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Frank Matthews
Guest
Hi,
I've taken 2 different brompton folders to: the netherlands, belgium,
germany, france, jamaica, and around the US. on planes or trains I just
fold it, put it in it's bag and either check it on planes or just put it
in the luggage rack (or next to) at the end of the car with my luggage.
ttyl
akia
Tom Worthington wrote:
> At 6/25/2004 09:06 PM, I wrote:
> Was going to take the folding bicycle to the UK on Tuesday by aircraft
> then Cambridge, Brussels, Berlin and Hamburg by train. Any issues or
> suggestions? ...
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions.
>
> If I put the bicycle in a carry bag I assume it can be taken as normal
> luggage ...
>
> Bicycle bags worked fine on Qantas aircraft and on UK, Eurostar,
> Brussels and German trains.
>
> The intention is not to go on long cycling tours, just short day trips
> around the city centre, with luggage left at a hotel. ...
>
> The bicycles worked well in Cambridge and Berlin. This is an excellent
> way to see cities.
>
> ... problem of transporting the bicycle and luggage to and from planes
> and trains. Putting the bicycle bag on top of a small wheeled cabin
> bag (with
> luggage in it) when walking ...
>
> Only an issue on the London underground, with lots of stairs.
>
> ... strapping the bag to the top of the bicycle carrier and riding the
> bicycle seems to be workable. Because the bike has small wheels the
> load is low down, about the level panniers would be on a conventional
> bicycle....
>
> Didn't work as it made the bicycle topple over backwards.
>
> ... Towing the wheeled bag behind the bike carrier (with the bag
> handle extended as a tow bar), seems to work. But the bag wheels are
> too small and noisy for road use. ...
>
> Worked well. The wheels were noisy, but it even worked on
> cobblestones.
>
> ... I realize that specially designed hard cases are available to put
> bicycles in ...
>
> At a display of bag making at the Berlin Technical Museium there was a
> semi-rigid wheeled bag with larger rubber wheels (about 70mm), which
> looked ideal. These are waterproof like a hard case, but flexible and
> light like a cloth bag. There were on sale branded "Sintesis" in a
> German department store for about 169 Euro.
>
> ps: Currently on a German high speed "ICE" train between Berlin and
> Hamburg. Will do a web report with photos in a few days.
>
>
> Tom Worthington FACS [email protected]
> Director, Tomw Communications Pty Ltd ABN: 17 088 714 309
> http://www.tomw.net.au PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617
I've taken 2 different brompton folders to: the netherlands, belgium,
germany, france, jamaica, and around the US. on planes or trains I just
fold it, put it in it's bag and either check it on planes or just put it
in the luggage rack (or next to) at the end of the car with my luggage.
ttyl
akia
Tom Worthington wrote:
> At 6/25/2004 09:06 PM, I wrote:
> Was going to take the folding bicycle to the UK on Tuesday by aircraft
> then Cambridge, Brussels, Berlin and Hamburg by train. Any issues or
> suggestions? ...
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions.
>
> If I put the bicycle in a carry bag I assume it can be taken as normal
> luggage ...
>
> Bicycle bags worked fine on Qantas aircraft and on UK, Eurostar,
> Brussels and German trains.
>
> The intention is not to go on long cycling tours, just short day trips
> around the city centre, with luggage left at a hotel. ...
>
> The bicycles worked well in Cambridge and Berlin. This is an excellent
> way to see cities.
>
> ... problem of transporting the bicycle and luggage to and from planes
> and trains. Putting the bicycle bag on top of a small wheeled cabin
> bag (with
> luggage in it) when walking ...
>
> Only an issue on the London underground, with lots of stairs.
>
> ... strapping the bag to the top of the bicycle carrier and riding the
> bicycle seems to be workable. Because the bike has small wheels the
> load is low down, about the level panniers would be on a conventional
> bicycle....
>
> Didn't work as it made the bicycle topple over backwards.
>
> ... Towing the wheeled bag behind the bike carrier (with the bag
> handle extended as a tow bar), seems to work. But the bag wheels are
> too small and noisy for road use. ...
>
> Worked well. The wheels were noisy, but it even worked on
> cobblestones.
>
> ... I realize that specially designed hard cases are available to put
> bicycles in ...
>
> At a display of bag making at the Berlin Technical Museium there was a
> semi-rigid wheeled bag with larger rubber wheels (about 70mm), which
> looked ideal. These are waterproof like a hard case, but flexible and
> light like a cloth bag. There were on sale branded "Sintesis" in a
> German department store for about 169 Euro.
>
> ps: Currently on a German high speed "ICE" train between Berlin and
> Hamburg. Will do a web report with photos in a few days.
>
>
> Tom Worthington FACS [email protected]
> Director, Tomw Communications Pty Ltd ABN: 17 088 714 309
> http://www.tomw.net.au PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617
