What's the best way to transport bikes on a train or LRV?

>>904890
Is this a hypothetical or a specific question?
>if its specific
I just started reading about this yesterday(so some of things I say might be wrong), and I was honestly trawling the catalog to make a similar thread or some kind of train general.
Some of the question is going to depend on where you live. I've only actively been reading about the Amtrak lines since those are the ones I was thinking about using.

I don't know enough about train lines to know if every line allows bikes, but I do know the ones that do have a limited number of spots available (between 4 and 10) and most of those require a reservation and have a few from $0 to $20. You can pack your bike in a box for and check it as luggage, but you'd have to rent/buy a box ($15) and pack it yourself. You do have to get to the station a minimum of one hour early to check your bike. Depending on how far in advance you're planning, it seems easier than the forced boxing for a plane, and you can ride to and from the station.

So I guess the best way to do it is to call ahead and make a reservation when you buy your ticket.

>if its hypothetical.
idklawl?

Ride all the way
Park bike at station
Inside train

In that order of preference.

Use a folded bike

>>904903

Those are so shit, unless something with 26" tires still pass as luggage.

>>904907
they're fine inside a city
not so fine long distance or off road
unless its that one made for the pentagon

>>904890
>space wasting vehicles
>being transported on LRVs
No.

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this looks interesting

>>904890
leave them off the damn train and just bikeshare like someone that isnt a complete autismo

>>904973
>>905035
lol idk where in DE this is but most trains in Germany have cars that you can take your bike on and it's very practical. Hell, I take my bike on the ferries too.

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>>904890

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>>905067

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>>905069

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>>905070

>>905070
The red bike seems to be sitting on some sort of trolley. Is that an actual product?

>>905067
>>905069
>>905070
>>905071
Commuter train =! LRV
Cyclists in charge of understanding transit terminology.

>>904890
Hello fellow Stuttgartanon.
For the others: the train in the picture is a rack rail that transports bikes up a 15% grade for a 200m height difference.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart_Rack_Railway
I have used it for commuting for a few years, so I didn't I arrive all sweaty at work.

>>905072
Yes. The bike's rear rack has wheels built in to serve as a trolley when the bike is folded.

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consider moving

in all seriousness if your local rail service doesn't offer bike spaces, foding bikes would be the only way i can think of

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>>905104
some more

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>>905106
the area on the right is for bikes

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>>905107
i mean left

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>>905107
last

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>>904890
>europeasants
>not having a dedicated bike car like on Glorious CalTrain
>everyone has to wait for people to walk outside to front of train to get bikes at every stop

it's already great if you can