Full Size Bikes On Trains

So unfortunately we can t let you bring regular bikes along during peak hours.

Full size bikes on trains. Bike friday also offers three belt drive options which are easy to maintain and great for keeping the grease off. This will reduce the bike s weight and make it easier for you when lifting your bike onto the hook. New bike racks installed to meet growing customer demand. Peak hour trains are the following monday through friday excluding bank holidays.

Trains departing london brighton or kensington olympia between 4 00 p m. Bike friday s size range should accommodate riders from 4 foot 5 to 6 foot 3. The size limit for bagged boxed bikes is 120cm x 90cm but i ve never heard of anyone s bag being measured. Standard full size bicycles may be carried on and stored onboard in bicycle racks on these select certain trains.

The actual time varies between train companies but peak hours are usually classed as monday to friday morning until 10 00 and then between 16 00 19 00 in. Specially designated spaces only. Trains due to arrive in london brighton or kensington olympia between 7 00 a m. 1615 you can t take your bike on it because the train carries on and reaches its final destination at 1645 which falls within.

If i was going to nit pick the gears on the bike can be a bit noisy and like all of the other bikes we tested it lacks a suspension so its not an ideal bike for off road use. Bicycles must be stored in the designated racks within the body of the car. Many train companies have restrictions on bringing full sized bikes on trains during peak hours especially for services heading into busy commuter destinations such as london or edinburgh. I also wasn t crazy about the bike stand design but it works.

Please note to avoid damaging the on train electrical circuits scotrail cannot allow e bikes to be charged via the plug sockets on our trains. Scotrail don t allow motorbikes or mopeds including electric mopeds on any of our services. Baltimore md february 19 2019 with the installation of new bike racks on 35 railcars marc train riders now can transport full size bicycles on the majority of weekday rush hour penn line trains previously riders only have been able to bring collapsible folding bikes on trains. Which can mean you get the slightly odd circumstances of the rules saying no full size bikes allowed between 1630 and 1900 but although your journey finishes at an intermediary station outside of these times e g.

I found the ride is comparable to a non folding full size bike and its bargain priced for what you get.