A general question to be sure & likely different systems have variability, but does anyone have an idea what wheelbase range may be accommodated by bus racks? It would seem that the wide variety of bikes used by commuters would require a fairly generous range. I understand the hold down bar on the fender problem, but I'm thinking the wheel trays must be pretty long.
Hanging on a train I can see the problem & have encountered it. Several years ago, on a light rail system, I struggled to hang my '03 58 cm Atlantis from the designated hook. I had 2 panniers,which I had to take off, and the front wheel stuck out into the doorway area. Seemed like the hook was in a bad spot but a regular train user told me it was a recent add on. Amtrak used to also have a hook system but they were high enough for the bike to hang straight. Of course, you still had to remove luggage & drag it upstairs. dougP On Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 4:34:18 PM UTC-7, Eamon Nordquist wrote: > > I was just thinking about how Rivendell is moving towards very long > chainstays, and how that might impact people wanting to put their bike on > the racks on city buses, or the hooks on light rail trains. I don't > personally use either very often, but do occasionally need to do both > options. I personally wouldn't consider a bike that was too long for the > bus or commuter train. I don't know how long the new Atlantis is, but in > the case of the Clem in my size, I'm pretty sure that they are too long for > the racks on Seattle city buses. I'm not sure on others, since the geometry > charts don't list wheelbase length. It probably impacts transporting your > bike with a car as well. > > I'm not arguing for or against the choice - it just got me thinking that > there is a potential downside that is unrelated to whether or not you like > the handling or looks. > > Eamon > Seattle > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
