Bikes & Public Transit

[Mr.G.B.]

Have you ever taken your bike on a bus or subway train, and
lost control of it. Ever had it roll or fall because of the
vehicles movement. I have a solution for this. Email me for
details. With BIKES & PUBLIC TRANSIT in the subject

 

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Mr.G.B.) wrote:

> Have you ever taken your bike on a bus or subway train,
> and lost control of it. Ever had it roll or fall
> because of the vehicles movement. I have a solution for
> this. Email me for details. With BIKES & PUBLIC TRANSIT
> in the subject

Does your solution involve holding onto the darned bike?

Vancouver has allowed bikes on our rapid-transit system
(Skytrain) for about a year now, and I have used it several
times. The obvious solution to this non-problem is to carry
a couple of small straps or ties, and tie the front wheel to
the downtube and the bike to a hand-hold pole.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email protected]
http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club

 

[Tom Keats]

In article <[email protected]>,
Ryan Cousineau <[email protected]> writes:

> Vancouver has allowed bikes on our rapid-transit system
> (Skytrain) for about a year now, and I have used it
> several times. The obvious solution to this non-problem
> is to carry a couple of small straps or ties, and tie
> the front wheel to the downtube and the bike to a hand-
> hold pole.

Toeclip straps would be secure enough, and would have built-
in 'quick release' functionality.

cheers, Tom

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[Just Zis Guy]

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:40:34 -0700, [email protected] (Tom Keats)
wrote in message <[email protected]>:

>> Vancouver has allowed bikes on our rapid-transit system
>> (Skytrain) for about a year now, and I have used it
>> several times. The obvious solution to this non-problem
>> is to carry a couple of small straps or ties, and tie
>> the front wheel to the downtube and the bike to a hand-
>> hold pole.

>Toeclip straps would be secure enough, and would have built-
>in 'quick release' functionality.

That's what I use to stop my 'bent rolling around on the
train. One nylon toestrap, cut to length to fit round the
brake lever.

Guy
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[Leo Lichtman]

"Ryan Cousineau" wrote: (clip) The obvious solution to this
non-problem is to carry a couple of small straps or ties,
and tie the front wheel to the downtube and the bike to a
hand-hold pole. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ How about a couple of elastic
bands or ties on the brake levers?

 

[Elwood Blues]

Spam. If this were legit, it would have been published with
the message.

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[Jym Dyer]

> Have you ever taken your bike on a bus or subway train,
> and lost control of it. Ever had it roll or fall because
> of the vehicles movement. I have a solution for this.
> Email me for details.

=v= Seeing as how the details couldn't be posted here (for
free), I suspect this is a variety of spam.

=v= Here are several free solutions to such a problem:

o Secure the bike to a nearby pole or fixture with the
chin strap of your helmet.

o Or, secure the bike with a velcro (or other) pants
leg strap.

o Sometimes you can use a pants leg strap to squeeze
your brake lever shut, immobilizing a wheel.

o A bungee cord could do all or any of the above.

<_Jym_

 

[Claire Petersky]

[email protected] (Mr.G.B.) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Have you ever taken your bike on a bus or subway train,
> and lost control of it. Ever had it roll or fall because
> of the vehicles movement.

No, it stays pretty firmly in the rack designed for
this purpose.

Warm Regards,

Claire

 

[Kir?Ly]

Leo Lichtman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "Ryan Cousineau" wrote: (clip) The obvious solution to
> this non-problem is to carry a couple of small straps or
> ties, and tie the front wheel to the downtube and the bike
> to a hand-hold pole. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ How about a couple of
> elastic bands or ties on the brake levers?

Even easier: Squeeze the brake levers and shove a penny in
the gap to hold the levers in place.

K.

 

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <[email protected]>, Jym Dyer <[email protected]>
wrote:

> > Have you ever taken your bike on a bus or subway train,
> > and lost control of it. Ever had it roll or fall because
> > of the vehicles movement. I have a solution for this.
> > Email me for details.
>
> =v= Seeing as how the details couldn't be posted here (for
> free), I suspect this is a variety of spam.
>
> =v= Here are several free solutions to such a problem:
>
> o Secure the bike to a nearby pole or fixture with the
> chin strap of your helmet.

Ooh, I'll try that one!

Thanks,
--
Ryan Cousineau, [email protected]
http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club

 

[Bernie]

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

>On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:40:34 -0700, [email protected]
>(Tom Keats) wrote in message
><[email protected]>:
>
>>>Vancouver has allowed bikes on our rapid-transit system
>>>(Skytrain) for about a year now, and I have used it
>>>several times. The obvious solution to this non-problem
>>>is to carry a couple of small straps or ties, and tie
>>>the front wheel to the downtube and the bike to a hand-
>>>hold pole.
>>>
>
>>Toeclip straps would be secure enough, and would have built-
>>in 'quick release' functionality.
>>
>
>That's what I use to stop my 'bent rolling around on the
>train. One nylon toestrap, cut to length to fit round the
>brake lever.
>
>Guy
>
Exactly. Been using a toestrap as parking brake for years.
It keeps the bike stable while loading panniers, and is
perfect when riding the train. Bernie