Bikes & Public Transit

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Mr.G.B.) said:

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.

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

In article <[email hidden]>,

Ryan Cousineau said:

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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On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:40:34 -0700, [email hidden] (Tom Keats)

wrote in message : said:

Quoted message said:

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.

Quoted message said:

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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"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?

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

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Elwood Blues

Quoted message said:

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_>

[email hidden] (Mr.G.B.) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

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

Leo Lichtman said:

"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.

In article <[email hidden]>, Jym Dyer <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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

Just zis Guy said:

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:40:34 -0700, [email hidden] (Tom Keats)

wrote in message : said:

Quoted message said:

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.

Quoted message said:

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