Re: [RBW] Re: 55 cm Platypus on Amtrak

[Franco Rinaldi]

Wonder if a Clem would fit? Franco Rinaldi  c:  646.403.0661  -Pardon any typos, Siri typed this message- On Jun 11, 2024, at 9:05 PM, Collin A <collinmichae...@gmail.com> wrote: Here it is! It gives just enough clearance to fully lift the rear wheel and fender off the ground. <Joe Amtrak.jpg> Collin, back in Berkeley On Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 4:26:40 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: Oh yes, please send that photo! 🙏 Sent from my iPhone On Jun 11, 2024, at 7:22 PM, Collin A <collinm...@gmail.com> wrote: I take my 51 Joe Appaloosa on the west coast Amtrak a couple times a week. I’m not sure about the wheelbase differences with a 55 Platy, but no one on Amtrak is there with a tape measure checking lengths before you hop on. The bike is objectively “too long” to fit perfectly on the bike racks. The “hack” to actually get the bike mounted off the ground and not off kilter is to tie an Irish strap to the upper railing and use that to joist the bike up a couple inches. This also saves the fenders from getting pinched.  I’ll get a photo when I hop off the train today. Collin “2 hour working commuter” in Dixon at this moment On Monday, June 10, 2024 at 11:31:26 AM UTC-7 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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/HbITA9JmOC0/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c271faaa-f5f7-493f-be46-b724c4969392n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ea658231-0e10-4907-ac7a-1707e9825857n%40googlegroups.com. <Joe Amtrak.jpg> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/D42B7062-DE0C-4C75-90DD-0FCAE3D671E3%40gmail.com.