Between this post and your previous post requesting a ride partner I have 
to admit to being a bit confused.  If the concern is whether or not you can 
take that long Platy on Amtrak back to KZoo, how were you planning to get 
from Michigan to Chicago in the first place?  I'd assumed that you'd be 
taking the train on that leg, too, having been dropped off a New Buffalo.  
And if I were you, I'd use your new shorter Platy for this ride, since you 
got it to fit on the train in the first place.  I wouldn't make a big deal 
over the size tires, etc., just use and ride that bike. I'm sure you'll be 
just fine out there with it.


On Monday, June 10, 2024 at 1:31:26 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:

> Hi! Quick question. I was looking at Amtrak and I know my 55 Platy is too 
> long - it’s like 74” and the max for Amtrak is 70”. However, if you are 
> rolling the bike on board, are they really very strict? I ask because it 
> would be great to ride the train home from New Buffalo back to Kzoo after 
> the wrap-up of my tour on Saturday. I have never ridden Amtrak, so I don’t 
> know what the setup is inside the train cars. 
>
> If anyone has successfully wheeled a longwheelbaser onto Amtrak, let me 
> know. 
>
> Yes, yes, I know this is what my little purple pocket Platy is for, but 
> that bike would not be my choice for a 106 mile road ride. I want my 700c 
> wheels with the 42mm tires!
>
> Leah
>

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