Hi Steve, I did a home practice a while ago but have not applied it yet out there in the field. Check out my IG post: https://instagram.com/p/BfcuunNDPHe/. This is not quite Rinko because I had my bike fully disassembled while servicing. Also check hashtags #rinkobike and #rinkobag for others' posts. I’m doing another test later today or tomorrow while servicing my bike and will surely posts more pics.
About Amtrak: I’ve had good experiences, but also very bad ones. Twice I’ve come to find my bike dropped on the floor —with the corresponding scruffs >:-( Thankfully no dings though. A few things to consider: there are limited spots; check if there’s a surcharge in your area; here in the NW it’s $5 each way, hey, but you can check two 50-lb suitcases for free! You must unload all your bags and panniers from it: once they made me unnattach my EMPTY saddlesack! Another time I came to find out a passenger sleeping in the luggage compartment! And lastly, this is a personal preference, I don’t like the idea of my bike hanging from a hook with all the weight on a small spot of the rim. Sorry to sound so bitter about it, YMMV. I love traveling by train, but next week I’m headed to Portland and chose the bus instead: while less comfortable than the train, it’s cheaper, more frequent departures, no bike surcharge, and my bike slides sideways in the baggage compartment below. Have fun with rinkoing your bike! The link posted by Ed above is a great resource, and there’s a more recent article on it in BQ #67 p. 24 for extra Rinko indulgence ;) -Ana -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/eb0d4ff2-10de-416f-a04b-a287dde93746%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
