to leave your bike, unless you want to take a risk on the racks in the parking garage.
It ended up taking me half an hour to secure my bike, and I had to turn the handlebars to make it fit on the "wrong" side of the contraption, between two other bikes. But it was there when I got back.
Maximum capacity is only ~ five bikes. It would be nice to see this expanded, because unlike a full bus rack or light-rail car, if you arrive at the airport and the rack is full, you're pretty much screwed as there's nowhere else to leave your bike, unless you want to take a risk on the racks in the parking garage.
It ended up taking me half an hour to secure my bike, and I had to turn the handlebars to make it fit on the "wrong" side of the contraption, between two other bikes. But it was there when I got back.
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